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Lowest poverty rate, Pennsylvania counties

Pennsylvania counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2024 ACS). This list covers the 67 counties in Pennsylvania that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Chester County, PAPA557,1166.0%+14%

02Bucks County, PAPA647,8286.1%+35%

03Montgomery County, PAPA877,6436.5%+47%

04Cumberland County, PAPA277,2707.5%+14%

05Perry County, PAPA46,8068.0%+4%

06Butler County, PAPA200,1698.1%−10%

07Adams County, PAPA107,5948.2%+15%

08Lancaster County, PAPA563,1598.2%+5%

09York County, PAPA473,1978.4%+24%

10Franklin County, PAPA160,6528.5%+12%

11Elk County, PAPA29,9268.7%+24%

12Northampton County, PAPA324,4118.8%+10%

13Montour County, PAPA17,8688.8%+2%

14Union County, PAPA42,3139.0%+2%

15Snyder County, PAPA39,6559.4%−5%

16Washington County, PAPA210,8029.6%−2%

17Juniata County, PAPA23,4039.7%+3%

18Pike County, PAPA62,8089.8%+42%

19Beaver County, PAPA166,0329.9%+6%

20Lebanon County, PAPA146,38010.1%+35%

21Delaware County, PAPA580,93710.2%+27%

22Westmoreland County, PAPA349,32410.3%+19%

23Huntingdon County, PAPA43,00110.6%−6%

24Monroe County, PAPA167,17910.7%+19%

25Warren County, PAPA37,03810.8%+9%

26Somerset County, PAPA72,00411.0%−7%

27Fulton County, PAPA14,48311.2%+3%

28Susquehanna County, PAPA38,23711.4%−7%

29Wyoming County, PAPA25,79011.5%+13%

30Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,03511.5%+3%

31Bedford County, PAPA47,48011.6%+13%

32Lehigh County, PAPA384,38311.6%+25%

33Sullivan County, PAPA5,85611.6%−20%

34Tioga County, PAPA40,50211.7%−13%

35Armstrong County, PAPA63,69811.8%+1%

36Lawrence County, PAPA83,91111.9%−2%

37Forest County, PAPA6,61411.9%−27%

38Blair County, PAPA119,54112.0%−5%

39Wayne County, PAPA51,70312.1%+7%

40Berks County, PAPA440,07212.2%+30%

41Carbon County, PAPA65,86812.3%+29%

42Northumberland County, PAPA89,92012.6%+6%

43Bradford County, PAPA59,60012.6%+7%

44Schuylkill County, PAPA145,08512.8%+34%

45Lycoming County, PAPA112,58712.8%+11%

46Dauphin County, PAPA293,35112.9%+33%

47Potter County, PAPA15,89713.0%+2%

48Clarion County, PAPA36,68013.1%−15%

49Venango County, PAPA49,34613.2%−2%

50Mercer County, PAPA107,86013.2%+15%

51Cameron County, PAPA4,21113.5%+43%

52Greene County, PAPA33,88513.5%−15%

53McKean County, PAPA38,98413.7%+5%

54Columbia County, PAPA66,19313.7%+5%

55Indiana County, PAPA82,87814.0%−19%

56Jefferson County, PAPA43,25514.1%+20%

57Cambria County, PAPA128,96814.2%+14%

58Crawford County, PAPA81,79214.3%+12%

59Lackawanna County, PAPA216,50214.4%+36%

60Clearfield County, PAPA78,10014.6%+17%

61Clinton County, PAPA37,87014.8%+4%

62Erie County, PAPA265,83215.0%+25%

63Luzerne County, PAPA332,12615.3%+38%

64Mifflin County, PAPA46,12716.2%+30%

65Centre County, PAPA157,39316.3%−13%

66Fayette County, PAPA123,02116.8%−7%

67Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,28121.4%−7%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES