Poverty Rate in Piscataquis County, ME

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Poverty Rate
15.5% +22.9% vs nat'l
Rank #2,038 of 3,222
37th percentile

How Piscataquis County Compares

Piscataquis County
15.5%
Maine Average
15.5%
Rank #15 of 16 in state
National
12.6%
22.9% above

National Distribution

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

1.4% 63.6%

■ Piscataquis County: 15.5%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#2,035 Monroe County, TN 15.5%
#2,036 Fayette County, IL 15.5%
#2,037 Oneida County, NY 15.5%
#2,038 Piscataquis County, ME 15.5%
#2,039 Wilson County, KS 15.5%
#2,040 Baxter County, AR 15.5%
#2,041 De Baca County, NM 15.5%
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Poverty Rate in Piscataquis County, Maine

Piscataquis County, Maine has a poverty rate of 15.5%, which ranks #2,038 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 22.9% above the national value of 12.6%.

Within Maine, Piscataquis County ranks #15 of 16 out of 16 counties. This places it in the 37th 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.