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V O L . X X I N O. X I V 16 FA C T BO O K / D O I N G B U S I N E S S I N M A I N E Q UA L I T Y O F L I F E | I N C O M E 2013 2012 Percent change, 2012–2013 Previous year's rank Total county personal income 1 1 Cumberland $49,472 $48,451 2.1% 1 $14,122,140 2 Sagadahoc $43,935 $43,188 1.7% 2 $1,538,302 3 Lincoln $42,795 $41,692 2.6% 4 $1,458,797 4 York $42,595 $41,835 1.8% 3 $8,494,736 5 Knox $41,703 $40,671 2.5% 5 $1,649,343 6 Hancock $39,804 $39,000 2.1% 6 $2,183,038 7 Kennebec $39,743 $38,298 3.8% 7 $4,815,470 8 Androscoggin $37,680 $36,845 2.3% 8 $4,054,487 9 Penobscot $36,713 $35,722 2.8% 9 $5,630,479 12 Aroostook $36,647 $35,087 4.4% 10 $2,567,286 10 Washington $35,887 $34,449 4.2% 11 $1,155,191 13 Waldo $35,195 $33,937 3.7% 12 $1,370,479 11 Piscataquis $34,388 $32,991 4.2% 15 $588,861 14 Somerset $34,263 $33,170 3.3% 13 $1,771,605 15 Oxford $34,012 $32,863 3.5% 14 $1,948,077 16 Franklin $33,137 $32,319 2.5% 16 $1,010,519 MAINE $40,924 $39,863 2.7% $54,358,810 Maine personal income Ranked by per capita personal income, 2013 1 Figures in thousands. S O U R C E : U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis New England median household income, 2013 1 Ranked by percent change, 2012–2013 1 Adjusted for infl ation. S O U R C E : U.S. Census Bureau, 2009–2013 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates 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 1990–2014 Maine disposable income Maine taxes U.S. disposable income U.S. taxes $0 $10,000 $20,000 $30,000 $40,000 $50,000 $60,000 '14 '12 '10 '08 '06 '04 '02 '00 '98 '96 '94 '92 '90 2014 2013 Percent change, 2013–2014 CT $62,467 $60,658 3.0% MA $59,182 $57,248 3.4% NH $53,149 $51,013 4.2% RI $48,838 $46,989 3.9% VT $47,330 $45,483 4.1% ME $42,071 $40,924 2.8% U.S. $46,129 $44,765 3.0% New England per capita income, 2014 S O U R C E : U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis 2015 2014 2013 VT 1 $9.15 $8.73 $8.60 CT $9.15 $8.70 $8.25 MA $9.00 $8.00 $8.00 RI $9.00 $8.00 $7.75 ME $7.50 $7.50 $7.50 NH $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 : Division of Communications, 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 : Bureau of Labor Statistics Maine U.S. 70% 75% 80% 85% 90% 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2013 2012 Percent change ME $48,453 $48,219 0.5% RI $56,361 $56,102 0.5% MA $66,866 $66,658 0.3% VT $54,267 $54,168 0.2% NH $64,916 $64,925 0.0% CT $69,461 $69,519 -0.1% U.S. $53,046 $53,046 0.0%