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Counties in Maine by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024

Oxford County had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 16 counties in 2024, at 54.2%. Lincoln County had the lowest, at 35.9%. The median was 48.4% and the figure for Maine was 48.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest54.2Oxford County
Lowest35.9Lincoln County
Median48.416 counties
Maine48.4History

Map of counties, 2024

Androscoggin County: 51.4 %Aroostook County: 46.6 %Cumberland County: 49.9 %Franklin County: 44.4 %Hancock County: 50.9 %Kennebec County: 48.8 %Knox County: 50 %Lincoln County: 35.9 %Oxford County: 54.2 %Penobscot County: 50.4 %Piscataquis County: 37.9 %Sagadahoc County: 48 %Somerset County: 43.7 %Waldo County: 42 %Washington County: 52.2 %York County: 44.3 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2024

Oxford County: 54.2 %Oxford County54.2Washington County: 52.2 %Washington County52.2Androscoggin County: 51.4 %Androscoggin County51.4Hancock County: 50.9 %Hancock County50.9Penobscot County: 50.4 %Penobscot County50.4Knox County: 50 %Knox County50Cumberland County: 49.9 %Cumberland County49.9Kennebec County: 48.8 %Kennebec County48.8Sagadahoc County: 48 %Sagadahoc County48Aroostook County: 46.6 %Aroostook County46.6Franklin County: 44.4 %Franklin County44.4York County: 44.3 %York County44.3Somerset County: 43.7 %Somerset County43.7Waldo County: 42 %Waldo County42Piscataquis County: 37.9 %Piscataquis County37.9Lincoln County: 35.9 %Lincoln County35.9Oxford County: 54.2 %Oxford County54.2Washington County: 52.2 %Washington County52.2Androscoggin County: 51.4 %Androscoggin County51.4Hancock County: 50.9 %Hancock County50.9Penobscot County: 50.4 %Penobscot County50.4Knox County: 50 %Knox County50Cumberland County: 49.9 %Cumberland County49.9Kennebec County: 48.8 %Kennebec County48.8Sagadahoc County: 48 %Sagadahoc County48Aroostook County: 46.6 %Aroostook County46.6Franklin County: 44.4 %Franklin County44.4York County: 44.3 %York County44.3Somerset County: 43.7 %Somerset County43.7Waldo County: 42 %Waldo County42Piscataquis County: 37.9 %Piscataquis County37.9Lincoln County: 35.9 %Lincoln County35.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Oxford County54.2-0.8 pts
2Washington County52.2-0.9 pts
3Androscoggin County51.4+5.1 pts
4Hancock County50.9+0.4 pts
5Penobscot County50.4+2.9 pts
6Knox County50-1.6 pts
7Cumberland County49.9+2.2 pts
8Kennebec County48.8+1.8 pts
9Sagadahoc County48-2.9 pts
10Aroostook County46.6-0.6 pts
11Franklin County44.4-0.9 pts
12York County44.3-0.4 pts
13Somerset County43.7+4 pts
14Waldo County42-3.7 pts
15Piscataquis County37.9+1.6 pts
16Lincoln County35.9+0.1 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Renter households whose gross rent (contract rent plus utilities and fuels the renter pays) was 30 percent or more of household income in the past 12 months, as a percentage of renter households for which that ratio can be computed. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Renters who pay no cash rent and households with no or negative income are left out of both the count and the base. 30 percent is the usual US threshold for rent burden. The EU housing cost overburden rate (housing_cost_overburden_rate) uses 40 percent of disposable income, all housing costs and people instead of households, so the two cannot be compared.

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 B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Maine by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat

MLA 9

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Maine by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/maine-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Maine by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/maine-counties.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Maine by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/maine-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which county has the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?

Oxford County, with 54.2% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?

Lincoln County, with 35.9% in 2024.

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 B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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