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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.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,28121.4%−7%

02Fayette County, PAPA123,02116.8%−7%

03Centre County, PAPA157,39316.3%−13%

04Mifflin County, PAPA46,12716.2%+30%

05Luzerne County, PAPA332,12615.3%+38%

06Erie County, PAPA265,83215.0%+25%

07Clinton County, PAPA37,87014.8%+4%

08Clearfield County, PAPA78,10014.6%+17%

09Lackawanna County, PAPA216,50214.4%+36%

10Crawford County, PAPA81,79214.3%+12%

11Cambria County, PAPA128,96814.2%+14%

12Jefferson County, PAPA43,25514.1%+20%

13Indiana County, PAPA82,87814.0%−19%

14Columbia County, PAPA66,19313.7%+5%

15McKean County, PAPA38,98413.7%+5%

16Greene County, PAPA33,88513.5%−15%

17Cameron County, PAPA4,21113.5%+43%

18Mercer County, PAPA107,86013.2%+15%

19Venango County, PAPA49,34613.2%−2%

20Clarion County, PAPA36,68013.1%−15%

21Potter County, PAPA15,89713.0%+2%

22Dauphin County, PAPA293,35112.9%+33%

23Lycoming County, PAPA112,58712.8%+11%

24Schuylkill County, PAPA145,08512.8%+34%

25Bradford County, PAPA59,60012.6%+7%

26Northumberland County, PAPA89,92012.6%+6%

27Carbon County, PAPA65,86812.3%+29%

28Berks County, PAPA440,07212.2%+30%

29Wayne County, PAPA51,70312.1%+7%

30Blair County, PAPA119,54112.0%−5%

31Forest County, PAPA6,61411.9%−27%

32Lawrence County, PAPA83,91111.9%−2%

33Armstrong County, PAPA63,69811.8%+1%

34Tioga County, PAPA40,50211.7%−13%

35Sullivan County, PAPA5,85611.6%−20%

36Lehigh County, PAPA384,38311.6%+25%

37Bedford County, PAPA47,48011.6%+13%

38Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,03511.5%+3%

39Wyoming County, PAPA25,79011.5%+13%

40Susquehanna County, PAPA38,23711.4%−7%

41Fulton County, PAPA14,48311.2%+3%

42Somerset County, PAPA72,00411.0%−7%

43Warren County, PAPA37,03810.8%+9%

44Monroe County, PAPA167,17910.7%+19%

45Huntingdon County, PAPA43,00110.6%−6%

46Westmoreland County, PAPA349,32410.3%+19%

47Delaware County, PAPA580,93710.2%+27%

48Lebanon County, PAPA146,38010.1%+35%

49Beaver County, PAPA166,0329.9%+6%

50Pike County, PAPA62,8089.8%+42%

51Juniata County, PAPA23,4039.7%+3%

52Washington County, PAPA210,8029.6%−2%

53Snyder County, PAPA39,6559.4%−5%

54Union County, PAPA42,3139.0%+2%

55Montour County, PAPA17,8688.8%+2%

56Northampton County, PAPA324,4118.8%+10%

57Elk County, PAPA29,9268.7%+24%

58Franklin County, PAPA160,6528.5%+12%

59York County, PAPA473,1978.4%+24%

60Lancaster County, PAPA563,1598.2%+5%

61Adams County, PAPA107,5948.2%+15%

62Butler County, PAPA200,1698.1%−10%

63Perry County, PAPA46,8068.0%+4%

64Cumberland County, PAPA277,2707.5%+14%

65Montgomery County, PAPA877,6436.5%+47%

66Bucks County, PAPA647,8286.1%+35%

67Chester County, PAPA557,1166.0%+14%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES