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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%−0.6 pts

02Cameron County, PAPA4,2117.8%−2.4 pts

03Pike County, PAPA62,8087.5%−0.4 pts

04Carbon County, PAPA65,8687.5%+2.3 pts

05Monroe County, PAPA167,1796.9%+0.7 pts

06Delaware County, PAPA580,9376.9%+0.7 pts

07Indiana County, PAPA82,8786.7%−0.5 pts

08Bradford County, PAPA59,6006.3%+1.6 pts

09Fayette County, PAPA123,0216.3%−1.1 pts

10Wayne County, PAPA51,7036.0%+0.9 pts

11Columbia County, PAPA66,1936.0%+1.5 pts

12Clearfield County, PAPA78,1005.9%−1.5 pts

13Lehigh County, PAPA384,3835.9%−0.3 pts

14Susquehanna County, PAPA38,2375.9%−0.3 pts

15Sullivan County, PAPA5,8565.8%+0.8 pts

16Luzerne County, PAPA332,1265.8%−0.2 pts

17Lawrence County, PAPA83,9115.7%−0.7 pts

18Elk County, PAPA29,9265.7%−0.4 pts

19Clinton County, PAPA37,8705.6%−0.1 pts

20Greene County, PAPA33,8855.6%+0.7 pts

21Schuylkill County, PAPA145,0855.6%+0.4 pts

22Venango County, PAPA49,3465.6%−1.0 pts

23Berks County, PAPA440,0725.4%−0.2 pts

24Erie County, PAPA265,8325.4%−0.0 pts

25Mercer County, PAPA107,8605.3%−0.5 pts

26Beaver County, PAPA166,0325.3%+0.2 pts

27Lycoming County, PAPA112,5875.1%+0.1 pts

28Clarion County, PAPA36,6805.1%−0.9 pts

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

30Crawford County, PAPA81,7925.0%−0.8 pts

31Wyoming County, PAPA25,7905.0%+0.1 pts

32Somerset County, PAPA72,0044.9%+0.1 pts

33Lackawanna County, PAPA216,5024.9%+0.7 pts

34McKean County, PAPA38,9844.9%−1.6 pts

35Washington County, PAPA210,8024.8%−0.6 pts

36Westmoreland County, PAPA349,3244.8%+0.1 pts

37Cambria County, PAPA128,9684.7%−0.5 pts

38Huntingdon County, PAPA43,0014.6%−0.7 pts

39Northampton County, PAPA324,4114.6%−0.0 pts

40Tioga County, PAPA40,5024.6%−0.7 pts

41Dauphin County, PAPA293,3514.5%+0.2 pts

42York County, PAPA473,1974.5%−0.1 pts

43Montgomery County, PAPA877,6434.5%−0.0 pts

44Butler County, PAPA200,1694.4%−0.2 pts

45Bucks County, PAPA647,8284.4%+0.2 pts

46Warren County, PAPA37,0384.4%+0.0 pts

47Blair County, PAPA119,5414.4%−0.3 pts

48Armstrong County, PAPA63,6984.3%−1.2 pts

49Lebanon County, PAPA146,3804.3%−0.6 pts

50Centre County, PAPA157,3934.3%+0.2 pts

51Jefferson County, PAPA43,2554.2%−0.4 pts

52Franklin County, PAPA160,6524.0%+0.1 pts

53Bedford County, PAPA47,4803.9%−0.6 pts

54Potter County, PAPA15,8973.8%−2.9 pts

55Chester County, PAPA557,1163.8%−0.3 pts

56Northumberland County, PAPA89,9203.7%−0.5 pts

57Cumberland County, PAPA277,2703.7%+0.2 pts

58Lancaster County, PAPA563,1593.4%−0.2 pts

59Adams County, PAPA107,5943.4%−0.5 pts

60Perry County, PAPA46,8063.1%−0.2 pts

61Montour County, PAPA17,8682.9%+1.2 pts

62Fulton County, PAPA14,4832.9%−2.3 pts

63Mifflin County, PAPA46,1272.7%−0.8 pts

64Forest County, PAPA6,6142.5%−2.9 pts

65Snyder County, PAPA39,6552.4%−0.0 pts

66Union County, PAPA42,3132.2%−0.7 pts

67Juniata County, PAPA23,4032.1%−0.7 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES