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Hancock County has a mix of wealth and poverty. The aggregate statistics show a pattern of generally low unemployment and poverty rates, wages comparable with the rest of the state, and a high percentage of income from investments relative to earnings. The picture for Bucksport is similar to the County, though there is less impact from the coastal tourism economy and a much larger role of manufacturing employment.

			Percent of	Percent of
Bucksport	Households	Persons	Households	Population
AFDC	87	239	4.80%	5.00%
Food Stamps	233	552	12.70%	11.40%
Hancock County
AFDC	461	1,232	2.50%	2.60%
Food Stamps	1,607	3,433	8.80%	7.30%