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Lowest poverty rate, Pennsylvania cities · 2020

Pennsylvania cities with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2020 ACS). This list covers the 270 cities in Pennsylvania that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Chestnut Hill, PAPA7,0860.6%–

02Newtown Grant, PAPA6,1931.0%−0.2 pts

03Blue Bell, PAPA6,4241.0%−1.7 pts

04Ancient Oaks, PAPA7,7771.0%−0.1 pts

05Maple Glen, PAPA6,6431.2%−0.4 pts

06Richboro, PAPA6,9631.3%−0.5 pts

07Fox Chapel, PAPA5,1391.3%−3.4 pts

08Spring House, PAPA5,1371.4%−1.6 pts

09Chesterbrook, PAPA5,8391.5%−0.6 pts

10Linglestown, PAPA6,9572.2%+0.0 pts

11Montgomeryville, PAPA13,3882.3%+0.4 pts

12Whitfield, PAPA5,2262.3%−0.1 pts

13Glenshaw, PAPA9,1392.4%–

14Wescosville, PAPA7,1482.5%–

15Churchville, PAPA6,0842.5%−0.1 pts

16Shanor-Northvue, PAPA5,1252.5%−2.5 pts

17Lititz, PAPA9,6892.6%−1.5 pts

18Treasure Lake, PAPA5,3362.6%−1.4 pts

19Plymouth Meeting, PAPA7,5022.8%−1.2 pts

20Paoli, PAPA6,3622.9%−1.8 pts

21Lionville, PAPA7,6832.9%–

22Jefferson Hills, PAPA12,3572.9%−1.2 pts

23Fort Washington, PAPA6,2712.9%−0.5 pts

24Collegeville, PAPA5,2873.1%+1.0 pts

25Plum, PAPA26,2253.1%−2.2 pts

26Franklin Park, PAPA14,9783.1%+0.1 pts

27Murrysville, PAPA20,6363.2%–

28Downingtown, PAPA8,3843.3%−1.5 pts

29Allison Park, PAPA22,0453.3%–

30Pleasant Hills, PAPA8,2123.3%−0.3 pts

31Oreland, PAPA5,9533.4%−2.4 pts

32Horsham, PAPA16,0053.4%+0.3 pts

33Dorneyville, PAPA5,2113.4%–

34Merion Station, PAPA5,7883.5%–

35Audubon, PAPA9,2293.5%−1.6 pts

36Wilson, PAPA8,1593.5%−2.2 pts

37Oakmont, PAPA6,5763.6%−2.4 pts

38Blandon, PAPA7,3573.6%–

39New Freedom, PAPA5,1163.7%+1.0 pts

40King of Prussia, PAPA25,8573.7%+0.5 pts

41Harleysville, PAPA9,0903.7%+0.4 pts

42Sierra View, PAPA6,3653.9%–

43Brookhaven, PAPA8,3624.0%+0.4 pts

44Carnot-Moon, PAPA13,5344.1%−0.9 pts

45Exton, PAPA6,7724.2%+1.2 pts

46Forest Hills, PAPA6,1164.2%−1.4 pts

47Penn Wynne, PAPA6,0704.3%+1.2 pts

48Conshohocken, PAPA9,2664.5%−1.3 pts

49Mountain Top, PAPA11,8504.6%+1.3 pts

50Bethel Park, PAPA32,0744.7%+1.0 pts

51Kulpsville, PAPA8,7994.8%+2.0 pts

52Hollidaysburg, PAPA5,4704.8%−4.0 pts

53Wyomissing, PAPA11,2854.8%+1.4 pts

54Morrisville, PAPA9,6654.9%−5.1 pts

55Breinigsville, PAPA7,7694.9%–

56Wyndmoor, PAPA5,6335.0%+2.7 pts

57Broomall, PAPA10,6795.0%+0.6 pts

58Roslyn, PAPA10,6395.1%–

59Ridley Park, PAPA7,2555.2%+0.9 pts

60Shiloh, PAPA11,2465.2%+0.6 pts

61Castle Shannon, PAPA8,0065.3%−2.4 pts

62Bala Cynwyd, PAPA10,2275.3%–

63Economy, PAPA9,0985.3%+2.9 pts

64Norwood, PAPA5,9275.5%−2.1 pts

65Village Green-Green Ridge, PAPA9,0735.5%+1.7 pts

66Camp Hill, PAPA8,1995.6%+1.9 pts

67Lower Burrell, PAPA11,4705.6%−0.9 pts

68Baldwin, PAPA20,5165.7%+0.3 pts

69Campbelltown, PAPA6,0925.7%+4.7 pts

70Wayne, PAPA6,6355.7%–

71Parkville, PAPA8,1285.9%+1.6 pts

72Elkins Park, PAPA7,2135.9%–

73Gilbertsville, PAPA6,1655.9%+1.9 pts

74Lower Allen, PAPA7,6466.0%−1.7 pts

75Canonsburg, PAPA9,5296.0%−2.8 pts

76Kennett Square, PAPA6,8936.1%−2.9 pts

77Bellefonte, PAPA5,8626.1%−7.4 pts

78Northwest Harborcreek, PAPA8,7536.2%+0.8 pts

79Schlusser, PAPA5,4026.2%+4.2 pts

80Swarthmore, PAPA6,5616.3%+4.2 pts

81Blakely, PAPA6,6116.3%+1.1 pts

82Middletown, PAPA7,6286.3%+3.0 pts

83Media, PAPA5,9206.4%−1.5 pts

84Dormont, PAPA7,8166.5%−1.6 pts

85Levittown, PAPA50,9266.5%+1.9 pts

86Hellertown, PAPA6,1386.8%+2.1 pts

87Rutherford, PAPA6,8906.9%+1.5 pts

88Arlington Heights, PAPA6,8477.0%−1.4 pts

89Moosic, PAPA5,9897.0%−1.2 pts

90West View, PAPA6,3557.0%+0.7 pts

91Ardmore, PAPA13,9097.1%+2.2 pts

92Hatboro, PAPA8,5937.4%+4.2 pts

93Catasauqua, PAPA6,5907.5%−0.5 pts

94Glenside, PAPA7,6597.5%+4.2 pts

95Fairless Hills, PAPA8,8277.6%+2.0 pts

96Mechanicsburg, PAPA10,0377.7%+3.4 pts

97Drexel Hill, PAPA30,4517.7%+2.7 pts

98White Oak, PAPA7,2867.7%+2.5 pts

99Ambler, PAPA6,8407.8%+2.3 pts

100Swoyersville, PAPA5,1557.9%−3.0 pts

101Willow Street, PAPA9,6477.9%+5.1 pts

102Willow Grove, PAPA14,1317.9%+3.0 pts

103Hershey, PAPA14,2428.1%+1.1 pts

104Bellevue, PAPA7,8888.1%−4.2 pts

105Weigelstown, PAPA15,4858.1%+2.3 pts

106Red Lion, PAPA6,5238.3%−2.1 pts

107Lansdale, PAPA18,9868.4%+2.8 pts

108New Holland, PAPA5,7548.4%+3.2 pts

109Homeacre-Lyndora, PAPA6,7838.4%+0.1 pts

110Emmaus, PAPA12,5148.5%+5.0 pts

111Clarks Summit, PAPA5,0698.5%+4.6 pts

112Monroeville, PAPA27,6858.6%–

113Schuylkill Haven, PAPA5,2538.6%+0.1 pts

114Doylestown, PAPA8,3308.6%+4.1 pts

115Birdsboro, PAPA5,1618.6%+5.9 pts

116Woodlyn, PAPA9,7368.6%−3.2 pts

117Kenmar, PAPA5,0778.8%–

118Old Forge, PAPA8,6408.8%+2.1 pts

119Olyphant, PAPA5,3908.9%−2.4 pts

120Latrobe, PAPA7,8269.1%−0.3 pts

121St. Marys, PAPA12,2539.2%+4.4 pts

122Northampton, PAPA10,5709.3%+5.6 pts

123Elizabethtown, PAPA11,9619.3%+4.1 pts

124Selinsgrove, PAPA5,4889.3%−7.4 pts

125East York, PAPA9,3889.4%+6.2 pts

126Perkasie, PAPA9,3129.4%+4.7 pts

127Enola, PAPA6,5349.4%+1.5 pts

128Lansdowne, PAPA11,1419.5%+4.1 pts

129Folsom, PAPA8,6719.6%+6.0 pts

130Souderton, PAPA7,2889.6%+5.2 pts

131Dunmore, PAPA14,2499.6%−0.9 pts

132Sanatoga, PAPA8,9499.6%−0.8 pts

133Grove City, PAPA7,6949.6%+1.1 pts

134New Cumberland, PAPA7,5909.8%+6.2 pts

135Brentwood, PAPA9,59710.0%+4.0 pts

136Ephrata, PAPA13,64710.2%+4.1 pts

137Mount Joy, PAPA8,31910.3%+3.2 pts

138South Williamsport, PAPA6,12410.3%+0.0 pts

139Fullerton, PAPA16,72410.3%+3.0 pts

140Villanova, PAPA9,18610.4%–

141Crafton, PAPA5,79010.5%+3.5 pts

142Yeadon, PAPA12,32010.6%+6.0 pts

143Hermitage, PAPA16,30810.8%+2.6 pts

144Quakertown, PAPA9,23511.0%+5.1 pts

145Bangor, PAPA5,11811.1%−2.0 pts

146Ellwood City, PAPA7,36211.1%−1.2 pts

147Leola, PAPA7,44811.2%–

148Whitehall, PAPA14,52111.5%+5.1 pts

149Phoenixville, PAPA20,35611.6%+5.3 pts

150Palmerton, PAPA5,61511.6%+1.6 pts

151Progress, PAPA11,01711.9%+4.6 pts

152Shillington, PAPA5,54212.0%+8.3 pts

153Hanover, PAPA16,68412.0%+4.2 pts

154Coraopolis, PAPA5,28012.0%+2.3 pts

155Dickson City, PAPA5,97612.0%+5.1 pts

156Warren, PAPA9,04612.3%+1.6 pts

157Bristol, PAPA9,97012.4%+1.9 pts

158Chambersburg, PAPA23,37612.5%−0.4 pts

159Stroudsburg, PAPA5,80912.5%−6.8 pts

160Duryea, PAPA5,15712.7%+4.6 pts

161Swissvale, PAPA8,19712.7%−2.6 pts

162Exeter, PAPA5,58712.8%+4.2 pts

163Nazareth, PAPA6,09112.8%+4.8 pts

164Pennside, PAPA5,40712.8%–

165Archbald, PAPA7,59812.8%+5.9 pts

166Monaca, PAPA5,45613.2%+4.3 pts

167Huntingdon, PAPA6,86213.2%−0.7 pts

168Ambridge, PAPA6,94413.8%−4.0 pts

169West Mifflin, PAPA18,70713.9%+3.7 pts

170Taylor, PAPA6,23213.9%−0.7 pts

171Munhall, PAPA10,25314.1%+2.2 pts

172Sharon Hill, PAPA5,99514.1%+3.1 pts

173Tyrone, PAPA5,22614.2%−3.2 pts

174Glenolden, PAPA7,21714.4%+9.4 pts

175Greenville, PAPA5,40614.7%+0.9 pts

176Croydon, PAPA9,68414.7%+9.0 pts

177DuBois, PAPA7,25414.7%−1.2 pts

178Milton, PAPA6,45714.9%+1.3 pts

179West York, PAPA5,11014.9%+8.9 pts

180Kingston, PAPA13,46215.1%+3.8 pts

181Carnegie, PAPA7,77715.1%+3.6 pts

182Pottstown, PAPA23,32215.3%+3.9 pts

183Waynesboro, PAPA11,19015.4%+5.1 pts

184Colonial Park, PAPA18,03215.8%+9.5 pts

185Bryn Mawr, PAPA5,88016.0%−5.7 pts

186Carlisle, PAPA22,69316.1%+2.1 pts

187Steelton, PAPA6,32816.1%+4.3 pts

188Folcroft, PAPA6,78016.3%+7.9 pts

189Greensburg, PAPA14,46216.4%+2.7 pts

190Easton, PAPA30,40216.4%+0.4 pts

191Bethlehem, PAPA79,64416.4%+1.4 pts

192Berwick, PAPA10,29716.5%+1.6 pts

193Monessen, PAPA6,65716.5%+0.9 pts

194Middletown, PAPA9,77616.6%+10.0 pts

195Meadville, PAPA12,23016.8%−5.9 pts

196Norristown, PAPA35,91116.9%−0.4 pts

197Palmyra, PAPA7,76217.1%+11.9 pts

198Shippensburg, PAPA5,61517.2%−11.4 pts

199East Stroudsburg, PAPA9,43817.2%+2.0 pts

200Oil City, PAPA9,30117.7%−1.3 pts

201Plymouth, PAPA5,80117.7%+2.5 pts

202Connellsville, PAPA6,57417.8%−10.5 pts

203Prospect Park, PAPA6,40918.5%+14.1 pts

204Franklin, PAPA5,89918.7%+1.4 pts

205Gettysburg, PAPA8,36518.8%−0.6 pts

206Somerset, PAPA5,81518.8%+7.2 pts

207Sayre, PAPA5,32819.1%+10.0 pts

208Jeannette, PAPA8,48919.3%+5.3 pts

209Washington, PAPA13,37719.7%−1.1 pts

210Pittsburgh, PAPA307,63219.7%−0.7 pts

211Nanticoke, PAPA10,71219.7%+3.9 pts

212Mount Carmel, PAPA5,57919.8%+1.6 pts

213Punxsutawney, PAPA5,55819.8%+3.0 pts

214Pottsville, PAPA13,17019.8%+5.9 pts

215Park Forest, PAPA8,62420.0%+2.8 pts

216Clifton Heights, PAPA6,83520.4%+9.4 pts

217Clearfield, PAPA5,75320.6%+7.2 pts

218Lancaster, PAPA58,36620.6%−0.6 pts

219Sunbury, PAPA9,49520.7%+2.6 pts

220Columbia, PAPA10,31420.7%+9.4 pts

221New Kensington, PAPA11,75920.9%+7.1 pts

222Bridgeport, PAPA5,75821.0%+13.5 pts

223Clairton, PAPA5,87621.1%+1.6 pts

224Edinboro, PAPA5,79021.1%−13.3 pts

225Tamaqua, PAPA6,92921.2%+6.3 pts

226Altoona, PAPA42,34721.3%+3.6 pts

227Lewistown, PAPA8,38521.4%−0.3 pts

228Scranton, PAPA75,51421.8%+6.9 pts

229Collingdale, PAPA8,89822.2%+13.8 pts

230New Brighton, PAPA5,50322.5%+6.0 pts

231Oxford, PAPA5,88722.5%+10.8 pts

232Coatesville, PAPA13,28322.7%+0.6 pts

233Corry, PAPA5,99322.8%+6.3 pts

234Millersville, PAPA9,28022.8%+6.3 pts

235Philadelphia, PAPA1,574,28123.1%+0.2 pts

236Wilkes-Barre, PAPA44,52323.3%+5.6 pts

237Lehighton, PAPA5,23223.4%+9.1 pts

238Hazleton, PAPA30,28623.8%+9.6 pts

239Lebanon, PAPA26,47923.8%+7.6 pts

240Titusville, PAPA5,11224.0%+8.1 pts

241Pittston, PAPA7,71524.1%+8.6 pts

242Butler, PAPA12,87924.2%+5.1 pts

243Carbondale, PAPA8,73124.8%+10.0 pts

244Erie, PAPA91,83825.1%+6.3 pts

245West Chester, PAPA19,59125.2%+3.8 pts

246Lewisburg, PAPA5,22625.4%+3.2 pts

247Darby, PAPA10,66625.5%+4.9 pts

248Aliquippa, PAPA9,00225.6%+3.8 pts

249Allentown, PAPA126,04425.6%+7.1 pts

250Bloomsburg, PAPA13,37525.6%−5.6 pts

251New Castle, PAPA21,17525.9%+5.0 pts

252Wilkinsburg, PAPA13,60226.2%+7.6 pts

253Harrisburg, PAPA50,52226.5%+1.9 pts

254Sharon, PAPA12,64826.9%+9.2 pts

255Beaver Falls, PAPA8,83227.4%+4.9 pts

256Williamsport, PAPA27,38427.7%+6.2 pts

257York, PAPA45,34227.7%+3.8 pts

258Uniontown, PAPA9,43427.7%+1.3 pts

259McKeesport, PAPA16,90730.3%+7.3 pts

260McKees Rocks, PAPA5,62430.4%+5.1 pts

261Chester, PAPA33,99630.4%+3.3 pts

262Lock Haven, PAPA8,50030.9%+0.7 pts

263Reading, PAPA95,83230.9%+4.9 pts

264Bradford, PAPA7,44231.6%+10.9 pts

265Shamokin, PAPA6,76432.9%+8.7 pts

266Johnstown, PAPA17,65433.2%+8.6 pts

267Indiana, PAPA14,69734.7%−9.4 pts

268West Hazleton, PAPA5,28435.1%+25.1 pts

269Duquesne, PAPA5,01935.6%+0.9 pts

270State College, PAPA40,84443.8%−3.1 pts

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