Oxford County, Maine

County Distress Index: Elevated · 56.5 | 59,905 people · 6th most distressed in Maine

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Oxford County, ME registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 56.5 — 1111th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Employment & Wages, where unemployment is elevated, wages are low relative to housing costs, and business formation lags. Within Maine, it ranks 6th of 16 counties. Among its 6 neighboring counties, 4 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Oxford County's primary driver is Employment & Wages at 65.3 — above the national median.

Employment & Wages Primary driver 65.3
Unemployment Rate 45
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 82
Business Formation Rate 69
Income & Poverty 61.4
Poverty Rate 58
Income vs. State Median 68
Child Poverty Rate 58
Community Vulnerability 60.4
Uninsured Rate 54
Disability Rate 67
Housing Cost Burden 58.0
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 84
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 54
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 53
Homeownership Rate 16
Rent-to-Income Ratio 84
Debt & Delinquency 37.3
Debt in Collections 51
Medical Debt 49
Student Loan Delinquency 67
Auto Loan Delinquency 27
Credit Card Delinquency 23
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 7

Scores are percentile-based: 50 = national median, higher = more distressed. The median line is shown on each bar.

Neighbors and Peers

How Oxford County compares to its 6 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Oxford County
Oxford County, ME 56.5 Elevated
Coos County, NH 57.5 Elevated +1.0
Androscoggin County, ME 57.3 Elevated +0.8
Franklin County, ME 52.8 Elevated -3.7
Carroll County, NH 39.7 Normal -16.8
York County, ME 35.7 Normal -20.8
Cumberland County, ME 30.7 Healthy -25.8

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Oxford County
Glynn County, GA 56.5 Elevated +0.0
Williamson County, IL 56.5 Elevated +0.0
Carson City, NV 56.5 Elevated +0.0
Cumberland County, TN 56.5 Elevated -0.0
Waller County, TX 56.5 Elevated +0.1

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