: Restoring Shared Prosperity
Maine
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| Lowest indicators | |
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| Food Insecurity Rate | 38th |
| Affordable Housing Gap | 31st |
| % of Unemployed Receiving UI Benefits | 31st |
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| Cutting Poverty in Half | BetterWorse | ||
| Poverty Rate Percentage of people in the state who fell below the official poverty line in 2010 | 12.9% | 14th |
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| Food Insecurity Rate Percentage of households unable to acquire enough food to meet the needs of all their members at some point during the year | 15.4% | 38th |
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| Creating Good Jobs | BetterWorse | ||
| Unemployment Rate Percentage of unemployed workers in the state during an average month in 2010 | 7.9% | 17th |
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| Equal Wage Gap Amount a woman earns for every dollar a man would earn in the same job in 2010 | 78.7¢ | 20th |
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| High School Graduation High school graduation rate for 2008 | 79.1% | 18th |
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| 25-34 year-olds with associate's degree or higher Percentage of young people ages 25-34 in the state with an associate’s degree or higher in 2008 | 36.4% | 27th |
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| Disconnected youth Percentage of young people aged 16-19 who are neither in school nor the workforce | 7% | 8th |
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| Strengthening Families | BetterWorse | ||
| Teen Birth Rate per 1000 Number of births to teenagers (15-19 year olds) per 1000 births in the state in 2008 | 26.1 | 7th |
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| Without Health Insurance Percentage of state residents without health insurance coverage | 10.1% | 11th |
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| Foster Care Population per 100,000 children Number of children in foster care per 100,000 children under age 18 in the state | 577 | 27th |
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| Promoting Economic Security | BetterWorse | ||
| % of Unemployed Receiving UI Benefits Percentage of unemployed workers in the state receiving unemployment insurance benefits in 2010 | 57.6% | 31st |
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| Percent without a bank account Percentage of state residents without savings or checking accounts | 2.6% | 3rd |
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| Affordable Housing Gap Number of affordable and available units per 100 tenants at or below 0-50 percent of state median family income. | 66 | 31st |
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