Disability Data for Maine from the 2009 American Community Survey



Number of people with disabilities and disability rate, by family income in Maine, 2009
  Total population Any disability Daily activity limitation Self-care limitation
  Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
  1,207,000 204,000 16.9% 70,000 5.8% 33,000 2.7%
 Less than FPL* 139,000 40,000 29.1% 15,000 11.1% 7,000 5.1%
 100-199% FPL 239,000 64,000 26.7% 21,000 8.8% 9,000 3.7%
 200-299% FPL 224,000 41,000 18.3% 13,000 5.8% 6,000 2.8%
 ≥300% FPL 601,000 58,000 9.7% 20,000 3.3% 10,000 1.7%

*FPL: Federal Poverty Level

Income distribution of people with disibilities in Maine, 2009
  Any Disability Daily activity limitation Self-care limitation No disability
Number of people 204,000 70,000 33,000 1,003,000
 Family income
In poverty 19.7% 22.1% 21.4% 9.8%
100-199% FPL 31.3% 30.4% 27.2% 17.5%
200-299% FPL 20.1% 18.8% 19.4% 18.2%
≥300% FPL 28.6% 28.7% 32.0% 54.1%

Family income of people with daily activity limitations in Maine, 2009

The above pie chart shows that 22.1% of people with daily activity limitations live in poverty, 30.4% have family incomes between 100 and 199% of the Federal Poverty Level, 18.8% have family incomes between 200 and 299% of the Federal Poverty Level, and 28.7% have family incomes at or above 300% of the Federal Poverty Level.

Family income of people with self-care limitations in Maine, 2009

The above pie chart shows that 21.4% of people with self-care limitations live in poverty, 27.2% have family incomes between 100 and 199% of the Federal Poverty Level, 19.4% have family incomes between 200 and 299% of the Federal Poverty Level, and 32.0% have family incomes at or above 300% of the Federal Poverty Level.

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Income Data for Maine from the 2008 American Community Survey

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