W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 9
Fact Book / Doing Business in Maine
Q UA L I T Y O F L I F E
Degree attainment among residents
age 25 and over, 2020
S O U R C E : U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
Median earnings by educational attainment
for residents age 25 and over, 2020
1
1 In 2020 inflation-adjusted dollars.
S O U R C E : U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates
35% $75K
$65K
$55K
$45K
$35K
$25K
$15K
$70K
$60K
$50K
$40K
$30K
$20K
$10K
$5K
25%
30%
15%
20%
10%
5%
0% $0
No high school
diploma
High school
diploma
Some college,
no degree
Associate
degree
Bachelor's
degree
Graduate
degree
Graduate degree Bachelor's degree Some college /
associate's
High school
diploma
No high school
diploma
6.8% $71.5K $44.2K $55.5K $37.7K $30K 19.2% 10.2% 31.3% 20.3% 12.2% 11.5% $54.8K $31.3K $40.9K $25.1K $19.2K 20.3% 8.6% 26.7% 20.2% 12.7%
Maine U.S.
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