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Highest unemployment, Pennsylvania counties

Pennsylvania counties ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 67 counties in Pennsylvania that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,2818.1%−7%

02Cameron County, PAPA4,2117.8%−24%

03Pike County, PAPA62,8087.5%−5%

04Carbon County, PAPA65,8687.5%+46%

05Monroe County, PAPA167,1796.9%+11%

06Delaware County, PAPA580,9376.9%+11%

07Indiana County, PAPA82,8786.7%−7%

08Bradford County, PAPA59,6006.3%+34%

09Fayette County, PAPA123,0216.3%−14%

10Wayne County, PAPA51,7036.0%+18%

11Columbia County, PAPA66,1936.0%+34%

12Clearfield County, PAPA78,1005.9%−20%

13Lehigh County, PAPA384,3835.9%−5%

14Susquehanna County, PAPA38,2375.9%−4%

15Sullivan County, PAPA5,8565.8%+16%

16Luzerne County, PAPA332,1265.8%−4%

17Lawrence County, PAPA83,9115.7%−11%

18Elk County, PAPA29,9265.7%−6%

19Clinton County, PAPA37,8705.6%−2%

20Greene County, PAPA33,8855.6%+14%

21Schuylkill County, PAPA145,0855.6%+8%

22Venango County, PAPA49,3465.6%−15%

23Berks County, PAPA440,0725.4%−3%

24Erie County, PAPA265,8325.4%−0%

25Mercer County, PAPA107,8605.3%−8%

26Beaver County, PAPA166,0325.3%+4%

27Lycoming County, PAPA112,5875.1%+1%

28Clarion County, PAPA36,6805.1%−15%

29Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,0355.0%+4%

30Crawford County, PAPA81,7925.0%−14%

31Wyoming County, PAPA25,7905.0%+1%

32Somerset County, PAPA72,0044.9%+2%

33Lackawanna County, PAPA216,5024.9%+16%

34McKean County, PAPA38,9844.9%−25%

35Washington County, PAPA210,8024.8%−11%

36Westmoreland County, PAPA349,3244.8%+2%

37Cambria County, PAPA128,9684.7%−10%

38Huntingdon County, PAPA43,0014.6%−14%

39Northampton County, PAPA324,4114.6%−0%

40Tioga County, PAPA40,5024.6%−13%

41Dauphin County, PAPA293,3514.5%+3%

42York County, PAPA473,1974.5%−3%

43Montgomery County, PAPA877,6434.5%−1%

44Butler County, PAPA200,1694.4%−4%

45Bucks County, PAPA647,8284.4%+6%

46Warren County, PAPA37,0384.4%+0%

47Blair County, PAPA119,5414.4%−6%

48Armstrong County, PAPA63,6984.3%−21%

49Lebanon County, PAPA146,3804.3%−12%

50Centre County, PAPA157,3934.3%+5%

51Jefferson County, PAPA43,2554.2%−8%

52Franklin County, PAPA160,6524.0%+2%

53Bedford County, PAPA47,4803.9%−12%

54Potter County, PAPA15,8973.8%−44%

55Chester County, PAPA557,1163.8%−8%

56Northumberland County, PAPA89,9203.7%−13%

57Cumberland County, PAPA277,2703.7%+6%

58Lancaster County, PAPA563,1593.4%−7%

59Adams County, PAPA107,5943.4%−13%

60Perry County, PAPA46,8063.1%−7%

61Montour County, PAPA17,8682.9%+71%

62Fulton County, PAPA14,4832.9%−45%

63Mifflin County, PAPA46,1272.7%−24%

64Forest County, PAPA6,6142.5%−54%

65Snyder County, PAPA39,6552.4%−1%

66Union County, PAPA42,3132.2%−24%

67Juniata County, PAPA23,4032.1%−25%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES