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

Washington County had the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 16 counties in 2021, at 7.4%. York County had the lowest, at 3.5%. The median was 4.6% and the figure for Maine was 4.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest7.4Washington County
Lowest3.5York County
Median4.616 counties
Maine4.2History

Map of counties, 2021

Androscoggin County: 4.7 %Aroostook County: 6.2 %Cumberland County: 3.5 %Franklin County: 5.1 %Hancock County: 4.1 %Kennebec County: 4.2 %Knox County: 3.7 %Lincoln County: 3.8 %Oxford County: 5.7 %Penobscot County: 4.5 %Piscataquis County: 5.5 %Sagadahoc County: 4.3 %Somerset County: 4.8 %Waldo County: 5.1 %Washington County: 7.4 %York County: 3.5 %
  • Under 3.8
  • 3.8 to 4.3
  • 4.3 to 4.8
  • 4.8 to 5.5
  • 5.5 and over
%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2021

Washington County: 7.4 %Washington County7.4Aroostook County: 6.2 %Aroostook County6.2Oxford County: 5.7 %Oxford County5.7Piscataquis County: 5.5 %Piscataquis County5.5Waldo County: 5.1 %Waldo County5.1Franklin County: 5.1 %Franklin County5.1Somerset County: 4.8 %Somerset County4.8Androscoggin County: 4.7 %Androscoggin County4.7Penobscot County: 4.5 %Penobscot County4.5Sagadahoc County: 4.3 %Sagadahoc County4.3Kennebec County: 4.2 %Kennebec County4.2Hancock County: 4.1 %Hancock County4.1Lincoln County: 3.8 %Lincoln County3.8Knox County: 3.7 %Knox County3.7Cumberland County: 3.5 %Cumberland County3.5York County: 3.5 %York County3.5Washington County: 7.4 %Washington County7.4Aroostook County: 6.2 %Aroostook County6.2Oxford County: 5.7 %Oxford County5.7Piscataquis County: 5.5 %Piscataquis County5.5Waldo County: 5.1 %Waldo County5.1Franklin County: 5.1 %Franklin County5.1Somerset County: 4.8 %Somerset County4.8Androscoggin County: 4.7 %Androscoggin County4.7Penobscot County: 4.5 %Penobscot County4.5Sagadahoc County: 4.3 %Sagadahoc County4.3Kennebec County: 4.2 %Kennebec County4.2Hancock County: 4.1 %Hancock County4.1Lincoln County: 3.8 %Lincoln County3.8Knox County: 3.7 %Knox County3.7Cumberland County: 3.5 %Cumberland County3.5York County: 3.5 %York County3.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Washington County7.4
2Aroostook County6.2
3Oxford County5.7
4Piscataquis County5.5
5Waldo County5.1
6Franklin County5.1
7Somerset County4.8
8Androscoggin County4.7
9Penobscot County4.5
10Sagadahoc County4.3
11Kennebec County4.2
12Hancock County4.1
13Lincoln County3.8
14Knox County3.7
15Cumberland County3.5
16York County3.5

Other periods

About this ranking

Unemployed civilians aged 16 and over as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

An average over five years of survey responses, so it moves slowly. The official monthly and annual rates for states and counties are unemployment_rate, from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

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 B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Maine by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Maine by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/maine-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Maine by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/maine-counties?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Maine by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/maine-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Washington County, with 7.4% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

York County, with 3.5% in 2021.

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 B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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