Where wealth is handed down: Finance company maps Maine counties based on annual inheritances

Earlier this year, the financial technology company SmartAsset went through inheritance, life insurance and asset transfer data for all counties in America and mapped out where total bequests were largest.

You can view the entire interactive map by clicking here.

The rankings for Maine aren’t shocking — the research team is just counting total dollars, so it makes sense that the most populous counties, where there are more people to leave money behind for loved ones, are near the top of the list.

Nevertheless, seeing exactly how much is turned over in life insurance payouts and inheritances in any given year is interesting.

Here’s SmartAsset’s grid representing the figures from Maine’s top 10 counties in this regard:

inheritance figures

 

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