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Lowest poverty rate, Pennsylvania cities · 2000

Pennsylvania cities with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2000 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 1990

01Campbelltown, PAPA6,0920.9%−5.5 pts

02Ancient Oaks, PAPA7,7771.1%−2.2 pts

03Newtown Grant, PAPA6,1931.2%+0.8 pts

04Maple Glen, PAPA6,6431.5%+0.4 pts

05Richboro, PAPA6,9631.8%+0.6 pts

06Montgomeryville, PAPA13,3881.9%+0.8 pts

07Schlusser, PAPA5,4022.0%−0.2 pts

08Collegeville, PAPA5,2872.0%−0.1 pts

09Swarthmore, PAPA6,5612.1%−0.7 pts

10Chesterbrook, PAPA5,8392.1%+1.3 pts

11Linglestown, PAPA6,9572.2%−0.3 pts

12Wyndmoor, PAPA5,6332.3%+1.0 pts

13Whitfield, PAPA5,2262.4%+1.0 pts

14Economy, PAPA9,0982.4%−3.0 pts

15Churchville, PAPA6,0842.6%+1.2 pts

16Birdsboro, PAPA5,1612.7%−0.9 pts

17New Freedom, PAPA5,1162.7%+0.3 pts

18Blue Bell, PAPA6,4242.8%+1.4 pts

19Willow Street, PAPA9,6472.8%+1.0 pts

20Kulpsville, PAPA8,7992.8%−1.4 pts

21Exton, PAPA6,7722.9%−0.7 pts

22Franklin Park, PAPA14,9783.1%+2.2 pts

23Horsham, PAPA16,0053.1%+0.7 pts

24Spring House, PAPA5,1373.1%+1.0 pts

25Penn Wynne, PAPA6,0703.1%+0.7 pts

26East York, PAPA9,3883.1%+0.5 pts

27King of Prussia, PAPA25,8573.2%+0.6 pts

28Hatboro, PAPA8,5933.3%−0.1 pts

29Harleysville, PAPA9,0903.3%−0.0 pts

30Middletown, PAPA7,6283.4%+1.3 pts

31Mountain Top, PAPA11,8503.4%–

32Glenside, PAPA7,6593.4%−0.5 pts

33Fort Washington, PAPA6,2713.4%+0.9 pts

34Wyomissing, PAPA11,2853.4%+0.7 pts

35Emmaus, PAPA12,5143.5%−0.7 pts

36Folsom, PAPA8,6713.5%−0.8 pts

37Brookhaven, PAPA8,3623.6%+1.8 pts

38New Cumberland, PAPA7,5903.6%−0.7 pts

39Pleasant Hills, PAPA8,2123.6%+0.9 pts

40Northampton, PAPA10,5703.7%−0.8 pts

41Shillington, PAPA5,5423.7%+1.4 pts

42Bethel Park, PAPA32,0743.7%−0.1 pts

43Camp Hill, PAPA8,1993.7%−1.1 pts

44Village Green-Green Ridge, PAPA9,0733.7%+0.9 pts

45Clarks Summit, PAPA5,0693.9%+0.5 pts

46Treasure Lake, PAPA5,3364.0%−0.7 pts

47Plymouth Meeting, PAPA7,5024.0%+2.3 pts

48Gilbertsville, PAPA6,1654.1%−0.4 pts

49Jefferson Hills, PAPA12,3574.1%–

50Lititz, PAPA9,6894.1%+1.0 pts

51Ridley Park, PAPA7,2554.2%−0.2 pts

52Mechanicsburg, PAPA10,0374.2%+0.2 pts

53Parkville, PAPA8,1284.2%−1.1 pts

54Prospect Park, PAPA6,4094.3%−2.0 pts

55Broomall, PAPA10,6794.4%+0.9 pts

56Doylestown, PAPA8,3304.4%+0.7 pts

57Souderton, PAPA7,2884.4%−0.1 pts

58Yeadon, PAPA12,3204.6%−0.9 pts

59Levittown, PAPA50,9264.6%+1.0 pts

60Shiloh, PAPA11,2464.6%+0.9 pts

61Hellertown, PAPA6,1384.6%+1.3 pts

62Perkasie, PAPA9,3124.7%+2.3 pts

63Paoli, PAPA6,3624.7%+2.9 pts

64Fox Chapel, PAPA5,1394.8%+3.4 pts

65St. Marys, PAPA12,2534.8%−6.1 pts

66Downingtown, PAPA8,3844.8%+1.9 pts

67Willow Grove, PAPA14,1314.9%+2.4 pts

68Ardmore, PAPA13,9094.9%−0.4 pts

69Drexel Hill, PAPA30,4514.9%+1.6 pts

70Glenolden, PAPA7,2175.0%+0.2 pts

71Carnot-Moon, PAPA13,5345.0%−2.8 pts

72Shanor-Northvue, PAPA5,1255.1%+0.4 pts

73Audubon, PAPA9,2295.1%+1.5 pts

74Blakely, PAPA6,6115.2%−0.8 pts

75New Holland, PAPA5,7545.2%+2.1 pts

76Elizabethtown, PAPA11,9615.2%−1.7 pts

77Palmyra, PAPA7,7625.3%+1.5 pts

78White Oak, PAPA7,2865.3%+0.9 pts

79Plum, PAPA26,2255.3%+1.0 pts

80Baldwin, PAPA20,5165.3%+1.0 pts

81Lansdowne, PAPA11,1415.4%+2.0 pts

82Northwest Harborcreek, PAPA8,7535.4%−0.4 pts

83Rutherford, PAPA6,8905.5%−4.9 pts

84Ambler, PAPA6,8405.5%+2.7 pts

85Fairless Hills, PAPA8,8275.6%−0.4 pts

86Forest Hills, PAPA6,1165.6%+2.1 pts

87Lansdale, PAPA18,9865.6%+1.5 pts

88Croydon, PAPA9,6845.7%−1.3 pts

89Wilson, PAPA8,1595.8%+0.7 pts

90Oreland, PAPA5,9535.8%+1.3 pts

91Conshohocken, PAPA9,2665.8%−2.1 pts

92Weigelstown, PAPA15,4855.8%+2.6 pts

93Quakertown, PAPA9,2355.9%−0.3 pts

94Oakmont, PAPA6,5765.9%−1.5 pts

95West York, PAPA5,1106.0%−1.3 pts

96Brentwood, PAPA9,5976.1%+0.3 pts

97Ephrata, PAPA13,6476.2%+0.4 pts

98Colonial Park, PAPA18,0326.2%+3.2 pts

99Phoenixville, PAPA20,3566.2%+0.9 pts

100West View, PAPA6,3556.4%+0.9 pts

101Whitehall, PAPA14,5216.4%−0.2 pts

102Lower Burrell, PAPA11,4706.5%+0.1 pts

103Middletown, PAPA9,7766.6%−3.4 pts

104Old Forge, PAPA8,6406.6%−0.8 pts

105Archbald, PAPA7,5986.9%−2.3 pts

106Dickson City, PAPA5,9766.9%−4.2 pts

107Crafton, PAPA5,7906.9%−0.5 pts

108Hershey, PAPA14,2426.9%+0.4 pts

109Mount Joy, PAPA8,3197.1%+2.5 pts

110Progress, PAPA11,0177.3%+3.5 pts

111Fullerton, PAPA16,7247.3%+1.1 pts

112Bridgeport, PAPA5,7587.5%+0.1 pts

113Norwood, PAPA5,9277.6%+2.9 pts

114Lower Allen, PAPA7,6467.7%+3.5 pts

115Castle Shannon, PAPA8,0067.7%+0.6 pts

116Hanover, PAPA16,6847.7%−0.6 pts

117Enola, PAPA6,5347.9%+5.6 pts

118Media, PAPA5,9207.9%+0.8 pts

119Catasauqua, PAPA6,5908.0%+0.0 pts

120Nazareth, PAPA6,0918.0%+3.1 pts

121Dormont, PAPA7,8168.1%+0.1 pts

122Duryea, PAPA5,1578.1%−5.0 pts

123Moosic, PAPA5,9898.1%+1.1 pts

124Hermitage, PAPA16,3088.2%+0.3 pts

125Arlington Heights, PAPA6,8478.3%+2.6 pts

126Homeacre-Lyndora, PAPA6,7838.3%−0.1 pts

127Collingdale, PAPA8,8988.4%+0.3 pts

128Folcroft, PAPA6,7808.4%+2.9 pts

129Schuylkill Haven, PAPA5,2538.5%+0.3 pts

130Grove City, PAPA7,6948.5%−0.6 pts

131Exeter, PAPA5,5878.5%−2.7 pts

132Hollidaysburg, PAPA5,4708.8%+0.6 pts

133Canonsburg, PAPA9,5298.9%−3.5 pts

134Monaca, PAPA5,4568.9%−6.5 pts

135Kennett Square, PAPA6,8939.0%+0.5 pts

136Sayre, PAPA5,3289.1%−0.7 pts

137Latrobe, PAPA7,8269.4%−1.7 pts

138Coraopolis, PAPA5,2809.7%−2.5 pts

139Morrisville, PAPA9,66510.0%+2.3 pts

140Palmerton, PAPA5,61510.0%+0.2 pts

141West Hazleton, PAPA5,28410.0%−0.7 pts

142West Mifflin, PAPA18,70710.2%+0.2 pts

143Waynesboro, PAPA11,19010.3%+2.1 pts

144South Williamsport, PAPA6,12410.3%+3.9 pts

145Red Lion, PAPA6,52310.4%+4.6 pts

146Sanatoga, PAPA8,94910.4%+1.4 pts

147Bristol, PAPA9,97010.4%+0.1 pts

148Dunmore, PAPA14,24910.5%−0.3 pts

149Warren, PAPA9,04610.7%+2.0 pts

150Swoyersville, PAPA5,15510.8%+4.8 pts

151Sharon Hill, PAPA5,99511.0%+1.1 pts

152Clifton Heights, PAPA6,83511.1%+3.2 pts

153Kingston, PAPA13,46211.3%+2.2 pts

154Olyphant, PAPA5,39011.3%+1.7 pts

155Pottstown, PAPA23,32211.3%+2.7 pts

156Columbia, PAPA10,31411.3%+0.6 pts

157Carnegie, PAPA7,77711.5%+2.7 pts

158Somerset, PAPA5,81511.6%−6.3 pts

159Oxford, PAPA5,88711.8%−0.2 pts

160Steelton, PAPA6,32811.8%+3.4 pts

161Woodlyn, PAPA9,73611.8%+4.6 pts

162Munhall, PAPA10,25311.9%+4.0 pts

163Bellevue, PAPA7,88812.3%+3.9 pts

164Ellwood City, PAPA7,36212.3%−5.5 pts

165Chambersburg, PAPA23,37612.9%−0.2 pts

166Bangor, PAPA5,11813.1%+5.7 pts

167Clearfield, PAPA5,75313.4%−3.4 pts

168Milton, PAPA6,45713.5%+1.4 pts

169Bellefonte, PAPA5,86213.5%+0.5 pts

170Greensburg, PAPA14,46213.6%−3.6 pts

171New Kensington, PAPA11,75913.7%−2.2 pts

172Greenville, PAPA5,40613.8%−4.3 pts

173Huntingdon, PAPA6,86213.9%−4.2 pts

174Pottsville, PAPA13,17013.9%−1.4 pts

175Jeannette, PAPA8,48914.0%−2.2 pts

176Carlisle, PAPA22,69314.0%+4.1 pts

177Hazleton, PAPA30,28614.2%+0.7 pts

178Lehighton, PAPA5,23214.3%+3.2 pts

179Taylor, PAPA6,23214.7%+4.8 pts

180Carbondale, PAPA8,73114.8%−0.7 pts

181Berwick, PAPA10,29714.9%+4.2 pts

182Tamaqua, PAPA6,92914.9%−0.2 pts

183Scranton, PAPA75,51415.0%−0.3 pts

184Bethlehem, PAPA79,64415.0%+2.1 pts

185Plymouth, PAPA5,80115.2%+1.4 pts

186East Stroudsburg, PAPA9,43815.2%+5.4 pts

187Swissvale, PAPA8,19715.3%+2.8 pts

188Pittston, PAPA7,71515.5%−1.0 pts

189Monessen, PAPA6,65715.7%−2.7 pts

190Nanticoke, PAPA10,71215.8%+3.6 pts

191Titusville, PAPA5,11215.9%−3.2 pts

192DuBois, PAPA7,25415.9%+3.3 pts

193Easton, PAPA30,40216.0%+2.2 pts

194Lebanon, PAPA26,47916.2%+1.6 pts

195Corry, PAPA5,99316.4%−0.6 pts

196Millersville, PAPA9,28016.4%−0.4 pts

197New Brighton, PAPA5,50316.6%−8.6 pts

198Selinsgrove, PAPA5,48816.7%+3.5 pts

199Punxsutawney, PAPA5,55816.9%−3.0 pts

200Park Forest, PAPA8,62417.2%+10.1 pts

201Norristown, PAPA35,91117.2%+7.7 pts

202Franklin, PAPA5,89917.3%−2.3 pts

203Tyrone, PAPA5,22617.4%+0.5 pts

204Sharon, PAPA12,64817.6%−1.2 pts

205Altoona, PAPA42,34717.7%−0.3 pts

206Wilkes-Barre, PAPA44,52317.8%+2.4 pts

207Ambridge, PAPA6,94417.8%−5.6 pts

208Sunbury, PAPA9,49518.1%+1.4 pts

209Mount Carmel, PAPA5,57918.2%+2.3 pts

210Allentown, PAPA126,04418.5%+5.6 pts

211Wilkinsburg, PAPA13,60218.7%+1.4 pts

212Erie, PAPA91,83818.8%−0.5 pts

213Oil City, PAPA9,30119.0%+0.8 pts

214Butler, PAPA12,87919.1%−4.1 pts

215Stroudsburg, PAPA5,80919.3%+5.7 pts

216Gettysburg, PAPA8,36519.4%+2.9 pts

217Clairton, PAPA5,87619.5%−2.8 pts

218Pittsburgh, PAPA307,63220.4%−1.0 pts

219Darby, PAPA10,66620.6%+2.9 pts

220Bradford, PAPA7,44220.7%−1.5 pts

221Washington, PAPA13,37720.7%−4.8 pts

222New Castle, PAPA21,17520.8%+1.1 pts

223Lancaster, PAPA58,36621.2%+0.2 pts

224West Chester, PAPA19,59121.4%+4.4 pts

225Williamsport, PAPA27,38421.5%+0.4 pts

226Bryn Mawr, PAPA5,88021.7%+9.2 pts

227Lewistown, PAPA8,38521.7%+1.4 pts

228Aliquippa, PAPA9,00221.7%−6.0 pts

229Coatesville, PAPA13,28322.1%+3.9 pts

230Lewisburg, PAPA5,22622.2%+6.3 pts

231Beaver Falls, PAPA8,83222.5%−4.3 pts

232Meadville, PAPA12,23022.7%−0.8 pts

233Philadelphia, PAPA1,574,28122.9%+2.6 pts

234McKeesport, PAPA16,90723.0%−1.3 pts

235York, PAPA45,34223.8%+3.5 pts

236Shamokin, PAPA6,76424.2%+2.5 pts

237Harrisburg, PAPA50,52224.6%−2.5 pts

238Johnstown, PAPA17,65424.6%−2.4 pts

239McKees Rocks, PAPA5,62425.3%−6.9 pts

240Reading, PAPA95,83226.1%+6.7 pts

241Uniontown, PAPA9,43426.4%+1.8 pts

242Chester, PAPA33,99627.2%+2.0 pts

243Connellsville, PAPA6,57428.2%+2.4 pts

244Shippensburg, PAPA5,61528.6%−0.6 pts

245Lock Haven, PAPA8,50030.2%+3.6 pts

246Bloomsburg, PAPA13,37531.2%+8.0 pts

247Edinboro, PAPA5,79034.4%−4.2 pts

248Duquesne, PAPA5,01934.7%+9.2 pts

249Indiana, PAPA14,69744.1%+5.5 pts

250State College, PAPA40,84446.9%+1.6 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS