E.g., 09/22/2023
E.g., 09/22/2023
State Income Data - ME
 

Maine

Income & Poverty
2021
2000
1990
Poverty

Note: Poverty status is not determined for unrelated individuals under the age of 15 (such as foster children) or for persons lacking conventional housing.

Note: The term "foreign born" refers to people residing in the United States at the time of the population survey who were not U.S. citizens at birth. The foreign-born population includes naturalized U.S. citizens, lawful permanent immigrants (or green-card holders), refugees and asylees, certain legal nonimmigrants (including those on student, work, or some other temporary visas), and persons residing in the country without authorization.

Foreign Born
Population (for whom poverty status is determined) (%)

Note: Data for Alaska, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming are from the U.S. Census Bureau's pooled 2017-2021 American Community Survey (ACS). Data for the United States overall and for the remaining states are from the 2021 ACS.

 47,469
Below 100% of the poverty level 13.0%
100-199% of the poverty level 18.1%
At or above 200% of the poverty level 68.9%
People in Poverty: Change over Time  
% change: 2000-2021 21.5%
% change: 1990-2000 37.4%
% Families in Poverty by Family Type

Note: Data for Alaska, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming are from the U.S. Census Bureau's pooled 2017-2021 American Community Survey (ACS). Data for the United States overall and for the remaining states are from the 2021 ACS.

  
All families (among those for whom poverty status is determined) 9.4%
With related children under age 18
 11.4%
With related children under age 5
 7.0%
Married-couple families 5.6%
With related children under age 18
 6.7%
With related children under age 5
 5.7%
Families with female householder, no husband present 22.2%
With related children under age 18
 26.7%
With related children under age 5
 14.3%
Poverty by U.S. Citizenship Status (among the foreign born)  
Naturalized citizens 26,401
Below 100% of the poverty level
 10.0%
100-199% of the poverty level
 18.1%
At or above 200% of the poverty level
 71.9%
Noncitizens 21,068
Below 100% of the poverty level
 16.7%
100-199% of the poverty level
 18.0%
At or above 200% of the poverty level
 65.3%
Foreign Born Living in Poverty by Region of Birth

Note: The letter N Indicates that a number could not be provided by the Census Bureau because the number of sample cases was too small for this state.

  
Born in Africa N
Below 100% of the poverty level
 N
Born in Asia N
Below 100% of the poverty level
 N
Born in Europe N
Below 100% of the poverty level
 N
Born in Latin America (South America, Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean) N
Below 100% of the poverty level
 N
Born in Northern America (Canada, Bermuda, Greenland, and St. Pierre and Miquelon) N
Below 100% of the poverty level
 N
Born in Oceania N
Below 100% of the poverty level
 N

Note: The term "U.S. born" refers to people residing in the United States who were U.S. citizens in one of three categories: people born in one of the 50 states or the District of Columbia; people born in U.S. Insular Areas such as Puerto Rico or Guam; or people who were born abroad to at least one U.S. citizen parent.

U.S. Born
Population (for whom poverty status is determined) (%) 1,274,020
Below 100% of the poverty level 11.0%
100-199% of the poverty level 16.2%
At or above 200% of the poverty level 72.8%
People in Poverty: Change over Time  
% change: 2000-2011 6.3%
% change: 1990-2000 3.9%
% Families in Poverty by Family Type  
All families (among those for whom poverty status is determined) 6.5%
With related children under age 18
 11.5%
With related children under age 5
 11.8%
Married-couple families 3.1%
With related children under age 18
 4.0%
With related children under age 5
 3.0%
Families with female householder, no husband present 22.3%
With related children under age 18
 31.5%
With related children under age 5
 40.3%
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Foreign Born
Population (for whom poverty status is determined) (%) 35,778
Below 100% of the poverty level 14.2%
100-199% of the poverty level 18.0%
At or above 200% of the poverty level 67.8%
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
U.S. Born
Population (for whom poverty status is determined) (%) 1,209,387
Below 100% of the poverty level 10.9%
100-199% of the poverty level 18.3%
At or above 200% of the poverty level 70.8%
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Foreign Born
Population (for whom poverty status is determined) (%) 34,870
Below 100% of the poverty level 10.6%
100-199% of the poverty level 24.9%
At or above 200% of the poverty level 64.5%
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
U.S. Born
Population (for whom poverty status is determined) (%) 1,153,522
Below 100% of the poverty level 11.0%
100-199% of the poverty level 19.6%
At or above 200% of the poverty level 69.4%
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
Population (age 5 and older)
 
 
Poverty by Language Spoken at Home Number
Household population (among those for whom poverty status is determined, age 5 and older) 1,278,278
Below 100% of the poverty level 144,461
Speaks only English
 1,205,883
Below 100% of the poverty level 132,136
Speaks Spanish
 10,798
Below 100% of the poverty level 799
Speaks other Indo-European languages
 47,118
Below 100% of the poverty level 7,532
Speaks Asian or Pacific Island languages
 8,202
Below 100% of the poverty level 2,049
Speaks other languages
 6,277
Below 100% of the poverty level 1,945
%
Household population (among those for whom poverty status is determined, age 5 and older) 100%
Below 100% of the poverty level 11.3%
Speaks only English 100%
Below 100% of the poverty level 11.0%
Speaks only Spanish 100%
Below 100% of the poverty level 7.4%
Speaks other Indo-European languages 100%
Below 100% of the poverty level 16.0%
Speaks Asian or Pacific Island languages 100%
Below 100% of the poverty level 25.0%
Speaks other languages 100%
Below 100% of the poverty level 31.0%
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Earnings

Note: Data for Alaska, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming are from the U.S. Census Bureau's pooled 2017-2021 American Community Survey (ACS). Data for the United States overall and for the remaining states are from the 2021 ACS.

 Foreign Born
Full-Time, Year-Round Workers (age 16 and older). Earnings in the Current Year Inflation-Adjusted Dollars (%) 18,688
Earned $1-$9,999, or incurred a loss 1.7%
Earned $10,000-$14,999 2.2%
Earned $15,000-$24,999 10.5%
Earned $25,000-$34,999 17.4%
Earned $35,000-$49,999 19.4%
Earned $50,000-$74,999 23.3%
Earned $75,000 or more 25.4%
Full-Time, Year-Round Workers (age 16 and older) Earnings in the Current Year Inflation-Adjusted Dollars (%) by U.S. Citizenship  
Naturalized citizens (%) 9,700
Earned $1-$9,999, or incurred a loss
 1.7%
Earned $10,000-$14,999
 1.9%
Earned $15,000-$24,999
 8.4%
Earned $25,000-$34,999
 15.3%
Earned $35,000-$49,999
 19.7%
Earned $50,000-$74,999
 23.0%
Earned $75,000 or more
 30.0%
Noncitizens (%) 8,988
Earned $1-$9,999, or incurred a loss
 1.6%
Earned $10,000-$14,999
 2.6%
Earned $15,000-$24,999
 12.8%
Earned $25,000-$34,999
 19.7%
Earned $35,000-$49,999
 19.1%
Earned $50,000-$74,999
 23.7%
Earned $75,000 or more
 20.4%
Median Earnings of Full-Time, Year-Round Workers (age 16 and older) in the Current Year Inflation-Adjusted Dollars by Gender Foreign Born
Male $54,075
Female $42,983
Median Earnings of Foreign-Born Full-Time, Year-Round Workers (age 16 and older) in the Current Year Inflation-Adjusted Dollars by U.S. Citizenship Status and Gender  
Naturalized citizens  
Male
 $56,371
Female
 $45,264
Noncitizens  
Male
 $50,946
Female
 $41,027
U.S. Born
Earnings of Full-Time, Year-Round Workers (age 16 and older) in the Current Year Inflation-Adjusted Dollars (%) 447,854
Earned $1-$9,999, or incurred a loss 1.5%
Earned $10,000-$14,999 1.8%
Earned $15,000-$24,999 7.5%
Earned $25,000-$34,999 15.4%
Earned $35,000-$49,999 23.5%
Earned $50,000-$74,999 26.3%
Earned $75,000 or more 24.1%
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Native Born Native Born
Male $54,292
Female $44,621
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Median Household Income

Note: Data for Alaska, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming are from the U.S. Census Bureau's pooled 2017-2021 American Community Survey (ACS). Data for the United States overall and for the remaining states are from the 2021 ACS.

 Foreign Born
Median Household Income $59,942
Median Household Income by U.S. Citizenship Status  
Naturalized citizens $61,021
Noncitizens $56,901
U.S. Born
Median Household Income $63,309
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
Home Ownership Rate

Note: 1) Refers to the percentage owner households represent among all occupied households. 2) Data for Alaska, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming are from the U.S. Census Bureau's pooled 2017-2021 American Community Survey (ACS). Data for the United States overall and for the remaining states are from the 2021 ACS. 3) The letter N Indicates that a number could not be provided by the Census Bureau because the number of sample cases was too small for this state.

 Foreign Born
Home Ownership Rate 59.4%
Home Ownership Rate by Householder's U.S. Citizenship Status  
Naturalized citizens 68.2%
Noncitizens 45.1%
U.S. Born
Home Ownership Rate 73.9%
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
Health Insurance Coverage

Note: Since some people may hold both private and public health insurance coverage at the same time, estimates of those with private health insurance and those with public coverage may overlap. Their sum therefore may be greater than the total number of people with health insurance.

Foreign Born
Civilian noninstitutionalized population (%) 55,881
With health insurance 92.1%
With private health insurance
 68.2%
With public coverage
 38.1%
No health insurance coverage 7.9%
Health Insurance Coverage by U.S. Citizenship Status  
Naturalized Citizens (%) 31,347
With health insurance 95.0%
With private health insurance
 69.0%
With public coverage
 45.9%
No health insurance coverage 5.0%
Noncitizens (%) 24,534
With health insurance 88.4%
With private health insurance
 67.2%
With public coverage
 28.2%
No health insurance coverage 11.6%
U.S. Born
Civilian noninstitutionalized population (%) 1,301,239
With health insurance 94.4%
With private health insurance
 70.7%
With public coverage
 39.9%
No health insurance coverage 5.6%
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

Sources: Migration Policy Institute tabulations of the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (ACS) and Decennial Census. Unless stated otherwise, 2021 data are from the one-year ACS file. For information about ACS definitions, click here. For ACS methodology, sampling error, and nonsampling error, click here. Estimates from 1990 and 2000 Decennial Census data as well as ACS microdata are from Steven Ruggles, Sarah Flood, Ronald Goeken, Megan Schouweiler and Matthew Sobek. IPUMS USA: Version 12.0 [dataset]. Minneapolis, MN: IPUMS, 2022. https://doi.org/10.18128/D010.V12.0.

Definitions

  • The term "foreign born" refers to people residing in the United States at the time of the population survey who were not U.S. citizens at birth. The foreign-born population includes naturalized U.S. citizens, lawful permanent immigrants (or green-card holders), refugees and asylees, certain legal nonimmigrants (including those on student, work, or some other temporary visas), and persons residing in the country without authorization.
  • The term "U.S. born" refers to people residing in the United States who were U.S. citizens in one of three categories: people born in one of the 50 states or the District of Columbia; people born in U.S. Insular Areas such as Puerto Rico or Guam; or people who were born abroad to at least one U.S. citizen parent.
  • Poverty status is not determined for unrelated individuals under the age of 15 (such as foster children) or for persons lacking conventional housing. 
  • The term “home ownership rate” refers to the percentage owner households represent among all occupied households.

Data-related notes

  • The letter N Indicates that a number could not be provided by the Census Bureau because the number of sample cases was too small for this state.
  • For “Poverty,” “Earnings,” “Median Household Income,” and “Home Ownership Rate”: Data for Alaska, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming are from the Census Bureau's pooled 2017-2021 American Community Survey (ACS). Data for the United States overall and for the remaining states are from the 2021 ACS.
  • In the “% Families in Poverty by Family Type” section, “related children” refer to “related children of the householder.”
  • “Health Insurance Coverage”: Private coverage includes employer- or union-provided insurance, insurance purchased directly, and TRICARE (the health program of the U.S. military) or other military health care. Public coverage includes Medicare, Medicaid, or another governmental medical assistance program, and Veterans Administration health care. Individuals can be covered by more than one type of insurance, and they can be covered by both private and public insurers. Since some people may hold both private and public health insurance coverage at the same time, estimates of those with private health insurance and those with public coverage may overlap. Their sum therefore may be greater than the total number of people with health insurance.