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Lowest median household income, Pennsylvania counties · 1990

Pennsylvania counties with the lowest median household income in the 2023 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. This list covers the 67 counties in Pennsylvania that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOMEVS 2000

01Forest County, PAPA6,614$19,170−30%

02Fayette County, PAPA123,021$19,195−30%

03Greene County, PAPA33,885$19,903−34%

04Sullivan County, PAPA5,856$20,107−34%

05Cameron County, PAPA4,211$20,839−35%

06Potter County, PAPA15,897$21,377−34%

07Cambria County, PAPA128,968$21,462−29%

08Clarion County, PAPA36,680$21,602−30%

09Bedford County, PAPA47,480$21,622−34%

10Somerset County, PAPA72,004$21,674−30%

11Clearfield County, PAPA78,100$21,773−31%

12Jefferson County, PAPA43,255$22,063−30%

13Northumberland County, PAPA89,920$22,124−29%

14Clinton County, PAPA37,870$22,128−29%

15Lawrence County, PAPA83,911$22,317−33%

16Armstrong County, PAPA63,698$22,554−29%

17Tioga County, PAPA40,502$22,571−30%

18Venango County, PAPA49,346$22,593−30%

19Mifflin County, PAPA46,127$22,778−29%

20Indiana County, PAPA82,878$22,966−24%

21Schuylkill County, PAPA145,085$23,028−30%

22Huntingdon County, PAPA43,001$23,067−31%

23Crawford County, PAPA81,792$23,083−31%

24McKean County, PAPA38,984$23,106−30%

25Blair County, PAPA119,541$23,271−29%

26Luzerne County, PAPA332,126$23,600−30%

27Fulton County, PAPA14,483$23,736−32%

28Bradford County, PAPA59,600$23,970−32%

29Columbia County, PAPA66,193$24,211−29%

30Beaver County, PAPA166,032$24,276−34%

31Mercer County, PAPA107,860$24,599−29%

32Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,281$24,603−20%

33Susquehanna County, PAPA38,237$24,736−26%

34Lackawanna County, PAPA216,502$24,816−28%

35Elk County, PAPA29,926$24,866−34%

36Wayne County, PAPA51,703$24,912−27%

37Juniata County, PAPA23,403$25,359−27%

38Washington County, PAPA210,802$25,469−32%

39Carbon County, PAPA65,868$25,501−27%

40Lycoming County, PAPA112,587$25,552−25%

41Westmoreland County, PAPA349,324$25,736−31%

42Snyder County, PAPA39,655$25,864−28%

43Centre County, PAPA157,393$26,060−28%

44Warren County, PAPA37,038$26,351−27%

45Erie County, PAPA265,832$26,581−27%

46Wyoming County, PAPA25,790$27,207−25%

47Montour County, PAPA17,868$27,260−28%

48Union County, PAPA42,313$27,622−32%

49Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,035$28,136−27%

50Franklin County, PAPA160,652$28,806−29%

51Butler County, PAPA200,169$29,358−31%

52Lebanon County, PAPA146,380$29,469−28%

53Perry County, PAPA46,806$29,539−30%

54Adams County, PAPA107,594$30,304−29%

55Pike County, PAPA62,808$30,314−32%

56Dauphin County, PAPA293,351$30,985−25%

57Berks County, PAPA440,072$32,048−28%

58Lehigh County, PAPA384,383$32,455−25%

59Monroe County, PAPA167,179$32,465−30%

60York County, PAPA473,197$32,605−28%

61Northampton County, PAPA324,411$32,890−27%

62Lancaster County, PAPA563,159$33,255−27%

63Cumberland County, PAPA277,270$34,493−26%

64Delaware County, PAPA580,937$37,337−25%

65Bucks County, PAPA647,828$43,347−27%

66Montgomery County, PAPA877,643$43,720−28%

67Chester County, PAPA557,116$45,642−30%

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