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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.

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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 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS