Poverty Rate in Hancock County, ME
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
9.9%
Rank #774/3,222 · #5 in ME
76th
Hancock 9.9%
ME 10.7% -7.7%
US 12.6% -21.3%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Hancock County's poverty rate of 9.9% 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 Hancock County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #771 | Greene County, NY | 9.9% |
| #772 | Guthrie County, IA | 9.9% |
| #773 | Beaver County, PA | 9.9% |
| #774 | Hancock County, ME | 9.9% |
| #775 | Trempealeau County, WI | 9.9% |
| #776 | Berkeley County, SC | 9.9% |
| #777 | Allen County, KS | 9.9% |
About Poverty Rate
Hancock County, Maine has a poverty rate of 9.9%, ranking #774 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 21.3% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Maine, it ranks #5 of 16. This places it in the 76th 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.