Washington County, Maine

County Distress Index: Serious · 66.8 | 31,555 people · 1st most distressed in Maine

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Washington County, ME shows significant household financial distress with a score of 66.8 — 390th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Income & Poverty, where poverty rates are high and household incomes lag well behind state and national medians. Within Maine, it ranks 1st of 16 counties. It scores higher than all 3 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Washington County's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 81.9 — worse than roughly 82% of U.S. counties.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 81.9
Poverty Rate 86
Income vs. State Median 96
Child Poverty Rate 64
Community Vulnerability 78.4
Uninsured Rate 63
Disability Rate 93
Employment & Wages 76.2
Unemployment Rate 87
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 79
Business Formation Rate 63
Housing Cost Burden 58.4
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 70
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 63
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 33
Homeownership Rate 29
Rent-to-Income Ratio 97
Debt & Delinquency 39.0
Debt in Collections 49
Medical Debt 85
Student Loan Delinquency 66
Auto Loan Delinquency 18
Credit Card Delinquency 11
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 4

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Washington County compares to its 3 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Washington County
Washington County, ME 66.8 Serious
Aroostook County, ME 57.4 Elevated -9.4
Penobscot County, ME 53.5 Elevated -13.3
Hancock County, ME 47.8 Normal -19.0

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Washington County
Duplin County, NC 66.8 Serious -0.0
Henry County, TN 66.8 Serious +0.0
Cass County, TX 66.8 Serious +0.0
Dawson County, TX 66.8 Serious +0.0
Drew County, AR 66.9 Serious +0.1

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