Poverty Rate in Piscataquis County, ME
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
15.5%
Rank #2,038/3,222 · #15 in ME
37th
Piscataquis 15.5%
ME 10.7% +44.0%
US 12.6% +22.9%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Piscataquis County's poverty rate of 15.5% 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 Piscataquis County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,035 | Monroe County, TN | 15.5% |
| #2,036 | Fayette County, IL | 15.5% |
| #2,037 | Oneida County, NY | 15.5% |
| #2,038 | Piscataquis County, ME | 15.5% |
| #2,039 | Wilson County, KS | 15.5% |
| #2,040 | Baxter County, AR | 15.5% |
| #2,041 | De Baca County, NM | 15.5% |
About Poverty Rate
Piscataquis County, Maine has a poverty rate of 15.5%, ranking #2,038 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 22.9% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Maine, it ranks #15 of 16. This places it in the 37th 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.