| Rank | Average Public Assistance Income per Household ▼ | School District / Population |
| 1. | $11,350 | School Administrative District 15 / 13,280 |
| 2. | $10,920 | York / 12,625 |
| 3. | $10,869 | School Administrative District 35 / 13,454 |
| 4. | $10,200 | Airline Community School District / 438 |
| 5. | $10,162 | Deer Isle-Stonington Community School District / 2,918 |
| 6. | $8,900 | Waite / 100 |
| 7. | $8,433 | East Machias / 1,235 |
| 8. | $8,000 | Upton / 76 |
| 9. | $7,384 | School Administrative District 22 / 12,465 |
| 10. | $7,043 | Franklin Unorganized Territory / 843 |
| 11. | $7,040 | Bridgewater / 622 |
| 12. | $6,167 | Beddington / 57 |
| 13. | $6,158 | School Administrative District 24 / 2,980 |
| 14. | $6,033 | Orient / 136 |
| 15. | $5,855 | Cape Elizabeth / 9,055 |
| 16. | $5,177 | Greenville / 1,692 |
| 17. | $5,131 | Madawaska / 4,046 |
| 18. | $5,058 | Bristol / 2,748 |
| 19. | $5,024 | Edgecomb / 1,082 |
| 20. | $4,917 | School Administrative District 57 / 21,912 |
| 21. | $4,878 | Shirley / 320 |
| 22. | $4,859 | Medway / 1,332 |
| 23. | $4,854 | School Administrative District 09 / 17,751 |
| 24. | $4,804 | School Administrative District 61 / 14,444 |
| 25. | $4,767 | Charlotte / 284 |
| 26. | $4,703 | Regional School Unit 21 / 18,423 |
| 27. | $4,618 | Southwest Harbor / 1,848 |
| 28. | $4,578 | Bar Harbor / 5,230 |
| 29. | $4,493 | Dennysville / 408 |
| 30. | $4,375 | Westbrook / 17,501 |
| 31. | $4,335 | School Administrative District 40 / 14,537 |
| 32. | $4,172 | Easton / 1,249 |
| 33. | $4,150 | Pembroke / 931 |
| 34. | $4,142 | Portland / 66,235 |
| 35. | $4,107 | School Administrative District 14 / 797 |
| 36. | $4,019 | Regional School Unit 02 / 14,802 |
| 37. | $3,900 | Mount Desert Community School District / 10,939 |
| 38. | $3,860 | Yarmouth / 8,390 |
| 39. | $3,808 | Indian Township / 841 |
| 40. | $3,805 | School Administrative District 60 / 17,903 |
| 41. | $3,688 | School Administrative District 06 / 25,994 |
| 42. | $3,673 | School Administrative District 44 / 5,903 |
| 43. | $3,634 | Regional School Unit 16 / 11,007 |
| 44. | $3,629 | Surry / 1,736 |
| 45. | $3,577 | Damariscotta / 2,170 |
| 46. | $3,566 | Waterville / 15,780 |
| 47. | $3,538 | Nobleboro / 1,699 |
| 48. | $3,530 | Acton / 2,457 |
| 49. | $3,510 | School Administrative District 49 / 14,826 |
| 50. | $3,500 | Greenbush / 1,326 |
| 51. | $3,488 | Perry / 961 |
| 52. | $3,483 | South Portland / 24,997 |
| 53. | $3,455 | East Millinocket / 1,818 |
| 54. | $3,444 | Indian Island / 693 |
| 55. | $3,443 | Somerset Unorganized Territory / 694 |
| 56. | $3,443 | School Administrative District 55 / 8,061 |
| 57. | $3,414 | Woodville / 219 |
| 58. | $3,381 | Oxford Unorganized Territory / 594 |
| 59. | $3,368 | Regional School Unit 38 / 7,758 |
| 60. | $3,347 | Lewiston / 36,588 |
| 61. | $3,340 | Regional School Unit 01 / 16,270 |
| 62. | $3,326 | School Administrative District 59 / 6,482 |
| 63. | $3,302 | School Administrative District 37 / 5,873 |
| 64. | $3,255 | Pleasant Point / 585 |
| 65. | $3,255 | Sanford / 20,885 |
| 66. | $3,251 | Wells-Ogunquit Community School District / 10,845 |
| 67. | $3,240 | Piscataquis Unorganized Territory / 971 |
| 68. | $3,224 | Regional School Unit 14 / 21,475 |
| 69. | $3,221 | Bangor / 32,988 |
| 70. | $3,212 | Baileyville / 1,392 |
| 71. | $3,185 | School Administrative District 70 / 3,684 |
| 72. | $3,158 | School Administrative District 19 / 1,373 |
| 73. | $3,150 | Lowell / 292 |
| 74. | $3,144 | Jonesboro / 511 |
| 75. | $3,125 | Kennebec Unorganized Territory / 80 |
| 76. | $3,120 | New Sweden / 576 |
| 77. | $3,111 | Great Salt Bay Community School District / 4,768 |
| 78. | $3,057 | School Administrative District 12 / 1,114 |
| 79. | $3,039 | School Administrative District 13 / 1,439 |
| 80. | $3,038 | Milford / 3,056 |
| 81. | $2,990 | School Administrative District 64 / 7,793 |
| 82. | $2,972 | Biddeford / 21,351 |
| 83. | $2,961 | Auburn / 23,104 |
| 84. | $2,943 | School Administration District 10 / 201 |
| 85. | $2,934 | Regional School Unit 19 / 14,814 |
| 86. | $2,933 | Regional School Unit 24 / 18,720 |
| 87. | $2,928 | Millinocket / 4,530 |
| 88. | $2,913 | Caswell / 312 |
| 89. | $2,905 | School Administrative District 04 / 5,172 |
| 90. | $2,869 | School Administrative District 63 / 6,369 |
| 91. | $2,867 | Name N/A / 10,191 |
| 92. | $2,840 | School Administrative District 51 / 10,796 |
| 93. | $2,832 | Lisbon / 9,023 |
| 94. | $2,811 | School Administrative District 03 / 10,466 |
| 95. | $2,786 | Regional School Unit 10 / 18,910 |
| 96. | $2,786 | School Administrative District 01 / 13,023 |
| 97. | $2,765 | School Administrative District 42 / 2,284 |
| 98. | $2,755 | School Administrative District 30 / 2,035 |
| 99. | $2,718 | Regional School Unit 18 / 19,006 |
| 100. | $2,713 | Regional School Unit 25 / 8,394 |
| 101. | $2,698 | Name N/A / 5,673 |
| 102. | $2,640 | School Administrative District 67 / 6,398 |
| 103. | $2,628 | School Administrative District 58 / 4,903 |
| 104. | $2,622 | Eastport / 1,458 |
| 105. | $2,620 | South Bristol / 964 |
| 106. | $2,569 | Marshfield / 424 |
| 107. | $2,555 | School Administrative District 46 / 6,550 |
| 108. | $2,499 | School Administrative District 27 / 6,495 |
| 109. | $2,457 | School Administrative District 41 / 4,454 |
| 110. | $2,444 | School Administrative District 17 / 24,188 |
| 111. | $2,425 | Carroll Plantation / 85 |
| 112. | $2,422 | Beals / 453 |
| 113. | $2,416 | Penobscot Unorganized Territory / 1,192 |
| 114. | $2,412 | School Administrative District 29 / 8,199 |
| 115. | $2,411 | Machias / 2,392 |
| 116. | $2,397 | School Administrative District 23 / 5,610 |
| 117. | $2,386 | Gorham / 16,395 |
| 118. | $2,383 | Regional School Unit 04 / 10,431 |
| 119. | $2,342 | Regional School Unit 34 / 10,342 |
| 120. | $2,341 | School Administrative District 54 / 17,259 |
| 121. | $2,321 | Regional School Unit 39 / 10,596 |
| 122. | $2,313 | Regional School Unit 13 / 17,136 |
| 123. | $2,280 | Penobscot / 1,086 |
| 124. | $2,261 | Augusta / 19,088 |
| 125. | $2,244 | Appleton / 1,642 |
| 126. | $2,209 | Brunswick / 20,376 |
| 127. | $2,200 | East Range Community School District / 202 |
| 128. | $2,196 | School Administrative District 52 / 12,032 |
| 129. | $2,190 | Scarborough / 18,941 |
| 130. | $2,154 | Name N/A / 31,164 |
| 131. | $2,120 | School Administrative District 31 / 4,033 |
| 132. | $2,119 | Trenton / 1,419 |
| 133. | $2,104 | School Administrative District 53 / 6,216 |
| 134. | $2,100 | Roque Bluffs / 236 |
| 135. | $2,096 | Washington Unorganized Territory / 1,475 |
| 136. | $2,076 | Brewer / 9,452 |
| 137. | $2,063 | School Administrative District 72 / 7,759 |
| 138. | $2,051 | School Administrative District 11 / 13,659 |
| 139. | $2,045 | School Administrative District 75 / 19,564 |
| 140. | $2,028 | School Administrative District 32 / 2,159 |
| 141. | $1,993 | Woodland / 1,215 |
| 142. | $1,983 | School Administrative District 08 / 1,126 |
| 143. | $1,970 | School Administrative District 68 / 6,850 |
| 144. | $1,950 | Machiasport / 1,161 |
| 145. | $1,900 | Crawford / 107 |
| 146. | $1,890 | Regional School Unit 26 / 17,096 |
| 147. | $1,889 | Kittery / 9,538 |
| 148. | $1,843 | Robbinston / 579 |
| 149. | $1,808 | Baring Plantation / 289 |
| 150. | $1,785 | Regional School Unit 05 / 13,256 |
| 151. | $1,777 | School Administrative District 20 / 3,478 |
| 152. | $1,750 | Southport / 539 |
| 153. | $1,680 | Gilead / 95 |
| 154. | $1,600 | School Administrative District 07 / 456 |
| 155. | $1,598 | Vassalboro / 4,354 |
| 156. | $1,595 | Regional School Unit 23 / 29,430 |
| 157. | $1,555 | Regional School Unit 12 / 14,737 |
| 158. | $1,547 | Calais / 3,132 |
| 159. | $1,517 | Fayette / 1,203 |
| 160. | $1,515 | School Administrative District 45 / 2,346 |
| 161. | $1,482 | Winslow / 7,779 |
| 162. | $1,478 | Lincolnville / 2,192 |
| 163. | $1,363 | Macwahoc Plantation / 71 |
| 164. | $1,342 | Regional School Unit 20 / 18,290 |
| 165. | $1,335 | Name N/A / 1,761 |
| 166. | $1,253 | Tremont / 1,775 |
| 167. | $1,240 | Name N/A / 13,696 |
| 168. | $1,222 | Orrington / 3,737 |
| 169. | $1,100 | The Forks Plantation / 22 |
| 169. | $1,100 | Northfield / 177 |
| 171. | $1,075 | Bancroft / 71 |
| 172. | $1,065 | School Administrative District 74 / 5,330 |
| 173. | $1,057 | Blue Hill / 2,681 |
| 174. | $1,044 | Princeton / 815 |
| 175. | $1,027 | Dedham / 1,850 |
| 176. | $1,022 | Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor Community School District / 5,266 |
| 177. | $1,018 | School Administrative District 28 / 8,227 |
| 178. | $1,000 | Lake View Plantation / 71 |
| 179. | $891 | Jonesport / 1,308 |
| 180. | $875 | Sedgwick / 1,226 |
| 181. | $868 | Jefferson / 2,602 |
| 182. | $789 | School Administrative District 33 / 1,783 |
| 183. | $744 | Castine / 1,673 |
| 184. | $700 | Newcastle / 1,814 |
| 184. | $700 | Grand Isle / 481 |
| 186. | $675 | Georgetown / 935 |
| 187. | $671 | Aroostook Unorganized Territory / 1,408 |
| 188. | $650 | Cooper / 174 |
| 189. | $640 | Falmouth / 11,233 |
| 190. | $637 | Winthrop / 6,107 |
| 191. | $600 | Name N/A / 1,779 |
| 192. | $483 | Islesboro / 626 |
| 193. | $460 | Vanceboro / 128 |
| 194. | $300 | School Administrative District 76 / 386 |
| 194. | $300 | Drew Plantation / 111 |
| 196. | $279 | Hope / 1,635 |
| 197. | $223 | Whiting / 512 |
| 198. | $200 | Nashville Plantation / 70 |
| 198. | $200 | Highland Plantation / 70 |
| 200. | $190 | Harmony / 820 |
| 201. | $150 | Brooklin / 981 |
| 202. | $133 | Carrabassett Valley / 531 |
| 203. | $125 | Otis / 508 |
| 204. | $33 | Brooksville / 983 |
| 205. | $10 | Cutler / 560 |
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.
