What is the 2026 poverty guideline for four people in Maine?

The 2026 HHS poverty guideline for a household of four in Maine is $33,000.

Maine

A household of four is measured against a 2026 poverty guideline of $33,000. Maine has adopted Medicaid expansion, so the adult income screen is 138 percent of poverty. The 2024 all-items state price parity is 97.1.

Sales tax: 5.5%
Wage income tax: Yes
Property tax: 0.91%

Benefit pages

Each program has its own page for Maine. The label is the illustrative household of four at $48,000.

SNAP eligibility · unlikely
Medicaid and CHIP eligibility · maybe
WIC eligibility · likely
School meals eligibility · likely
LIHEAP eligibility · maybe
Earned Income Tax Credit eligibility · likely
Child Tax Credit eligibility · likely
Marketplace subsidies eligibility · likely
Lifeline eligibility · unlikely
SSI eligibility · unlikely
State programs eligibility · maybe

Counties

Androscoggin County · 2-bed $1,677
Aroostook County · 2-bed $1,175
Cumberland County
Franklin County · 2-bed $1,264
Hancock County · 2-bed $1,484
Kennebec County · 2-bed $1,374
Knox County · 2-bed $1,503
Lincoln County · 2-bed $1,307
Oxford County · 2-bed $1,224
Penobscot County
Piscataquis County · 2-bed $1,340
Sagadahoc County · 2-bed $1,659
Somerset County · 2-bed $1,242
Waldo County · 2-bed $1,367
Washington County · 2-bed $1,230
York County

Towns

99 places in Maine have a cost page and a benefits page.