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Androscoggin County ranked seventh in state for resident earnings in 2017

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Androscoggin County ranked seventh among counties in Maine by annual earnings per resident, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau in August.

The median income of Androscoggin County residents was an inflation-adjusted $26,498 per year. Androscoggin County had 45,263 households in 2017, with a population of 107,317.

The county with the highest median resident income in the state was Cumberland County. Cumberland County's median income was $32,098 per year after adjusting for inflation – $5,600 more than Androscoggin County. It had 118,807 households in 2017 and a population of 289,173.

Aroostook County had the lowest annual resident income among counties in Maine, with a median income of only $21,284 per year. That was $5,214 less than the median income in Androscoggin County at the time. Aroostook County had 29,844 households in 2017 and a population of 68,840.

The table below shows the state's counties ranked by median annual resident earnings in 2017.

Maine counties ranked by earnings per resident (2017)
RankCountyEarnings per resident ($$$)
1Cumberland County32,098
2Sagadahoc County31,701
3York County30,212
4Lincoln County27,218
5Knox County27,061
6Kennebec County26,756
7Androscoggin County26,498
8Hancock County26,330
9Waldo County25,700
10Penobscot County23,501
11Franklin County22,896
12Oxford County22,294
13Piscataquis County21,888
14Somerset County21,690
15Washington County21,367
16Aroostook County21,284
* All values are inflation-adjusted

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