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