Poverty Rate in Aroostook County, ME
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Aroostook County Compares
National Distribution
Where Aroostook County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Aroostook County: 14.4%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1,835 | Androscoggin County, ME | 14.4% |
| #1,836 | Murray County, GA | 14.4% |
| #1,837 | Gogebic County, MI | 14.4% |
| #1,838 | Aroostook County, ME | 14.4% |
| #1,839 | Rusk County, TX | 14.4% |
| #1,840 | Delaware County, NY | 14.4% |
| #1,841 | Marion County, FL | 14.4% |
Poverty Rate in Aroostook County, Maine
Aroostook County, Maine has a poverty rate of 14.4%, which ranks #1,838 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 14.3% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within Maine, Aroostook County ranks #14 of 16 out of 16 counties. This places it in the 43th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.
About this data
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.