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Highest unemployment, Pennsylvania counties · 2020

Pennsylvania counties ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2023 ACS). This list covers the 67 counties in Pennsylvania that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2000

01Cameron County, PAPA4,21110.2%–

02Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,2818.8%–

03Pike County, PAPA62,8087.8%–

04Clearfield County, PAPA78,1007.4%–

05Fayette County, PAPA123,0217.3%–

06Indiana County, PAPA82,8787.2%–

07Potter County, PAPA15,8976.8%–

08Venango County, PAPA49,3466.6%–

09McKean County, PAPA38,9846.5%–

10Lawrence County, PAPA83,9116.4%–

11Monroe County, PAPA167,1796.2%–

12Lehigh County, PAPA384,3836.2%–

13Delaware County, PAPA580,9376.2%–

14Susquehanna County, PAPA38,2376.1%–

15Luzerne County, PAPA332,1266.0%–

16Elk County, PAPA29,9266.0%–

17Clarion County, PAPA36,6806.0%–

18Crawford County, PAPA81,7925.8%–

19Mercer County, PAPA107,8605.8%–

20Clinton County, PAPA37,8705.8%–

21Berks County, PAPA440,0725.6%–

22Armstrong County, PAPA63,6985.5%–

23Erie County, PAPA265,8325.4%–

24Washington County, PAPA210,8025.4%–

25Huntingdon County, PAPA43,0015.4%–

26Forest County, PAPA6,6145.4%–

27Fulton County, PAPA14,4835.2%–

28Tioga County, PAPA40,5025.2%–

29Schuylkill County, PAPA145,0855.2%–

30Cambria County, PAPA128,9685.2%–

31Carbon County, PAPA65,8685.1%–

32Wayne County, PAPA51,7035.1%–

33Lycoming County, PAPA112,5875.1%–

34Beaver County, PAPA166,0325.1%–

35Sullivan County, PAPA5,8565.0%–

36Greene County, PAPA33,8854.9%–

37Wyoming County, PAPA25,7904.9%–

38Lebanon County, PAPA146,3804.9%–

39Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,0354.9%–

40Somerset County, PAPA72,0044.8%–

41Bradford County, PAPA59,6004.7%–

42Blair County, PAPA119,5414.7%–

43Westmoreland County, PAPA349,3244.7%–

44York County, PAPA473,1974.6%–

45Butler County, PAPA200,1694.6%–

46Northampton County, PAPA324,4114.6%–

47Jefferson County, PAPA43,2554.5%–

48Montgomery County, PAPA877,6434.5%–

49Bedford County, PAPA47,4804.5%–

50Columbia County, PAPA66,1934.5%–

51Warren County, PAPA37,0384.4%–

52Dauphin County, PAPA293,3514.4%–

53Lackawanna County, PAPA216,5024.2%–

54Northumberland County, PAPA89,9204.2%–

55Bucks County, PAPA647,8284.2%–

56Chester County, PAPA557,1164.1%–

57Centre County, PAPA157,3934.1%–

58Franklin County, PAPA160,6523.9%–

59Adams County, PAPA107,5943.9%–

60Lancaster County, PAPA563,1593.6%–

61Mifflin County, PAPA46,1273.5%–

62Cumberland County, PAPA277,2703.5%–

63Perry County, PAPA46,8063.4%–

64Union County, PAPA42,3132.9%–

65Juniata County, PAPA23,4032.8%–

66Snyder County, PAPA39,6552.5%–

67Montour County, PAPA17,8681.7%–

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