Poverty Rate in Kennebec County, ME
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
11.6%
Rank #1,170/3,222 · #7 in ME
64th
Kennebec 11.6%
ME 10.7% +8.2%
US 12.6% -7.7%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Kennebec County's poverty rate of 11.6% 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 Kennebec County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,167 | Atchison County, MO | 11.6% |
| #1,168 | Santa Cruz County, CA | 11.6% |
| #1,169 | Wasco County, OR | 11.6% |
| #1,170 | Kennebec County, ME | 11.6% |
| #1,171 | Moody County, SD | 11.6% |
| #1,172 | Logan County, OK | 11.6% |
| #1,173 | Knox County, OH | 11.6% |
About Poverty Rate
Kennebec County, Maine has a poverty rate of 11.6%, ranking #1,170 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 7.7% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Maine, it ranks #7 of 16. This places it in the 64th 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.