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Highest poverty rate, Pennsylvania counties · 2020

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, PAPA1,574,28123.1%+1%

02Cameron County, PAPA4,21118.2%+93%

03Centre County, PAPA157,39317.8%−5%

04Forest County, PAPA6,61416.7%+2%

05Fayette County, PAPA123,02116.5%−8%

06McKean County, PAPA38,98416.2%+24%

07Clarion County, PAPA36,68016.1%+4%

08Erie County, PAPA265,83215.5%+29%

09Clinton County, PAPA37,87015.4%+9%

10Indiana County, PAPA82,87815.2%−12%

11Luzerne County, PAPA332,12614.6%+32%

12Cambria County, PAPA128,96814.5%+16%

13Mercer County, PAPA107,86014.4%+25%

14Clearfield County, PAPA78,10014.3%+14%

15Columbia County, PAPA66,19314.1%+7%

16Jefferson County, PAPA43,25513.9%+18%

17Mifflin County, PAPA46,12713.9%+11%

18Lackawanna County, PAPA216,50213.8%+31%

19Blair County, PAPA119,54113.8%+9%

20Lycoming County, PAPA112,58713.6%+18%

21Venango County, PAPA49,34613.5%+1%

22Schuylkill County, PAPA145,08513.1%+38%

23Northumberland County, PAPA89,92013.1%+10%

24Greene County, PAPA33,88512.9%−19%

25Lawrence County, PAPA83,91112.9%+6%

26Lehigh County, PAPA384,38312.6%+36%

27Bradford County, PAPA59,60012.6%+6%

28Warren County, PAPA37,03812.6%+27%

29Crawford County, PAPA81,79212.5%−2%

30Tioga County, PAPA40,50212.3%−9%

31Dauphin County, PAPA293,35111.9%+23%

32Carbon County, PAPA65,86811.9%+25%

33Potter County, PAPA15,89711.7%−8%

34Berks County, PAPA440,07211.7%+24%

35Susquehanna County, PAPA38,23711.7%−5%

36Sullivan County, PAPA5,85611.5%−20%

37Union County, PAPA42,31311.4%+30%

38Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,03511.3%+1%

39Armstrong County, PAPA63,69811.2%−4%

40Bedford County, PAPA47,48011.2%+9%

41Lebanon County, PAPA146,38010.7%+43%

42Somerset County, PAPA72,00410.7%−9%

43Monroe County, PAPA167,17910.7%+19%

44Fulton County, PAPA14,48310.7%−1%

45Huntingdon County, PAPA43,00110.6%−6%

46Wayne County, PAPA51,70310.6%−6%

47Wyoming County, PAPA25,79010.5%+3%

48Montour County, PAPA17,86810.2%+18%

49Elk County, PAPA29,9269.9%+41%

50Snyder County, PAPA39,6559.9%−0%

51Delaware County, PAPA580,9379.9%+24%

52Beaver County, PAPA166,0329.8%+5%

53Westmoreland County, PAPA349,3249.5%+10%

54Juniata County, PAPA23,4039.4%−1%

55Pike County, PAPA62,8089.3%+35%

56Lancaster County, PAPA563,1599.1%+17%

57Franklin County, PAPA160,6528.9%+18%

58Washington County, PAPA210,8028.9%−10%

59York County, PAPA473,1978.7%+29%

60Perry County, PAPA46,8068.7%+14%

61Northampton County, PAPA324,4118.6%+8%

62Adams County, PAPA107,5947.9%+12%

63Butler County, PAPA200,1697.4%−18%

64Cumberland County, PAPA277,2707.0%+7%

65Chester County, PAPA557,1166.3%+20%

66Montgomery County, PAPA877,6435.8%+31%

67Bucks County, PAPA647,8285.6%+25%

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