Poverty Rate in York County, ME
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
7.7%
Rank #303/3,222 · #2 in ME
91th
York 7.7%
ME 10.7% -28.8%
US 12.6% -39.3%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How York County's poverty rate of 7.7% 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 York County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #300 | Shelby County, IA | 7.6% |
| #301 | Merrimack County, NH | 7.6% |
| #302 | Dearborn County, IN | 7.6% |
| #303 | York County, ME | 7.7% |
| #304 | Door County, WI | 7.7% |
| #305 | Hood County, TX | 7.7% |
| #306 | Calhoun County, TX | 7.7% |
About Poverty Rate
York County, Maine has a poverty rate of 7.7%, ranking #303 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 39.3% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Maine, it ranks #2 of 16. This places it in the 91th 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.