Aroostook County, ME
Demographic and economic profile of Aroostook County, ME, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Aroostook County is Maine's northernmost county, with an economy rooted in agriculture and public-sector employment, supporting a small workforce of roughly 67,000 residents where only 22.4% hold a bachelor's degree and labor force participation sits at 54.1%. Worker earnings median at $39,530 annually against a median home value of $131,700 and median rent of $736/month signal unusually low occupancy costs relative to most U.S. markets. The county has shed population at a rate of -1.5% over five years, carries a 5.4% unemployment rate, and has a median age of 48.3, reflecting an older, contracting labor pool.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-1.5% since 2018
Aroostook County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone62,391 (93.0%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,817 (2.7%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race920 (1.4%)
- American Indian & Alaska Native Alone847 (1.3%)
- Black or African American Alone508 (0.8%)
- Some Other Race Alone274 (0.4%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)7,383
- 2.German or other West Germanic629
- 3.Spanish433
- 4.Other Indo-European116
- 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island114
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance8,595
- 2.Retail Trade (Group)3,369
- 3.Manufacturing (Group)2,478
- 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities1,985
- 5.Construction (Group)1,971
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations10,748
- 2.Sales & Office Occupations5,786
- 3.Service Occupations4,925
- 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,937
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations3,645
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.89×)1,784
- 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.35×)1,843
- 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.28×)8,584
- 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.26×)2,127
- 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.08×)3,381
Housing
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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.