Maine Ranks as 5th Least Vulnerable State for Identity Theft

While it seems like every year new statistics and results are released proving just how safe Maine is, it’s still nice to see.

In 2025 —and heading into 2026—identity theft risk is at an all-time high thanks to increasingly realistic AI, making it more important than ever to stay informed and take every step you can to protect yourself.

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WalletHub ranked the states most vulnerable to identity theft and fraud by comparing all 50 states and Washington, D.C. across three main categories.

Those three categories— identity theft, fraud, and policy —were evaluated using 15 weighted metrics scored on a 100-point scale. WalletHub then calculated a weighted average for each