Poverty Rate in Cumberland County, ME

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Poverty Rate
7.3% −41.7% vs nat'l
Rank #257 of 3,222
92th percentile

How Cumberland County Compares

Cumberland County
7.3%
Maine Average
7.3%
Rank #1 of 16 in state
National
12.6%
41.7% below

National Distribution

Where Cumberland County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.

1.4% 63.6%

■ Cumberland County: 7.3%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#254 Will County, IL 7.3%
#255 Dixon County, NE 7.3%
#256 Cedar County, IA 7.3%
#257 Cumberland County, ME 7.3%
#258 Clinton County, IL 7.4%
#259 Seward County, NE 7.4%
#260 Benton County, IA 7.4%
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Poverty Rate in Cumberland County, Maine

Cumberland County, Maine has a poverty rate of 7.3%, which ranks #257 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 41.7% below the national value of 12.6%.

Within Maine, Cumberland County ranks #1 of 16 out of 16 counties. This places it in the 92th 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.