---
type: Jurisdiction
title: "Penobscot County, ME"
classification: county
fips: "23019"
state: "ME"
demographics:
  population: 154710
  population_under_18: 27249
  population_18_64: 96373
  population_65_plus: 31088
  median_household_income: 66356
  poverty_rate: 14.1
  homeownership_rate: 70.54
  unemployment_rate: 3.61
  median_home_value: 214100
  gini_index: 0.4528
  vacancy_rate: 13.82
  race_white: 141988
  race_black: 1803
  race_asian: 1696
  race_native: 1330
  hispanic: 3223
  bachelors_plus: 46909
districts:
  - to: "us/states/me/districts/02"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 1.0
  - to: "us/states/me/districts/senate/2"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.4396
  - to: "us/states/me/districts/senate/8"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.3028
  - to: "us/states/me/districts/senate/4"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.1093
  - to: "us/states/me/districts/senate/10"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.0822
  - to: "us/states/me/districts/senate/3"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.0461
  - to: "us/states/me/districts/senate/9"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.0199
  - to: "us/states/me/districts/house/8"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.1319
  - to: "us/states/me/districts/house/28"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.099
  - to: "us/states/me/districts/house/18"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.0881
  - to: "us/states/me/districts/house/27"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.0638
  - to: "us/states/me/districts/house/32"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.0555
  - to: "us/states/me/districts/house/33"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.047
  - to: "us/states/me/districts/house/26"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.0324
  - to: "us/states/me/districts/house/19"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.024
  - to: "us/states/me/districts/house/34"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.0212
  - to: "us/states/me/districts/house/35"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.0205
  - to: "us/states/me/districts/house/36"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.0194
  - to: "us/states/me/districts/house/24"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.006
sources:
  - field: demographics
    source: "Census ACS 2023"
  - field: districts
    source: "PostGIS area-intersection over Census TIGER 2024 boundaries"
confidence: official
tags: [jurisdiction, county, me]
timestamp: "2026-07-03"
---

# Penobscot County, ME

County jurisdiction.

## Demographics (ACS 2023)

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Population | 154710 |
| Under 18 | 27249 |
| 18–64 | 96373 |
| 65+ | 31088 |
| Median household income | 66356 |
| Poverty rate | 14.1 |
| Homeownership rate | 70.54 |
| Unemployment rate | 3.61 |
| Median home value | 214100 |
| Gini index | 0.4528 |
| Vacancy rate | 13.82 |
| White | 141988 |
| Black | 1803 |
| Asian | 1696 |
| Native | 1330 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 3223 |
| Bachelor's or higher | 46909 |

## Districts

- [ME-02](/us/states/me/districts/02.md) — 100% (congressional)
- [ME Senate District 2](/us/states/me/districts/senate/2.md) — 44% (state senate)
- [ME Senate District 8](/us/states/me/districts/senate/8.md) — 30% (state senate)
- [ME Senate District 4](/us/states/me/districts/senate/4.md) — 11% (state senate)
- [ME Senate District 10](/us/states/me/districts/senate/10.md) — 8% (state senate)
- [ME Senate District 3](/us/states/me/districts/senate/3.md) — 5% (state senate)
- [ME Senate District 9](/us/states/me/districts/senate/9.md) — 2% (state senate)
- [ME House District 8](/us/states/me/districts/house/8.md) — 13% (state house)
- [ME House District 28](/us/states/me/districts/house/28.md) — 10% (state house)
- [ME House District 18](/us/states/me/districts/house/18.md) — 9% (state house)
- [ME House District 27](/us/states/me/districts/house/27.md) — 6% (state house)
- [ME House District 32](/us/states/me/districts/house/32.md) — 6% (state house)
- [ME House District 33](/us/states/me/districts/house/33.md) — 5% (state house)
- [ME House District 26](/us/states/me/districts/house/26.md) — 3% (state house)
- [ME House District 19](/us/states/me/districts/house/19.md) — 2% (state house)
- [ME House District 34](/us/states/me/districts/house/34.md) — 2% (state house)
- [ME House District 35](/us/states/me/districts/house/35.md) — 2% (state house)
- [ME House District 36](/us/states/me/districts/house/36.md) — 2% (state house)
- [ME House District 24](/us/states/me/districts/house/24.md) — 1% (state house)

## Source

- demographics: Census ACS 2023
- districts: PostGIS area-intersection over Census TIGER 2024 boundaries