| Rank | Average Public Assistance Income per Household ▼ | School District / Population |
| 1. | $10,371 | Franklin Unorganized Territory / 865 |
| 2. | $10,087 | School Administrative District 15 / 13,059 |
| 3. | $7,820 | Nobleboro / 1,647 |
| 4. | $6,733 | Hersey / 51 |
| 5. | $6,400 | Hermon / 5,244 |
| 6. | $6,200 | Fayette / 1,281 |
| 7. | $6,060 | Shirley / 263 |
| 8. | $6,039 | Damariscotta / 2,216 |
| 9. | $5,992 | Bristol / 2,766 |
| 10. | $5,888 | Dennysville / 399 |
| 11. | $5,733 | Orient / 116 |
| 12. | $5,693 | Medway / 1,223 |
| 13. | $5,650 | Westbrook / 17,314 |
| 14. | $5,537 | Madawaska / 4,141 |
| 15. | $5,455 | Yarmouth / 8,390 |
| 16. | $5,345 | Edgecomb / 1,143 |
| 17. | $5,063 | Pembroke / 980 |
| 18. | $4,772 | School Administrative District 51 / 10,679 |
| 19. | $4,765 | School Administrative District 61 / 14,134 |
| 20. | $4,722 | East Machias / 1,344 |
| 21. | $4,645 | Bar Harbor / 5,194 |
| 22. | $4,603 | School Administrative District 09 / 18,036 |
| 23. | $4,437 | Southwest Harbor / 1,725 |
| 24. | $4,396 | School Administrative District 24 / 2,987 |
| 25. | $4,322 | School Administrative District 31 / 3,830 |
| 26. | $4,315 | Portland / 66,138 |
| 27. | $4,302 | Regional School Unit 13 / 17,358 |
| 28. | $4,252 | Great Salt Bay Community School District / 4,467 |
| 29. | $4,234 | School Administrative District 59 / 6,441 |
| 30. | $4,186 | Waterville / 15,777 |
| 31. | $4,179 | Pleasant Point / 475 |
| 32. | $4,157 | Name N/A / 14,506 |
| 33. | $4,121 | Mount Desert Community School District / 10,039 |
| 34. | $4,111 | Easton / 1,123 |
| 35. | $3,989 | Greenbush / 1,382 |
| 36. | $3,989 | Regional School Unit 14 / 21,108 |
| 37. | $3,984 | Cape Elizabeth / 9,056 |
| 38. | $3,920 | School Administrative District 07 / 461 |
| 39. | $3,855 | Regional School Unit 01 / 16,704 |
| 40. | $3,832 | School Administrative District 52 / 12,057 |
| 41. | $3,822 | Machias / 2,416 |
| 42. | $3,744 | Regional School Unit 25 / 8,461 |
| 43. | $3,739 | Jonesport / 1,338 |
| 44. | $3,675 | Lisbon / 9,092 |
| 45. | $3,640 | School Administrative District 08 / 1,090 |
| 46. | $3,610 | Indian Township / 767 |
| 47. | $3,602 | Regional School Unit 21 / 18,423 |
| 48. | $3,582 | Millinocket / 4,655 |
| 49. | $3,560 | School Administrative District 19 / 1,423 |
| 50. | $3,558 | School Administrative District 06 / 25,893 |
| 51. | $3,540 | Caswell / 340 |
| 52. | $3,492 | School Administrative District 35 / 13,431 |
| 53. | $3,480 | School Administrative District 60 / 17,650 |
| 54. | $3,467 | Roque Bluffs / 251 |
| 55. | $3,400 | Dedham / 2,139 |
| 56. | $3,367 | School Administrative District 13 / 1,314 |
| 57. | $3,364 | School Administrative District 14 / 803 |
| 58. | $3,345 | School Administrative District 12 / 949 |
| 59. | $3,312 | Regional School Unit 10 / 18,964 |
| 60. | $3,273 | Regional School Unit 02 / 14,748 |
| 61. | $3,265 | South Portland / 24,804 |
| 62. | $3,252 | School Administrative District 22 / 12,468 |
| 63. | $3,217 | School Administration District 10 / 191 |
| 64. | $3,214 | School Administrative District 44 / 6,036 |
| 65. | $3,137 | School Administrative District 53 / 6,142 |
| 66. | $3,086 | Biddeford / 21,490 |
| 67. | $3,049 | School Administrative District 04 / 4,994 |
| 68. | $3,044 | Indian Island / 598 |
| 69. | $3,033 | School Administrative District 46 / 6,645 |
| 70. | $3,027 | School Administrative District 49 / 14,919 |
| 71. | $3,027 | Oxford Unorganized Territory / 602 |
| 72. | $2,975 | Kennebec Unorganized Territory / 70 |
| 73. | $2,960 | Jonesboro / 653 |
| 74. | $2,955 | Winslow / 7,823 |
| 75. | $2,955 | Regional School Unit 34 / 10,108 |
| 76. | $2,951 | Lewiston / 36,684 |
| 77. | $2,950 | Somerset Unorganized Territory / 876 |
| 78. | $2,936 | Auburn / 23,279 |
| 79. | $2,900 | Bridgewater / 640 |
| 80. | $2,897 | School Administrative District 55 / 8,348 |
| 81. | $2,896 | School Administrative District 37 / 5,522 |
| 82. | $2,892 | Penobscot Unorganized Territory / 1,562 |
| 83. | $2,891 | School Administrative District 11 / 13,922 |
| 84. | $2,878 | Kittery / 9,606 |
| 85. | $2,870 | Brewer / 9,433 |
| 86. | $2,811 | School Administrative District 75 / 19,689 |
| 87. | $2,795 | School Administrative District 36 / 5,322 |
| 88. | $2,756 | Regional School Unit 38 / 7,458 |
| 89. | $2,732 | School Administrative District 40 / 14,808 |
| 90. | $2,726 | Bangor / 32,899 |
| 91. | $2,702 | Jay / 4,890 |
| 92. | $2,694 | Southern Aroostook Community School District / 3,049 |
| 93. | $2,686 | School Administrative District 29 / 8,208 |
| 94. | $2,671 | Eastport / 1,425 |
| 95. | $2,665 | Rangeley / 1,177 |
| 96. | $2,662 | School Administrative District 64 / 7,993 |
| 97. | $2,635 | Piscataquis Unorganized Territory / 936 |
| 98. | $2,629 | School Administrative District 01 / 12,845 |
| 99. | $2,600 | School Administrative District 58 / 4,823 |
| 99. | $2,600 | East Range Community School District / 232 |
| 101. | $2,560 | School Administrative District 25 / 2,761 |
| 102. | $2,513 | Princeton / 898 |
| 103. | $2,500 | South Bristol / 976 |
| 104. | $2,499 | Regional School Unit 24 / 19,161 |
| 105. | $2,493 | Wells-Ogunquit Community School District / 10,763 |
| 106. | $2,490 | School Administrative District 17 / 23,682 |
| 107. | $2,470 | Regional School Unit 18 / 18,880 |
| 108. | $2,454 | Regional School Unit 04 / 10,221 |
| 109. | $2,411 | Penobscot / 1,377 |
| 110. | $2,402 | Regional School Unit 05 / 13,211 |
| 111. | $2,393 | Sanford / 21,035 |
| 112. | $2,382 | School Administrative District 30 / 1,876 |
| 113. | $2,373 | Regional School Unit 39 / 10,958 |
| 114. | $2,358 | School Administrative District 57 / 21,609 |
| 115. | $2,348 | Vassalboro / 4,311 |
| 116. | $2,312 | School Administrative District 63 / 6,002 |
| 117. | $2,300 | School Administrative District 54 / 17,286 |
| 118. | $2,277 | School Administrative District 32 / 2,139 |
| 119. | $2,250 | School Administrative District 67 / 6,652 |
| 120. | $2,189 | Woodland / 1,085 |
| 121. | $2,163 | School Administrative District 27 / 6,683 |
| 122. | $2,115 | Scarborough / 18,637 |
| 123. | $2,114 | Regional School Unit 20 / 18,312 |
| 124. | $2,101 | School Administrative District 42 / 2,350 |
| 125. | $2,066 | School Administrative District 70 / 3,645 |
| 126. | $2,049 | Milford / 3,055 |
| 127. | $2,033 | Beals / 602 |
| 128. | $2,025 | Regional School Unit 19 / 14,947 |
| 129. | $2,023 | School Administrative District 72 / 8,060 |
| 130. | $1,963 | Robbinston / 592 |
| 131. | $1,899 | Augusta / 19,150 |
| 132. | $1,885 | Washington Unorganized Territory / 1,233 |
| 133. | $1,850 | Gilead / 145 |
| 134. | $1,848 | School Administrative District 41 / 4,842 |
| 135. | $1,800 | Crawford / 109 |
| 136. | $1,797 | School Administrative District 20 / 3,513 |
| 137. | $1,783 | Regional School Unit 16 / 10,969 |
| 138. | $1,771 | Regional School Unit 26 / 16,708 |
| 139. | $1,737 | School Administrative District 45 / 2,504 |
| 140. | $1,704 | East Millinocket / 1,900 |
| 141. | $1,704 | Regional School Unit 12 / 14,914 |
| 142. | $1,525 | Baring Plantation / 316 |
| 143. | $1,522 | School Administrative District 03 / 10,528 |
| 144. | $1,446 | Whiting / 528 |
| 145. | $1,380 | Baileyville / 1,554 |
| 146. | $1,367 | Regional School Unit 23 / 29,367 |
| 147. | $1,345 | Orrington / 3,710 |
| 148. | $1,333 | New Sweden / 513 |
| 149. | $1,329 | Winthrop / 6,149 |
| 150. | $1,305 | School Administrative District 68 / 7,014 |
| 151. | $1,300 | Bancroft / 62 |
| 151. | $1,300 | Macwahoc Plantation / 46 |
| 153. | $1,294 | Aroostook Unorganized Territory / 1,513 |
| 154. | $1,240 | Grand Isle / 532 |
| 155. | $1,176 | Appleton / 1,437 |
| 156. | $1,167 | Medford / 224 |
| 157. | $1,139 | Brunswick / 20,557 |
| 158. | $1,114 | Trenton / 1,453 |
| 159. | $1,100 | Southport / 541 |
| 160. | $1,050 | The Forks Plantation / 28 |
| 161. | $972 | Gorham / 16,065 |
| 162. | $915 | School Administrative District 28 / 8,373 |
| 163. | $861 | School Administrative District 23 / 5,475 |
| 164. | $850 | Marshfield / 494 |
| 165. | $811 | Lincolnville / 1,846 |
| 166. | $800 | Castine / 1,483 |
| 167. | $775 | Tremont / 1,412 |
| 168. | $775 | Calais / 3,192 |
| 169. | $717 | Lincoln Plantation / 66 |
| 170. | $700 | School Administrative District 33 / 1,877 |
| 171. | $692 | School Administrative District 74 / 5,346 |
| 172. | $678 | Newcastle / 1,576 |
| 173. | $633 | Vanceboro / 129 |
| 174. | $625 | Sedgwick / 1,192 |
| 175. | $611 | Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor Community School District / 5,544 |
| 176. | $610 | Hope / 1,521 |
| 177. | $600 | Cooper / 202 |
| 177. | $600 | Acton / 2,001 |
| 179. | $580 | Blue Hill / 2,649 |
| 180. | $550 | Perry / 943 |
| 181. | $466 | Falmouth / 11,086 |
| 182. | $450 | Airline Community School District / 458 |
| 183. | $343 | Jefferson / 2,529 |
| 184. | $333 | Brooklin / 1,022 |
| 185. | $310 | Greenville / 1,606 |
| 186. | $300 | Surry / 1,666 |
| 187. | $200 | Highland Plantation / 56 |
| 188. | $186 | Deer Isle-Stonington Community School District / 3,084 |
| 189. | $150 | Upton / 75 |
| 190. | $133 | Harmony / 1,000 |
| 191. | $125 | Otis / 400 |
Please note that we only rank locations with 'Average Public Assistance Income per Household' data. The rank above might not be a complete list. Locations without 'Average Public Assistance Income per Household' data are not listed.
*ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.
