Poverty Rate in Aroostook County, ME
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
14.4%
Rank #1,838/3,222 · #14 in ME
43th
Aroostook 14.4%
ME 10.7% +34.0%
US 12.6% +14.3%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Aroostook County's poverty rate of 14.4% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 1.4% to 63.6%.
Distribution of Poverty Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Aroostook County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,835 | Androscoggin County, ME | 14.4% |
| #1,836 | Murray County, GA | 14.4% |
| #1,837 | Gogebic County, MI | 14.4% |
| #1,838 | Aroostook County, ME | 14.4% |
| #1,839 | Rusk County, TX | 14.4% |
| #1,840 | Delaware County, NY | 14.4% |
| #1,841 | Marion County, FL | 14.4% |
About Poverty Rate
Aroostook County, Maine has a poverty rate of 14.4%, ranking #1,838 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 14.3% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Maine, it ranks #14 of 16. This places it in the 43th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.