Benchmarking York County in ME against all counties
York County in ME has the 2nd-lowest deep-poverty rate (3.9%) among the 16 Maine counties. That 3.9% compares to an average of 5.5% across those 16 counties.
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Lincoln County in ME is first with 3.5%.
Incidentally, neither has low employment. Neither is a retirement destination. Neither has decades-long substantial child poverty. Both got worse or bottomed out on all the obesity and diabetes change metrics (4 of these; each county needs at least 3 with actual values to qualify).
beat Sagadahoc County in ME (4.1%), Cumberland County in ME (4.5%), Oxford County in ME (4.7%), Franklin County in ME (5.2%), and Knox County in ME (5.4%), and 9 others, ending with Piscataquis County in ME (6.8%).
Incidentally, neither has low employment. Neither is a retirement destination. Neither has decades-long substantial child poverty. Both got worse or bottomed out on all the obesity and diabetes change metrics (4 of these; each county needs at least 3 with actual values to qualify).
beat Sagadahoc County in ME (4.1%), Cumberland County in ME (4.5%), Oxford County in ME (4.7%), Franklin County in ME (5.2%), and Knox County in ME (5.4%), and 9 others, ending with Piscataquis County in ME (6.8%).
References
- deep-poverty rate. Lower values are better. Deep poverty rate for all ages, 2010-2014. Source: http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/atlas-of-rural-and-small-town-america.aspx.