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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 2023, at 6.6%. Cumberland County had the lowest, at 3.2%. The median was 4.1% and the figure for Maine was 3.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest6.6Washington County
Lowest3.2Cumberland County
Median4.116 counties
Maine3.9History

Map of counties, 2023

Androscoggin County: 4.3 %Aroostook County: 5.4 %Cumberland County: 3.2 %Franklin County: 5.3 %Hancock County: 3.7 %Kennebec County: 4.1 %Knox County: 3.9 %Lincoln County: 3.5 %Oxford County: 4.8 %Penobscot County: 4.1 %Piscataquis County: 4.1 %Sagadahoc County: 4.6 %Somerset County: 3.9 %Waldo County: 4.5 %Washington County: 6.6 %York County: 3.5 %
  • Under 3.7
  • 3.7 to 4
  • 4 to 4.3
  • 4.3 to 4.8
  • 4.8 and over
%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

Washington County: 6.6 %Washington County6.6Aroostook County: 5.4 %Aroostook County5.4Franklin County: 5.3 %Franklin County5.3Oxford County: 4.8 %Oxford County4.8Sagadahoc County: 4.6 %Sagadahoc County4.6Waldo County: 4.5 %Waldo County4.5Androscoggin County: 4.3 %Androscoggin County4.3Piscataquis County: 4.1 %Piscataquis County4.1Penobscot County: 4.1 %Penobscot County4.1Kennebec County: 4.1 %Kennebec County4.1Knox County: 3.9 %Knox County3.9Somerset County: 3.9 %Somerset County3.9Hancock County: 3.7 %Hancock County3.7Lincoln County: 3.5 %Lincoln County3.5York County: 3.5 %York County3.5Cumberland County: 3.2 %Cumberland County3.2Washington County: 6.6 %Washington County6.6Aroostook County: 5.4 %Aroostook County5.4Franklin County: 5.3 %Franklin County5.3Oxford County: 4.8 %Oxford County4.8Sagadahoc County: 4.6 %Sagadahoc County4.6Waldo County: 4.5 %Waldo County4.5Androscoggin County: 4.3 %Androscoggin County4.3Piscataquis County: 4.1 %Piscataquis County4.1Penobscot County: 4.1 %Penobscot County4.1Kennebec County: 4.1 %Kennebec County4.1Knox County: 3.9 %Knox County3.9Somerset County: 3.9 %Somerset County3.9Hancock County: 3.7 %Hancock County3.7Lincoln County: 3.5 %Lincoln County3.5York County: 3.5 %York County3.5Cumberland County: 3.2 %Cumberland County3.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Washington County6.6-0.4 pts
2Aroostook County5.4-0.4 pts
3Franklin County5.3+0.9 pts
4Oxford County4.8-0.7 pts
5Sagadahoc County4.6+0.1 pts
6Waldo County4.5-0.2 pts
7Androscoggin County4.3-0.6 pts
8Piscataquis County4.1-0.8 pts
9Penobscot County4.1-0.2 pts
10Kennebec County4.1-0 pts
11Knox County3.9+0.1 pts
11Somerset County3.9-0.3 pts
13Hancock County3.7-0.2 pts
14Lincoln County3.5+0.1 pts
15York County3.5+0.1 pts
16Cumberland County3.2-0 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/maine-counties?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/maine-counties?period=2023.

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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/maine-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Washington County, with 6.6% in 2023, 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 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 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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