Maine

Maine covers 30,843 square miles, with a 2019 estimated population of 1,344,212 people – with 545,287 people living in rural Maine (USDA-ERS). Augusta is the state capital. The state's largest cities are Portland, Lewiston and Bangor. According to 2018 data from the U.S. Census Bureau, 94.6% of the state's population is white, 1.6% is African-American, 1.2% is Asian, 0.7% is American Indian or Alaska Native, and 1.7% is of Hispanic or Latino origin.

Maine Rural Healthcare Facilities

According to data.HRSA.gov, as of July 2020 Maine had:

• 16 Critical Access Hospitals
• 38 Rural Health Clinics
• 81 Federally Qualified Health Center sites located outside of Urbanized Areas
• 9 short term hospitals located outside of Urbanized Areas

Selected Social Determinants of Health for Rural Maine

8% of Maine residents lack health insurance (Kaiser, 2017). According to the USDA Economic Research Service, the average per capita income for Maine residents in 2018 was $48,905, although rural per capita income lagged at $43,563. The ERS reports, based on 2018 ACS data, that the poverty rate in rural Maine is 13.7%, compared with 10.2% in urban areas of the state. 8.9% of the rural population has not completed high school, while 6.8% of the urban population lacks a high school diploma according to 2014-2018 ACS data reported by ERS. The unemployment rate in rural Maine is 3.6%, while in urban Maine it is 2.7% (USDA-ERS, 2019).

Data Sources
Kaiser Family Foundation State Health Facts; U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts; USDA Economic Research Service: State Fact Sheets

Contacts

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