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Lowest median household income, Pennsylvania counties · 1990

Pennsylvania counties with the lowest median household income in the 1990 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. This list covers the 67 counties in Pennsylvania that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 67 is $24,816.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOMEVS –

01Forest County, PAPA6,614$19,170–

02Fayette County, PAPA123,021$19,195–

03Greene County, PAPA33,885$19,903–

04Sullivan County, PAPA5,856$20,107–

05Cameron County, PAPA4,211$20,839–

06Potter County, PAPA15,897$21,377–

07Cambria County, PAPA128,968$21,462–

08Clarion County, PAPA36,680$21,602–

09Bedford County, PAPA47,480$21,622–

10Somerset County, PAPA72,004$21,674–

11Clearfield County, PAPA78,100$21,773–

12Jefferson County, PAPA43,255$22,063–

13Northumberland County, PAPA89,920$22,124–

14Clinton County, PAPA37,870$22,128–

15Lawrence County, PAPA83,911$22,317–

16Armstrong County, PAPA63,698$22,554–

17Tioga County, PAPA40,502$22,571–

18Venango County, PAPA49,346$22,593–

19Mifflin County, PAPA46,127$22,778–

20Indiana County, PAPA82,878$22,966–

21Schuylkill County, PAPA145,085$23,028–

22Huntingdon County, PAPA43,001$23,067–

23Crawford County, PAPA81,792$23,083–

24McKean County, PAPA38,984$23,106–

25Blair County, PAPA119,541$23,271–

26Luzerne County, PAPA332,126$23,600–

27Fulton County, PAPA14,483$23,736–

28Bradford County, PAPA59,600$23,970–

29Columbia County, PAPA66,193$24,211–

30Beaver County, PAPA166,032$24,276–

31Mercer County, PAPA107,860$24,599–

32Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,281$24,603–

33Susquehanna County, PAPA38,237$24,736–

34Lackawanna County, PAPA216,502$24,816–

35Elk County, PAPA29,926$24,866–

36Wayne County, PAPA51,703$24,912–

37Juniata County, PAPA23,403$25,359–

38Washington County, PAPA210,802$25,469–

39Carbon County, PAPA65,868$25,501–

40Lycoming County, PAPA112,587$25,552–

41Westmoreland County, PAPA349,324$25,736–

42Snyder County, PAPA39,655$25,864–

43Centre County, PAPA157,393$26,060–

44Warren County, PAPA37,038$26,351–

45Erie County, PAPA265,832$26,581–

46Wyoming County, PAPA25,790$27,207–

47Montour County, PAPA17,868$27,260–

48Union County, PAPA42,313$27,622–

49Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,035$28,136–

50Franklin County, PAPA160,652$28,806–

51Butler County, PAPA200,169$29,358–

52Lebanon County, PAPA146,380$29,469–

53Perry County, PAPA46,806$29,539–

54Adams County, PAPA107,594$30,304–

55Pike County, PAPA62,808$30,314–

56Dauphin County, PAPA293,351$30,985–

57Berks County, PAPA440,072$32,048–

58Lehigh County, PAPA384,383$32,455–

59Monroe County, PAPA167,179$32,465–

60York County, PAPA473,197$32,605–

61Northampton County, PAPA324,411$32,890–

62Lancaster County, PAPA563,159$33,255–

63Cumberland County, PAPA277,270$34,493–

64Delaware County, PAPA580,937$37,337–

65Bucks County, PAPA647,828$43,347–

66Montgomery County, PAPA877,643$43,720–

67Chester County, PAPA557,116$45,642–

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