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V O L . X X I I N O. X 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 2014 2013 Percent change, 2013–2014 Previous year's rank Total county personal income 1 1 Cumberland $49,781 $48,397 2.9% 1 $14,326,787 2 York $42,939 $41,653 3.1% 4 $8,618,207 3 Sagadahoc $42,902 $41,566 3.2% 2 $1,503,518 4 Lincoln $42,155 $40,892 3.1% 3 $1,440,421 5 Knox $40,592 $39,417 3.0% 5 $1,610,530 6 Hancock $40,289 $38,751 4.0% 6 $2,203,665 7 Kennebec $39,602 $38,808 2.0% 7 $4,796,327 8 Androscoggin $36,300 $35,275 2.9% 8 $3,900,024 9 Penobscot $35,914 $35,053 2.5% 9 $5,509,736 12 Aroostook $35,814 $34,954 2.5% 10 $2,487,175 10 Somerset $35,534 $33,773 5.2% 14 $1,818,004 13 Waldo $34,997 $33,680 3.9% 12 $1,399,991 11 Washington $34,646 $33,484 3.5% 11 $1,102,015 14 Oxford $33,843 $33,021 2.5% 15 $1,937,090 15 Piscataquis $33,323 $32,207 3.5% 13 $567,356 16 Franklin $33,256 $32,452 2.5% 16 $1,007,530 MAINE $40,745 $39,562 3.0% $54,195,046 Maine personal income Ranked by per capita personal income, 2014 1 Figures in thousands. S O U R C E : U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis New England median household income, 2014 1 Ranked by percent change, 2013–2014 1 Adjusted for infl ation. S O U R C E : U.S. Census Bureau, 2010–2014 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 1990–2015 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 2015 2014 Percent change, 2014–2015 CT $66,972 $64,864 3.2% MA $61,032 $58,737 3.9% NH $54,817 $52,773 3.9% RI $50,080 $48,359 3.6% VT $47,864 $46,428 3.1% ME $42,077 $40,745 3.3% U.S. $47,669 $46,049 3.5% New England per capita income, 2015 S O U R C E : U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis 2016 2015 2014 VT 1 $9.60 $9.15 $8.73 CT $9.60 $9.15 $8.70 MA $10.00 $9.00 $8.00 RI $9.60 $9.00 $8.00 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% 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2014 2013 Percent change NH $65,986 $64,916 1.6% MA $67,846 $66,866 1.5% ME $48,804 $48,453 0.7% CT $69,899 $69,461 0.6% VT $54,447 $54,267 0.3% RI $56,423 $56,361 0.1% U.S. $53,482 $53,046 0.8%