Poverty Rate in Somerset County, ME
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Somerset County Compares
National Distribution
Where Somerset County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Somerset County: 14.2%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1,793 | Monroe County, MO | 14.2% |
| #1,794 | Yuba County, CA | 14.2% |
| #1,795 | Montague County, TX | 14.2% |
| #1,796 | Somerset County, ME | 14.2% |
| #1,797 | Carroll County, IL | 14.2% |
| #1,798 | Echols County, GA | 14.2% |
| #1,799 | Marion County, MO | 14.2% |
Poverty Rate in Somerset County, Maine
Somerset County, Maine has a poverty rate of 14.2%, which ranks #1,796 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 12.6% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within Maine, Somerset County ranks #12 of 16 out of 16 counties. This places it in the 44th 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.