Poverty Rate in Penobscot County, ME
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
14.1%
Rank #1,781/3,222 · #11 in ME
45th
Penobscot 14.1%
ME 10.7% +31.2%
US 12.6% +11.9%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Penobscot County's poverty rate of 14.1% 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 Penobscot County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,778 | Jackson County, MO | 14.1% |
| #1,779 | Highland County, OH | 14.1% |
| #1,780 | Hall County, NE | 14.1% |
| #1,781 | Penobscot County, ME | 14.1% |
| #1,782 | Washita County, OK | 14.1% |
| #1,783 | Dewey County, OK | 14.1% |
| #1,784 | Cherokee County, KS | 14.1% |
About Poverty Rate
Penobscot County, Maine has a poverty rate of 14.1%, ranking #1,781 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 11.9% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Maine, it ranks #11 of 16. This places it in the 45th 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.