Signature · 2.6% low-access (6th pct)
Lincoln County, ME
Lincoln County lands in the lower national band on low-access (2.6%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 2.6%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 7.9%
- on SNAP
- 36K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Lincoln County, ME
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 2.6% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -19.5 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 7.9% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.5% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Hancock County (+ 1.4 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Lincoln County lands in the lower national band (2.6%, #2,934 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,934
- national by low-access %
- #16
- in ME
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 319
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 2.6% low-access (6th pct) (-19.5 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Lincoln County compares nationally
Food access in Lincoln County compares favorably nationally: its 2.6% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 6% of them (rank #2,935).
Lincoln County's lower-band USDA tier split
9 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Lincoln County has 0 urban and 9 rural census tracts. The 1-mile (urban) vs 10-mile (rural) distance threshold above applies per tract, so a county's access rate reflects this mix.
Lincoln County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Maine, not a full county-board reprint
- Cumberland
Cumberland 21%
21 % low-access
- Knox 8
Knox 8%
8 % low-access
- Kennebec 5.2
Kennebec 5.2%
5.2 % low-access
- Piscataquis 4.5
Piscataquis 4.5%
4.5 % low-access
- Hancock 4
Hancock 4%
4 % low-access
- Lincoln 2.6
Lincoln 2.6%
2.6 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 9 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 34,457 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 907 |
| Low-Access Share | 2.6%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 319 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 36,099 |
| Median Household Income | $76,875 |
| Poverty Rate | 7.9%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,303 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 7.9%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.5%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.1% |
Thick SNAP store book in Lincoln County
Lincoln County has 35 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 16 locations (46% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 16
- big apple 1071, waldoboro
- c.e.reilly & sons, new harbor
- circle k 4707026, waldoboro
- circle k 4707028, boothbay harbor
- circle k 4707037, wiscasset
- country corners grocery inc, whitefield
- dresden takeout no, dresden
- energy north 2309, wiscasset
- maritime farms #10 673, newcastle
- maritime farms 682, waldoboro
- maritime farms peaslee's 672, jefferson
- mr. mike's damariscotta 612, damariscotta
- nouria 695 bath road 1108, wiscasset
- rideout market, jefferson
- tanot rai inc, wiscasset
- whitefield market, whitefield
Combination Grocery/Other · 8
- dollar general 18373, damariscotta
- dollar general 20374, wiscasset
- dollar tree 4272, damariscotta
- family dollar 11397, waldoboro
- family dollar 9083, boothbay harbor
- rising tide natural foods coop, damariscotta
- walgreens 17964, damariscotta
- walgreens 19886, boothbay harbor
Farmers' Market · 4
- boothbay farmers market, boothbay
- damariscotta farmers' market nafmnp, damariscotta
- farmers market at pumpkin vine farm, somerville
- wiscasset farmers market, wiscasset
Super Store · 4
- hannaford supermarket 8143, boothbay harbor
- hannaford supermarket 8294, waldoboro
- hannaford supermarket & pharmacy 8141, damariscotta
- main street grocery, damariscotta
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- sheepscot general llc, whitefield
Seafood Specialty · 1
- delano seafood, waldoboro
Supermarket · 1
- shaw's supermarket 1609, wiscasset
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Maine
One of 15 counties in Maine, 6 are shown here.
Compare Lincoln County vs Androscoggin County → · All Maine counties →
Counties near Lincoln County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Lincoln County, both outside Maine so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside ME (2.6% here).
- Pike County, IN · 2.6% low-access
- Pike County, IN · 2.6% low-access
- Clare County, MI · 2.7% low-access
- Montcalm County, MI · 2.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside ME (7.9% here).
- Marion County, IA · 7.9% SNAP
- Marion County, IA · 7.9% SNAP
- Guthrie County, IA · 7.9% SNAP
- Guthrie County, IA · 7.9% SNAP
Source: USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) + Census ACS 2024 SNAP. Peers floor at 10,000 residents so stub counties cannot own the match.
Lincoln County inside a lower low-access state context
Lincoln County sits inside Maine (ringed). Each state is colored by population-weighted low-access; click any state to compare.
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted · Census ACS 2024 context
Read with this county
Sources: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019) · U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2024 5-Year Estimates · methodology · compiled .
PlainFoodAccess renders this county profile directly from the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates), no number is typed in by an editor. Figures for Lincoln County, ME are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 23015. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-06-23. Primary sources: USDA Food Access Research Atlas and Census ACS 5-year estimates.
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