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Highest poverty rate, Pennsylvania cities

Pennsylvania cities with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2024 ACS). This list covers the 271 cities in Pennsylvania that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 271 is 10.5%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Hershey, PA, up 100 places to #68.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01State College, PAPA40,84438.1%−8.8 pts

02▲42Lewistown, PAPA8,38535.7%+14.1 pts

03West Hazleton, PAPA5,28434.9%+24.9 pts

04▲44Clairton, PAPA5,87633.0%+13.6 pts

05▲6McKees Rocks, PAPA5,62432.1%+6.8 pts

06▲6McKeesport, PAPA16,90732.0%+9.0 pts

07▼2Johnstown, PAPA17,65431.9%+7.3 pts

08▲10Harrisburg, PAPA50,52230.5%+5.9 pts

09▲15Darby, PAPA10,66630.0%+9.4 pts

10Chester, PAPA33,99629.0%+1.8 pts

11▼3Reading, PAPA95,83228.7%+2.6 pts

12▲8New Castle, PAPA21,17528.0%+7.2 pts

13Uniontown, PAPA9,43427.8%+1.3 pts

14▲85Sharon Hill, PAPA5,99527.3%+16.3 pts

15▲31Tamaqua, PAPA6,92926.7%+11.7 pts

16▲5Bloomsburg, PAPA13,37526.5%−4.7 pts

17▲11Carbondale, PAPA8,73126.4%+11.6 pts

18▲20Corry, PAPA5,99325.9%+9.5 pts

19▼4Williamsport, PAPA27,38425.4%+3.9 pts

20▲13Hazleton, PAPA30,28625.0%+10.8 pts

21▼15Shamokin, PAPA6,76424.6%+0.4 pts

22▲48Plymouth, PAPA5,80124.1%+8.9 pts

23▲17Oxford, PAPA5,88723.7%+12.0 pts

24▲3Erie, PAPA91,83823.3%+4.5 pts

25▲12Millersville, PAPA9,28023.1%+6.7 pts

26▲9Wilkes-Barre, PAPA44,52323.1%+5.3 pts

27▼20Bradford, PAPA7,44223.0%+2.4 pts

28▲3Titusville, PAPA5,11223.0%+7.1 pts

29▲14Scranton, PAPA75,51423.0%+8.0 pts

30▼7Aliquippa, PAPA9,00222.9%+1.2 pts

31▼29Duquesne, PAPA5,01922.9%−11.8 pts

32Lebanon, PAPA26,47922.9%+6.6 pts

33▲53Bryn Mawr, PAPA5,88022.8%+1.1 pts

34▲77Duryea, PAPA5,15722.6%+14.5 pts

35▲41Meadville, PAPA12,23022.3%−0.4 pts

36▼32Indiana, PAPA14,69721.7%−22.4 pts

37▲19Park Forest, PAPA8,62421.5%+4.3 pts

38▼9Butler, PAPA12,87921.4%+2.3 pts

39▲12Columbia, PAPA10,31421.4%+10.1 pts

40▼4Philadelphia, PAPA1,574,28121.4%−1.5 pts

41▼27York, PAPA45,34221.1%−2.7 pts

42▼20Allentown, PAPA126,04421.0%+2.5 pts

43▼34Lock Haven, PAPA8,50020.9%−9.3 pts

44▼28Beaver Falls, PAPA8,83220.9%−1.6 pts

45▼20Lewisburg, PAPA5,22620.8%−1.4 pts

46▲32Monessen, PAPA6,65720.8%+5.1 pts

47▲11Punxsutawney, PAPA5,55820.7%+3.9 pts

48▼1Edinboro, PAPA5,79020.5%−13.9 pts

49▼23West Chester, PAPA19,59120.4%−1.0 pts

50▼31Wilkinsburg, PAPA13,60220.4%+1.7 pts

51▲2Lancaster, PAPA58,36620.3%−0.8 pts

52▲9Pittsburgh, PAPA307,63220.1%−0.3 pts

53▲1Clearfield, PAPA5,75320.1%+6.6 pts

54▼24Pittston, PAPA7,71520.0%+4.5 pts

55▼38Sharon, PAPA12,64820.0%+2.3 pts

56▲1Pottsville, PAPA13,17019.9%+6.0 pts

57▲27Steelton, PAPA6,32819.6%+7.8 pts

58▼16Collingdale, PAPA8,89819.6%+11.2 pts

59▲1Nanticoke, PAPA10,71219.4%+3.6 pts

60▲76Brentwood, PAPA9,59719.1%+13.0 pts

61▲2Jeannette, PAPA8,48918.8%+4.8 pts

62▼10Sunbury, PAPA9,49518.7%+0.6 pts

63▲12Norristown, PAPA35,91118.5%+1.3 pts

64▲27Kingston, PAPA13,46218.3%+7.1 pts

65▼16Bridgeport, PAPA5,75818.2%+10.6 pts

66▼27Coatesville, PAPA13,28318.1%−4.0 pts

67▲89Birdsboro, PAPA5,16118.1%+15.4 pts

68▲100Hershey, PAPA14,24217.6%+10.7 pts

69▲20Pottstown, PAPA23,32217.5%+6.1 pts

70▼3Franklin, PAPA5,89917.3%0.0 pts

71▼6Somerset, PAPA5,81517.2%+5.5 pts

72▲38Swissvale, PAPA8,19717.0%+1.7 pts

73▼11Washington, PAPA13,37716.8%−3.9 pts

74▲45Shillington, PAPA5,54216.7%+13.0 pts

75▼4Oil City, PAPA9,30116.6%−2.4 pts

76▼31Altoona, PAPA42,34716.6%−1.1 pts

77▲74Latrobe, PAPA7,82616.6%+7.2 pts

78▲1Berwick, PAPA10,29716.5%+1.7 pts

79▲17Greenville, PAPA5,40616.5%+2.7 pts

80▲1Easton, PAPA30,40216.3%+0.3 pts

81▼12Connellsville, PAPA6,57416.3%−12.0 pts

82▲1Folcroft, PAPA6,78016.2%+7.8 pts

83▼24Mount Carmel, PAPA5,57916.2%−2.0 pts

84▼43New Brighton, PAPA5,50316.1%−0.5 pts

85▼35New Kensington, PAPA11,75916.0%+2.3 pts

86▲22Nazareth, PAPA6,09116.0%+8.0 pts

87▲78Red Lion, PAPA6,52316.0%+5.6 pts

88▲33Palmerton, PAPA5,61515.9%+5.8 pts

89▲43Fullerton, PAPA16,72415.8%+8.4 pts

90▼10Bethlehem, PAPA79,64415.7%+0.7 pts

91▼36Clifton Heights, PAPA6,83515.6%+4.6 pts

92▲11Ambridge, PAPA6,94415.5%−2.3 pts

93▲20Chambersburg, PAPA23,37615.3%+2.3 pts

94▼1Milton, PAPA6,45715.2%+1.7 pts

95▼10Carlisle, PAPA22,69315.1%+1.1 pts

96▼24East Stroudsburg, PAPA9,43815.0%−0.2 pts

97▲42Sanatoga, PAPA8,94914.6%+4.2 pts

98▲20Hanover, PAPA16,68414.5%+6.8 pts

99▲84Arlington Heights, PAPA6,84714.5%+6.1 pts

100▼18Greensburg, PAPA14,46214.4%+0.7 pts

101▼35Gettysburg, PAPA8,36514.1%−5.3 pts

102▼8DuBois, PAPA7,25414.0%−1.9 pts

103▼3Munhall, PAPA10,25313.9%+2.0 pts

104▲72Fairless Hills, PAPA8,82713.2%+7.6 pts

105▲89Bellefonte, PAPA5,86213.1%−0.5 pts

106▲10Dickson City, PAPA5,97613.1%+6.2 pts

107▼73Lehighton, PAPA5,23212.9%−1.3 pts

108▲21Yeadon, PAPA12,32012.6%+8.0 pts

109▲45Kenmar, PAPA5,07712.5%–

110▼33Middletown, PAPA9,77612.4%+5.8 pts

111▼14Glenolden, PAPA7,21712.4%+7.4 pts

112▼20West York, PAPA5,11012.0%+6.1 pts

113▲27Dunmore, PAPA14,24912.0%+1.5 pts

114▼2Stroudsburg, PAPA5,80912.0%−7.3 pts

115▲28Lansdowne, PAPA11,14111.8%+6.5 pts

116▲84Parkville, PAPA8,12811.7%+7.5 pts

117▼27Carnegie, PAPA7,77711.7%+0.2 pts

118▼44Palmyra, PAPA7,76211.6%+6.3 pts

119▼2Coraopolis, PAPA5,28011.5%+1.8 pts

120▼22Tyrone, PAPA5,22611.5%−6.0 pts

121▼20Taylor, PAPA6,23211.4%−3.3 pts

122▲87Bala Cynwyd, PAPA10,22711.4%–

123▲41Lansdale, PAPA18,98611.3%+5.7 pts

124▼22West Mifflin, PAPA18,70711.2%+1.0 pts

125▲30Woodlyn, PAPA9,73611.1%−0.7 pts

126▼17Exeter, PAPA5,58711.1%+2.6 pts

127▲35Homeacre-Lyndora, PAPA6,78311.0%+2.7 pts

128▼33Croydon, PAPA9,68410.9%+5.2 pts

129▼1Hermitage, PAPA16,30810.9%+2.7 pts

130▼57Shippensburg, PAPA5,61510.8%−17.8 pts

131▲7Grove City, PAPA7,69410.8%+2.3 pts

132▲31New Holland, PAPA5,75410.7%+5.6 pts

133▲26Monroeville, PAPA27,68510.7%–

134▼29Monaca, PAPA5,45610.5%+1.6 pts

135▲100Wilson, PAPA8,15910.5%+4.7 pts

136▲74Castle Shannon, PAPA8,00610.5%+2.8 pts

137▼17Progress, PAPA11,01710.4%+3.1 pts

138▼1New Cumberland, PAPA7,59010.3%+6.6 pts

139▼12Quakertown, PAPA9,23510.2%+4.3 pts

140▼52Waynesboro, PAPA11,19010.2%−0.1 pts

141▲72Roslyn, PAPA10,63910.1%–

142▼1Souderton, PAPA7,28810.1%+5.6 pts

143▼28Warren, PAPA9,0469.9%−0.8 pts

144▼57Colonial Park, PAPA18,0329.9%+3.6 pts

145▲28White Oak, PAPA7,2869.8%+4.5 pts

146▲25Swoyersville, PAPA5,1559.7%−1.1 pts

147▼17Crafton, PAPA5,7909.6%+2.7 pts

148▲30Catasauqua, PAPA6,5909.6%+1.6 pts

149▼23Bangor, PAPA5,1189.5%−3.6 pts

150▲53Baldwin, PAPA20,5169.5%+4.2 pts

151▼26Ellwood City, PAPA7,3629.5%−2.8 pts

152▲15Bellevue, PAPA7,8889.4%−2.8 pts

153▼49Huntingdon, PAPA6,8629.3%−4.6 pts

154▼86Prospect Park, PAPA6,4099.2%+4.9 pts

155▲46Wayne, PAPA6,6359.1%–

156▼22Mount Joy, PAPA8,3199.1%+1.9 pts

157▲33Blakely, PAPA6,6119.0%+3.8 pts

158▲23West View, PAPA6,3558.8%+2.5 pts

159▲30Middletown, PAPA7,6288.8%+5.4 pts

160▼8Olyphant, PAPA5,3908.8%−2.5 pts

161▼47Bristol, PAPA9,9708.6%−1.8 pts

162▲55Morrisville, PAPA9,6658.6%−1.4 pts

163Natrona Heights, PAPA6,9038.5%–

164▲20Rutherford, PAPA6,8908.3%+2.8 pts

165▲42Norwood, PAPA5,9278.2%+0.6 pts

166▲53Hollidaysburg, PAPA5,4708.2%−0.6 pts

167▼61Archbald, PAPA7,5988.2%+1.3 pts

168▼46Phoenixville, PAPA20,3568.1%+1.9 pts

169▲18Dormont, PAPA7,8167.9%−0.1 pts

170▼35Ephrata, PAPA13,6477.9%+1.8 pts

171▼107Sayre, PAPA5,3287.8%−1.2 pts

172▼22St. Marys, PAPA12,2537.8%+3.0 pts

173▲31Lower Burrell, PAPA11,4707.8%+1.3 pts

174▲18Schlusser, PAPA5,4027.8%+5.7 pts

175▼1Drexel Hill, PAPA30,4517.8%+2.8 pts

176▼28Elizabethtown, PAPA11,9617.6%+2.5 pts

177▲52Sierra View, PAPA6,3657.6%–

178▲84Chesterbrook, PAPA5,8397.5%+5.4 pts

179▼26Old Forge, PAPA8,6407.4%+0.8 pts

180▼19Emmaus, PAPA12,5147.3%+3.8 pts

181▲37Wyomissing, PAPA11,2857.3%+3.9 pts

182Moosic, PAPA5,9897.2%−0.9 pts

183▲75Glenshaw, PAPA9,1397.1%–

184▼18Weigelstown, PAPA15,4857.1%+1.3 pts

185▲62Collegeville, PAPA5,2877.1%+5.1 pts

186Levittown, PAPA50,9267.0%+2.4 pts

187▲10Lower Allen, PAPA7,6467.0%−0.7 pts

188▲5Northwest Harborcreek, PAPA8,7536.8%+1.4 pts

189▼66Whitehall, PAPA14,5216.7%+0.3 pts

190▼45Perkasie, PAPA9,3126.7%+2.0 pts

191▼42Northampton, PAPA10,5706.7%+3.0 pts

192▲13Camp Hill, PAPA8,1996.6%+2.9 pts

193▲15Economy, PAPA9,0986.5%+4.1 pts

194▲76Chestnut Hill, PAPA7,0866.5%–

195▲11Village Green-Green Ridge, PAPA9,0736.4%+2.7 pts

196▲3Elkins Park, PAPA7,2136.4%–

197▼55Folsom, PAPA8,6716.3%+2.8 pts

198▼52East York, PAPA9,3886.3%+3.2 pts

199▼3Canonsburg, PAPA9,5296.2%−2.6 pts

200▲59Whitfield, PAPA5,2266.1%+3.7 pts

201▼94Pennside, PAPA5,4076.1%–

202▲28Harleysville, PAPA9,0906.0%+2.7 pts

203▼31Ambler, PAPA6,8406.0%+0.5 pts

204▲18Mountain Top, PAPA11,8505.8%+2.4 pts

205▲51Churchville, PAPA6,0845.8%+3.1 pts

206▼37Willow Grove, PAPA14,1315.7%+0.8 pts

207▲46Treasure Lake, PAPA5,3365.7%+1.7 pts

208▲35Downingtown, PAPA8,3845.6%+0.8 pts

209▼34Mechanicsburg, PAPA10,0375.6%+1.4 pts

210▲28Dorneyville, PAPA5,2115.5%–

211▼54Doylestown, PAPA8,3305.5%+1.1 pts

212▲22Oakmont, PAPA6,5765.4%−0.5 pts

213▼1Ridley Park, PAPA7,2555.4%+1.1 pts

214▼19Kennett Square, PAPA6,8935.3%−3.7 pts

215▲9Penn Wynne, PAPA6,0705.2%+2.1 pts

216▲17Blandon, PAPA7,3575.2%–

217▼40Glenside, PAPA7,6595.1%+1.7 pts

218▼71Selinsgrove, PAPA5,4885.1%−11.6 pts

219▼75Enola, PAPA6,5345.0%−2.9 pts

220▲19Horsham, PAPA16,0054.9%+1.9 pts

221▲34Shanor-Northvue, PAPA5,1254.9%−0.2 pts

222▼42Ardmore, PAPA13,9094.8%−0.1 pts

223▲18Pleasant Hills, PAPA8,2124.8%+1.2 pts

224▲45Newtown Grant, PAPA6,1934.8%+3.6 pts

225▼40Hellertown, PAPA6,1384.8%+0.2 pts

226▼102Leola, PAPA7,4484.8%–

227Carnot-Moon, PAPA13,5344.7%−0.3 pts

228▲12Oreland, PAPA5,9534.6%−1.2 pts

229▼69Clarks Summit, PAPA5,0694.6%+0.7 pts

230▲33Spring House, PAPA5,1374.6%+1.5 pts

231▲19Lionville, PAPA7,6834.5%–

232▼1King of Prussia, PAPA25,8574.5%+1.3 pts

233▼54Hatboro, PAPA8,5934.4%+1.1 pts

234▼101South Williamsport, PAPA6,1244.4%−6.0 pts

235▼10Forest Hills, PAPA6,1164.3%−1.3 pts

236▲1Merion Station, PAPA5,7884.2%–

237▲24Linglestown, PAPA6,9574.2%+2.1 pts

238▼2Audubon, PAPA9,2294.2%−0.9 pts

239▼16Conshohocken, PAPA9,2664.2%−1.6 pts

240▼26Broomall, PAPA10,6794.1%−0.3 pts

241▲13Lititz, PAPA9,6894.1%0.0 pts

242▲18Montgomeryville, PAPA13,3884.1%+2.2 pts

243▼15Brookhaven, PAPA8,3624.1%+0.5 pts

244▼56Media, PAPA5,9204.1%−3.9 pts

245▼87Schuylkill Haven, PAPA5,2534.0%−4.5 pts

246▼25Bethel Park, PAPA32,0744.0%+0.3 pts

247▼15New Freedom, PAPA5,1163.9%+1.3 pts

248▼28Kulpsville, PAPA8,7993.9%+1.1 pts

249▲3Plymouth Meeting, PAPA7,5023.8%−0.2 pts

250▼48Campbelltown, PAPA6,0923.8%+2.9 pts

251Paoli, PAPA6,3623.8%−0.9 pts

252▼10Allison Park, PAPA22,0453.6%–

253▼7Plum, PAPA26,2253.6%−1.7 pts

254▼6Fort Washington, PAPA6,2713.5%+0.1 pts

255▲2Wescosville, PAPA7,1483.5%–

256▲12Blue Bell, PAPA6,4243.4%+0.6 pts

257▼87Willow Street, PAPA9,6473.3%+0.5 pts

258▲6Fox Chapel, PAPA5,1393.2%−1.5 pts

259▼33Exton, PAPA6,7723.2%+0.2 pts

260▼62Gilbertsville, PAPA6,1652.9%−1.2 pts

261▼12Jefferson Hills, PAPA12,3572.8%−1.3 pts

262▼46Breinigsville, PAPA7,7692.6%–

263▼19Murrysville, PAPA20,6362.5%–

264▼133Villanova, PAPA9,1862.2%–

265▲2Ancient Oaks, PAPA7,7772.0%+1.0 pts

266▼75Swarthmore, PAPA6,5611.8%−0.3 pts

267▼52Wyndmoor, PAPA5,6331.6%−0.7 pts

268▼57Shiloh, PAPA11,2461.3%−3.3 pts

269▼3Maple Glen, PAPA6,6430.9%−0.6 pts

270▼5Richboro, PAPA6,9630.8%−1.0 pts

271▼26Franklin Park, PAPA14,9780.7%−2.4 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES