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Highest poverty rate, Pennsylvania counties · 2010

Pennsylvania counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2010 ACS). This list covers the 67 counties in Pennsylvania that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 67 is 12.2%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,28125.1%+2.2 pts

02Fayette County, PAPA123,02119.2%+1.2 pts

03Indiana County, PAPA82,87818.6%+1.3 pts

04Centre County, PAPA157,39318.5%−0.3 pts

05Greene County, PAPA33,88516.7%+0.9 pts

06Clarion County, PAPA36,68015.8%+0.4 pts

07Crawford County, PAPA81,79215.8%+3.0 pts

08Tioga County, PAPA40,50215.8%+2.2 pts

09Venango County, PAPA49,34615.7%+2.3 pts

10Erie County, PAPA265,83215.6%+3.6 pts

11Sullivan County, PAPA5,85615.5%+1.0 pts

12Clinton County, PAPA37,87015.5%+1.3 pts

13Northumberland County, PAPA89,92014.9%+3.0 pts

14Potter County, PAPA15,89714.8%+2.1 pts

15Clearfield County, PAPA78,10014.7%+2.2 pts

16Lycoming County, PAPA112,58714.4%+2.9 pts

17McKean County, PAPA38,98413.9%+0.9 pts

18Mifflin County, PAPA46,12713.9%+1.4 pts

19Columbia County, PAPA66,19313.7%+0.6 pts

20Cambria County, PAPA128,96813.7%+1.2 pts

21Jefferson County, PAPA43,25513.7%+1.9 pts

22Luzerne County, PAPA332,12613.7%+2.6 pts

23Bradford County, PAPA59,60013.6%+1.7 pts

24Bedford County, PAPA47,48013.5%+3.2 pts

25Fulton County, PAPA14,48313.3%+2.5 pts

26Lackawanna County, PAPA216,50213.2%+2.7 pts

27Mercer County, PAPA107,86013.2%+1.7 pts

28Blair County, PAPA119,54112.9%+0.3 pts

29Somerset County, PAPA72,00412.9%+1.1 pts

30Lawrence County, PAPA83,91112.7%+0.6 pts

31Union County, PAPA42,31312.6%+3.8 pts

32Berks County, PAPA440,07212.4%+3.0 pts

33Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,03512.3%+1.1 pts

34Warren County, PAPA37,03812.2%+2.3 pts

35Dauphin County, PAPA293,35111.9%+2.3 pts

36Schuylkill County, PAPA145,08511.9%+2.4 pts

37Lehigh County, PAPA384,38311.9%+2.6 pts

38Forest County, PAPA6,61411.7%−4.7 pts

39Snyder County, PAPA39,65511.7%+1.7 pts

40Armstrong County, PAPA63,69811.7%0.0 pts

41Huntingdon County, PAPA43,00111.4%0.0 pts

42Cameron County, PAPA4,21111.4%+1.9 pts

43Susquehanna County, PAPA38,23711.3%−1.0 pts

44Beaver County, PAPA166,03211.1%+1.7 pts

45Elk County, PAPA29,92611.0%+4.0 pts

46Montour County, PAPA17,86811.0%+2.3 pts

47Wayne County, PAPA51,70310.9%−0.4 pts

48Wyoming County, PAPA25,79010.9%+0.7 pts

49Carbon County, PAPA65,86810.5%+1.0 pts

50Monroe County, PAPA167,17910.4%+1.4 pts

51Washington County, PAPA210,80210.4%+0.5 pts

52Westmoreland County, PAPA349,3249.8%+1.2 pts

53Lancaster County, PAPA563,1599.7%+1.9 pts

54Delaware County, PAPA580,9379.4%+1.5 pts

55Perry County, PAPA46,8069.1%+1.4 pts

56York County, PAPA473,1979.0%+2.3 pts

57Lebanon County, PAPA146,3808.9%+1.4 pts

58Northampton County, PAPA324,4118.8%+0.8 pts

59Pike County, PAPA62,8088.7%+1.8 pts

60Butler County, PAPA200,1698.3%−0.8 pts

61Juniata County, PAPA23,4038.3%−1.2 pts

62Franklin County, PAPA160,6528.2%+0.6 pts

63Adams County, PAPA107,5947.6%+0.5 pts

64Cumberland County, PAPA277,2706.5%−0.1 pts

65Chester County, PAPA557,1166.2%+1.0 pts

66Montgomery County, PAPA877,6435.6%+1.2 pts

67Bucks County, PAPA647,8284.9%+0.4 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS