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Highest poverty rate, Pennsylvania counties · 1990

Pennsylvania counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (1990 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 –

01Greene County, PAPA33,88521.4%–

02Fayette County, PAPA123,02120.9%–

03Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,28120.3%–

04Indiana County, PAPA82,87818.7%–

05Centre County, PAPA157,39318.2%–

06Clarion County, PAPA36,68018.1%–

07Sullivan County, PAPA5,85618.0%–

08Crawford County, PAPA81,79215.5%–

09Clinton County, PAPA37,87015.4%–

10Venango County, PAPA49,34615.1%–

11Potter County, PAPA15,89714.9%–

12McKean County, PAPA38,98414.9%–

13Tioga County, PAPA40,50214.6%–

14Somerset County, PAPA72,00414.3%–

15Blair County, PAPA119,54114.1%–

16Cambria County, PAPA128,96814.0%–

17Clearfield County, PAPA78,10013.9%–

18Lawrence County, PAPA83,91113.9%–

19Bedford County, PAPA47,48013.6%–

20Jefferson County, PAPA43,25513.6%–

21Huntingdon County, PAPA43,00113.4%–

22Mifflin County, PAPA46,12713.4%–

23Bradford County, PAPA59,60013.3%–

24Beaver County, PAPA166,03213.1%–

25Erie County, PAPA265,83212.9%–

26Armstrong County, PAPA63,69812.8%–

27Mercer County, PAPA107,86012.8%–

28Washington County, PAPA210,80212.8%–

29Fulton County, PAPA14,48312.2%–

30Susquehanna County, PAPA38,23712.1%–

31Forest County, PAPA6,61411.8%–

32Northumberland County, PAPA89,92011.6%–

33Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,03511.5%–

34Lycoming County, PAPA112,58711.5%–

35Wayne County, PAPA51,70311.3%–

36Cameron County, PAPA4,21111.3%–

37Luzerne County, PAPA332,12611.2%–

38Wyoming County, PAPA25,79011.1%–

39Snyder County, PAPA39,65511.0%–

40Westmoreland County, PAPA349,32410.7%–

41Lackawanna County, PAPA216,50210.7%–

42Schuylkill County, PAPA145,08510.7%–

43Columbia County, PAPA66,19310.6%–

44Union County, PAPA42,31310.3%–

45Dauphin County, PAPA293,35110.1%–

46Juniata County, PAPA23,4039.8%–

47Butler County, PAPA200,1699.7%–

48Warren County, PAPA37,0389.6%–

49Elk County, PAPA29,9269.5%–

50Carbon County, PAPA65,8689.4%–

51Montour County, PAPA17,8688.5%–

52Franklin County, PAPA160,6528.3%–

53Berks County, PAPA440,0728.0%–

54Lancaster County, PAPA563,1598.0%–

55Perry County, PAPA46,8067.5%–

56Northampton County, PAPA324,4117.3%–

57Monroe County, PAPA167,1797.3%–

58Lehigh County, PAPA384,3837.3%–

59Lebanon County, PAPA146,3807.2%–

60Pike County, PAPA62,8087.1%–

61Delaware County, PAPA580,9377.0%–

62Adams County, PAPA107,5946.8%–

63York County, PAPA473,1976.3%–

64Cumberland County, PAPA277,2705.3%–

65Chester County, PAPA557,1164.7%–

66Bucks County, PAPA647,8284.0%–

67Montgomery County, PAPA877,6433.6%–

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