Introduction Statistics Main Ports
Maine is the northeastern-most state in the continental Total GDP (Billions): $57,297.00 (2015) Port of Eastport, Port of Portland, Port of Searsport Per Capita Real GDP: $38,431 (2015) United States, with a landscape characterized by bountiful Corporations natural resources and lakes, streams, Population: 1,331,479 (2016) coastal areas, and deep forests. These % of People under Poverty 13.20% Company Fortune 1000 Revenue City attributes were strongly tied with the Level: Rank area’s earliest economic activities such as IDEXX Per Capita Personal Income: $44,316 Laboratories 887 $2,406 Westbrook trapping, fishing, farming, lumbering, and Unemployment Rate: 3.90% (2016) IDEXX shipbuilding. The state’s natural beauty % of Population with a 30.10% Laboratories 887 $2,407 Westbrook also attracts many tourists who help to augment the Bachelor's Degree: economy. Nearly 90 percent of Maine is covered in forest, Total Exports: $2,711,573,626.00 (2014) Corporate Marginal Income Tax Rate: 3.5% > $0||7.93% > and the manufacturing of wood $350,000||8.33% > products has been at the core Top 5 Export Partner Countries $1,050,000||8.93% > $3,500,000 of its economy since the first Country Exports Individual Income Tax Rate: 5.80% > $0 ||6.75% > European colonists came Canada $1,361,578,862 $22,450 ||7.15% > $53,150 there. Maine is a leading China $226,145,528 producer of many shellfish, U.S. Commercial Service especially lobster. The state’s Japan $121,155,172 diversified economy is currently Malaysia $103,227,408 Web page: http://export.gov/maine/ led by the service sector. It is the world’s largest exporter of Korea, South $77,267,937 blueberries and toothpicks. Top 5 Export Merchandise Abbreviation: ME Segment Exports Capital: Augusta Paper Products $604,270,877 Nick Name: Pine Tree State Fishing; Hunting; & Trapping $322,194,774 Time Zone-Standard: GMT -5 Transportation Equipment $250,450,003 Time Zone-Daylight GMT -4 Saving: Computers & Electronic Prod. $229,423,987 Sales Tax Rate: 5.50% Oil & Gas Extraction $198,261,881 Motto: I lead Major Cities Web Site: http://www.maine.gov City Population Government Portland 66,881 Lewiston 36,202 Governor: Janet Mills (D) Bangor 32,391 Senator: Angus King Jr. (I) Senator: Susan M. Collins (R) Main Airports Entered Union: March 15, 1820 Code Name City BGR Bangor International Airport Bangor BHB Hancock County-tag">Bar Harbor Airport Bar Harbor PQI Northern Maine Regional Airport at Presque Isle Presque Isle PWM Portland International Jetport Portland RKD Knox County Regional Airport Rockland
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