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Maine County Primary-Care Access & Health-Burden Scorecard
A county-level targeting index for Maine, fusing adult chronic-disease and social-risk prevalence (CDC PLACES) with federally designated primary-care provider shortages (HRSA). Ranks all 16 counties by combined need so a health department or rural-health office can see where high burden and thin provider supply overlap.
Pre-rendered county priority rankings for ME (16 counties). Rankings are relative within the state, not comparable across states.
Highest-priority counties
Ranked counties
| Rank | County | Priority index | Top driver |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | 81.8 | Health burden |
| 2 | Aroostook | 74.6 | Health burden |
| 3 | Somerset | 73.1 | Access & SDOH barriers |
| 4 | Piscataquis | 72.1 | Health burden |
| 5 | Oxford | 71.2 | Access & SDOH barriers |
| 6 | Penobscot | 63.6 | Provider shortage |
| 7 | Franklin | 61.9 | Provider shortage |
| 8 | Androscoggin | 60.5 | Access & SDOH barriers |
| 9 | Kennebec | 51.9 | Provider shortage |
| 10 | Waldo | 51.4 | Provider shortage |
| 11 | Hancock | 37.9 | Provider shortage |
| 12 | Lincoln | 35.6 | Provider shortage |
| 13 | York | 33.6 | Provider shortage |
| 14 | Knox | 28.3 | Health burden |
| 15 | Cumberland | 24.1 | Provider shortage |
| 16 | Sagadahoc | 17.7 | Health burden |