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V O L . X X I X N O. X I X 10 Fact Book / Doing Business in Maine Q UA L I T Y O F L I F E 2021 2020 Percent change, 2020–2021 Total 2021 county personal income 1 1 Cumberland $73,972 $69,624 6.2% $22,578,454 2 York $62,335 $58,085 7.3% $13,380,772 3 Hancock $60,105 $56,977 5.5% $3,377,409 4 Sagadahoc $59,843 $56,312 6.3% $2,218,449 5 Lincoln $59,613 $55,972 6.5% $2,135,811 6 Knox $59,420 $56,532 5.1% $2,441,206 7 Kennebec $53,658 $50,530 6.2% $6,679,699 8 Waldo $51,757 $48,538 6.6% $2,065,707 9 Penobscot $50,480 $47,574 6.1% $7,711,591 12 Aroostook $49,883 $47,070 6.0% $3,335,138 10 Androscoggin $49,766 $46,114 7.9% $5,525,754 13 Washington $49,280 $46,891 5.1% $1,533,655 11 Piscataquis $48,987 $45,711 7.2% $840,869 14 Franklin $47,206 $44,219 6.8% $1,401,417 15 Somerset $46,860 $43,610 7.5% $2,370,723 16 Oxford $45,332 $42,694 6.2% $2,657,772 MAINE $58,484 $54,912 6.5% $80,254,426 Maine personal income Ranked by per capita personal income, 2021 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 1990–2023 $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 2022 2021 Percent change, 2021–2022 R.I. $65,377 $64,296 1.7% MA $84,945 $83,593 1.6% ME $59,463 $58,727 1.3% VT $63,206 $61,748 2.4% N.H. $74,663 $73,279 1.9% CT $84,972 $82,885 2.5% U.S. $65,423 $64,117 2.0% New England per capita personal income, 2022 S O U R C E : U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis 2021 2022 2023 MA $13.50 $14.25 $15.00 CT $13.00 $14.00 $14.00 ME $12.15 $12.75 $13.80 VT 1 $11.75 $12.55 $13.18 R.I. $11.50 $12.25 $13.00 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. 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% 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 New England median household income, 2021 1 Ranked by percent change, 2020–2021 1 Adjusted for inflation. S O U R C E : U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates 2021 2020 Percent change 2020–2021 N.H. $83,449 $77,923 7.1% VT $67,674 $63,477 6.6% ME $63,182 $59,489 6.2% R.I. $74,489 $70,305 6.0% MA $89,026 $84,385 5.5% CT $83,572 $79,855 4.7% U.S. $69,021 $64,994 6.2%