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

Oxford County had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 16 counties in 2023, at 55%. Lincoln County had the lowest, at 35.8%. The median was 47.1% and the figure for Maine was 46.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest55Oxford County
Lowest35.8Lincoln County
Median47.116 counties
Maine46.9History

Map of counties, 2023

Androscoggin County: 46.3 %Aroostook County: 47.2 %Cumberland County: 47.7 %Franklin County: 45.2 %Hancock County: 50.5 %Kennebec County: 47 %Knox County: 51.6 %Lincoln County: 35.8 %Oxford County: 55 %Penobscot County: 47.5 %Piscataquis County: 36.3 %Sagadahoc County: 51 %Somerset County: 39.7 %Waldo County: 45.8 %Washington County: 53.1 %York County: 44.7 %
  • Under 45
  • 45 to 46
  • 46 to 48
  • 48 to 51
  • 51 and over
%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

Oxford County: 55 %Oxford County55Washington County: 53.1 %Washington County53.1Knox County: 51.6 %Knox County51.6Sagadahoc County: 51 %Sagadahoc County51Hancock County: 50.5 %Hancock County50.5Cumberland County: 47.7 %Cumberland County47.7Penobscot County: 47.5 %Penobscot County47.5Aroostook County: 47.2 %Aroostook County47.2Kennebec County: 47 %Kennebec County47Androscoggin County: 46.3 %Androscoggin County46.3Waldo County: 45.8 %Waldo County45.8Franklin County: 45.2 %Franklin County45.2York County: 44.7 %York County44.7Somerset County: 39.7 %Somerset County39.7Piscataquis County: 36.3 %Piscataquis County36.3Lincoln County: 35.8 %Lincoln County35.8Oxford County: 55 %Oxford County55Washington County: 53.1 %Washington County53.1Knox County: 51.6 %Knox County51.6Sagadahoc County: 51 %Sagadahoc County51Hancock County: 50.5 %Hancock County50.5Cumberland County: 47.7 %Cumberland County47.7Penobscot County: 47.5 %Penobscot County47.5Aroostook County: 47.2 %Aroostook County47.2Kennebec County: 47 %Kennebec County47Androscoggin County: 46.3 %Androscoggin County46.3Waldo County: 45.8 %Waldo County45.8Franklin County: 45.2 %Franklin County45.2York County: 44.7 %York County44.7Somerset County: 39.7 %Somerset County39.7Piscataquis County: 36.3 %Piscataquis County36.3Lincoln County: 35.8 %Lincoln County35.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Oxford County55-0.9 pts
2Washington County53.1+1.6 pts
3Knox County51.6+0.3 pts
4Sagadahoc County51-0.4 pts
5Hancock County50.5-2.9 pts
6Cumberland County47.7+1.2 pts
7Penobscot County47.5-0.4 pts
8Aroostook County47.2+0.2 pts
9Kennebec County47+0.9 pts
10Androscoggin County46.3+2.1 pts
11Waldo County45.8+2.7 pts
12Franklin County45.2-1.9 pts
13York County44.7-0.9 pts
14Somerset County39.7-2.4 pts
15Piscataquis County36.3-1.4 pts
16Lincoln County35.8+0.2 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/maine-counties?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/maine-counties?period=2023.

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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/maine-counties?period=2023 (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 55% in 2023, 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 35.8% in 2023.

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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