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Highest unemployment, Pennsylvania counties · 2020

Pennsylvania counties ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2020 ACS). This list covers the 67 counties in Pennsylvania that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 67 is 5.1%.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS –

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 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS