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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. The median across all 67 is 4.9%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Columbia County, PA, up 39 places to #11.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01▲1Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,2818.1%−0.6 pts

02▼1Cameron County, PAPA4,2117.8%−2.4 pts

03Pike County, PAPA62,8087.5%−0.4 pts

04▲27Carbon County, PAPA65,8687.5%+2.3 pts

05▲6Monroe County, PAPA167,1796.9%+0.7 pts

06▲7Delaware County, PAPA580,9376.9%+0.7 pts

07▼1Indiana County, PAPA82,8786.7%−0.5 pts

08▲33Bradford County, PAPA59,6006.3%+1.6 pts

09▼4Fayette County, PAPA123,0216.3%−1.1 pts

10▲22Wayne County, PAPA51,7036.0%+0.9 pts

11▲39Columbia County, PAPA66,1936.0%+1.5 pts

12▼8Clearfield County, PAPA78,1005.9%−1.5 pts

13▼1Lehigh County, PAPA384,3835.9%−0.3 pts

14Susquehanna County, PAPA38,2375.9%−0.3 pts

15▲20Sullivan County, PAPA5,8565.8%+0.8 pts

16▼1Luzerne County, PAPA332,1265.8%−0.2 pts

17▼7Lawrence County, PAPA83,9115.7%−0.7 pts

18▼2Elk County, PAPA29,9265.7%−0.4 pts

19▲1Clinton County, PAPA37,8705.6%−0.1 pts

20▲16Greene County, PAPA33,8855.6%+0.7 pts

21▲8Schuylkill County, PAPA145,0855.6%+0.4 pts

22▼14Venango County, PAPA49,3465.6%−1.0 pts

23▼2Berks County, PAPA440,0725.4%−0.2 pts

24▼1Erie County, PAPA265,8325.4%0.0 pts

25▼6Mercer County, PAPA107,8605.3%−0.5 pts

26▲8Beaver County, PAPA166,0325.3%+0.2 pts

27▲6Lycoming County, PAPA112,5875.1%+0.1 pts

28▼11Clarion County, PAPA36,6805.1%−0.9 pts

29▲10Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,0355.0%+0.2 pts

30▼12Crawford County, PAPA81,7925.0%−0.8 pts

31▲6Wyoming County, PAPA25,7905.0%+0.1 pts

32▲8Somerset County, PAPA72,0044.9%+0.1 pts

33▲20Lackawanna County, PAPA216,5024.9%+0.7 pts

34▼25McKean County, PAPA38,9844.9%−1.6 pts

35▼11Washington County, PAPA210,8024.8%−0.6 pts

36▲7Westmoreland County, PAPA349,3244.8%+0.1 pts

37▼7Cambria County, PAPA128,9684.7%−0.5 pts

38▼13Huntingdon County, PAPA43,0014.6%−0.7 pts

39▲7Northampton County, PAPA324,4114.6%0.0 pts

40▼12Tioga County, PAPA40,5024.6%−0.7 pts

41▲11Dauphin County, PAPA293,3514.5%+0.2 pts

42▲2York County, PAPA473,1974.5%−0.1 pts

43▲5Montgomery County, PAPA877,6434.5%0.0 pts

44▲1Butler County, PAPA200,1694.4%−0.2 pts

45▲10Bucks County, PAPA647,8284.4%+0.2 pts

46▲5Warren County, PAPA37,0384.4%0.0 pts

47▼5Blair County, PAPA119,5414.4%−0.3 pts

48▼26Armstrong County, PAPA63,6984.3%−1.2 pts

49▼11Lebanon County, PAPA146,3804.3%−0.6 pts

50▲7Centre County, PAPA157,3934.3%+0.2 pts

51▼4Jefferson County, PAPA43,2554.2%−0.4 pts

52▲6Franklin County, PAPA160,6524.0%+0.1 pts

53▼4Bedford County, PAPA47,4803.9%−0.6 pts

54▼47Potter County, PAPA15,8973.8%−2.9 pts

55▲1Chester County, PAPA557,1163.8%−0.3 pts

56▼2Northumberland County, PAPA89,9203.7%−0.5 pts

57▲5Cumberland County, PAPA277,2703.7%+0.2 pts

58▲2Lancaster County, PAPA563,1593.4%−0.2 pts

59Adams County, PAPA107,5943.4%−0.5 pts

60▲3Perry County, PAPA46,8063.1%−0.2 pts

61▲6Montour County, PAPA17,8682.9%+1.2 pts

62▼35Fulton County, PAPA14,4832.9%−2.3 pts

63▼2Mifflin County, PAPA46,1272.7%−0.8 pts

64▼38Forest County, PAPA6,6142.5%−2.9 pts

65▲1Snyder County, PAPA39,6552.4%0.0 pts

66▼2Union County, PAPA42,3132.2%−0.7 pts

67▼2Juniata County, PAPA23,4032.1%−0.7 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES