By The Numbers - Maine Heritage Policy Centermainepolicy.org/wp-content/uploads/MBTN-singlepages4web.pdf · 2019-09-20 · New England Rural Peer Maine Average State Average U.S

NewEngland RuralPeer Maine Average StateAverage U.S.Average HighestState LowestState


NewEngland RuralPeer Maine Average StateAverage* U.S.Average HighestState LowestState

D E M O G R A P H I C SPopulation(a) 1,318,301 2,622,284 1,559,390 11,807,944 36,961,664 544,270

Rank:41 Ca WY

PercentofPopulation18orunder(b) 22.15% 23.3% 25% 25.38% 32.89% 19.53% Rank:49 UT DC

PercentofPopulationover65(b) 15.89% 13.31% 13.47% 12.71% 16.73% 8.07% Rank:3 FL ak

MedianAge(a) 43.4 41.14 39.4 38.4 43.4 29.4 Rank:1 ME UT

E C O N O M I C S GrossDomesticProduct(1)(c) $4,842.00 $11,189.80 $6,568.90 $24,998.96 $175,087.00 $2,511.00

Rank:42 Ca DC

MedianHouseholdIncome(a) $48,032.00 $59,210.20 $47,701.80 $50,803.00 $66,654.00 36,650.00 Rank:30 nH MS

PercentofPopulationLowIncome(2)(a) 29.9% 24.94% 32.49% 33% 47.5% 19.9% Rank:32 MS nH

PercentofPopulationBelowthePovertyLevel(a) 11.4% 9.88% 13.34% 14.3% 23.1% 7.8% Rank:36 MS nH

PrivateSectorShareofPersonalIncome(c) 63.6% 71.59% 66% 69.3% 75.7% 7.2% Rank:41 nH DC

CostofResidentialElectricity(d) $0.1587 $0.1678 $0.1099 $0.1218 $0.28 $0.08 Rank:8 HI ID

PrivateSectorJobGrowth(c) 0.7% -0.01% 5.4% -0.1% 22.2% -18% Rank:24 WY MI

PercentUnionMembers(e) 13% 15.14% 11% 12.3% 26.00% 4.9% Rank:22 nY nC

StateMinimumWage(f) $7.50 $7.81 $6.64 $6.04 $8.67 $- Rank:11 Wa aL,Tn,MS,SC,La

GasTaxPerGallon(g) $0.31 $0.29 $0.23 $0.28 $0.80 $0.14 Rank:18 ak WY

W E l fA R E PercentofHouseholdson 4.9% 2.9% 2.5% 2.6% 6.3% 1.3%

TANFCashAssistance(a) Rank:3 ak La

WorkParticipationRates(6)(h) 11% 32% 44% 29% 63% 3% Rank:49 MS aZ

PercentofHouseholdsReceiving 13.8% 7.2% 8.92% 8.8% 16.2% 4.2%FoodStamps(a) Rank:2 La WY

StateReportedFoodStampErrorRate(i) 10.4% 6.7% 5% 5.7% 12.6% 1.9% Rank:2 RI SD

PercentofPopulationEnrolledinMedicaid(b) 27% 18% 18% 19% 29% 10% Rank:3 Ca nV

MedicaidEligibilityasPercent 200% 149% 64% 86% 215% 8%ofFederalPoverty(b) Rank:3 Mn ak

WelfareExpendituresasPercent 30.50% 25.9% 21.3% 23.7% 32.8% 12.9%ofStateExpenditures(a) Rank:2 Tn WY

TA x / f I S C A l CombinedStateandLocalSalesTaxRate(g) 5% 5.05% 5% 6.27% 9.44% 0%

Rank:44 Tn OR,Mn,nH,DE

StateandLocalSalesTax 2.3% 1.3% 2.4% 2.53% 5% 0%as%ofPersonalIncome(c) Rank:30 Wa OR,Mn,nH,DE

TopStateIndividualIncomeTaxRate(g) 8.5% 6.35% 5.32% 5.67% 11% 0% Rank:9 OR TX,nV,FL,WY,Wa,SD,ak

StateandLocalIndividualIncomeTax 3.3% 2.6% 1.7% 2.53% 4.95% 0%as%ofPersonalIncome(c) Rank:12 nY TX,nV,FL,WY,Wa,SD,ak

StateandLocalPropertyTax 4.6% 4.59% 3.46% 3.4% 5.4% 1.5%as%ofPersonalIncome(c) Rank:6 nH aL

StateandLocalTaxas%ofPersonalincome(c) 12.6% 10.93% 11% 11.04% 33.4% 8.3% Rank:7 ak SD

TopStateCorporateIncomeTaxRate(b) 8.93% 8.35% 6.22% 6.51% 12% 0.00% Rank:9 Ia MI,nV,OH,SD,TX,Wa,WY

StateandLocalTaxBurdenPerCapita(b) $3,832.00 $5,033.00 $3,498.20 $3,920.96 $7,256.00 $2,067.00 Rank:24 CT aL

StateTaxRevenuePerCapita(l) $2,647.00 $2,944.00 $2,830.10 $2,334.00 $7,092.00 $1,567.00 Rank:14 ak SC

StateSpendingPerCapita(b) $5,628.00 $6,534.00 $6,252.70 $4,926.00 $17,907.00 $3,380.00 Rank:17 ak TX

StateDebtPerCapita(g) $4,092.00 $8,006.40 $3,567.10 $3,415.00 $11,357.00 $773.00 Rank:15 Ma Tn

UnfundedLiabilitiesPerCapita(m) $11,896.72 $12,116.25 $9,157.74 $10,741.56 $20,028.44 $4,882.29 Rank:17 RI nE

PercentStateGovernmentWorkerCompensation 20.5% 13.96% 18.41% 6.47% 35.3% -6.7%AbovePrivateSectorAverage(c) Rank:12 VT Ma

StateGovernmentWorkers 5.512 5.186 6.844 4.739 15.16 3.133Per100PrivateSectorWorkers(c) Rank:21 HI IL

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*Rural peer states: Arkansas, Iowa, Mississippi, Montana, New Hampshire, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming

Notes: (1) Millions of Dollars (2) 200% of Federal Poverty Level (3) Per Kilowatthour (4) 25 Years or Older (5) One Child (6) All TANF families

Sources: (a) U.S. Census (b) Kaiser Foundation (c) Bureau of Economic Analysis (d) US Energy Information Administration (e) Bureau of Labor Statistics (f) U.S. Department of Labor (g) The Tax Foundation (h) Administration for Children and Families (i) U.S. Government Accountability Office (j) National Center for Education Statistics (k) National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (l) Federation of Tax Administrators (m) The Mercatus Center

H E A lT H C A R E PercentUnder65WithPrivateInsurance(b) 62% 71% 66% 62% 77% 50%

Rank:35 nH nM

PercentUnder65withMedicaid 26% 18% 18% 20% 27% 10%orPublicCoverage(b) Rank:2 MS UT

PercentUnder65InsuredPrivateorPublic(b) 88% 89% 84% 82% 94% 72% Rank:7 Ma TX

PercentofSmallBusinesses 53.8% 60.36% 49.09% 55% 85.4% 39.5%OfferingHealthInsurance(b) Rank:25 HI MT

AveragePremium-SingleCoverage $5,119.00 $5,092.80 $4,520.50 $4,669.00 $6,047.00 $3,717.00forSmallBusinesses(b) Rank:6 ak aR

MedicaidSpendingPerCapita(b) $1,568.56 $1,345.20 $1,034.78 $1,027.48 $1,740.82 $420.38 Rank:4 RI nV

MedicaidIncomeLimitfor $30,014.20 $21,709.30 $9,266.52 $12,773.71 $31,325.50 $2,476.90Non-DisabledParentUnder65(5)(b) Rank:3 Mn aR

PercentofAdultsWhoSmoke(b) 18.10% 16.58% 19.73% 18.91% 26.5% 9.3% Rank:27 WV UT

PercentofAdultsWhoAreObese, 61.90% 57.34% 62.44% 60.8% 67.8% 49.8%BMIof25+(b) Rank:24 MS DC

E D u C AT I O N AverageTuitionPublic2-YearCollege(j) $3,272.00 $4,002.40 $3,392.20 $2,137.00 $6,001.00 $586.00

Rank:11 nH Ca

AverageTuitionPublic4-YearCollege(j) $8,018.00 $9,049.80 $6,340.50 $6,319.00 $11,316.00 $3,057.00 Rank:12 VT WY

StateandLocalTaxpayerFunding $6,804.00 $6,452.80 $6,267.50 $7,059.00 $15,151.00 $3,167.00PerFTEStudent(k) Rank:28 WY VT

PercentofBachelor’sStudents 56.80% 64.40% 51.1% 55.9% 69.1% 22.1%GraduatingWithin6Years(k) Rank:20 Ma ak

PercentofAdults25-44 35.42% 47.16% 39% 39.26% 52.69% 28.3%WithAssociate’sorHigher(k) Rank:27 Ma WV

PercentWithHighSchoolDiplomaorHigher(4)(k) 81.32% 87.4% 84.35% 89.63% 91.63% 79.62% Rank:26 aZ VT

SpendingPerK-12Student(j) $11,644.00 $12,927.00 $9,822.60 $9,683.00 $16,163.00 $5,706.00 Rank:12 nJ UT

HighSchoolGraduationRate(j) 79.10% 82.6% 80% 74.9% 89.6% 51.3% Rank:18 WI nV

PercentofNinthGradersEnrolling 48.20% 48.9% 48% 44% 59.6% 26.4%inCollegeby19(k) Rank:14 SD nV

PercentofStudentsatProficiency- 34% 39% 33% 32% 51% 17%8thGradeMath(j) Rank:23 Ma MS

PercentofStudentsatProficiency- 37% 37% 32% 30% 43% 17%8thGradeReading(j) Rank:10 Ma MS

By The NumbersHow does Maine compare?

The Maine Heritage Policy Center publishes this

compendium to provide a fact-based look at how Maine

compares to other states and the District of Columbia

in six key areas: demographics, economics, health care,

welfare, education, and tax and fiscal. Maine’s totals and

rankings are provided alongside the New England state

average, rural peer state average, national average, and

the highest and lowest-ranked states for each entry.

Information included in Maine By The Numbers was

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