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Lowest poverty rate, Pennsylvania cities · 2000

Pennsylvania cities with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2023 ACS). This list covers the 250 cities in Pennsylvania that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Campbelltown, PAPA6,0920.9%+0%

02Ancient Oaks, PAPA7,7771.1%+0%

03Newtown Grant, PAPA6,1931.2%+0%

04Maple Glen, PAPA6,6431.5%+0%

05Richboro, PAPA6,9631.8%+0%

06Montgomeryville, PAPA13,3881.9%+0%

07Schlusser, PAPA5,4022.0%+0%

08Collegeville, PAPA5,2872.0%+0%

09Swarthmore, PAPA6,5612.1%+0%

10Chesterbrook, PAPA5,8392.1%+0%

11Linglestown, PAPA6,9572.2%+0%

12Wyndmoor, PAPA5,6332.3%+0%

13Whitfield, PAPA5,2262.4%+0%

14Economy, PAPA9,0982.4%+0%

15Churchville, PAPA6,0842.6%+0%

16Birdsboro, PAPA5,1612.7%+0%

17New Freedom, PAPA5,1162.7%+0%

18Blue Bell, PAPA6,4242.8%+0%

19Willow Street, PAPA9,6472.8%+0%

20Kulpsville, PAPA8,7992.8%+0%

21Exton, PAPA6,7722.9%+0%

22Franklin Park, PAPA14,9783.1%+0%

23Horsham, PAPA16,0053.1%+0%

24Spring House, PAPA5,1373.1%+0%

25Penn Wynne, PAPA6,0703.1%+0%

26East York, PAPA9,3883.1%+0%

27King of Prussia, PAPA25,8573.2%+0%

28Hatboro, PAPA8,5933.3%+0%

29Harleysville, PAPA9,0903.3%+0%

30Middletown, PAPA7,6283.4%+0%

31Mountain Top, PAPA11,8503.4%+0%

32Glenside, PAPA7,6593.4%+0%

33Fort Washington, PAPA6,2713.4%+0%

34Wyomissing, PAPA11,2853.4%+0%

35Emmaus, PAPA12,5143.5%+0%

36Folsom, PAPA8,6713.5%+0%

37Brookhaven, PAPA8,3623.6%+0%

38New Cumberland, PAPA7,5903.6%+0%

39Pleasant Hills, PAPA8,2123.6%+0%

40Northampton, PAPA10,5703.7%+0%

41Shillington, PAPA5,5423.7%+0%

42Bethel Park, PAPA32,0743.7%+0%

43Camp Hill, PAPA8,1993.7%+0%

44Village Green-Green Ridge, PAPA9,0733.7%+0%

45Clarks Summit, PAPA5,0693.9%+0%

46Treasure Lake, PAPA5,3364.0%+0%

47Plymouth Meeting, PAPA7,5024.0%+0%

48Gilbertsville, PAPA6,1654.1%+0%

49Jefferson Hills, PAPA12,3574.1%+0%

50Lititz, PAPA9,6894.1%+0%

51Ridley Park, PAPA7,2554.2%+0%

52Mechanicsburg, PAPA10,0374.2%+0%

53Parkville, PAPA8,1284.2%+0%

54Prospect Park, PAPA6,4094.3%+0%

55Broomall, PAPA10,6794.4%+0%

56Doylestown, PAPA8,3304.4%+0%

57Souderton, PAPA7,2884.4%+0%

58Yeadon, PAPA12,3204.6%+0%

59Levittown, PAPA50,9264.6%+0%

60Shiloh, PAPA11,2464.6%+0%

61Hellertown, PAPA6,1384.6%+0%

62Perkasie, PAPA9,3124.7%+0%

63Paoli, PAPA6,3624.7%+0%

64Fox Chapel, PAPA5,1394.8%+0%

65St. Marys, PAPA12,2534.8%+0%

66Downingtown, PAPA8,3844.8%+0%

67Willow Grove, PAPA14,1314.9%+0%

68Ardmore, PAPA13,9094.9%+0%

69Drexel Hill, PAPA30,4514.9%+0%

70Glenolden, PAPA7,2175.0%+0%

71Carnot-Moon, PAPA13,5345.0%+0%

72Shanor-Northvue, PAPA5,1255.1%+0%

73Audubon, PAPA9,2295.1%+0%

74Blakely, PAPA6,6115.2%+0%

75New Holland, PAPA5,7545.2%+0%

76Elizabethtown, PAPA11,9615.2%+0%

77Palmyra, PAPA7,7625.3%+0%

78White Oak, PAPA7,2865.3%+0%

79Plum, PAPA26,2255.3%+0%

80Baldwin, PAPA20,5165.3%+0%

81Lansdowne, PAPA11,1415.4%+0%

82Northwest Harborcreek, PAPA8,7535.4%+0%

83Rutherford, PAPA6,8905.5%+0%

84Ambler, PAPA6,8405.5%+0%

85Fairless Hills, PAPA8,8275.6%+0%

86Forest Hills, PAPA6,1165.6%+0%

87Lansdale, PAPA18,9865.6%+0%

88Croydon, PAPA9,6845.7%+0%

89Wilson, PAPA8,1595.8%+0%

90Oreland, PAPA5,9535.8%+0%

91Conshohocken, PAPA9,2665.8%+0%

92Weigelstown, PAPA15,4855.8%+0%

93Quakertown, PAPA9,2355.9%+0%

94Oakmont, PAPA6,5765.9%+0%

95West York, PAPA5,1106.0%+0%

96Brentwood, PAPA9,5976.1%+0%

97Ephrata, PAPA13,6476.2%+0%

98Colonial Park, PAPA18,0326.2%+0%

99Phoenixville, PAPA20,3566.2%+0%

100West View, PAPA6,3556.4%+0%

101Whitehall, PAPA14,5216.4%+0%

102Lower Burrell, PAPA11,4706.5%+0%

103Middletown, PAPA9,7766.6%+0%

104Old Forge, PAPA8,6406.6%+0%

105Archbald, PAPA7,5986.9%+0%

106Dickson City, PAPA5,9766.9%+0%

107Crafton, PAPA5,7906.9%+0%

108Hershey, PAPA14,2426.9%+0%

109Mount Joy, PAPA8,3197.1%+0%

110Progress, PAPA11,0177.3%+0%

111Fullerton, PAPA16,7247.3%+0%

112Bridgeport, PAPA5,7587.5%+0%

113Norwood, PAPA5,9277.6%+0%

114Lower Allen, PAPA7,6467.7%+0%

115Castle Shannon, PAPA8,0067.7%+0%

116Hanover, PAPA16,6847.7%+0%

117Enola, PAPA6,5347.9%+0%

118Media, PAPA5,9207.9%+0%

119Catasauqua, PAPA6,5908.0%+0%

120Nazareth, PAPA6,0918.0%+0%

121Dormont, PAPA7,8168.1%+0%

122Duryea, PAPA5,1578.1%+0%

123Moosic, PAPA5,9898.1%+0%

124Hermitage, PAPA16,3088.2%+0%

125Arlington Heights, PAPA6,8478.3%+0%

126Homeacre-Lyndora, PAPA6,7838.3%+0%

127Collingdale, PAPA8,8988.4%+0%

128Folcroft, PAPA6,7808.4%+0%

129Schuylkill Haven, PAPA5,2538.5%+0%

130Grove City, PAPA7,6948.5%+0%

131Exeter, PAPA5,5878.5%+0%

132Hollidaysburg, PAPA5,4708.8%+0%

133Canonsburg, PAPA9,5298.9%+0%

134Monaca, PAPA5,4568.9%+0%

135Kennett Square, PAPA6,8939.0%+0%

136Sayre, PAPA5,3289.1%+0%

137Latrobe, PAPA7,8269.4%+0%

138Coraopolis, PAPA5,2809.7%+0%

139Morrisville, PAPA9,66510.0%+0%

140Palmerton, PAPA5,61510.0%+0%

141West Hazleton, PAPA5,28410.0%+0%

142West Mifflin, PAPA18,70710.2%+0%

143Waynesboro, PAPA11,19010.3%+0%

144South Williamsport, PAPA6,12410.3%+0%

145Red Lion, PAPA6,52310.4%+0%

146Sanatoga, PAPA8,94910.4%+0%

147Bristol, PAPA9,97010.4%+0%

148Dunmore, PAPA14,24910.5%+0%

149Warren, PAPA9,04610.7%+0%

150Swoyersville, PAPA5,15510.8%+0%

151Sharon Hill, PAPA5,99511.0%+0%

152Clifton Heights, PAPA6,83511.1%+0%

153Kingston, PAPA13,46211.3%+0%

154Olyphant, PAPA5,39011.3%+0%

155Pottstown, PAPA23,32211.3%+0%

156Columbia, PAPA10,31411.3%+0%

157Carnegie, PAPA7,77711.5%+0%

158Somerset, PAPA5,81511.6%+0%

159Oxford, PAPA5,88711.8%+0%

160Steelton, PAPA6,32811.8%+0%

161Woodlyn, PAPA9,73611.8%+0%

162Munhall, PAPA10,25311.9%+0%

163Bellevue, PAPA7,88812.3%+0%

164Ellwood City, PAPA7,36212.3%+0%

165Chambersburg, PAPA23,37612.9%+0%

166Bangor, PAPA5,11813.1%+0%

167Clearfield, PAPA5,75313.4%+0%

168Milton, PAPA6,45713.5%+0%

169Bellefonte, PAPA5,86213.5%+0%

170Greensburg, PAPA14,46213.6%+0%

171New Kensington, PAPA11,75913.7%+0%

172Greenville, PAPA5,40613.8%+0%

173Huntingdon, PAPA6,86213.9%+0%

174Pottsville, PAPA13,17013.9%+0%

175Jeannette, PAPA8,48914.0%+0%

176Carlisle, PAPA22,69314.0%+0%

177Hazleton, PAPA30,28614.2%+0%

178Lehighton, PAPA5,23214.3%+0%

179Taylor, PAPA6,23214.7%+0%

180Carbondale, PAPA8,73114.8%+0%

181Berwick, PAPA10,29714.9%+0%

182Tamaqua, PAPA6,92914.9%+0%

183Scranton, PAPA75,51415.0%+0%

184Bethlehem, PAPA79,64415.0%+0%

185Plymouth, PAPA5,80115.2%+0%

186East Stroudsburg, PAPA9,43815.2%+0%

187Swissvale, PAPA8,19715.3%+0%

188Pittston, PAPA7,71515.5%+0%

189Monessen, PAPA6,65715.7%+0%

190Nanticoke, PAPA10,71215.8%+0%

191Titusville, PAPA5,11215.9%+0%

192DuBois, PAPA7,25415.9%+0%

193Easton, PAPA30,40216.0%+0%

194Lebanon, PAPA26,47916.2%+0%

195Corry, PAPA5,99316.4%+0%

196Millersville, PAPA9,28016.4%+0%

197New Brighton, PAPA5,50316.6%+0%

198Selinsgrove, PAPA5,48816.7%+0%

199Punxsutawney, PAPA5,55816.9%+0%

200Park Forest, PAPA8,62417.2%+0%

201Norristown, PAPA35,91117.2%+0%

202Franklin, PAPA5,89917.3%+0%

203Tyrone, PAPA5,22617.4%+0%

204Sharon, PAPA12,64817.6%+0%

205Altoona, PAPA42,34717.7%+0%

206Wilkes-Barre, PAPA44,52317.8%+0%

207Ambridge, PAPA6,94417.8%+0%

208Sunbury, PAPA9,49518.1%+0%

209Mount Carmel, PAPA5,57918.2%+0%

210Allentown, PAPA126,04418.5%+0%

211Wilkinsburg, PAPA13,60218.7%+0%

212Erie, PAPA91,83818.8%+0%

213Oil City, PAPA9,30119.0%+0%

214Butler, PAPA12,87919.1%+0%

215Stroudsburg, PAPA5,80919.3%+0%

216Gettysburg, PAPA8,36519.4%+0%

217Clairton, PAPA5,87619.5%+0%

218Pittsburgh, PAPA307,63220.4%+0%

219Darby, PAPA10,66620.6%+0%

220Bradford, PAPA7,44220.7%+0%

221Washington, PAPA13,37720.7%+0%

222New Castle, PAPA21,17520.8%+0%

223Lancaster, PAPA58,36621.2%+0%

224West Chester, PAPA19,59121.4%+0%

225Williamsport, PAPA27,38421.5%+0%

226Bryn Mawr, PAPA5,88021.7%+0%

227Lewistown, PAPA8,38521.7%+0%

228Aliquippa, PAPA9,00221.7%+0%

229Coatesville, PAPA13,28322.1%+0%

230Lewisburg, PAPA5,22622.2%+0%

231Beaver Falls, PAPA8,83222.5%+0%

232Meadville, PAPA12,23022.7%+0%

233Philadelphia, PAPA1,574,28122.9%+0%

234McKeesport, PAPA16,90723.0%+0%

235York, PAPA45,34223.8%+0%

236Shamokin, PAPA6,76424.2%+0%

237Harrisburg, PAPA50,52224.6%+0%

238Johnstown, PAPA17,65424.6%+0%

239McKees Rocks, PAPA5,62425.3%+0%

240Reading, PAPA95,83226.1%+0%

241Uniontown, PAPA9,43426.4%+0%

242Chester, PAPA33,99627.2%+0%

243Connellsville, PAPA6,57428.2%+0%

244Shippensburg, PAPA5,61528.6%+0%

245Lock Haven, PAPA8,50030.2%+0%

246Bloomsburg, PAPA13,37531.2%+0%

247Edinboro, PAPA5,79034.4%+0%

248Duquesne, PAPA5,01934.7%+0%

249Indiana, PAPA14,69744.1%+0%

250State College, PAPA40,84446.9%+0%

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