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V O L . X X V I I N O. X V I 10 Fact Book / Doing Business in Maine Q UA L I T Y O F L I F E 2020 2019 Percent change, 2019–2020 Total 2020 county personal income 1 1 Cumberland $68,237 $64,361 6.0% $20,342,088 2 York $58,038 $54,396 6.7% $12,133,754 3 Sagadahoc $55,965 $52,383 6.8% $2,017,185 4 Hancock $55,393 $52,016 6.5% $3,051,466 5 Knox $54,363 $51,685 5.2% $2,171,875 6 Lincoln $54,300 $51,621 5.2% $1,888,272 7 Kennebec $50,469 $46,677 8.1% $6,205,407 8 Aroostook $47,605 $42,664 11.6% $3,180,204 9 Waldo $47,495 $44,116 7.7% $1,896,137 12 Penobscot $47,315 $43,083 9.8% $7,175,587 10 Androscoggin $46,357 $43,698 6.1% $5,031,902 13 Washington $45,558 $40,813 11.6% $1,433,835 11 Franklin $43,276 $40,425 7.1% $1,297,660 14 Somerset $43,134 $39,093 10.3% $2,184,090 15 Piscataquis $42,527 $39,349 8.1% $722,784 16 Oxford $42,327 $38,988 8.6% $2,460,549 MAINE $54,211 $50,421 7.5% $73,192,795 Maine personal income Ranked by per capita personal income, 2016 1 Figures in thousands. S O U R C E : U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis 1 According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, personal income is the total income an individual derives from all sources, while disposable income is total personal income less personal current taxes. S O U R C E : U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis Disposable personal income, 1 per capita 1990–2021 $0K $10K $20K $30K $40K $50K $60K '20 '17 '14 '11 '08 '05 '02 '99 '96 '93 '90 Maine disposable income Maine taxes $0K $10K $20K $30K $40K $50K $60K '20 '17 '14 '11 '08 '05 '02 '99 '96 '93 '90 U.S. disposable income U.S. taxes 2021 2020 Percent change, 2020–2021 R.I. $61,942 $58,656 5.6% MA $82,475 $77,021 7.1% ME $57,159 $53,728 6.4% VT $59,704 $57,423 4.0% N.H. $72,003 $66,534 8.2% CT $82,082 $77,664 5.7% U.S. $63,444 $59,147 7.3% New England per capita personal income, 2021 S O U R C E : U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis 2020 2021 2022 MA $12.75 $13.50 $14.25 CT $12.00 $13.00 $14.00 2 ME $12.00 $12.15 $12.75 VT 1 $10.96 $11.75 $12.55 R.I. $11.50 $11.50 $12.25 N.H. $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 U.S. $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 State minimum wage 1 Rates applicable to employers of two or more. 2 Effective July 1, 2022 S O U R C E : Wage and Hour Division, U.S. Department of Labor Women's earnings as a percent of men's 1 1 Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers 16 years of age and over. S O U R C E : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Maine U.S. 70% 75% 80% 85% 90% 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 New England median household income, 2020 1 Ranked by percent change, 2019–2020 1 Adjusted for inflation. S O U R C E : U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates 2020 2019 Percent change, 2019–2020 R.I. $70,305 $67,167 4.7% MA $84,385 $81,215 3.9% ME $59,489 $57,918 2.7% VT $63,477 $61,973 2.4% CT $79,855 $78,444 1.8% N.H. $77,923 $76,768 1.5% U.S. $64,994 $62,843 3.4%