Maine Counties
Click on any of the county names below to find out more about each one:
- Androscoggin
- Aroostook
- Cumberland
- Franklin
- Hancock
- Kennebec
- Knox
- Lincoln
- Oxford
- Penobscot
- Piscataquis
- Sagadahoc
- Somerset
- Waldo
- Washington
- York
Androscoggin
Total Area: 497 sq miles
Land Area: 468 sq miles
Water Area: 29 sq miles
Lakes & Ponds: 60
County Seat: Auburn
Largest City: Lewiston
2020 Census Population: 111,139
Number Of Households: 45,630
Median Household Income: $53,509
Median Home Value: $158,200
County Website: www.androscoggincountymaine.gov
Aroostook
Total Area: 6,828 sq miles
Land Area: 6,671 sq miles
Water Area: 156 sq miles
Lakes & Ponds: 392
County Seat: Houlton
Largest City: Presque Isle
2020 Census Population: 67,105
Number Of Households: 29,516
Median Household Income: $41,123
Median Home Value: $99,600
County Website: www.aroostook.me.us
Cumberland
Total Area: 1,217 sq miles
Land Area: 835 sq miles
Water Area: 382 sq miles
Lakes & Ponds: 95
County Seat: Portland
Largest City: Portland
2020 Census Population: 303,069
Number Of Households: 120,644
Median Household Income: $73,072
Median Home Value: $278,100
County Website: www.cumberlandcounty.org
Franklin
Total Area: 1,744 sq miles
Land Area: 1,697 sq miles
Water Area: 47 sq miles
Lakes & Ponds: 201
County Seat: Farmington
Largest City: Farmington
2020 Census Population: 29,456
Number Of Households: 11,848
Median Household Income: $51,422
Median Home Value: $139,800
County Website:
Hancock
Total Area: 2,345 sq miles
Land Area: 1,587 sq miles
Water Area: 758 sq miles
Lakes & Ponds: 274
County Seat: Ellsworth
Largest City: Ellsworth
2020 Census Population: 55,478
Number Of Households: 23,661
Median Household Income: $57,178
Median Home Value: $212,700
County Website: hancockcountymaine.gov
Kennebec
Total Area: 951 sq miles
Land Area: 868 sq miles
Water Area: 84 sq miles
Lakes & Ponds: 139
County Seat: Augusta
Largest City: Augusta
2020 Census Population: 123,642
Number Of Households: 52,105
Median Household Income: $55,365
Median Home Value: $159,400
County Website: www.kennebeccounty.org
Knox
Total Area: 1,142 sq miles
Land Area: 365 sq miles
Water Area: 779 sq miles
Lakes & Ponds: 57
County Seat: Rockland
Largest City: Rockland
2020 Census Population: 40,607
Number Of Households: 17,020
Median Household Income: $57,751
Median Home Value: $213,400
County Website: www.knoxcountymaine.gov
Lincoln
Total Area: 700 sq miles
Land Area: 456 sq miles
Water Area: 244 sq miles
Lakes & Ponds: 54
County Seat: Wiscasset
Largest City: Waldoboro
2020 Census Population: 35,237
Number Of Households: 15,336
Median Household Income: $57,720
Median Home Value: $215,400
County Website: www.lincolncountymaine.me
Oxford
Total Area: 2,175 sq miles
Land Area: 2,077 sq miles
Water Area: 99 sq miles
Lakes & Ponds: 243
County Seat: Paris
Largest City: Rumford
2020 Census Population: 57,777
Number Of Households: 21,338
Median Household Income: $49,204
Median Home Value: $144,100
County Website: www.oxfordcounty.org
Penobscot
Total Area: 3,557 sq miles
Land Area: 3,397 sq miles
Water Area: 160 sq miles
Lakes & Ponds: 271
County Seat: Bangor
Largest City: Bangor
2020 Census Population: 152,199
Number Of Households: 62,156
Median Household Income: $50,808
Median Home Value: $144,700
County Website: www.penobscot-county.net
Piscataquis
Total Area: 4,377 sq miles
Land Area: 3,961 sq miles
Water Area: 417 sq miles
Lakes & Ponds: 672
County Seat: Dover-Foxcroft
Largest City: Dover-Foxcroft
2020 Census Population: 16,800
Number Of Households: 7,025
Median Household Income: $40,890
Median Home Value: $109,500
County Website: www.piscataquis.us
Sagadahoc
Total Area: 370 sq miles
Land Area: 254 sq miles
Water Area: 116 sq miles
Lakes & Ponds: 29
County Seat: Bath
Largest City: Bath
2020 Census Population: 36,699
Number Of Households: 15,980
Median Household Income: $63,694
Median Home Value: $213,400
County Website: www.sagadahoccountyme.gov
Somerset
Total Area: 4,094 sq miles
Land Area: 3,924 sq miles
Water Area: 169 sq miles
Lakes & Ponds: 428
County Seat: Skowhegan
Largest City: Skowhegan
2020 Census Population: 50,477
Number Of Households: 21,321
Median Household Income: $44,256
Median Home Value: $115,700
County Website: www.somersetcounty-me.org
Waldo
Total Area: 853 sq miles
Land Area: 730 sq miles
Water Area: 123 sq miles
Lakes & Ponds: 80
County Seat: Belfast
Largest City: Belfast
2020 Census Population: 39,607
Number Of Households: 17,236
Median Household Income: $51,931
Median Home Value: $163,000
County Website: www.waldocountyme.gov
Washington
Total Area: 3,258 sq miles
Land Area: 2,563 sq miles
Water Area: 695 sq miles
Lakes & Ponds: 261
County Seat: Machais
Largest City: Calais
2020 Census Population: 31,095
Number Of Households: 13,791
Median Household Income: $41,347
Median Home Value: $112,400
County Website: www.washingtoncountymaine.com
York
Total Area: 1,270 sq miles
Land Area: 991 sq miles
Water Area: 279 sq miles
Lakes & Ponds: 163
County Seat: Alfred
Largest City: Biddeford
2020 Census Population: 211,972
Number Of Households: 85,314
Median Household Income: $67,830
Median Home Value: $252,300
County Website: www.yorkcountymaine.gov
References:
https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_counties_in_Maine