Highest poverty rate in Maine

Maine counties and cities ranked by poverty rate.

This page ranks the counties and cities of Maine by poverty rate — which have the highest poverty rate, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Washington County leads at 17.8%.

Among cities & places, Norway leads at 34.9%.

Counties

#	Name	Poverty rate
1	Washington County	17.8%
2	Piscataquis County	16.5%
3	Somerset County	15.6%
4	Aroostook County	14.4%
5	Oxford County	14.2%
6	Penobscot County	13.5%
7	Androscoggin County	13.0%
8	Waldo County	12.8%
9	Kennebec County	12.3%
10	Franklin County	11.8%
11	Sagadahoc County	11.1%
12	Hancock County	10.2%
13	Knox County	8.8%
14	Lincoln County	8.5%
15	York County	7.8%
16	Cumberland County	7.1%

Cities & places

Top 100.

#	Name	Poverty rate
1	Norway	34.9%
2	Machias	33.8%
3	Patten	31.9%
4	Bridgton	31.6%
5	South Paris	29.4%
6	Unity	29.4%
7	Orono	28.2%
8	Howland	27.1%
9	Rumford	27.1%
10	Casco	26.9%
11	Greene	26.6%
12	Farmingdale	26.4%
13	Farmington	25.4%
14	Waterville	25.4%
15	Winthrop	24.9%
16	Millinocket	24.8%
17	Mattawamkeag	24.8%
18	Van Buren	24.7%
19	Fairfield	24.4%
20	Norridgewock	24.1%
21	Bowdoinham	24.0%
22	Brownville Junction	23.4%
23	Freeport	23.4%
24	Mexico	23.4%
25	Damariscotta	23.2%
26	Woodland	22.7%
27	Kingfield	22.3%
28	Milbridge	22.2%
29	Calais	22.2%
30	Pittsfield	22.2%
31	Dexter	21.6%
32	Oxford	21.3%
33	Old Town	21.3%
34	Boothbay Harbor	21.0%
35	Randolph	20.9%
36	Dover-Foxcroft	20.9%
37	Houlton	20.8%
38	Anson	20.7%
39	Ashland	20.6%
40	Hartland	20.5%
41	Island Falls	20.4%
42	Lubec	20.3%
43	Lincoln	19.9%
44	Livermore Falls	19.4%
45	Augusta	19.4%
46	Madawaska	18.9%
47	Newport	18.7%
48	Madison	18.6%
49	East Millinocket	18.5%
50	Belfast	18.2%
51	Lewiston	17.7%
52	Jonesport	17.6%
53	Danforth	17.3%
54	Oakland	17.2%
55	Bethel	17.2%
56	Brewer	17.2%
57	Milo	17.2%
58	Limestone	16.7%
59	Guilford	16.5%
60	Skowhegan	16.1%
61	Dixfield	16.1%
62	Steep Falls	16.1%
63	Searsport	16.1%
64	Mars Hill	15.9%
65	Presque Isle	15.6%
66	Biddeford	15.3%
67	Grand Isle	15.2%
68	Bar Harbor	15.1%
69	Bangor	14.9%
70	Washburn	14.9%
71	Corinna	14.8%
72	Bingham	14.7%
73	Bath	14.6%
74	Lake Arrowhead	14.3%
75	Old Orchard Beach	14.1%
76	Bucksport	13.9%
77	Alfred	13.6%
78	Winterport	13.6%
79	Fryeburg	13.3%
80	Blue Hill	13.2%
81	Mechanic Falls	13.0%
82	Southwest Harbor	12.8%
83	Kezar Falls	12.7%
84	Auburn	12.6%
85	Yarmouth	12.4%
86	West Kennebunk	12.3%
87	Kennebunkport	12.1%
88	Hallowell	12.0%
89	Eagle Lake	12.0%
90	South Windham	11.9%
91	Caribou	11.8%
92	Thomaston	11.5%
93	Cumberland Center	11.4%
94	Gardiner	11.3%
95	Portland	11.2%
96	Chisholm	11.1%
97	Eastport	10.8%
98	Sanford	10.6%
99	Kennebunk	10.6%
100	Cape Neddick	10.1%

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