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Highest poverty rate, Pennsylvania counties · 2000

Pennsylvania counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2023 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, PAPA1,574,28122.9%+0%

02Centre County, PAPA157,39318.8%+0%

03Fayette County, PAPA123,02118.0%+0%

04Indiana County, PAPA82,87817.3%+0%

05Forest County, PAPA6,61416.4%+0%

06Greene County, PAPA33,88515.9%+0%

07Clarion County, PAPA36,68015.4%+0%

08Sullivan County, PAPA5,85614.5%+0%

09Clinton County, PAPA37,87014.2%+0%

10Tioga County, PAPA40,50213.5%+0%

11Venango County, PAPA49,34613.4%+0%

12McKean County, PAPA38,98413.1%+0%

13Columbia County, PAPA66,19313.1%+0%

14Crawford County, PAPA81,79212.8%+0%

15Potter County, PAPA15,89712.7%+0%

16Blair County, PAPA119,54112.6%+0%

17Clearfield County, PAPA78,10012.5%+0%

18Mifflin County, PAPA46,12712.5%+0%

19Cambria County, PAPA128,96812.5%+0%

20Susquehanna County, PAPA38,23712.3%+0%

21Lawrence County, PAPA83,91112.1%+0%

22Erie County, PAPA265,83212.0%+0%

23Northumberland County, PAPA89,92011.9%+0%

24Bradford County, PAPA59,60011.8%+0%

25Jefferson County, PAPA43,25511.8%+0%

26Somerset County, PAPA72,00411.8%+0%

27Armstrong County, PAPA63,69811.7%+0%

28Lycoming County, PAPA112,58711.5%+0%

29Mercer County, PAPA107,86011.5%+0%

30Huntingdon County, PAPA43,00111.3%+0%

31Wayne County, PAPA51,70311.3%+0%

32Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,03511.2%+0%

33Luzerne County, PAPA332,12611.1%+0%

34Fulton County, PAPA14,48310.8%+0%

35Lackawanna County, PAPA216,50210.6%+0%

36Bedford County, PAPA47,48010.3%+0%

37Wyoming County, PAPA25,79010.2%+0%

38Snyder County, PAPA39,6559.9%+0%

39Warren County, PAPA37,0389.9%+0%

40Washington County, PAPA210,8029.8%+0%

41Dauphin County, PAPA293,3519.7%+0%

42Schuylkill County, PAPA145,0859.5%+0%

43Carbon County, PAPA65,8689.5%+0%

44Juniata County, PAPA23,4039.5%+0%

45Cameron County, PAPA4,2119.4%+0%

46Berks County, PAPA440,0729.4%+0%

47Beaver County, PAPA166,0329.4%+0%

48Lehigh County, PAPA384,3839.3%+0%

49Butler County, PAPA200,1699.1%+0%

50Monroe County, PAPA167,1799.0%+0%

51Union County, PAPA42,3138.8%+0%

52Montour County, PAPA17,8688.7%+0%

53Westmoreland County, PAPA349,3248.6%+0%

54Delaware County, PAPA580,9378.0%+0%

55Northampton County, PAPA324,4117.9%+0%

56Lancaster County, PAPA563,1597.8%+0%

57Perry County, PAPA46,8067.7%+0%

58Franklin County, PAPA160,6527.6%+0%

59Lebanon County, PAPA146,3807.5%+0%

60Adams County, PAPA107,5947.1%+0%

61Elk County, PAPA29,9267.0%+0%

62Pike County, PAPA62,8086.9%+0%

63York County, PAPA473,1976.7%+0%

64Cumberland County, PAPA277,2706.6%+0%

65Chester County, PAPA557,1165.2%+0%

66Bucks County, PAPA647,8284.5%+0%

67Montgomery County, PAPA877,6434.4%+0%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES