County profile
Cumberland County, ME
United States · GDP 2024
#171 of 3,127 US counties by GDP70th-percentile growthmore diversified than 96% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$34.6B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.2%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
190,022
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
12,242
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$68.8k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
317,222
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
2.3%
Median HH income
$95.7k±$1.9k
Bachelor's degree+
53.0%±1.2%
Poverty rate
7.3%±0.6%
Business applications
3,769 · 2025
Retail establishments
1,424
45.3/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.Healthcare$4.3B88A2WEX Inc.Technology$1.8B79B+3Synergy CHC Corp.Healthcare$30.4M35D4ImmuCell CorporationHealthcare$27.6M64C5Elmet Group Co.Industrials———6ASA Gold and Precious Metals LimitedFinancial Services———7Northeast BankFinancial Services———HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care30%
Retail trade19%
Food & accommodation14%
Finance & insurance13%
Manufacturing12%
Professional services12%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
317,222
residents · 2025 · +4.5% since 2020
Income per capita $90.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+5,425
International migration+9,657
Natural change−1,489
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$23.7B2019
$24.8B2020
$27.5B2021
$29.8B2022
$32.6B2023
$34.6B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$451.2k±$5.8k
Median gross rent
$1.6k/mo±$36/mo
Vacancy rate
13.8%±0.6%
Affordability
6.6× wages
Residential permits
$572.3M
1,756 units · 5.5/1k pop
FEMA risk score
77.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):no HUD FMR published for this area
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Winter weather 99Ice storm 98Hurricane 91
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
7092016
7542017
8022018
8412019
8822020
10142021
12052022
13442023
14182024
14752025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -10% since 20211,9442021
1,9902022
1,5472023
1,3852024
1,7562025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
4.1 km
I-95
Nearest freight rail
9.0 km
CSXT
Nearest port
16.7 km
YARMOUTH TOWN LANDING (TOWN)
Nearest commercial airport
22.1 km
PORTLAND INTL JETPORT
Waterborne tonnage, host port(s) (CY2023):4,263,411 short tons/yr · Portland, ME
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR7 filings from 4 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$68.8k
avg. annual pay · +27% since 2019
Similar US counties
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What is the GDP of Cumberland?
Cumberland's economy produced $34.6B in 2024, growing 6.2% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.