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Highest poverty rate, Pennsylvania cities · 2000

Pennsylvania cities with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2000 ACS). This list covers the 250 cities in Pennsylvania that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 1990

01State College, PAPA40,84446.9%+1.6 pts

02Indiana, PAPA14,69744.1%+5.5 pts

03Duquesne, PAPA5,01934.7%+9.2 pts

04Edinboro, PAPA5,79034.4%−4.2 pts

05Bloomsburg, PAPA13,37531.2%+8.0 pts

06Lock Haven, PAPA8,50030.2%+3.6 pts

07Shippensburg, PAPA5,61528.6%−0.6 pts

08Connellsville, PAPA6,57428.2%+2.4 pts

09Chester, PAPA33,99627.2%+2.0 pts

10Uniontown, PAPA9,43426.4%+1.8 pts

11Reading, PAPA95,83226.1%+6.7 pts

12McKees Rocks, PAPA5,62425.3%−6.9 pts

13Johnstown, PAPA17,65424.6%−2.4 pts

14Harrisburg, PAPA50,52224.6%−2.5 pts

15Shamokin, PAPA6,76424.2%+2.5 pts

16York, PAPA45,34223.8%+3.5 pts

17McKeesport, PAPA16,90723.0%−1.3 pts

18Philadelphia, PAPA1,574,28122.9%+2.6 pts

19Meadville, PAPA12,23022.7%−0.8 pts

20Beaver Falls, PAPA8,83222.5%−4.3 pts

21Lewisburg, PAPA5,22622.2%+6.3 pts

22Coatesville, PAPA13,28322.1%+3.9 pts

23Aliquippa, PAPA9,00221.7%−6.0 pts

24Lewistown, PAPA8,38521.7%+1.4 pts

25Bryn Mawr, PAPA5,88021.7%+9.2 pts

26Williamsport, PAPA27,38421.5%+0.4 pts

27West Chester, PAPA19,59121.4%+4.4 pts

28Lancaster, PAPA58,36621.2%+0.2 pts

29New Castle, PAPA21,17520.8%+1.1 pts

30Washington, PAPA13,37720.7%−4.8 pts

31Bradford, PAPA7,44220.7%−1.5 pts

32Darby, PAPA10,66620.6%+2.9 pts

33Pittsburgh, PAPA307,63220.4%−1.0 pts

34Clairton, PAPA5,87619.5%−2.8 pts

35Gettysburg, PAPA8,36519.4%+2.9 pts

36Stroudsburg, PAPA5,80919.3%+5.7 pts

37Butler, PAPA12,87919.1%−4.1 pts

38Oil City, PAPA9,30119.0%+0.8 pts

39Erie, PAPA91,83818.8%−0.5 pts

40Wilkinsburg, PAPA13,60218.7%+1.4 pts

41Allentown, PAPA126,04418.5%+5.6 pts

42Mount Carmel, PAPA5,57918.2%+2.3 pts

43Sunbury, PAPA9,49518.1%+1.4 pts

44Ambridge, PAPA6,94417.8%−5.6 pts

45Wilkes-Barre, PAPA44,52317.8%+2.4 pts

46Altoona, PAPA42,34717.7%−0.3 pts

47Sharon, PAPA12,64817.6%−1.2 pts

48Tyrone, PAPA5,22617.4%+0.5 pts

49Franklin, PAPA5,89917.3%−2.3 pts

50Norristown, PAPA35,91117.2%+7.7 pts

51Park Forest, PAPA8,62417.2%+10.1 pts

52Punxsutawney, PAPA5,55816.9%−3.0 pts

53Selinsgrove, PAPA5,48816.7%+3.5 pts

54New Brighton, PAPA5,50316.6%−8.6 pts

55Millersville, PAPA9,28016.4%−0.4 pts

56Corry, PAPA5,99316.4%−0.6 pts

57Lebanon, PAPA26,47916.2%+1.6 pts

58Easton, PAPA30,40216.0%+2.2 pts

59DuBois, PAPA7,25415.9%+3.3 pts

60Titusville, PAPA5,11215.9%−3.2 pts

61Nanticoke, PAPA10,71215.8%+3.6 pts

62Monessen, PAPA6,65715.7%−2.7 pts

63Pittston, PAPA7,71515.5%−1.0 pts

64Swissvale, PAPA8,19715.3%+2.8 pts

65East Stroudsburg, PAPA9,43815.2%+5.4 pts

66Plymouth, PAPA5,80115.2%+1.4 pts

67Bethlehem, PAPA79,64415.0%+2.1 pts

68Scranton, PAPA75,51415.0%−0.3 pts

69Tamaqua, PAPA6,92914.9%−0.2 pts

70Berwick, PAPA10,29714.9%+4.2 pts

71Carbondale, PAPA8,73114.8%−0.7 pts

72Taylor, PAPA6,23214.7%+4.8 pts

73Lehighton, PAPA5,23214.3%+3.2 pts

74Hazleton, PAPA30,28614.2%+0.7 pts

75Carlisle, PAPA22,69314.0%+4.1 pts

76Jeannette, PAPA8,48914.0%−2.2 pts

77Pottsville, PAPA13,17013.9%−1.4 pts

78Huntingdon, PAPA6,86213.9%−4.2 pts

79Greenville, PAPA5,40613.8%−4.3 pts

80New Kensington, PAPA11,75913.7%−2.2 pts

81Greensburg, PAPA14,46213.6%−3.6 pts

82Bellefonte, PAPA5,86213.5%+0.5 pts

83Milton, PAPA6,45713.5%+1.4 pts

84Clearfield, PAPA5,75313.4%−3.4 pts

85Bangor, PAPA5,11813.1%+5.7 pts

86Chambersburg, PAPA23,37612.9%−0.2 pts

87Ellwood City, PAPA7,36212.3%−5.5 pts

88Bellevue, PAPA7,88812.3%+3.9 pts

89Munhall, PAPA10,25311.9%+4.0 pts

90Woodlyn, PAPA9,73611.8%+4.6 pts

91Steelton, PAPA6,32811.8%+3.4 pts

92Oxford, PAPA5,88711.8%−0.2 pts

93Somerset, PAPA5,81511.6%−6.3 pts

94Carnegie, PAPA7,77711.5%+2.7 pts

95Columbia, PAPA10,31411.3%+0.6 pts

96Pottstown, PAPA23,32211.3%+2.7 pts

97Olyphant, PAPA5,39011.3%+1.7 pts

98Kingston, PAPA13,46211.3%+2.2 pts

99Clifton Heights, PAPA6,83511.1%+3.2 pts

100Sharon Hill, PAPA5,99511.0%+1.1 pts

101Swoyersville, PAPA5,15510.8%+4.8 pts

102Warren, PAPA9,04610.7%+2.0 pts

103Dunmore, PAPA14,24910.5%−0.3 pts

104Bristol, PAPA9,97010.4%+0.1 pts

105Sanatoga, PAPA8,94910.4%+1.4 pts

106Red Lion, PAPA6,52310.4%+4.6 pts

107South Williamsport, PAPA6,12410.3%+3.9 pts

108Waynesboro, PAPA11,19010.3%+2.1 pts

109West Mifflin, PAPA18,70710.2%+0.2 pts

110West Hazleton, PAPA5,28410.0%−0.7 pts

111Palmerton, PAPA5,61510.0%+0.2 pts

112Morrisville, PAPA9,66510.0%+2.3 pts

113Coraopolis, PAPA5,2809.7%−2.5 pts

114Latrobe, PAPA7,8269.4%−1.7 pts

115Sayre, PAPA5,3289.1%−0.7 pts

116Kennett Square, PAPA6,8939.0%+0.5 pts

117Monaca, PAPA5,4568.9%−6.5 pts

118Canonsburg, PAPA9,5298.9%−3.5 pts

119Hollidaysburg, PAPA5,4708.8%+0.6 pts

120Exeter, PAPA5,5878.5%−2.7 pts

121Grove City, PAPA7,6948.5%−0.6 pts

122Schuylkill Haven, PAPA5,2538.5%+0.3 pts

123Folcroft, PAPA6,7808.4%+2.9 pts

124Collingdale, PAPA8,8988.4%+0.3 pts

125Homeacre-Lyndora, PAPA6,7838.3%−0.1 pts

126Arlington Heights, PAPA6,8478.3%+2.6 pts

127Hermitage, PAPA16,3088.2%+0.3 pts

128Moosic, PAPA5,9898.1%+1.1 pts

129Duryea, PAPA5,1578.1%−5.0 pts

130Dormont, PAPA7,8168.1%+0.1 pts

131Nazareth, PAPA6,0918.0%+3.1 pts

132Catasauqua, PAPA6,5908.0%+0.0 pts

133Media, PAPA5,9207.9%+0.8 pts

134Enola, PAPA6,5347.9%+5.6 pts

135Hanover, PAPA16,6847.7%−0.6 pts

136Castle Shannon, PAPA8,0067.7%+0.6 pts

137Lower Allen, PAPA7,6467.7%+3.5 pts

138Norwood, PAPA5,9277.6%+2.9 pts

139Bridgeport, PAPA5,7587.5%+0.1 pts

140Fullerton, PAPA16,7247.3%+1.1 pts

141Progress, PAPA11,0177.3%+3.5 pts

142Mount Joy, PAPA8,3197.1%+2.5 pts

143Hershey, PAPA14,2426.9%+0.4 pts

144Crafton, PAPA5,7906.9%−0.5 pts

145Dickson City, PAPA5,9766.9%−4.2 pts

146Archbald, PAPA7,5986.9%−2.3 pts

147Old Forge, PAPA8,6406.6%−0.8 pts

148Middletown, PAPA9,7766.6%−3.4 pts

149Lower Burrell, PAPA11,4706.5%+0.1 pts

150Whitehall, PAPA14,5216.4%−0.2 pts

151West View, PAPA6,3556.4%+0.9 pts

152Phoenixville, PAPA20,3566.2%+0.9 pts

153Colonial Park, PAPA18,0326.2%+3.2 pts

154Ephrata, PAPA13,6476.2%+0.4 pts

155Brentwood, PAPA9,5976.1%+0.3 pts

156West York, PAPA5,1106.0%−1.3 pts

157Oakmont, PAPA6,5765.9%−1.5 pts

158Quakertown, PAPA9,2355.9%−0.3 pts

159Weigelstown, PAPA15,4855.8%+2.6 pts

160Conshohocken, PAPA9,2665.8%−2.1 pts

161Oreland, PAPA5,9535.8%+1.3 pts

162Wilson, PAPA8,1595.8%+0.7 pts

163Croydon, PAPA9,6845.7%−1.3 pts

164Lansdale, PAPA18,9865.6%+1.5 pts

165Forest Hills, PAPA6,1165.6%+2.1 pts

166Fairless Hills, PAPA8,8275.6%−0.4 pts

167Ambler, PAPA6,8405.5%+2.7 pts

168Rutherford, PAPA6,8905.5%−4.9 pts

169Northwest Harborcreek, PAPA8,7535.4%−0.4 pts

170Lansdowne, PAPA11,1415.4%+2.0 pts

171Baldwin, PAPA20,5165.3%+1.0 pts

172Plum, PAPA26,2255.3%+1.0 pts

173White Oak, PAPA7,2865.3%+0.9 pts

174Palmyra, PAPA7,7625.3%+1.5 pts

175Elizabethtown, PAPA11,9615.2%−1.7 pts

176New Holland, PAPA5,7545.2%+2.1 pts

177Blakely, PAPA6,6115.2%−0.8 pts

178Audubon, PAPA9,2295.1%+1.5 pts

179Shanor-Northvue, PAPA5,1255.1%+0.4 pts

180Carnot-Moon, PAPA13,5345.0%−2.8 pts

181Glenolden, PAPA7,2175.0%+0.2 pts

182Drexel Hill, PAPA30,4514.9%+1.6 pts

183Ardmore, PAPA13,9094.9%−0.4 pts

184Willow Grove, PAPA14,1314.9%+2.4 pts

185Downingtown, PAPA8,3844.8%+1.9 pts

186St. Marys, PAPA12,2534.8%−6.1 pts

187Fox Chapel, PAPA5,1394.8%+3.4 pts

188Paoli, PAPA6,3624.7%+2.9 pts

189Perkasie, PAPA9,3124.7%+2.3 pts

190Hellertown, PAPA6,1384.6%+1.3 pts

191Shiloh, PAPA11,2464.6%+0.9 pts

192Levittown, PAPA50,9264.6%+1.0 pts

193Yeadon, PAPA12,3204.6%−0.9 pts

194Souderton, PAPA7,2884.4%−0.1 pts

195Doylestown, PAPA8,3304.4%+0.7 pts

196Broomall, PAPA10,6794.4%+0.9 pts

197Prospect Park, PAPA6,4094.3%−2.0 pts

198Parkville, PAPA8,1284.2%−1.1 pts

199Mechanicsburg, PAPA10,0374.2%+0.2 pts

200Ridley Park, PAPA7,2554.2%−0.2 pts

201Lititz, PAPA9,6894.1%+1.0 pts

202Jefferson Hills, PAPA12,3574.1%–

203Gilbertsville, PAPA6,1654.1%−0.4 pts

204Plymouth Meeting, PAPA7,5024.0%+2.3 pts

205Treasure Lake, PAPA5,3364.0%−0.7 pts

206Clarks Summit, PAPA5,0693.9%+0.5 pts

207Village Green-Green Ridge, PAPA9,0733.7%+0.9 pts

208Camp Hill, PAPA8,1993.7%−1.1 pts

209Bethel Park, PAPA32,0743.7%−0.1 pts

210Shillington, PAPA5,5423.7%+1.4 pts

211Northampton, PAPA10,5703.7%−0.8 pts

212Pleasant Hills, PAPA8,2123.6%+0.9 pts

213New Cumberland, PAPA7,5903.6%−0.7 pts

214Brookhaven, PAPA8,3623.6%+1.8 pts

215Folsom, PAPA8,6713.5%−0.8 pts

216Emmaus, PAPA12,5143.5%−0.7 pts

217Wyomissing, PAPA11,2853.4%+0.7 pts

218Fort Washington, PAPA6,2713.4%+0.9 pts

219Glenside, PAPA7,6593.4%−0.5 pts

220Mountain Top, PAPA11,8503.4%–

221Middletown, PAPA7,6283.4%+1.3 pts

222Harleysville, PAPA9,0903.3%−0.0 pts

223Hatboro, PAPA8,5933.3%−0.1 pts

224King of Prussia, PAPA25,8573.2%+0.6 pts

225East York, PAPA9,3883.1%+0.5 pts

226Penn Wynne, PAPA6,0703.1%+0.7 pts

227Spring House, PAPA5,1373.1%+1.0 pts

228Horsham, PAPA16,0053.1%+0.7 pts

229Franklin Park, PAPA14,9783.1%+2.2 pts

230Exton, PAPA6,7722.9%−0.7 pts

231Kulpsville, PAPA8,7992.8%−1.4 pts

232Willow Street, PAPA9,6472.8%+1.0 pts

233Blue Bell, PAPA6,4242.8%+1.4 pts

234New Freedom, PAPA5,1162.7%+0.3 pts

235Birdsboro, PAPA5,1612.7%−0.9 pts

236Churchville, PAPA6,0842.6%+1.2 pts

237Economy, PAPA9,0982.4%−3.0 pts

238Whitfield, PAPA5,2262.4%+1.0 pts

239Wyndmoor, PAPA5,6332.3%+1.0 pts

240Linglestown, PAPA6,9572.2%−0.3 pts

241Chesterbrook, PAPA5,8392.1%+1.3 pts

242Swarthmore, PAPA6,5612.1%−0.7 pts

243Collegeville, PAPA5,2872.0%−0.1 pts

244Schlusser, PAPA5,4022.0%−0.2 pts

245Montgomeryville, PAPA13,3881.9%+0.8 pts

246Richboro, PAPA6,9631.8%+0.6 pts

247Maple Glen, PAPA6,6431.5%+0.4 pts

248Newtown Grant, PAPA6,1931.2%+0.8 pts

249Ancient Oaks, PAPA7,7771.1%−2.2 pts

250Campbelltown, PAPA6,0920.9%−5.5 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS