Poverty Rate in Cumberland County, ME
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Cumberland County Compares
National Distribution
Where Cumberland County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ 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% |
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.