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Highest poverty rate, Pennsylvania counties · 2010

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, PAPA1,574,28125.1%+10%

02Fayette County, PAPA123,02119.2%+7%

03Indiana County, PAPA82,87818.6%+8%

04Centre County, PAPA157,39318.5%−2%

05Greene County, PAPA33,88516.7%+5%

06Clarion County, PAPA36,68015.8%+3%

07Crawford County, PAPA81,79215.8%+24%

08Tioga County, PAPA40,50215.8%+17%

09Venango County, PAPA49,34615.7%+17%

10Erie County, PAPA265,83215.6%+30%

11Sullivan County, PAPA5,85615.5%+7%

12Clinton County, PAPA37,87015.5%+9%

13Northumberland County, PAPA89,92014.9%+25%

14Potter County, PAPA15,89714.8%+16%

15Clearfield County, PAPA78,10014.7%+17%

16Lycoming County, PAPA112,58714.4%+25%

17McKean County, PAPA38,98413.9%+7%

18Mifflin County, PAPA46,12713.9%+11%

19Columbia County, PAPA66,19313.7%+5%

20Cambria County, PAPA128,96813.7%+10%

21Jefferson County, PAPA43,25513.7%+16%

22Luzerne County, PAPA332,12613.7%+23%

23Bradford County, PAPA59,60013.6%+15%

24Bedford County, PAPA47,48013.5%+31%

25Fulton County, PAPA14,48313.3%+23%

26Lackawanna County, PAPA216,50213.2%+25%

27Mercer County, PAPA107,86013.2%+15%

28Blair County, PAPA119,54112.9%+2%

29Somerset County, PAPA72,00412.9%+9%

30Lawrence County, PAPA83,91112.7%+5%

31Union County, PAPA42,31312.6%+43%

32Berks County, PAPA440,07212.4%+32%

33Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,03512.3%+10%

34Warren County, PAPA37,03812.2%+23%

35Dauphin County, PAPA293,35111.9%+23%

36Schuylkill County, PAPA145,08511.9%+25%

37Lehigh County, PAPA384,38311.9%+28%

38Forest County, PAPA6,61411.7%−29%

39Snyder County, PAPA39,65511.7%+17%

40Armstrong County, PAPA63,69811.7%+0%

41Huntingdon County, PAPA43,00111.4%+0%

42Cameron County, PAPA4,21111.4%+20%

43Susquehanna County, PAPA38,23711.3%−8%

44Beaver County, PAPA166,03211.1%+19%

45Elk County, PAPA29,92611.0%+56%

46Montour County, PAPA17,86811.0%+26%

47Wayne County, PAPA51,70310.9%−3%

48Wyoming County, PAPA25,79010.9%+7%

49Carbon County, PAPA65,86810.5%+10%

50Monroe County, PAPA167,17910.4%+15%

51Washington County, PAPA210,80210.4%+5%

52Westmoreland County, PAPA349,3249.8%+14%

53Lancaster County, PAPA563,1599.7%+24%

54Delaware County, PAPA580,9379.4%+18%

55Perry County, PAPA46,8069.1%+19%

56York County, PAPA473,1979.0%+33%

57Lebanon County, PAPA146,3808.9%+19%

58Northampton County, PAPA324,4118.8%+10%

59Pike County, PAPA62,8088.7%+25%

60Butler County, PAPA200,1698.3%−9%

61Juniata County, PAPA23,4038.3%−12%

62Franklin County, PAPA160,6528.2%+8%

63Adams County, PAPA107,5947.6%+7%

64Cumberland County, PAPA277,2706.5%−1%

65Chester County, PAPA557,1166.2%+19%

66Montgomery County, PAPA877,6435.6%+27%

67Bucks County, PAPA647,8284.9%+9%

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