Maine
Population1.4m
Counties16county-level areas on the 2024 Census map
Density17.2people per km² of land
Median household income$71,77337th percentile of states
How it has changed
The state’s own figures from 2010 to 2024. A measure published for only one year shows as a single point instead of a line.
Loading…
The state figure, and the range across its counties
The state figure is the one its own agency publishes. It is never an average of the counties. You cannot average medians (middle values) to get a new median, and a rate has to be worked out again from the added-up counts. The county range next to it shows what a single state number has to hide.
Sometimes fewer counties report than the state has. The missing ones were held back because their counts were too small to publish — mostly deaths. A range from only part of the state is not the state’s full range. It can even sit entirely above or below the state figure. So the number of counties reporting is shown next to it.
You can sort by any column. 46 of these 184 measures have a clear better end, and those are ranked best first. For example, the lowest infant death rate is first place, and so is the highest life expectancy. The rest have no better end, so they are ranked highest first, and the cell says “highest” instead of “best”. A state is not winning or losing by how much of its tax comes from severance taxes (taxes on oil, gas and minerals taken from the ground).
| Alcohol-involved share of driving deaths | 0.364% | 47th best of 51 | 0.273% | 0.348% | 0.463% | 14 |
| Always wears a seatbelt | 92.3 | 35th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Arrivals per 100 people staying | 2.97 | 30th highest of 51 | 3.69 | 5.83 | 7.25 | 16 |
| Arrivals per 100 staying, $200,000 or more | 4.17 | 9th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Arthritis | 29.6 | 40th best of 46 | — | — | — | — |
| Binge drinking | 17.8 | 33rd best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 50 | 48.3 | 43rd highest of 52 | 30.4 | 47.8 | 88.8 | 16 |
| Black Protestant adherents | 0.09 | 45th highest of 51 | 0 | 0 | 0.89 | 16 |
| Black-white residential segregation | 74.9 | 5th highest of 51 | 58.7 | 71.7 | 82.2 | 12 |
| Business closing rate | 8.62 | 29th highest of 51 | 7.83 | 8.95 | 10.9 | 16 |
| Business opening rate | 9.42 | 32nd highest of 51 | 7.93 | 9.34 | 11.8 | 16 |
| Catholic adherents | 16.1 | 22nd highest of 51 | 2.29 | 10.4 | 31.8 | 16 |
| Checkup in the past year | 77.8 | 14th highest of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Child mortality | 48.8 | 15th best of 51 | 37.1 | 55.1 | 69.3 | 13 |
| Child poverty rate, ages 0-17 | 12.6% | 14th best of 51 | 7.3% | 14.9% | 20.7% | 16 |
| Children in single-parent households | 0.188% | 46th highest of 51 | 0.156% | 0.186% | 0.238% | 16 |
| Congregations per 10,000 people | 11.6 | 28th highest of 51 | 7.22 | 13.7 | 26.1 | 16 |
| Current asthma | 13.4 | 46th best of 47 | — | — | — | — |
| Current smoking | 16.5 | 39th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Departures per 100 people staying | 2.38 | 42nd highest of 51 | 3.34 | 5.18 | 6.25 | 16 |
| Departures per 100 staying, $200,000 or more | 2.5 | 23rd highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Depression | 28.3 | 48th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Diabetes | 12.3 | 14th best of 45 | — | — | — | — |
| Difficulty concentrating or deciding | 17.2 | 43rd best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Difficulty running errands alone | 7.82 | 28th best of 46 | — | — | — | — |
| Difficulty walking or climbing stairs | 14.4 | 20th best of 47 | — | — | — | — |
| Disability-free score | -0.48 | 36th highest of 47 | -0.444 | 0.214 | 1.23 | 16 |
| Drug overdose deaths | 44.2 | 43rd best of 51 | 25.3 | 41.7 | 75.5 | 16 |
| Effective general sales tax rate | 2.47 | 26th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Effective individual income tax rate | 2.71 | 15th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Effective property tax rate | 1.1 | 18th highest of 52 | 0.878 | 1.12 | 1.26 | 16 |
| Effective property tax rate on income | 3.95 | 6th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Evangelical Protestant adherents | 6.1 | 45th highest of 51 | 3.88 | 5.54 | 10.8 | 16 |
| Fair or poor health | 18.6 | 29th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Fine particulate matter | 5.25 | 3rd best of 51 | 2.8 | 5.25 | 7.6 | 16 |
| Firearm fatalities | 12.3 | 14th best of 51 | 7.54 | 13.9 | 23.5 | 16 |
| Firearm share of suicides, standardised | 101 | 28th highest of 51 | 84.3 | 106 | 134 | 16 |
| Firearm suicide rate | 10.9 | 19th highest of 51 | 6.69 | 12.7 | 20.5 | 16 |
| Flu vaccination among Medicare enrollees | 0.46% | 33rd best of 51 | 0.3% | 0.42% | 0.55% | 16 |
| Gini index of income inequality | 0.457 | 18th best of 52 | 0.42 | 0.453 | 0.471 | 16 |
| Has health insurance | 92.8 | 17th highest of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Health score | -0.0768 | 30th highest of 49 | -0.379 | 0.0706 | 0.976 | 16 |
| High blood pressure | 32.5 | 15th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| High cholesterol | 32.5 | 13th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Homeownership rate | 74% | 2nd highest of 52 | 67.4% | 77.1% | 83.8% | 16 |
| Homicide rate | 1.59 | 2nd best of 51 | 0.958 | 1.15 | 2.1 | 3 |
| Homicide rate, annual | 3.44 | 38th highest of 51 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 1 |
| How much faster the top bracket arrives than everyone else | 1.08 | 6th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Income gap between arrivals and departures | $11,237 | 9th highest of 51 | $-7,230 | $7,156 | $22,600 | 16 |
| Infant mortality | 5.75 | 25th best of 51 | 5.23 | 5.7 | 8.28 | 7 |
| Injury deaths | 109 | 45th best of 51 | 70.3 | 113 | 171 | 16 |
| Life expectancy | 77.2 years | 24th best of 51 | 72.3 years | 76.2 years | 80.1 years | 16 |
| Mainline Protestant adherents | 4.86 | 29th highest of 51 | 2.78 | 5.34 | 8.99 | 16 |
| Material security score | 0.594 | 15th highest of 51 | -0.315 | 0.416 | 1.02 | 16 |
| Mean adjusted gross income per return | $80,953 | 40th best of 51 | $55,310 | $69,520 | $107,800 | 16 |
| Mean income of arriving households | $85,089 | 14th highest of 51 | $50,030 | $61,950 | $89,380 | 16 |
| Mean income of departing households | $73,852 | 27th highest of 51 | $46,280 | $57,730 | $78,190 | 16 |
| Mean travel time to work | 24.4 min | 22nd best of 52 | 19 min | 24.7 min | 28.8 min | 16 |
| Median age | 44.8 years | 1st highest of 52 | 40.8 years | 47.1 years | 51.4 years | 16 |
| Median gross rent | $1,084 | 32nd highest of 52 | $736 | $968 | $1,492 | 16 |
| Median home value | $266,400 | 27th highest of 52 | $131,700 | $226,000 | $411,400 | 16 |
| Median household income | $71,773 | 34th best of 52 | $52,240 | $66,180 | $92,980 | 16 |
| Median household income (model-based) | $73,463 | 31st best of 51 | $48,100 | $64,930 | $96,260 | 16 |
| Median property tax bill | 2,926 | 20th highest of 52 | 1,487 | 2,478 | 4,577 | 16 |
| Meets aerobic guidelines | 66.3 | 5th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Membership organisations | 10.6 | 26th best of 51 | 6.68 | 9.76 | 15.3 | 16 |
| Millionaire returns as a share of all returns | 0.289 | 46th highest of 52 | — | — | — | — |
| Millionaires' share of all income | 9.29 | 45th highest of 52 | — | — | — | — |
| Motor vehicle crash deaths | 12.6 | 27th best of 51 | 7.52 | 15.1 | 20.9 | 16 |
| Net business formation rate | 0.792 | 32nd highest of 51 | -1.5 | 0.361 | 2.45 | 16 |
| Net domestic migration rate | 6.9 | 8th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Net migration per 100 people staying | 0.59 | 8th highest of 51 | 0.0838 | 0.709 | 1.4 | 16 |
| Net migration per 100 staying, $200,000 or more | 1.67 | 6th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Obesity | 33.2 | 19th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Orthodox Christian adherents | 0.1 | 36th highest of 51 | 0 | 0 | 0.34 | 16 |
| Other religion adherents | 3.52 | 31st highest of 51 | 1.34 | 2.43 | 6.67 | 16 |
| People per tax return | 2 | 47th highest of 51 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
| Per capita income | $42,035 | 22nd best of 52 | $32,450 | $37,040 | $54,240 | 16 |
| Per capita personal income | $65,447 | 28th best of 51 | $50,250 | $56,030 | $85,540 | 16 |
| Poverty rate | 10.8% | 20th best of 52 | 7.06% | 12.5% | 17.8% | 16 |
| Poverty rate (model-based) | 10.5% | 16th best of 51 | 6.9% | 12.3% | 20.1% | 16 |
| Premature mortality | 392 | 23rd best of 51 | 299 | 422 | 611 | 16 |
| Preventable hospital stays | 1,977 | 9th best of 51 | 1,388 | 1,820 | 2,840 | 16 |
| Private job growth | 2.07 | 28th highest of 52 | -6.91 | 0.793 | 3.02 | 16 |
| Religious adherents | 30.8 | 50th highest of 51 | 14.9 | 24.8 | 51.4 | 16 |
| Republican share of the two-party vote, 2024 | 46.5 | 37th highest of 51 | 31.9 | 52.3 | 64.9 | 16 |
| Returns claiming charitable contributions | 3.91% | 45th highest of 51 | 1.15% | 2.32% | 6.72% | 16 |
| Returns claiming the earned income credit | 11.3% | 38th highest of 51 | 8.31% | 13.2% | 18.2% | 16 |
| Returns reporting capital gains | 18% | 30th highest of 51 | 10.8% | 14.7% | 24.7% | 16 |
| Returns reporting unemployment compensation | 2.48% | 22nd highest of 51 | 1.64% | 2.59% | 4.64% | 16 |
| Safety score | -0.471 | 31st highest of 51 | -1.43 | -0.266 | 0.566 | 16 |
| Share aged 65 and over | 21.9% | 2nd highest of 52 | 18.5% | 23.7% | 28.9% | 16 |
| Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not Hispanic | 0.382% | 21st highest of 51 | 0.121% | 0.346% | 4.55% | 8 |
| Share Asian, not Hispanic | 1.1% | 47th highest of 52 | 0.317% | 0.673% | 2.11% | 16 |
| Share Black, not Hispanic | 1.63% | 45th highest of 52 | 0.303% | 0.759% | 4.61% | 13 |
| Share divorced | 13.4% | 2nd highest of 52 | 11.8% | 14.3% | 15.6% | 16 |
| Share foreign-born | 3.89% | 46th highest of 52 | 1.47% | 2.99% | 6.46% | 16 |
| Share Hispanic or Latino, any race | 2.08% | 51st highest of 52 | 1.3% | 1.79% | 2.71% | 16 |
| Share in the same house a year ago | 88% | 8th highest of 51 | 85.9% | 88.3% | 90.8% | 16 |
| Share Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, not Hispanic | 0.0184% | 48th highest of 49 | 0% | 0% | 0.0462% | 7 |
| Share never married | 28.9% | 50th highest of 52 | 21.3% | 26.8% | 31.9% | 16 |
| Share now married | 51.5% | 15th highest of 52 | 48.4% | 52.3% | 56.9% | 16 |
| Share of births to unmarried women | 29.1% | 30th highest of 52 | 15.9% | 34.6% | 54.1% | 11 |
| Share of some other race, not Hispanic | 0.337% | 40th highest of 52 | 0.23% | 0.375% | 0.567% | 4 |
| Share of suicides by firearm | 56% | 25th highest of 51 | 46% | 59.5% | 75.6% | 16 |
| Share of taxes from alcohol | 0.183 | 35th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from corporate income | 4.46 | 35th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from corporation licences | 0.151 | 21st highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from death and gift | 0.298 | 17th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from gambling | 0.682 | 13th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from general sales and gross receipts | 22.4 | 31st highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from individual income | 24.5 | 21st highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from insurance premiums | 1.32 | 31st highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from licences | 3.68 | 28th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from motor fuel | 2.44 | 29th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from motor vehicle licences | 1.25 | 29th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from occupation and business licences | 1.33 | 17th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from other taxes | 0.872 | 36th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from property | 35.8 | 6th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from property transfer | 0.536 | 20th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from public utilities | 0.279 | 46th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from selective sales | 8.3 | 39th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from severance | 0 | 51st highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from sports betting and pari-mutuels | 0.0129 | 32nd highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of taxes from tobacco | 1.35 | 9th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Share of two or more races, not Hispanic | 3.82% | 25th highest of 52 | 2.51% | 3.42% | 4.71% | 16 |
| Share separated | 0.97% | 49th highest of 52 | 0.719% | 1.04% | 1.56% | 15 |
| Share White, not Hispanic | 90.6% | 1st highest of 52 | 86.7% | 92.8% | 94.5% | 16 |
| Share widowed | 6.22% | 13th highest of 52 | 5.41% | 6.54% | 8.7% | 16 |
| Share with a bachelor's degree or higher | 35.3% | 19th best of 52 | 20.3% | 30.7% | 52.2% | 16 |
| State income tax as a share of income | 2.71 | 12th highest of 50 | — | — | — | — |
| State taxes as a share of income | 7.07 | 14th highest of 50 | — | — | — | — |
| Suicide rate | 18.3 | 34th best of 51 | 13.3 | 20.4 | 28.4 | 16 |
| Top state income tax rate | 7.15% | 10th highest of 50 | — | — | — | — |
| Total tax burden | 11 | 12th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Two weeks of poor mental health | 20.5 | 46th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Two weeks of poor physical health | 14.6 | 42nd best of 47 | — | — | — | — |
| Unemployment rate | 2.65% | 8th best of 52 | 2.1% | 2.85% | 4.2% | 16 |
| Vacancy rate | 21.1% | 2nd highest of 52 | 7.11% | 23.5% | 44.6% | 16 |
| Went without care over cost | 10.5 | 20th best of 49 | — | — | — | — |
| Years of potential life lost | 8,421 | 25th best of 51 | 5,914 | 9,390 | 13,440 | 16 |
| Aggregate travel time to work | 14,128,000 min | 43rd highest of 52 | 166,500 min | 522,400 min | 3,138,000 min | 16 |
| Business establishments | 38,288 | 39th highest of 51 | 411 | 1,384 | 10,960 | 16 |
| Business establishments closed | 3,289 | 40th highest of 51 | 37 | 125 | 896 | 16 |
| Business establishments opened | 3,591 | 40th highest of 51 | 36 | 126 | 1,014 | 16 |
| Employed | 675,980 | 42nd highest of 52 | 6,373 | 23,670 | 168,900 | 16 |
| Foreign-born population | 53,627 | 46th highest of 52 | 393 | 1,162 | 19,750 | 16 |
| Gross domestic product | $93,744,000k | 44th highest of 51 | $803,100k | $2,703,000k | $32,580,000k | 16 |
| Housing units | 746,550 | 41st highest of 52 | 14,650 | 33,280 | 151,500 | 16 |
| Labour force | 694,350 | 42nd highest of 52 | 6,654 | 24,480 | 172,600 | 16 |
| Millionaire tax returns | 2,060 | 43rd highest of 52 | — | — | — | — |
| Net domestic migration | 9,598 | 14th highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| Occupied housing units | 589,080 | 41st highest of 52 | 8,111 | 23,220 | 130,000 | 16 |
| Owner-occupied housing units | 436,030 | 41st highest of 52 | 6,239 | 18,360 | 91,480 | 16 |
| People covered by a tax return | 1,222,200 | 42nd highest of 51 | 14,590 | 46,460 | 281,900 | 16 |
| People in households earning $200,000 or more who did not move | 92,372 | 42nd highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| People who did not move | 1,082,700 | 42nd highest of 51 | 12,820 | 41,000 | 248,200 | 16 |
| Personal income | $91,602,000k | 42nd highest of 51 | $910,300k | $2,916,000k | $26,630,000k | 16 |
| Population | 1,399,600 | 42nd highest of 51 | 17,490 | 53,990 | 311,300 | 16 |
| Population | 1,395,700 | 42nd highest of 51 | 17,490 | 53,910 | 310,200 | 16 |
| Population (firearm measures) | 1,293,100 | 42nd highest of 51 | 16,040 | 50,540 | 286,500 | 16 |
| Population (WONDER) | 1,395,700 | 42nd highest of 51 | 113,800 | 113,800 | 113,800 | 1 |
| Population aged 15 and over | 1,172,200 | 43rd highest of 52 | 14,930 | 45,870 | 260,400 | 16 |
| Population aged 25 and over | 1,016,600 | 42nd highest of 52 | 13,460 | 40,420 | 224,700 | 16 |
| Population aged 65 and over | 301,160 | 41st highest of 52 | 4,608 | 12,620 | 60,650 | 16 |
| Population below the poverty line | 144,260 | 41st highest of 52 | 2,761 | 6,674 | 20,960 | 16 |
| Population below the poverty line | 142,000 | 41st highest of 51 | 2,640 | 6,452 | 20,710 | 16 |
| Population for whom poverty status is determined | 1,338,100 | 43rd highest of 52 | 16,720 | 52,260 | 296,700 | 16 |
| Population for whom poverty status is determined | 1,352,300 | 42nd highest of 51 | 17,250 | 52,940 | 300,100 | 16 |
| Population in the same house one year ago | 1,212,000 | 42nd highest of 51 | 15,220 | 46,530 | 268,800 | 16 |
| Population with a bachelor's degree or higher | 359,320 | 42nd highest of 52 | 2,935 | 11,430 | 117,200 | 16 |
| Population, decennial census | 1,362,400 | 42nd highest of 51 | 16,800 | 52,980 | 303,100 | 16 |
| Presidential votes cast, 2024 | 842,450 | 39th highest of 51 | 10,200 | 31,520 | 192,700 | 16 |
| Private jobs | 540,990 | 42nd highest of 52 | 4,389 | 14,620 | 169,800 | 16 |
| State and local tax collections | $10,111,000k | 41st highest of 51 | — | — | — | — |
| State individual income tax collected | $2,482,000k | 34th highest of 50 | — | — | — | — |
| State tax collected, all taxes | $6,476,100k | 42nd highest of 50 | — | — | — | — |
| Tax returns filed | 712,080 | 41st highest of 51 | 8,140 | 26,780 | 167,400 | 16 |
| Total population | 1,377,400 | 43rd highest of 52 | 17,120 | 53,470 | 305,900 | 16 |
| Unemployed | 18,374 | 44th highest of 52 | 281 | 810 | 3,709 | 16 |
| Vacant housing units | 157,470 | 31st highest of 52 | 2,934 | 8,173 | 23,600 | 16 |
| Women aged 15 to 50 | 291,240 | 43rd highest of 52 | 2,996 | 10,430 | 70,470 | 16 |
| Women who gave birth in the past year | 14,055 | 42nd highest of 52 | 227 | 558 | 3,004 | 16 |
| Workers aged 16 and over who commute | 579,320 | 43rd highest of 52 | 6,606 | 21,580 | 134,200 | 16 |
What this state is divided into
16 county-level areas, largest first. Each one is compared with its peers — the counties across the country most like it — not with the rest of this state.
Cumberland County · York County · Penobscot County · Kennebec County · Androscoggin County · Aroostook County · Oxford County · Hancock County · Somerset County · Knox County · Waldo County · Sagadahoc County · Lincoln County · Washington County · Franklin County · Piscataquis County