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PantryPath Research · Senior Hunger Atlas

Senior Food Insecurity in
Maine

Maine's senior poverty rate is 9.2%, and 28.1% of seniors 65+ live alone — across 16 counties. Use the interactive map to see how senior food-insecurity risk varies within the state.

9.2%

Senior poverty (65+)

28.1%

Seniors living alone

42.6%

Senior SNAP take-up

$52,842

Senior median income

Maine by county

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Maine at a glance

Seniors in poverty

27K

Ages 65+

Senior poverty rate

9.2%

Ages 65+

Living alone

28.1%

1-person HH, 65+

Senior SNAP

42.6%

HH with 60+ member

Senior median income

$52,842

Householder 65+

Isolation index

0.37

Blended 0–1

County-level hotspots

Top five counties across 16 counties in Maine.

Highest senior poverty

Ages 65+, rate

  1. 1 Washington 15.1%
  2. 2 Piscataquis 14.8%
  3. 3 Aroostook 13.5%
  4. 4 Somerset 12.9%
  5. 5 Sagadahoc 11.8%

Most seniors living alone

1-person HH, 65+

  1. 1 Somerset 31.9%
  2. 2 Washington 31.2%
  3. 3 Aroostook 30.6%
  4. 4 Knox 29.2%
  5. 5 Penobscot 28.8%

Largest senior population

Absolute count, 65+

  1. 1 Cumberland 59K
  2. 2 York 46K
  3. 3 Penobscot 29K
  4. 4 Kennebec 25K
  5. 5 Androscoggin 20K

Every county in Maine

All 16 counties across the five senior-hunger metrics plus senior population counts.

County Senior poverty Living alone Senior SNAP Senior income Seniors (count) Isolation idx
Androscoggin 9.6% 27.8% 38.7% $47,341 19,694 0.37
Aroostook 13.5% 30.6% 51.3% $35,585 16,158 0.52
Cumberland 7.2% 28.2% 39.6% $65,082 58,551 0.33
Franklin 11.5% 27.3% 38.3% $47,377 6,812 0.40
Hancock 6.9% 28.7% 46.3% $55,025 14,223 0.33
Kennebec 8.3% 28.4% 39.1% $49,331 24,891 0.36
Knox 7.8% 29.2% 44.0% $60,625 10,741 0.36
Lincoln 6.1% 28.0% 45.1% $62,376 10,115 0.30
Oxford 10.8% 26.7% 39.5% $42,798 13,220 0.37
Penobscot 10.4% 28.8% 45.2% $47,942 29,120 0.41
Piscataquis 14.8% 23.3% 36.8% $42,123 4,439 0.39
Sagadahoc 11.8% 23.2% 39.5% $65,361 8,718 0.32
Somerset 12.9% 31.9% 41.9% $40,368 11,164 0.54
Waldo 9.0% 25.5% 42.8% $53,711 9,743 0.31
Washington 15.1% 31.2% 41.7% $41,250 7,772 0.58
York 7.7% 27.3% 45.9% $56,964 45,800 0.32

Senior food help in Maine

SNAP, CSFP senior boxes, Meals on Wheels, and senior-specific pantry programs.

Seniors Resource Guide

Maine senior SNAP

Senior-specific SNAP rules, how to apply in Maine, and benefit amounts.

Maine SNAP guide

Find a food pantry

Search Maine's verified pantries — many serve seniors with home delivery or box programs.

Maine food pantries