In 2023, about 10.4 percent of Maine's population lived below the poverty line. This accounts for persons or families whose collective income in the preceding 12 months was below the national poverty level of the United States.
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Population in housing units for whom poverty status is determined Poverty Rate Statistics for 2022. This is part of a larger dataset covering poverty in Bangor, Maine by age, education, race, gender, work experience and more.
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Population in housing units for whom poverty status is determined Poverty Rate Statistics for 2022. This is part of a larger dataset covering poverty in Washington County, Maine by age, education, race, gender, work experience and more.
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Population in housing units for whom poverty status is determined Poverty Rate Statistics for 2022. This is part of a larger dataset covering poverty in Brunswick, Maine by age, education, race, gender, work experience and more.
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Population in housing units for whom poverty status is determined Poverty Rate Statistics for 2022. This is part of a larger dataset covering poverty in Caribou, Maine by age, education, race, gender, work experience and more.
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Population in housing units for whom poverty status is determined Poverty Rate Statistics for 2022. This is part of a larger dataset covering poverty in Oxford, Maine by age, education, race, gender, work experience and more.
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Population in housing units for whom poverty status is determined Poverty Rate Statistics for 2022. This is part of a larger dataset covering poverty in Auburn, Maine by age, education, race, gender, work experience and more.
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Population in housing units for whom poverty status is determined Poverty Rate Statistics for 2022. This is part of a larger dataset covering poverty in Orono, Maine by age, education, race, gender, work experience and more.
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Population in housing units for whom poverty status is determined Poverty Rate Statistics for 2022. This is part of a larger dataset covering poverty in Augusta, Maine by age, education, race, gender, work experience and more.
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In 2023, about 10.4 percent of Maine's population lived below the poverty line. This accounts for persons or families whose collective income in the preceding 12 months was below the national poverty level of the United States.