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Highest poverty rate, Pennsylvania counties · 2020

Pennsylvania counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2020 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, PAPA1,574,28123.1%+0.2 pts
02Cameron County, PAPA4,21118.2%+8.8 pts
03Centre County, PAPA157,39317.8%−1.0 pts
04Forest County, PAPA6,61416.7%+0.3 pts
05Fayette County, PAPA123,02116.5%−1.5 pts
06McKean County, PAPA38,98416.2%+3.1 pts
07Clarion County, PAPA36,68016.1%+0.7 pts
08Erie County, PAPA265,83215.5%+3.5 pts
09Clinton County, PAPA37,87015.4%+1.3 pts
10Indiana County, PAPA82,87815.2%−2.1 pts
11Luzerne County, PAPA332,12614.6%+3.5 pts
12Cambria County, PAPA128,96814.5%+2.0 pts
13Mercer County, PAPA107,86014.4%+2.9 pts
14Clearfield County, PAPA78,10014.3%+1.8 pts
15Columbia County, PAPA66,19314.1%+1.0 pts
16Jefferson County, PAPA43,25513.9%+2.1 pts
17Mifflin County, PAPA46,12713.9%+1.4 pts
18Lackawanna County, PAPA216,50213.8%+3.3 pts
19Blair County, PAPA119,54113.8%+1.1 pts
20Lycoming County, PAPA112,58713.6%+2.1 pts
21Venango County, PAPA49,34613.5%+0.1 pts
22Schuylkill County, PAPA145,08513.1%+3.6 pts
23Northumberland County, PAPA89,92013.1%+1.2 pts
24Greene County, PAPA33,88512.9%−3.0 pts
25Lawrence County, PAPA83,91112.9%+0.8 pts
26Lehigh County, PAPA384,38312.6%+3.4 pts
27Bradford County, PAPA59,60012.6%+0.7 pts
28Warren County, PAPA37,03812.6%+2.7 pts
29Crawford County, PAPA81,79212.5%−0.3 pts
30Tioga County, PAPA40,50212.3%−1.2 pts
31Dauphin County, PAPA293,35111.9%+2.2 pts
32Carbon County, PAPA65,86811.9%+2.4 pts
33Potter County, PAPA15,89711.7%−1.0 pts
34Berks County, PAPA440,07211.7%+2.3 pts
35Susquehanna County, PAPA38,23711.7%−0.6 pts
36Sullivan County, PAPA5,85611.5%−2.9 pts
37Union County, PAPA42,31311.4%+2.6 pts
38Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,03511.3%+0.1 pts
39Armstrong County, PAPA63,69811.2%−0.5 pts
40Bedford County, PAPA47,48011.2%+0.9 pts
41Lebanon County, PAPA146,38010.7%+3.2 pts
42Somerset County, PAPA72,00410.7%−1.0 pts
43Monroe County, PAPA167,17910.7%+1.7 pts
44Fulton County, PAPA14,48310.7%−0.1 pts
45Huntingdon County, PAPA43,00110.6%−0.7 pts
46Wayne County, PAPA51,70310.6%−0.7 pts
47Wyoming County, PAPA25,79010.5%+0.3 pts
48Montour County, PAPA17,86810.2%+1.5 pts
49Elk County, PAPA29,9269.9%+2.9 pts
50Snyder County, PAPA39,6559.9%−0.0 pts
51Delaware County, PAPA580,9379.9%+1.9 pts
52Beaver County, PAPA166,0329.8%+0.4 pts
53Westmoreland County, PAPA349,3249.5%+0.8 pts
54Juniata County, PAPA23,4039.4%−0.1 pts
55Pike County, PAPA62,8089.3%+2.4 pts
56Lancaster County, PAPA563,1599.1%+1.3 pts
57Franklin County, PAPA160,6528.9%+1.3 pts
58Washington County, PAPA210,8028.9%−1.0 pts
59York County, PAPA473,1978.7%+2.0 pts
60Perry County, PAPA46,8068.7%+1.1 pts
61Northampton County, PAPA324,4118.6%+0.6 pts
62Adams County, PAPA107,5947.9%+0.8 pts
63Butler County, PAPA200,1697.4%−1.6 pts
64Cumberland County, PAPA277,2707.0%+0.5 pts
65Chester County, PAPA557,1166.3%+1.0 pts
66Montgomery County, PAPA877,6435.8%+1.4 pts
67Bucks County, PAPA647,8285.6%+1.1 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS