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Highest poverty rate, Pennsylvania counties · 2000

Pennsylvania counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2000 ACS). This list covers the 67 counties in Pennsylvania that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 1990
01Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,28122.9%+2.6 pts
02Centre County, PAPA157,39318.8%+0.6 pts
03Fayette County, PAPA123,02118.0%−2.9 pts
04Indiana County, PAPA82,87817.3%−1.4 pts
05Forest County, PAPA6,61416.4%+4.7 pts
06Greene County, PAPA33,88515.9%−5.5 pts
07Clarion County, PAPA36,68015.4%−2.7 pts
08Sullivan County, PAPA5,85614.5%−3.6 pts
09Clinton County, PAPA37,87014.2%−1.2 pts
10Tioga County, PAPA40,50213.5%−1.1 pts
11Venango County, PAPA49,34613.4%−1.7 pts
12McKean County, PAPA38,98413.1%−1.8 pts
13Columbia County, PAPA66,19313.1%+2.5 pts
14Crawford County, PAPA81,79212.8%−2.7 pts
15Potter County, PAPA15,89712.7%−2.2 pts
16Blair County, PAPA119,54112.6%−1.5 pts
17Clearfield County, PAPA78,10012.5%−1.4 pts
18Mifflin County, PAPA46,12712.5%−0.9 pts
19Cambria County, PAPA128,96812.5%−1.5 pts
20Susquehanna County, PAPA38,23712.3%+0.2 pts
21Lawrence County, PAPA83,91112.1%−1.8 pts
22Erie County, PAPA265,83212.0%−0.9 pts
23Northumberland County, PAPA89,92011.9%+0.3 pts
24Bradford County, PAPA59,60011.8%−1.4 pts
25Jefferson County, PAPA43,25511.8%−1.8 pts
26Somerset County, PAPA72,00411.8%−2.5 pts
27Armstrong County, PAPA63,69811.7%−1.2 pts
28Lycoming County, PAPA112,58711.5%+0.1 pts
29Mercer County, PAPA107,86011.5%−1.3 pts
30Huntingdon County, PAPA43,00111.3%−2.1 pts
31Wayne County, PAPA51,70311.3%−0.0 pts
32Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,03511.2%−0.4 pts
33Luzerne County, PAPA332,12611.1%−0.2 pts
34Fulton County, PAPA14,48310.8%−1.4 pts
35Lackawanna County, PAPA216,50210.6%−0.1 pts
36Bedford County, PAPA47,48010.3%−3.3 pts
37Wyoming County, PAPA25,79010.2%−0.9 pts
38Snyder County, PAPA39,6559.9%−1.1 pts
39Warren County, PAPA37,0389.9%+0.2 pts
40Washington County, PAPA210,8029.8%−2.9 pts
41Dauphin County, PAPA293,3519.7%−0.5 pts
42Schuylkill County, PAPA145,0859.5%−1.1 pts
43Carbon County, PAPA65,8689.5%+0.1 pts
44Juniata County, PAPA23,4039.5%−0.3 pts
45Cameron County, PAPA4,2119.4%−1.8 pts
46Berks County, PAPA440,0729.4%+1.4 pts
47Beaver County, PAPA166,0329.4%−3.8 pts
48Lehigh County, PAPA384,3839.3%+2.0 pts
49Butler County, PAPA200,1699.1%−0.6 pts
50Monroe County, PAPA167,1799.0%+1.7 pts
51Union County, PAPA42,3138.8%−1.5 pts
52Montour County, PAPA17,8688.7%+0.1 pts
53Westmoreland County, PAPA349,3248.6%−2.1 pts
54Delaware County, PAPA580,9378.0%+1.0 pts
55Northampton County, PAPA324,4117.9%+0.6 pts
56Lancaster County, PAPA563,1597.8%−0.2 pts
57Perry County, PAPA46,8067.7%+0.1 pts
58Franklin County, PAPA160,6527.6%−0.7 pts
59Lebanon County, PAPA146,3807.5%+0.3 pts
60Adams County, PAPA107,5947.1%+0.4 pts
61Elk County, PAPA29,9267.0%−2.5 pts
62Pike County, PAPA62,8086.9%−0.2 pts
63York County, PAPA473,1976.7%+0.4 pts
64Cumberland County, PAPA277,2706.6%+1.3 pts
65Chester County, PAPA557,1165.2%+0.5 pts
66Bucks County, PAPA647,8284.5%+0.6 pts
67Montgomery County, PAPA877,6434.4%+0.8 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS