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V O L . X X I I I N O. X V I 18 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, 2014–2015 Previous year's rank Total 2015 county personal income 1 1 Cumberland $52,298 $50,655 3.2% 1 $15,165,137 2 Sagadahoc $45,702 $43,907 4.1% 3 $1,606,373 3 York $45,466 $43,612 4.3% 2 $9,146,266 4 Lincoln $45,358 $43,649 3.9% 4 $1,540,768 5 Hancock $45,190 $43,286 4.4% 6 $2,470,057 6 Knox $43,738 $41,930 4.3% 5 $1,743,181 7 Kennebec $41,554 $40,184 3.4% 7 $4,985,626 8 Washington $37,185 $35,420 5.0% 13 $1,175,967 9 Androscoggin $37,106 $35,764 3.8% 8 $3,978,988 12 Penobscot $37,032 $35,629 3.9% 9 $5,654,463 10 Waldo $36,833 $35,822 2.8% 12 $1,442,182 13 Aroostook $36,717 $35,490 3.5% 10 $2,519,821 11 Somerset $35,951 $34,722 3.5% 11 $1,837,564 14 Oxford $34,891 $33,620 3.8% 14 $1,995,858 15 Franklin $34,849 $33,723 3.3% 16 $1,045,157 16 Piscataquis $34,634 $33,602 3.1% 15 $586,395 MAINE $42,799 $41,240 3.8% $56,893,803 Maine personal income Ranked by per capita personal income, 2015 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 1990–2016 Maine disposable income Maine taxes U.S. disposable income U.S. taxes $0 $10,000 $20,000 $30,000 $40,000 $50,000 '16 '14 '12 '10 '08 '06 '04 '02 '00 '98 '96 '94 '92 '90 2016 2015 Percent change, 2015–2016 CT $71,033 $68,822 3.2% MA $65,137 $62,697 3.9% N.H. $58,322 $55,926 4.3% RI $51,576 $50,050 3.0% VT $50,321 $48,584 3.6% ME $44,316 $42,795 3.6% U.S. $49,571 $48,190 2.9% New England per capita income, 2016 S O U R C E : U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis 2017 2016 2015 VT 1 $10.00 $9.60 $9.15 CT $10.10 $9.60 $9.15 MA $11.00 $10.00 $9.00 RI $9.60 $9.60 $9.00 ME $9.00 $7.50 $7.50 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 : 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% 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 New England median household income, 2015 1 Ranked by percent change, 2014–2015 1 Adjusted for infl ation. S O U R C E : U.S. Census Bureau, 2011–2015 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates 2015 2014 Percent change, 2014–2015 VT $55,176 $54,447 1.3% N.H. $66,779 $65,986 1.2% ME $49,331 $48,804 1.1% MA $68,563 $67,846 1.1% RI $56,852 $56,423 0.8% CT $70,331 $69,899 0.6% U.S. $53,889 $53,482 0.8%