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Counties in Maine by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)

Washington County had the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 16 counties in 2022, at 17.5%. Cumberland County had the lowest, at 7.2%. The median was 12.4% and the figure for Maine was 10.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest17.5Washington County
Lowest7.2Cumberland County
Median12.416 counties
Maine10.9History

Map of counties, 2022

Androscoggin County: 12.4 %Aroostook County: 15 %Cumberland County: 7.2 %Franklin County: 12.1 %Hancock County: 10.9 %Kennebec County: 12.4 %Knox County: 10 %Lincoln County: 9.1 %Oxford County: 14.4 %Penobscot County: 13.4 %Piscataquis County: 15 %Sagadahoc County: 10.9 %Somerset County: 16.8 %Waldo County: 12.9 %Washington County: 17.5 %York County: 8 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2022

Washington County: 17.5 %Washington County17.5Somerset County: 16.8 %Somerset County16.8Piscataquis County: 15 %Piscataquis County15Aroostook County: 15 %Aroostook County15Oxford County: 14.4 %Oxford County14.4Penobscot County: 13.4 %Penobscot County13.4Waldo County: 12.9 %Waldo County12.9Kennebec County: 12.4 %Kennebec County12.4Androscoggin County: 12.4 %Androscoggin County12.4Franklin County: 12.1 %Franklin County12.1Hancock County: 10.9 %Hancock County10.9Sagadahoc County: 10.9 %Sagadahoc County10.9Knox County: 10 %Knox County10Lincoln County: 9.1 %Lincoln County9.1York County: 8 %York County8Cumberland County: 7.2 %Cumberland County7.2Washington County: 17.5 %Washington County17.5Somerset County: 16.8 %Somerset County16.8Piscataquis County: 15 %Piscataquis County15Aroostook County: 15 %Aroostook County15Oxford County: 14.4 %Oxford County14.4Penobscot County: 13.4 %Penobscot County13.4Waldo County: 12.9 %Waldo County12.9Kennebec County: 12.4 %Kennebec County12.4Androscoggin County: 12.4 %Androscoggin County12.4Franklin County: 12.1 %Franklin County12.1Hancock County: 10.9 %Hancock County10.9Sagadahoc County: 10.9 %Sagadahoc County10.9Knox County: 10 %Knox County10Lincoln County: 9.1 %Lincoln County9.1York County: 8 %York County8Cumberland County: 7.2 %Cumberland County7.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Washington County17.5-1.1 pts
2Somerset County16.8-1.1 pts
3Piscataquis County15-1 pts
4Aroostook County15+0.4 pts
5Oxford County14.4+0.4 pts
6Penobscot County13.4-0.3 pts
7Waldo County12.9-0.1 pts
8Kennebec County12.4+0.4 pts
9Androscoggin County12.4+0.4 pts
10Franklin County12.1+0.3 pts
11Hancock County10.9+0.7 pts
12Sagadahoc County10.9-0.3 pts
13Knox County10+0.7 pts
14Lincoln County9.1-1.5 pts
15York County8+0.3 pts
16Cumberland County7.2-0.6 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People with income in the past 12 months below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status is determined. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

The headline single-year rate for states and counties is poverty_rate (SAIPE). Poverty status is not determined for people in institutions, military group quarters or college dormitories, or for unrelated children under 15. Absolute thresholds set by the US government, so not comparable with the EU at_risk_of_poverty_rate.

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 B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Maine by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat

MLA 9

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Maine by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/maine-counties?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Maine by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/maine-counties?period=2022.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Maine by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/maine-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which county has the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Washington County, with 17.5% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Cumberland County, with 7.2% 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 B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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