# Counties in Maine by poverty rate, 2024

All 16 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `poverty_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People living in families or alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), all ages.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-08
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/official-poverty-rate/maine-counties
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/official-poverty-rate/maine-counties.csv

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Washington County | 16.2 |
| 2 | Aroostook County | 14.9 |
| 3 | Somerset County | 14.5 |
| 4 | Penobscot County | 14.2 |
| 5 | Piscataquis County | 14 |
| 6 | Franklin County | 13.3 |
| 7 | Androscoggin County | 12 |
| 8 | Oxford County | 11.3 |
| 9 | Kennebec County | 11.2 |
| 10 | Waldo County | 11.1 |
| 11 | Hancock County | 10.3 |
| 12 | Knox County | 9.9 |
| 12 | Lincoln County | 9.9 |
| 14 | Cumberland County | 8 |
| 15 | Sagadahoc County | 7.8 |
| 16 | York County | 7.5 |