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Highest poverty rate, Pennsylvania counties

Pennsylvania counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2024 ACS). This list covers the 67 counties in Pennsylvania that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 67 is 11.7%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Crawford County, PA, up 19 places to #10.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000
01Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,28121.4%−1.5 pts
02▲3Fayette County, PAPA123,02116.8%−1.2 pts
03Centre County, PAPA157,39316.3%−2.5 pts
04▲13Mifflin County, PAPA46,12716.2%+3.7 pts
05▲6Luzerne County, PAPA332,12615.3%+4.2 pts
06▲2Erie County, PAPA265,83215.0%+3.0 pts
07▲2Clinton County, PAPA37,87014.8%+0.6 pts
08▲6Clearfield County, PAPA78,10014.6%+2.1 pts
09▲9Lackawanna County, PAPA216,50214.4%+3.8 pts
10▲19Crawford County, PAPA81,79214.3%+1.6 pts
11▲1Cambria County, PAPA128,96814.2%+1.7 pts
12▲4Jefferson County, PAPA43,25514.1%+2.4 pts
13▼3Indiana County, PAPA82,87814.0%−3.3 pts
14▲1Columbia County, PAPA66,19313.7%+0.6 pts
15▼9McKean County, PAPA38,98413.7%+0.6 pts
16▲8Greene County, PAPA33,88513.5%−2.4 pts
17▼15Cameron County, PAPA4,21113.5%+4.1 pts
18▼5Mercer County, PAPA107,86013.2%+1.7 pts
19▲2Venango County, PAPA49,34613.2%−0.2 pts
20▼13Clarion County, PAPA36,68013.1%−2.3 pts
21▲12Potter County, PAPA15,89713.0%+0.3 pts
22▲9Dauphin County, PAPA293,35112.9%+3.2 pts
23▼3Lycoming County, PAPA112,58712.8%+1.3 pts
24▼2Schuylkill County, PAPA145,08512.8%+3.2 pts
25▲2Bradford County, PAPA59,60012.6%+0.8 pts
26▼3Northumberland County, PAPA89,92012.6%+0.7 pts
27▲5Carbon County, PAPA65,86812.3%+2.8 pts
28▲6Berks County, PAPA440,07212.2%+2.8 pts
29▲17Wayne County, PAPA51,70312.1%+0.8 pts
30▼11Blair County, PAPA119,54112.0%−0.6 pts
31▼27Forest County, PAPA6,61411.9%−4.5 pts
32▼7Lawrence County, PAPA83,91111.9%−0.2 pts
33▲6Armstrong County, PAPA63,69811.8%+0.1 pts
34▼4Tioga County, PAPA40,50211.7%−1.8 pts
35▲1Sullivan County, PAPA5,85611.6%−2.9 pts
36▼10Lehigh County, PAPA384,38311.6%+2.3 pts
37▲3Bedford County, PAPA47,48011.6%+1.3 pts
38Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,03511.5%+0.3 pts
39▲8Wyoming County, PAPA25,79011.5%+1.3 pts
40▼5Susquehanna County, PAPA38,23711.4%−0.9 pts
41▲3Fulton County, PAPA14,48311.2%+0.4 pts
42Somerset County, PAPA72,00411.0%−0.8 pts
43▼15Warren County, PAPA37,03810.8%+0.9 pts
44▼1Monroe County, PAPA167,17910.7%+1.7 pts
45Huntingdon County, PAPA43,00110.6%−0.7 pts
46▲7Westmoreland County, PAPA349,32410.3%+1.6 pts
47▲4Delaware County, PAPA580,93710.2%+2.2 pts
48▼7Lebanon County, PAPA146,38010.1%+2.6 pts
49▲3Beaver County, PAPA166,0329.9%+0.5 pts
50▲5Pike County, PAPA62,8089.8%+2.9 pts
51▲3Juniata County, PAPA23,4039.7%+0.2 pts
52▲6Washington County, PAPA210,8029.6%−0.2 pts
53▼3Snyder County, PAPA39,6559.4%−0.5 pts
54▼17Union County, PAPA42,3139.0%+0.2 pts
55▼7Montour County, PAPA17,8688.8%+0.2 pts
56▲5Northampton County, PAPA324,4118.8%+0.8 pts
57▼8Elk County, PAPA29,9268.7%+1.7 pts
58▼1Franklin County, PAPA160,6528.5%+0.9 pts
59York County, PAPA473,1978.4%+1.6 pts
60▼4Lancaster County, PAPA563,1598.2%+0.4 pts
61▲1Adams County, PAPA107,5948.2%+1.1 pts
62▲1Butler County, PAPA200,1698.1%−0.9 pts
63▼3Perry County, PAPA46,8068.0%+0.3 pts
64Cumberland County, PAPA277,2707.5%+0.9 pts
65▲1Montgomery County, PAPA877,6436.5%+2.1 pts
66▲1Bucks County, PAPA647,8286.1%+1.6 pts
67▼2Chester County, PAPA557,1166.0%+0.7 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES