Poverty Rate in Knox County, ME

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Poverty Rate
8.2% −35.0% vs nat'l
Rank #396 of 3,222
88th percentile

How Knox County Compares

Knox County
8.2%
Maine Average
8.2%
Rank #4 of 16 in state
National
12.6%
35.0% below

National Distribution

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

1.4% 63.6%

■ Knox County: 8.2%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#393 Marion County, IA 8.2%
#394 Christian County, MO 8.2%
#395 Dade County, GA 8.2%
#396 Knox County, ME 8.2%
#397 White Pine County, NV 8.2%
#398 Amador County, CA 8.2%
#399 Washington County, RI 8.2%
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Poverty Rate in Knox County, Maine

Knox County, Maine has a poverty rate of 8.2%, which ranks #396 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 35.0% below the national value of 12.6%.

Within Maine, Knox County ranks #4 of 16 out of 16 counties. This places it in the 88th 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.