Poverty Rate in Cumberland County, ME
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
7.3%
Rank #257/3,222 · #1 in ME
92th
Cumberland 7.3%
ME 10.7% -31.6%
US 12.6% -41.7%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Cumberland County's poverty rate of 7.3% 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 Cumberland County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #254 | Will County, IL | 7.3% |
| #255 | Dixon County, NE | 7.3% |
| #256 | Cedar County, IA | 7.3% |
| #257 | Cumberland County, ME | 7.3% |
| #258 | Clinton County, IL | 7.4% |
| #259 | Seward County, NE | 7.4% |
| #260 | Benton County, IA | 7.4% |
About Poverty Rate
Cumberland County, Maine has a poverty rate of 7.3%, ranking #257 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 41.7% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Maine, it ranks #1 of 16. This places it in the 92th 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.