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