Franklin County, ME

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2024 Population

30,413

US Senator

Susan Collins

Republican Party

US Senator

Angus King

Independent Party

2024 Poverty Rate

12.2%

3.26% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$58,675

0.261% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$194,700

10.2% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

14,038

0.546% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Franklin County, ME reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.9% of the residents in Franklin County, ME are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Franklin County, ME are University of Maine at Farmington (375 degrees awarded in 2024).

In 2024, the median property value in Franklin County, ME was $194,700, and the homeownership rate was 76.3%.

Most people in Franklin County, ME drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Franklin County, ME was 2 cars per household.

Franklin County, ME borders Androscoggin County, ME, Kennebec County, ME, Oxford County, ME, and Somerset County, ME.

Photo by Paul VanDerWerf

United States Maine

Population & Diversity

Franklin County, ME is home to a population of 30.4k people, from which 98.9% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.67% of Franklin County, ME residents were born outside of the country (812 people).

In 2024, there were 50 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (28.3k people) in Franklin County, ME than any other race or ethnicity. There were 566 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 432 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.9%

2024 Citizenship

98.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.9% of Franklin County, ME residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Franklin County, ME was 98.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Franklin County, ME compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Franklin County, ME

White (Non-Hispanic)
28.3k ± 188
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
566 ± 97
Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
432 ± 167

1.69%

Hispanic Population

513 people

1.69% of the people in Franklin County, ME are hispanic (513 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Franklin County, ME as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Maine.

Most Common Origin

Canada
10,285 ± 2,481 people
China
2,950 ± 1,332 people
Other Africa, not specified
2,714 ± 1,278 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Maine was Canada, the natal country of 10,285 Maine residents, followed by China with 2,950 and Other Africa, not specified with 2,714.

Foreign-Born Population

2.67%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

812 people

2.99%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

902 people

As of 2024, 2.67% of Franklin County, ME residents (812 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Franklin County, ME was 2.99%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Franklin County, ME compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
785 ± 149
Gulf War (2001-)
396 ± 143
Gulf War (1990s)
327 ± 112

Franklin County, ME has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.98 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Franklin County, ME.

Health

92.1% of the population of Franklin County, ME has health coverage, with 37.4% on employee plans, 21.6% on Medicaid, 16.3% on Medicare, 15% on non-group plans, and 1.74% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Franklin County, ME see 958 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (958 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2770 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 308 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49% were men and 51% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

958 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Franklin County, ME

Primary care physicians in Franklin County, ME see an average of 958 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (958 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Franklin County, ME in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19.4% under 18 years, 19.2% between 18 and 34 years, 38% between 35 and 64 years, and 23.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49% were men and 51% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

7.89%

Uninsured

37.4%

Employer Coverage

21.6%

Medicaid

16.3%

Medicare

15%

Non-Group

1.74%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Franklin County, ME declined by 16.9% from 9.5% to 7.89%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Franklin County, ME changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the average number of mentally unhealthy days reported in past 30 days (age-adjusted) was 5.58 in Franklin County, ME.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Franklin County, ME.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 33.4% in Franklin County, ME.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Franklin County, ME.

Clinical Care

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 8.88% in Franklin County, ME.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Franklin County, ME.

Economy

The economy of Franklin County, ME employs 14k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Franklin County, ME were Educational Services (2,372 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,207 people), and Retail Trade (1,630 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($57,583), Information ($54,188), and Public Administration ($51,983).

Employment

Occupations

14k

2024 Value

± 861

−0.546%

1 Year decline

± 8.69%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Franklin County, ME declined at a rate of −0.546%, from 14.1k employees to 14k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Franklin County, ME, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,368 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,207 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (1,152 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Franklin County, ME.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Maine.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Maine (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

14k

2024 Value

± 861

−0.546%

1 Year decline

± 8.69%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Franklin County, ME declined at a rate of −0.546%, from 14.1k employees to 14k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Franklin County, ME, are Educational Services (2,372 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,207 people), and Retail Trade (1,630 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Franklin County, ME, though some of these residents may live in Franklin County, ME and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$44,846

Median earning men ± $3,871

$34,428

Median earning women ± $3,720

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($59,309), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($55,833), and Information ($54,281).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($75,625), Construction ($62,917), and Public Administration ($52,067).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Maine.

Y-Axis

1.54%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 627k people employed in Maine. This represents a 1.54% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Maine.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

112
Construction
74
Retail Trade
55
Other Services (except Public Administration)

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$86.2k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$60.2k
Retail Trade
$57.8k
Manufacturing

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Maine went to Kamala Harris with 52.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (45.5%), followed by Jill Stein (1.08%).

Susan Collins and Angus King are the senators currently representing the state of Maine. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Maine is currently represented by 2 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Franklin County, ME. Showing the available data for Maine.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (52.4%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (45.5%)
Republican Party
Jill Stein (1.08%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Maine went to Kamala Harris with 52.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (45.5%), followed by Jill Stein (1.08%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Maine for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Maine

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Maine.

Susan Collins

Senator from Maine

Assumed office on January 3, 1997

Angus King

Senator from Maine

Assumed office on January 3, 2013
Angus King of Maine and Bernie Sanders of Vermont join meetings of the Senate Democratic Caucus.{{cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2012/11/14/165149633/maine-independent-angus-king-to-caucus-with-senate-democrats |title=Maine Independent Angus King to Caucus with Senate Democrats |publisher=National Public Radio |first=Padmananda |last=Rama |date=November 14, 2012 |access-date=November 30, 2020 |quote=Angus King of Maine, who cruised to victory last week running as an independent, said Wednesday that he will caucus with Senate Democrats... The Senate's other independent, Bernie Sanders of Vermont, also caucuses with the Democrats.}}

Susan Collins and Angus King are the senators currently representing Maine.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Maine over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2024, universities in Franklin County, ME awarded 375 degrees. The student population of Franklin County, ME in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 634 male students and 1,466 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Franklin County, ME are White (319 and 85.3%), Unknown (25 and 6.68%), Hispanic or Latino (11 and 2.94%), and Black or African American (7 and 1.87%).

The largest universities in Franklin County, ME by number of degrees awarded are University of Maine at Farmington (375 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Franklin County, ME are Higher Education & Administration (46 and 12.3%), Elementary Education & Teaching (36 and 9.6%), and Early Childhood Education & Teaching (31 and 8.27%).

The median tuition cost for a public four year colleges is $9,180 for in-state students and $21,750 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2024 in Franklin County, ME, the percentage of applicants admitted was 96.7%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 18.6%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 2,100 (30.2% men and 69.8% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2024 there were 2,100 students enrolled in Franklin County, ME, 30.2% men and 69.8% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,707 records, of which 69.8% were women and 30.2% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Elementary Education & Teaching
36 degrees awarded
Early Childhood Education & Teaching
30 degrees awarded
General Psychology
29 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Franklin County, ME was Elementary Education & Teaching with 36 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Franklin County, ME according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

University of Maine at Farmington

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

375 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was University of Maine at Farmington with 375 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2024, 100 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Franklin County, ME, which is 0.364 times less than the 275 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 319 degrees mean that there were 12.8 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Unknown, with 25 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Public, 4-year or above ($9,180) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Public, 4-year or above ($2,128) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Public, 4-year or above ($960) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Franklin County, ME was $194,700 in 2024, which is 0.585 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $176,700 to $194,700, a 10.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Franklin County, ME is 76.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Franklin County, ME have an average commute time of 26.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Franklin County, ME is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 10.5% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Franklin County, ME. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.08%.

Housing

Property

$194,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$10,909

$9,666

Median Property Taxes

±$634

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Franklin County, ME the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Franklin County, ME compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

76.3%

Homeownership

2024

63.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 76.3% of the housing units in Franklin County, ME were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 77%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Franklin County, ME compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$58,675

Median Household Income

± $2,708

12.7k

Number of Households

± 775

In 2024, the median household income of the 12.7k households in Franklin County, ME grew to $58,675 from the previous year's value of $58,522.

The following chart displays the households in Franklin County, ME distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Franklin County, ME is from Maine.

0.439

2024 Wage GINI in Maine

0.439

2023 Wage GINI in Maine

In 2024, the income inequality in Maine was 0.439 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.15% growth from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Maine was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Maine in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Maine across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (72.3%)
Worked At Home (13%)
Carpooled (6.86%)

In 2024, 72.3% of workers in Franklin County, ME drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13%) and those who carpooled to work (6.86%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

26.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Franklin County, ME have a longer commute time (26.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.34% of the workforce in Franklin County, ME have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Franklin County, ME compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Franklin County, ME distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Franklin County, ME have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 10.5% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Franklin County, ME. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.08%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

12.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Franklin County, ME (3.55k out of 29.2k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Franklin County, ME is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 15.6% of the children was living in poverty in Franklin County, ME. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 9.3%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 111 in Franklin County, ME. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 36.8% per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.