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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 2022, at 7%. Cumberland County had the lowest, at 3.2%. The median was 4.3% and the figure for Maine was 4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest7Washington County
Lowest3.2Cumberland County
Median4.316 counties
Maine4History

Map of counties, 2022

Androscoggin County: 4.9 %Aroostook County: 5.8 %Cumberland County: 3.2 %Franklin County: 4.4 %Hancock County: 3.9 %Kennebec County: 4.1 %Knox County: 3.8 %Lincoln County: 3.4 %Oxford County: 5.5 %Penobscot County: 4.3 %Piscataquis County: 4.9 %Sagadahoc County: 4.4 %Somerset County: 4.2 %Waldo County: 4.6 %Washington County: 7 %York County: 3.4 %
  • Under 3.8
  • 3.8 to 4.2
  • 4.2 to 4.4
  • 4.4 to 4.9
  • 4.9 and over
%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2022

Washington County: 7 %Washington County7Aroostook County: 5.8 %Aroostook County5.8Oxford County: 5.5 %Oxford County5.5Piscataquis County: 4.9 %Piscataquis County4.9Androscoggin County: 4.9 %Androscoggin County4.9Waldo County: 4.6 %Waldo County4.6Franklin County: 4.4 %Franklin County4.4Sagadahoc County: 4.4 %Sagadahoc County4.4Penobscot County: 4.3 %Penobscot County4.3Somerset County: 4.2 %Somerset County4.2Kennebec County: 4.1 %Kennebec County4.1Hancock County: 3.9 %Hancock County3.9Knox County: 3.8 %Knox County3.8York County: 3.4 %York County3.4Lincoln County: 3.4 %Lincoln County3.4Cumberland County: 3.2 %Cumberland County3.2Washington County: 7 %Washington County7Aroostook County: 5.8 %Aroostook County5.8Oxford County: 5.5 %Oxford County5.5Piscataquis County: 4.9 %Piscataquis County4.9Androscoggin County: 4.9 %Androscoggin County4.9Waldo County: 4.6 %Waldo County4.6Franklin County: 4.4 %Franklin County4.4Sagadahoc County: 4.4 %Sagadahoc County4.4Penobscot County: 4.3 %Penobscot County4.3Somerset County: 4.2 %Somerset County4.2Kennebec County: 4.1 %Kennebec County4.1Hancock County: 3.9 %Hancock County3.9Knox County: 3.8 %Knox County3.8York County: 3.4 %York County3.4Lincoln County: 3.4 %Lincoln County3.4Cumberland County: 3.2 %Cumberland County3.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Washington County7-0.4 pts
2Aroostook County5.8-0.4 pts
3Oxford County5.5-0.2 pts
4Piscataquis County4.9-0.6 pts
5Androscoggin County4.9+0.2 pts
6Waldo County4.6-0.5 pts
7Franklin County4.4-0.7 pts
8Sagadahoc County4.4+0.1 pts
9Penobscot County4.3-0.2 pts
10Somerset County4.2-0.6 pts
11Kennebec County4.1-0.1 pts
12Hancock County3.9-0.3 pts
13Knox County3.8+0.1 pts
14York County3.4-0.1 pts
15Lincoln County3.4-0.4 pts
16Cumberland County3.2-0.3 pts

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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat

MLA 9

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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-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 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/maine-counties?period=2022.

Harvard

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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/maine-counties?period=2022 (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% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Cumberland County, with 3.2% 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 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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