Poverty Rate in York County, ME

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Poverty Rate
7.7% −39.3% vs nat'l
Rank #303 of 3,222
91th percentile

How York County Compares

York County
7.7%
Maine Average
7.7%
Rank #2 of 16 in state
National
12.6%
39.3% below

National Distribution

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

1.4% 63.6%

■ York County: 7.7%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#300 Shelby County, IA 7.6%
#301 Merrimack County, NH 7.6%
#302 Dearborn County, IN 7.6%
#303 York County, ME 7.7%
#304 Door County, WI 7.7%
#305 Hood County, TX 7.7%
#306 Calhoun County, TX 7.7%
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Poverty Rate in York County, Maine

York County, Maine has a poverty rate of 7.7%, which ranks #303 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 39.3% below the national value of 12.6%.

Within Maine, York County ranks #2 of 16 out of 16 counties. This places it in the 91th 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.