States | HOPE Initiative

HOPE Data by State.

How does

Maine

Perform on Health Opportunity and Equity?

This graphic illustrates how each state compares to other states across various factors that influence health

HEALTH OUTCOMES

10th

Domain score:

SOCIAL & ECONOMIC FACTORS

8th

Domain score:

COMMUNITY & SAFETY FACTORS

2nd

Domain score:

100

PHYSICAL
ENVIRONMENT

39th

Domain score:

ACCESS TO
HEALTH CARE

9th

Domain score:

Key State Highlights.

Maine ranks among the top states across environmental, socioeconomic, and health measures. Although residents of Maine experience some of the best opportunities across measures, residents still face racial/ethnic inequities in opportunity.

Black adults in Maine face more challenges in attaining a livable income, employment, affordable housing, home ownership, and quality housing than the state rate for the population overall. Black babies are also more likely to be born with low birth weight and die before their first birthday than the state rate.
American Indians/Alaska Natives are less likely to attain a post-secondary education, or have access to affordable care and psychiatric care than other groups in Maine. They also experience higher rates of premature mortality and are less likely to report excellent or very good health than other groups.
Although Asian/Pacific Islander populations fare better on many indicators, in Maine, only 49% of Asian/Pacific Islander adults report excellent or very good health compared to the state average of 55%.
Hispanic and Black individuals in Maine are less likely to have a dedicated healthcare provider than other racial/ethnic groups in the state.

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Youth in School or Working

90%

of young people are in school or working

100%

More young people would need to obtain jobs or enroll in school to achieve the HOPE Goal

14,314

More young people would need to obtain jobs or enroll in school to achieve the HOPE Goal

How Does

Maine

Compare to Other States?

HIGHER

LOWER

RACIAL INEQUITY

HIGHER

LOWER

DISTANCE TO GOAL

State Distance to Goal.

Youth in School or Working

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Hope Goal

100%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

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Post-Secondary Education

62%

of adults have post-secondary education

83%

More adults would need to attain post-secondary education to achieve the HOPE Goal

211,709

More adults would need to attain post-secondary education to achieve the HOPE Goal

How Does

Maine

Compare to Other States?

HIGHER

LOWER

RACIAL INEQUITY

HIGHER

LOWER

DISTANCE TO GOAL

State Distance to Goal.

Post-Secondary Education

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Hope Goal

83%

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40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

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Premature Mortality

469.68

deaths per 100,000 adults age 25-64

More 25-64 year old adults surviving per year to achieve the HOPE Goals

2,263

More 25-64 year old adults surviving per year to achieve the HOPE Goals

How Does

Maine

Compare to Other States?

HIGHER

LOWER

RACIAL INEQUITY

HIGHER

LOWER

DISTANCE TO GOAL

State Distance to Goal.

Premature Mortality

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Hope Goal

241

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Low Sexual Assault

100%

of people live in counties with low sexual assault rates

100%

More people would need to live in counties with low sexual assault rates to achieve the HOPE Goal

How Does

Maine

Compare to Other States?

HIGHER

LOWER

RACIAL INEQUITY

HIGHER

LOWER

DISTANCE TO GOAL

State Distance to Goal.

Low Sexual Assault

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Hope Goal

100%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

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Low Robbery

100%

of people live in counties with low robbery rates

100%

More people would need to live in counties with low robbery rates to achieve the HOPE Goal

How Does

Maine

Compare to Other States?

HIGHER

LOWER

RACIAL INEQUITY

HIGHER

LOWER

DISTANCE TO GOAL

State Distance to Goal.

Low Robbery

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Hope Goal

100%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

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Low Physical Assault

100%

of people live in counties with low physical assault rates

100%

More people would need to live in counties with low physical assault rates to achieve the HOPE Goal

How Does

Maine

Compare to Other States?

HIGHER

LOWER

RACIAL INEQUITY

HIGHER

LOWER

DISTANCE TO GOAL

State Distance to Goal.

Low Physical Assault

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Hope Goal

100%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

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Low Homicide

100%

of people live in counties with low murder rates

100%

More people would need to live in counties with low murder rates to achieve the HOPE Goal

How Does

Maine

Compare to Other States?

HIGHER

LOWER

RACIAL INEQUITY

HIGHER

LOWER

DISTANCE TO GOAL

State Distance to Goal.

Low Homicide

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Hope Goal

100%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

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Low Liquor Store Density

100%

of people are living in counties with low liquor store density

100%

More people would need to live in counties with low liquor store density to achieve the HOPE Goal

How Does

Maine

Compare to Other States?

HIGHER

LOWER

RACIAL INEQUITY

HIGHER

LOWER

DISTANCE TO GOAL

State Distance to Goal.

Low Liquor Store Density

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Hope Goal

100%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

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Livable Income

64%

of adults live in households with livable income

88%

More adults would need to live in households with livable incomes to achieve the HOPE Goal

234,080

More adults would need to live in households with livable incomes to achieve the HOPE Goal

How Does

Maine

Compare to Other States?

HIGHER

LOWER

RACIAL INEQUITY

HIGHER

LOWER

DISTANCE TO GOAL

State Distance to Goal.

Livable Income

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Hope Goal

88%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

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Low Birthweight

of infants are born with low birth weight

Fewer low-weight births would need to happen per year to achieve the HOPE Goal

278

Fewer low-weight births would need to happen per year to achieve the HOPE Goal

How Does

Maine

Compare to Other States?

HIGHER

LOWER

RACIAL INEQUITY

HIGHER

LOWER

DISTANCE TO GOAL

State Distance to Goal.

Low Birthweight

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Hope Goal

10%

12%

14%

16%

18%

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Health Insurance Coverage

90%

of people under age 65 have health insurance coverage

98%

More people under the age of 65 would need to obtain health insurance coverage to achieve the HOPE Goal

82,204

More people under the age of 65 would need to obtain health insurance coverage to achieve the HOPE Goal

How Does

Maine

Compare to Other States?

HIGHER

LOWER

RACIAL INEQUITY

HIGHER

LOWER

DISTANCE TO GOAL

State Distance to Goal.

Health Insurance Coverage

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Hope Goal

98%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

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Infant Mortality

5.5

infant deaths per 1,000 live births

2.5

More infants surviving to their first birthday per year to achieve the HOPE Goal

How Does

Maine

Compare to Other States?

HIGHER

LOWER

RACIAL INEQUITY

HIGHER

LOWER

DISTANCE TO GOAL

State Distance to Goal.

Infant Mortality

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Hope Goal

2.5

0.0

2.0

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

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Housing Quality

86%

of households have good housing quality

92%

More households would need to have good housing quality to achieve the HOPE Goal

34,150

More households would need to have good housing quality to achieve the HOPE Goal

How Does

Maine

Compare to Other States?

HIGHER

LOWER

RACIAL INEQUITY

HIGHER

LOWER

DISTANCE TO GOAL

State Distance to Goal.

Housing Quality

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Hope Goal

92%

55%

60%

65%

70%

75%

80%

85%

90%

95%

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Home Ownership

74%

of households live in a home they own

81%

More households would need to own their homes to achieve the HOPE Goal

36,759

More households would need to own their homes to achieve the HOPE Goal

How Does

Maine

Compare to Other States?

HIGHER

LOWER

RACIAL INEQUITY

HIGHER

LOWER

DISTANCE TO GOAL

State Distance to Goal.

Home Ownership

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Hope Goal

81%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

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Food Security

92%

of people with food security

97%

More people would need to have food security to achieve the HOPE Goal

72,522

More people would need to have food security to achieve the HOPE Goal

How Does

Maine

Compare to Other States?

HIGHER

LOWER

RACIAL INEQUITY

HIGHER

LOWER

DISTANCE TO GOAL

State Distance to Goal.

Food Security

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Hope Goal

97%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

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Employment

95%

of people in the labor force are employed

99%

More people in the labor force would need to be employed to achieve the HOPE Goal

28,039

More people in the labor force would need to be employed to achieve the HOPE Goal

How Does

Maine

Compare to Other States?

HIGHER

LOWER

RACIAL INEQUITY

HIGHER

LOWER

DISTANCE TO GOAL

State Distance to Goal.

Employment

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Hope Goal

99%

75%

80%

85%

90%

95%

100%

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Dedicated Healthcare Provider

91%

of adults have a usual source of care

92%

More adults would need to report having a dedicated health care provider to achieve the HOPE Goal

10,219

More adults would need to report having a dedicated health care provider to achieve the HOPE Goal

How Does

Maine

Compare to Other States?

HIGHER

LOWER

RACIAL INEQUITY

HIGHER

LOWER

DISTANCE TO GOAL

State Distance to Goal.

Dedicated Healthcare Provider

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Hope Goal

96%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

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Child Health Status

92%

of children in very good or excellent health

98%

More children would need to be in very good or excellent health to achieve the HOPE Goal

How Does

Maine

Compare to Other States?

HIGHER

LOWER

RACIAL INEQUITY

HIGHER

LOWER

DISTANCE TO GOAL

State Distance to Goal.

Child Health Status

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Adult Health Status

55%

of U.S. adults are in very good or excellent health

73%

More adults would need to be in very good or excellent health to achieve the HOPE Goal

168,898

More adults would need to be in very good or excellent health to achieve the HOPE Goal

How Does

Maine

Compare to Other States?

HIGHER

LOWER

RACIAL INEQUITY

HIGHER

LOWER

DISTANCE TO GOAL

State Distance to Goal.

Adult Health Status

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Hope Goal

73%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

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Affordable Housing

69%

of households with affordable housing

87%

More households would need affordable housing to achieve the HOPE Goal

66,174

More households would need affordable housing to achieve the HOPE Goal

How Does

Maine

Compare to Other States?

HIGHER

LOWER

RACIAL INEQUITY

HIGHER

LOWER

DISTANCE TO GOAL

State Distance to Goal.

Affordable Housing

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Hope Goal

87%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

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Affordable Health Care

89%

of adults with affordable health care

96%

More adults would need to have affordable health care to achieve the HOPE Goal

66,535

More adults would need to have affordable health care to achieve the HOPE Goal

How Does

Maine

Compare to Other States?

HIGHER

LOWER

RACIAL INEQUITY

HIGHER

LOWER

DISTANCE TO GOAL

State Distance to Goal.

Affordable Health Care

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Hope Goal

97%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

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Access to Psychiatric Care

78%

of people live in counties with access to psychiatric care

100%

More people would need to live in counties with access to psychiatric care to achieve the HOPE Goal

299,306

More people would need to live in counties with access to psychiatric care to achieve the HOPE Goal

How Does

Maine

Compare to Other States?

HIGHER

LOWER

RACIAL INEQUITY

HIGHER

LOWER

DISTANCE TO GOAL

State Distance to Goal.

Access to Psychiatric Care

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Hope Goal

100%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

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Access to Primary Care

98%

of people live in counties with access to primary care

100%

More people would need to live in counties with access to primary care to achieve the HOPE Goal

31,837

More people would need to live in counties with access to primary care to achieve the HOPE Goal

How Does

Maine

Compare to Other States?

HIGHER

LOWER

RACIAL INEQUITY

HIGHER

LOWER

DISTANCE TO GOAL

State Distance to Goal.

Access to Primary Care

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Hope Goal

100%

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30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

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Health Outcomes

Social & Economic Factors

Community & Safety Factors

Physical Environment

Access to Health Care