14 topic facts + fiscal overview + 9 state trends + 21 reviewed government links
Public money
How Maine funds state services
Maine's enacted FY2027 General Fund appropriations, FY2025 audited State tax revenue and activity, current tax rates, and the largest General Fund recipients. Each section preserves its own period and accounting scope.
Enacted budget plan
$6.2BFY2027
Enacted through the 132nd Legislature's Second Regular Session
FY2027 General Fund budget
July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027
Exact reported total: $6,178,809,999
The General Fund appropriation for FY2027 reported by the Legislature's Office of Fiscal and Program Review after the 2026 supplemental budget and other enacted bills through the 132nd Legislature's Second Regular Session. It is not an all-funds budget: Highway, Federal Expenditures, Other Special Revenue, and other non-General-Fund spending are outside this headline.
Shares of the $6.529 billion in tax revenue reported as general revenue for Maine's governmental activities. State-recognized property tax is included; municipal property taxes collected and spent by local governments are not consolidated into this State total.
Individual income taxes$2.8B · 42.5%
Individual-income-tax revenue recognized by Maine's primary government.
Sales and use taxes$2.4B · 36.8%
General and special-rate sales and use taxes recognized on the government-wide statement.
Other taxes$575.5M · 8.8%
The ACFR's combined line for State taxes not separately shown in the five named categories.
Corporate taxes$430.1M · 6.6%
Corporate-tax revenue recognized by Maine's governmental activities.
Fuel taxes$253.8M · 3.9%
Motor-fuel and related fuel-tax revenue reported by the State.
State-recognized property taxes$90.5M · 1.4%
Property-tax revenue reported by Maine's primary government, not the much larger locally administered municipal property-tax system.
FY2027 enacted General Fund budget
Largest FY2027 General Fund recipients
$6.2B$6,178,809,999
The five largest departments or higher-education systems in the Legislature's FY2027 General Fund table are shown separately. FactVote combines the University of Maine System, Maine Community College System, and Maine Maritime Academy into one higher-education line and places every remaining recipient in All other departments and agencies; the exact amounts reconcile to the General Fund headline.
Health and Human Services$2.4B · 38.3%
General Fund appropriation to the Department of Health and Human Services.
Department of Education$2.0B · 32.9%
General Fund appropriation to the Department of Education, including the State's school-funding programs administered there.
Public higher education systems$428.7M · 6.9%
University of Maine System, Maine Community College System, and Maine Maritime Academy appropriations combined.
Administrative and Financial Services$288.7M · 4.7%
The department total includes statewide departments, agencies, and central administrative costs identified in the legislative table.
Corrections$260.4M · 4.2%
General Fund appropriation to the Department of Corrections.
All other departments and agencies$796.6M · 12.9%
Every other recipient in the Legislature's FY2027 General Fund department table, combined without omitting any appropriation.
Tax structure
Common statewide rates
Property and district rates can be local. Each card states the applicable scope.
Individual income tax
5.8%–7.15% + high-income surchargeMaine's 2026 graduated schedule uses 5.8%, 6.75%, and 7.15% brackets. A 2% surcharge applies to taxable income above $1 million for single filers, $750,000 for married separate filers, and $1.5 million for joint and head-of-household filers.Maine Revenue Services: 2026 Individual Income Tax Rates ↗
Corporate income tax
3.5%–8.93%Maine's graduated corporate-income-tax schedule starts at 3.5% and reaches 8.93% for adjusted federal taxable income of $3.5 million or more.Maine Revenue Services: Corporate Income Tax FAQ ↗
Municipal rates varyMaine's property-tax system is principally administered locally, and municipal mill rates vary. Maine Revenue Services supervises valuation and publishes municipal rate information; there is no single representative statewide homeowner rate.Maine Revenue Services, Property Tax Division: Property Tax ↗
Latest audited results
Fiscal year ended June 30, 2025
Government-wide revenue and expenses for Maine's primary government on the accrual basis, combining governmental and business-type activities and excluding discretely presented component units.
FactVote used the Legislature's exact FY2027 General Fund grand total and department table after the Second Regular Session, combined only the three named public higher-education systems, and assigned the residual exactly to All other departments and agencies. FY2025 tax-source shares and audited activity come from the government-wide ACFR, while current rate facts come from Maine Revenue Services.
The $6.179 billion headline is the General Fund appropriation, not Maine's all-funds budget; Highway, federal, Other Special Revenue, and other funds are excluded.
The spending chart is organized by large recipient rather than by a uniform statewide policy taxonomy; only the three named higher-education systems are combined.
Appropriations are spending authority, not actual expenditures, and later financial orders, transfers, or enacted changes can alter available amounts.
FY2025 audited activity is on the accrual basis and is not the same period or accounting measure as the FY2027 General Fund budget.
Municipal property taxes are not consolidated into the State's government-wide tax total, so the property-tax slice does not measure all property taxes paid in Maine.
Individual-income-tax brackets vary by filing status, and the 2% surcharge begins at different taxable-income thresholds.
Local property-tax rates and assessed values vary among municipalities and the unorganized territory.
Last verified August 29, 2026 · Review by August 31, 2027 · Maine figures refresh annually.
Taxes and the economy
Taxes, government spending, jobs, wages, and small business.
Taxes and economy
$74,733
Median household income
2020–2024 estimate
Median money income received by Maine households, expressed in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars.
View breakdowns and source
How it was measured
U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the American Community Survey 2020–2024 five-year estimate and expressed in 2024 dollars.
Keep in mind
Income is not take-home pay and does not directly measure taxes, wealth, prices, or purchasing power.
A statewide median obscures regional and household differences.
Related state trends
Taxes and economy over time
Employment and unemployment place the latest economic facts in a longer statewide context.
Work
Employment and unemployment
3.0%unemployed
The unemployment rate is paired with employed Maine residents indexed to 2015, so job recovery and labor-market slack remain readable on separate scales.
Unemployment rate
Employed people
Unemployment rate
3.0%
Employed people
685.3K
Employment since 2015
+3.9%
U.S. comparison & state rank2024
Unemployment rate
Maine
3.0%
U.S. benchmark
4.0%
State rank #1 has the highest unemployment rate — worse
FactVote uses BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics annual averages for the statewide unemployment rate and civilian employment. The chart converts employment to an index with 2015 equal to 100; the data table retains the published employment level.
LAUS estimates are revised each year through the program's annual processing cycle.
Employment is residence-based civilian employment, not a count of jobs located in the state.
Annual averages smooth within-year changes.
Housing and property costs
Housing supply, affordability, renters, zoning, and property costs.
Housing
$1,139/month
Median gross rent
2020–2024 estimate
Median monthly gross rent for renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, including contract rent plus estimated average utility and fuel costs paid by the renter.
View breakdowns and source
How it was measured
U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the American Community Survey 2020–2024 five-year estimate and expressed in 2024 dollars.
Keep in mind
This is a multi-year statewide estimate, not a current asking-rent measure.
The median obscures differences by location, unit size, housing quality, and renter circumstances.
Related state trends
Housing over time
Home values and household income show how Maine housing costs and purchasing power have changed together.
Housing pressure
Home prices versus income growth
+113.7%home prices
FHFA house prices and BEA personal income per person are indexed to the same starting year. A widening gap signals that home prices are rising faster than this broad income measure.
FHFA home prices
Income per person
Home-price growth
+113.7%
Income growth
+62.0%
Income per person
$71,662
U.S. comparison & state rank2025
Home-price growth
Maine
+113.7%
U.S. benchmark
+86.6%
State rank #1 has the fastest home-price growth — depends on perspective
#6 of 50
Income growth
Maine
+62.0%
U.S. benchmark
+55.9%
State rank #1 has the fastest income growth — better
FactVote averages the four quarterly, not-seasonally-adjusted FHFA all-transactions HPI observations for each year. It compares that series with BEA annual per-capita personal income distributed by FRED, then rebases both to 100 in 2016.
This is a pressure indicator, not a home-price-to-income ratio and not a measure of monthly mortgage affordability.
Both series are nominal; neither is adjusted for inflation.
Per-capita personal income includes earnings, property income, and transfers and is not median household income.
Public safety and criminal justice
Policing, crime prevention, sentencing, incarceration, and rehabilitation.
Public safety and justice
102.6 per 100,000
Reported violent-crime rate
2024
Violent offenses reported to law enforcement per 100,000 residents in participating jurisdictions.
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How it was measured
FactVote sums the 12 monthly state offense rates returned by the FBI Crime Data Explorer for the calendar year. The accompanying coverage value is the mean of the 12 monthly population-coverage percentages returned with the same query.
Keep in mind
These are crimes reported to law enforcement, not all crimes that occurred.
Maine's average monthly population coverage remained at or above 99.4% throughout this series, but coverage still varies and does not equal complete statewide reporting.
Reporting systems, agency participation, and later revisions can change the published series.
Average monthly population coverage in 2024 was 99.4%; this is not complete statewide reporting.
Public safety and justice
1,156.7 per 100,000
Reported property-crime rate
2024
Property offenses reported to law enforcement per 100,000 residents in participating jurisdictions.
View breakdowns and source
How it was measured
FactVote sums the 12 monthly state offense rates returned by the FBI Crime Data Explorer for the calendar year. The accompanying coverage value is the mean of the 12 monthly population-coverage percentages returned with the same query.
Keep in mind
These are crimes reported to law enforcement, not all crimes that occurred.
Maine's average monthly population coverage remained at or above 99.4% throughout this series, but coverage still varies and does not equal complete statewide reporting.
Reporting systems, agency participation, and later revisions can change the published series.
Average monthly population coverage in 2024 was 99.4%; this is not complete statewide reporting.
Public safety and justice
34
Homicide deaths
2024 final data
Deaths for which homicide was the underlying cause, with the rate age-adjusted per 100,000 residents.
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Population-adjusted measure
Age-adjusted homicide death rate
2.6 per 100,000
How it was measured
CDC National Vital Statistics System death-certificate data.
Keep in mind
Homicide mortality is not the same as offenses reported to police and does not include nonfatal violence.
Counts and rates do not establish causes or the effect of a particular policy; small counts can make rates unstable.
Related state trends
Public safety and justice over time
Reported violent- and property-crime rates are shown with the coverage cautions needed to compare years responsibly.
Public safety
Reported violent and property crime rates
99.4% coverage
Reported offenses per 100,000 residents in participating jurisdictions. Amber points flag years when average monthly population coverage was below 90%.
Violent crime
Property crime
Partial reporting
Violent crime
102.6 per 100k
Property crime
1156.7 per 100k
Population coverage
99.4%
U.S. comparison & state rank2024
Violent-crime rate
Maine
102.6 per 100k
U.S. benchmark
359.1 per 100k
State rank #1 has the highest violent-crime rate — worse
#50 of 50
Property-crime rate
Maine
1156.7 per 100k
U.S. benchmark
1760.1 per 100k
State rank #1 has the highest property-crime rate — worse
#46 of 50
Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.An asterisk marks a state-year with less than 90% average population coverage. The U.S. figures are FBI national estimates; state figures are reported rates.Federal Bureau of Investigation: UCR Summary of Reported Crimes in the Nation, 2024 ↗
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Year
Violent rate
Property rate
Population coverage
2015
123.5 per 100k
1839.5 per 100k
100.0%
2016
123.7 per 100k
1660.6 per 100k
100.0%
2017
120.5 per 100k
1519.2 per 100k
100.0%
2018
112.1 per 100k
1368.0 per 100k
100.0%
2019
116.4 per 100k
1261.1 per 100k
100.0%
2020
111.0 per 100k
1182.1 per 100k
100.0%
2021
113.7 per 100k
1157.4 per 100k
100.0%
2022
106.0 per 100k
1234.0 per 100k
99.9%
2023
104.5 per 100k
1144.2 per 100k
100.0%
2024
102.6 per 100k
1156.7 per 100k
99.4%
Method and limitations
FactVote sums the 12 monthly state offense rates returned by the FBI Crime Data Explorer for each calendar year. The accompanying coverage value is the mean of the 12 monthly population-coverage percentages returned with the same query.
These are crimes reported to law enforcement, not all crimes that occurred.
Maine's average monthly population coverage remained at or above 99.4% throughout this series, but coverage still varies and does not equal complete statewide reporting.
Reporting systems, agency participation, and later revisions can change the published series.
Healthcare
Coverage, prescription costs, Medicaid, and access to care.
Healthcare
7.1%
People under 65 without health insurance
2024 ACS annual estimate
Share of Maine’s civilian noninstitutionalized residents under age 65 who lacked comprehensive health-insurance coverage at the time of the ACS survey.
View breakdowns and source
How it was measured
U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the 2024 American Community Survey 1-year estimate.
Keep in mind
This is a survey estimate for people under 65 and does not describe coverage type or continuity of coverage.
Insurance status alone does not measure affordability, access, quality, or health outcomes.
Related state trends
Healthcare over time
Health-insurance coverage and life expectancy provide separate views of access and population health over time.
Health coverage
Residents without health insurance
5.5%uninsured
The share of the civilian noninstitutionalized population without health insurance at the time of the American Community Survey interview.
Uninsured rate
90% confidence margin
Uninsured rate
5.5%
Margin of error
±0.4 points
U.S. comparison & state rank2024
Uninsured rate
Maine
5.5%
U.S. benchmark
8.2%
State rank #1 has the highest uninsured rate — worse
FactVote uses the Census Bureau's HIC-4_ACS historical table. Rates and 90% confidence margins of error are the published ACS 1-year estimates for the civilian noninstitutionalized population.
The Census Bureau did not release the standard 2020 ACS 1-year estimates because pandemic-era data collection did not meet its quality standards; the chart preserves that gap.
The rate is a survey estimate and the accompanying margin of error should be considered when comparing nearby values.
Coverage is measured at the interview and does not show how long someone was uninsured during the year.
Health outcomes
Life expectancy at birth
76.6 yearsat birth
Period life expectancy at birth based on Maine's annual complete life tables and final state-specific death data.
Life expectancy at birth
U.S. comparison & state rank2022
Life expectancy
Maine
76.6 years
U.S. benchmark
77.5 years
State rank #1 has the highest life expectancy — better
FactVote uses CDC National Center for Health Statistics annual complete life-table estimates for the total Maine population. Values are rounded to the published tenth of a year.
The latest published comparable state series ends in 2022, even though newer national life-expectancy estimates may be available.
Period life expectancy summarizes current mortality rates; it is not a forecast of how long a particular person will live.
The 2020 and 2021 estimates reflect the mortality shock during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Education
Public schools, school choice, teachers, and higher education.
Education
94.8%
Adults with at least a high school diploma
2020–2024 estimate
Share of Maine residents age 25 and older whose reported attainment is a regular high school diploma or equivalent (including GED or an alternative credential), some college, or an associate’s or higher degree.
View breakdowns and source
How it was measured
U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the American Community Survey 2020–2024 five-year estimate.
Keep in mind
This is an adult educational-attainment measure, not a current high-school graduation rate or a measure of school quality.
A statewide estimate can obscure differences across communities and demographic groups.
Related state trends
Education over time
Comparable NAEP assessment years show changes in statewide reading and mathematics performance.
Education
NAEP reading and math scores
209.6Grade 4 reading
Grade 4 and Grade 8 public-school mean scale scores from the Nation's Report Card. Reading and math are shown within each grade on their own panel.
Reading · circle
Math · square
Grade 4 reading
209.6
Grade 4 math
233.1
Grade 8 reading
255.0
Grade 8 math
272.6
U.S. comparison & state rank2024
Grade 4 reading
Maine
209.6
U.S. benchmark
215.0
State rank #1 has the highest score — better
#42 of 50
Grade 4 math
Maine
233.1
U.S. benchmark
237.5
State rank #1 has the highest score — better
#42 of 50
Grade 8 reading
Maine
255.0
U.S. benchmark
258.0
State rank #1 has the highest score — better
#34 of 50
Grade 8 math
Maine
272.6
U.S. benchmark
273.8
State rank #1 has the highest score — better
#26 of 50
Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.State ranks use public-school results. The U.S. benchmark includes the national public- and nonpublic-school sample.U.S. Department of Education, NCES: NAEP national results ↗
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Assessment year
Grade 4 reading
Grade 4 math
Grade 8 reading
Grade 8 math
2003
223.9
237.6
268.3
281.9
2005
224.6
240.7
270.0
281.1
2007
225.5
242.4
269.9
286.5
2009
223.8
244.5
267.7
286.4
2011
222.0
244.3
269.9
288.7
2013
224.8
245.8
269.2
288.7
2015
223.7
242.2
268.4
284.9
2017
221.4
239.9
268.9
284.0
2019
221.2
240.8
265.2
282.4
2022
212.8
233.1
256.7
272.5
2024
209.6
233.1
255.0
272.6
Method and limitations
FactVote uses NAEP Data Service mean scale scores for all public-school students in Maine. The series uses the total student group and the main reading and mathematics composite scales for Grade 4 and Grade 8.
NAEP is generally administered every two years; the 2021 administration was postponed, so the timeline moves from 2019 to 2022.
NAEP results are estimates from a sample. Statistical significance, not a visual gap alone, determines whether scores differ.
Each grade and subject has its own scale. Follow one line over time rather than comparing the numeric distance between grades or subjects.
Environment and energy
Clean water, conservation, climate, and energy production.
Environment
19.66¢/kWh
Average retail electricity price
2024
Average retail electricity revenue per kilowatthour across customer sectors in the EIA state profile.
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Electric system
Primary generation source
Natural gas
In-state net generation
14.7 million MWh
Carbon dioxide emissions
3.245 million metric tons
How it was measured
U.S. Energy Information Administration Forms EIA-860, EIA-861, and EIA-923.
Keep in mind
The statewide average is not every customer's bill or current utility rate.
In-state generation differs from power consumed because electricity crosses state lines.
Environment
$4.19/gal
New England regular gasoline price
Week of September 7, 2026
Estimated average retail price of regular-grade gasoline across all formulations in EIA's New England region, including taxes. The region contains Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
Maine$4.189/gal
United States$4.157/gal
The New England average was $0.032 per gallon higher, or about 0.8% above the U.S. average.
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Maine and U.S. context
Regular gasoline price
Maine
$4.189/gal
United States
$4.157/gal
The New England average was $0.032 per gallon higher, or about 0.8% above the U.S. average.
FactVote uses EIA's New England series, the smallest current EIA retail region that includes Maine. Changes are calculated from the published August 31, 2026 (prior week), and September 8, 2025 (52 weeks earlier), observations.
Keep in mind
EIA does not publish a current Maine statewide weekly gasoline-price series. This New England regional estimate should not be read as Maine's statewide average.
The regional average combines Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont, and does not represent the price at every station or in every Maine community.
Prices are nominal and not adjusted for inflation or seasonal patterns. Weekly estimates can be revised and can differ from monthly averages.
Price changes alone do not establish the effect of any bill, official, or government action.
Related state trends
Environment over time
Maine electricity generation, residential power prices, and gasoline prices show how the state's energy costs and supply have changed.
Energy
Electricity mix and residential price
24.29¢/kWhresidential average
In-state utility-scale electricity generation by energy source is paired with the annual average residential electricity price on a separate scale.
Natural gas43.7%
Coal0.2%
Nuclear0.0%
Solar6.4%
Hydroelectric19.5%
Wind16.7%
Other13.5%
Residential price
24.29¢/kWh
Total generation
14.7 TWh
Largest source
Natural gas · 43.7%
U.S. comparison & state rank2024
Residential electricity price
Maine
24.29¢/kWh
U.S. benchmark
16.48¢/kWh
State rank #1 has the highest electricity price — worse
FactVote uses EIA's annual utility-scale net generation series and groups sources into seven categories. The residential price is EIA's annual average revenue per kilowatthour and includes generation, transmission, distribution, taxes, and fees reflected in electric bills.
Generation is electricity produced inside Maine, not electricity consumed there; interstate imports and exports are not represented.
The consistent utility-scale series excludes estimated generation from small-scale solar systems under 1 megawatt. Hydroelectric combines conventional and pumped-storage net generation. Maine's 'other' category is the residual of remaining reported sources; it is dominated by wood and wood-derived fuels and also includes other biomass, petroleum, and miscellaneous generation.
The residential price is a statewide nominal average and can mask large differences among utilities, plans, and household usage.
Fuel cost
Monthly regular gasoline price
$3.934/galmonthly average
Monthly regular-grade gasoline prices in EIA’s New England region show the market trend surrounding Maine. The regional average includes Maine.
Regular gasoline · monthly average
Price
$3.934/gal
From prior month
−16.7¢
From one year earlier
+91.3¢
U.S. comparison & state rank2026-07
Regular gasoline
Maine
$3.934/gal
U.S. benchmark
$3.932/gal
State rank #1 has the highest gasoline price — worse
#13* of 49
* EIA does not publish a current Maine statewide monthly gasoline-price series; this chart uses a six-state regional average, not a statewide measurement.
Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.Gasoline ranks cover states with a published FactVote monthly series. An asterisk marks an EIA regional or metro proxy rather than a statewide measurement.U.S. Energy Information Administration: U.S. regular gasoline prices ↗
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Month
Regular gasoline price
January 2020
$2.548/gal
February 2020
$2.458/gal
March 2020
$2.252/gal
April 2020
$1.879/gal
May 2020
$1.876/gal
June 2020
$2.025/gal
July 2020
$2.113/gal
August 2020
$2.126/gal
September 2020
$2.130/gal
October 2020
$2.102/gal
November 2020
$2.086/gal
December 2020
$2.167/gal
January 2021
$2.314/gal
February 2021
$2.471/gal
March 2021
$2.728/gal
April 2021
$2.761/gal
May 2021
$2.896/gal
June 2021
$2.977/gal
July 2021
$3.047/gal
August 2021
$3.056/gal
September 2021
$3.096/gal
October 2021
$3.248/gal
November 2021
$3.421/gal
December 2021
$3.391/gal
January 2022
$3.357/gal
February 2022
$3.510/gal
March 2022
$4.229/gal
April 2022
$4.046/gal
May 2022
$4.508/gal
June 2022
$4.958/gal
July 2022
$4.650/gal
August 2022
$4.195/gal
September 2022
$3.638/gal
October 2022
$3.558/gal
November 2022
$3.790/gal
December 2022
$3.427/gal
January 2023
$3.325/gal
February 2023
$3.343/gal
March 2023
$3.275/gal
April 2023
$3.378/gal
May 2023
$3.458/gal
June 2023
$3.530/gal
July 2023
$3.563/gal
August 2023
$3.760/gal
September 2023
$3.758/gal
October 2023
$3.614/gal
November 2023
$3.394/gal
December 2023
$3.219/gal
January 2024
$3.099/gal
February 2024
$3.146/gal
March 2024
$3.229/gal
April 2024
$3.450/gal
May 2024
$3.568/gal
June 2024
$3.444/gal
July 2024
$3.474/gal
August 2024
$3.373/gal
September 2024
$3.153/gal
October 2024
$3.035/gal
November 2024
$2.998/gal
December 2024
$2.988/gal
January 2025
$2.991/gal
February 2025
$2.999/gal
March 2025
$2.948/gal
April 2025
$2.940/gal
May 2025
$2.974/gal
June 2025
$3.001/gal
July 2025
$3.021/gal
August 2025
$3.049/gal
September 2025
$3.077/gal
October 2025
$2.968/gal
November 2025
$2.970/gal
December 2025
$2.919/gal
January 2026
$2.811/gal
February 2026
$2.836/gal
March 2026
$3.457/gal
April 2026
$3.979/gal
May 2026
$4.450/gal
June 2026
$4.101/gal
July 2026
$3.934/gal
August 2026
$4.023/gal
Method and limitations
FactVote uses EIA’s monthly New England (PADD 1A) Regular All Formulations Retail Gasoline Prices series. Monthly averages are simple averages of the published weekly estimates; prices include taxes.
This regional series covers Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont; it is not a Maine statewide average.
The regional average masks differences among states, communities, and individual stations.
Prices are nominal and not adjusted for inflation or seasonal patterns. The monthly series ends in August 2026 and can differ from the weekly fact.
Price changes alone do not establish the effect of any bill, official, or government action.
Gun policy and public safety
Firearm rights, gun-safety rules, and violence prevention.
Gun policy
181
Firearm deaths
2024 final data
Deaths for which firearm injury was the underlying cause, with the rate age-adjusted per 100,000 residents.
View breakdowns and source
Population-adjusted measure
Age-adjusted firearm death rate
11.9 per 100,000
How it was measured
CDC National Vital Statistics System death-certificate data.
Keep in mind
The total combines firearm deaths across intents, including suicide, homicide, legal intervention, and unintentional or undetermined injury.
It does not measure nonfatal injuries, firearm ownership, defensive uses, or policy effects.
Social Security, Medicare, and retirement
Retirement benefits, Medicare, and the long-term financing of these programs.
Retirement security
388,279
Social Security beneficiaries
December 2025
People in Maine receiving Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance benefits in current-payment status.
View breakdowns and source
Selected beneficiary groups
Retired workers
294,438
Disabled workers
45,046
Widow(er)s and parents
18,506
How it was measured
Social Security Administration Master Beneficiary Record administrative data.
Keep in mind
The total includes retirement, survivor, disability, spouse, and child beneficiaries; the displayed groups are selected categories and do not sum to the total.
It does not measure benefit adequacy, private pensions, or retirement savings.
Immigration and border policy
Border enforcement, legal immigration, and pathways to citizenship.
Immigration
4.1%
Residents who are foreign-born
2020–2024 estimate
Share of Maine residents who were not U.S. citizens at birth, including naturalized citizens, lawful noncitizens, and people without lawful status.
View breakdowns and source
How it was measured
U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the American Community Survey 2020–2024 five-year estimate.
Keep in mind
Foreign-born is not a measure of unauthorized immigration or current border crossings.
The Census does not assign legal status in this measure.
Related state trends
Immigration over time
Population change is separated into natural change, domestic migration, and international migration.
People
Population growth and migration
1.4Mresidents
July 1 population estimates alongside the annual changes attributable to births minus deaths, domestic migration, and international migration.
Population
Births minus deaths
Domestic migration
International migration
Births minus deaths
−5K
Domestic migration
+7.4K
International migration
+4K
U.S. comparison & state rank2025
Population
Maine
1,414,874
U.S. total
341,784,857
State rank #1 is most populous — not a performance ranking
FactVote uses the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025 consistent state series. Population is the July 1 estimate. Change components describe the preceding annual estimates period, and the Census residual adjustment reconciles the components to the published population change.
Vintage estimates are revised as the Census Bureau incorporates newer records and methods.
Domestic and international migration are modeled demographic estimates, not direct counts of every move.
The small residual adjustment is included in the data table but not drawn as a separate bar.
Voting, democracy, and government accountability
Voting access, election administration, ethics, transparency, and corruption.
Democracy and accountability
81.2%
Registered-voter turnout
November 5, 2024 general election
Share of active registered Maine voters represented by total ballots cast in the official presidential result workbook.
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General vs. latest primary benchmark
General election turnout
81.2%
Primary election turnoutJune 9, 2026 state primary
40.2%
The official Democratic and Republican U.S. Senate workbooks report 222,405 and 137,981 total ballots cast; the Green Independent House District 87 workbook reports 81. The total of 360,467 is 40.2% of the 897,677 active registrations in the state's March 7 file.
The primary denominator is the latest state-published active-registration snapshot before the election, dated March 7, rather than an election-day registration total; inactive records are excluded.
Primary and general elections present different contests and participation incentives.
Calculated from 842,447 total ballots cast in the Secretary of State's corrected presidential workbook and 1,037,570 active registered voters in its election-day voter file.
Keep in mind
The denominator includes active registered voters only; inactive records are excluded.
Registered-voter turnout is not participation among every voting-eligible resident and does not by itself measure election access or administration quality.
Abortion and reproductive rights
Access to abortion and reproductive healthcare.
Reproductive rights
2,427
Induced abortions reported in-state
2025 occurrence data
Induced abortions reported as occurring in Maine during 2025, regardless of the patient's state of residence.
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Procedure reported
Medical (non-surgical)
1,802
Suction curettage
459
Dilation and evacuation
124
Sharp curettage
41
Unknown
1
How it was measured
FactVote used the Maine CDC workbook's statewide occurrence total and procedure table; the five displayed procedure counts sum exactly to 2,427.
Keep in mind
This is an occurrence count, not a count of abortions obtained by Maine residents; the residence table reports 2,256 Maine residents and 171 residents of other states or territories.
A 2023 Maine law limited the data items collected, so the state workbook no longer provides several demographic breakdowns available in earlier years.
Facts are shown for context only and do not affect candidate matching or rankings. Dates, definitions, limitations, and primary sources are included with each figure.
State trends
How Maine is changing
Nine trend views cover population, work, housing, public safety, education, health coverage, longevity, gasoline prices, and energy. Gasoline uses an explicitly labeled regional average; other charts use Maine statewide measures. Each chart now sits directly beneath its related fact section.
