SNAP-authorized stores in Maine
1,331 stores were authorized to accept SNAP benefits in Maine on Dec 31, 2025, the last day of the USDA file.
Leasing, buying or supplying a store? A dated SNAP authorization report ($19) — or a whole territory, with the stores that opened and closed.
By store type
Stores that joined and left the program
| Year | Authorizations started | Authorizations ended |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 87 | 95 |
| 2024 | 92 | 101 |
| 2023 | 108 | 118 |
| 2022 | 123 | 102 |
| 2021 | 93 | 118 |
Counted from the authorization periods in the file. An ended authorization is not a penalty: the file gives no reason.
By city
- Auburn — 30
- Augusta — 32
- Bangor — 37
- Bath — 10
- Belfast — 17
- Biddeford — 23
- Brewer — 13
- Bridgton — 10
- Brunswick — 19
- Caribou — 13
- Dover Foxcroft — 10
- Ellsworth — 13
- Fairfield — 13
- Farmington — 13
- Houlton — 12
- Lewiston — 50
- Portland — 81
- Presque Isle — 11
- Rockland — 15
- Saco — 10
- Sanford — 19
- Scarborough — 15
- Skowhegan — 16
- South Portland — 21
- Topsham — 11
- Waterville — 25
- Wells — 12
- Westbrook — 15
- Windham — 14
Smaller places of Maine — 751 stores.