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Counties in Maine by median household income

Cumberland County had the highest median household income of 16 counties in 2022, at $87,710. Aroostook County had the lowest, at $50,843. The median was $62,406 and the figure for Maine was $68,251. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest87,710Cumberland County
Lowest50,843Aroostook County
Median62,40616 counties
Maine68,251History

All counties, 2022

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Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 87,710 USD87,710York CountyYork County: 79,743 USD79,743Sagadahoc CountySagadahoc County: 77,591 USD77,591Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 69,638 USD69,638Knox CountyKnox County: 68,904 USD68,904Androscoggin CountyAndroscoggin County: 64,500 USD64,500Hancock CountyHancock County: 64,149 USD64,149Waldo CountyWaldo County: 62,694 USD62,694Kennebec CountyKennebec County: 62,118 USD62,118Penobscot CountyPenobscot County: 59,438 USD59,438Franklin CountyFranklin County: 56,890 USD56,890Oxford CountyOxford County: 54,780 USD54,780Somerset CountySomerset County: 53,527 USD53,527Piscataquis CountyPiscataquis County: 51,805 USD51,805Washington CountyWashington County: 51,669 USD51,669Aroostook CountyAroostook County: 50,843 USD50,843
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
USD		Change on 2021
1Cumberland County87,710+8.7%
2York County79,743+8%
3Sagadahoc County77,591+5.8%
4Lincoln County69,638+12.1%
5Knox County68,904+8.7%
6Androscoggin County64,500+8.8%
7Hancock County64,149+6.3%
8Waldo County62,694+4.7%
9Kennebec County62,118+6.9%
10Penobscot County59,438+7.8%
11Franklin County56,890+6.1%
12Oxford County54,780+6.6%
13Somerset County53,527+12.7%
14Piscataquis County51,805+10.3%
15Washington County51,669+10.7%
16Aroostook County50,843+7.5%

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About this ranking

Household income in the past 12 months at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars adjusted to the last year of the period. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US dollars. For Spanish places use net_income_per_household (average, EUR).

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest median household income?

Cumberland County, with $87,710 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median household income?

Aroostook County, with $50,843 in 2022.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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