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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. The median across all 67 is 11.7%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Forest County, PA, up 27 places to #37.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01▲2Chester County, PAPA557,1166.0%+0.7 pts

02▼1Bucks County, PAPA647,8286.1%+1.6 pts

03▼1Montgomery County, PAPA877,6436.5%+2.1 pts

04Cumberland County, PAPA277,2707.5%+0.9 pts

05▲3Perry County, PAPA46,8068.0%+0.3 pts

06▼1Butler County, PAPA200,1698.1%−0.9 pts

07▼1Adams County, PAPA107,5948.2%+1.1 pts

08▲4Lancaster County, PAPA563,1598.2%+0.4 pts

09York County, PAPA473,1978.4%+1.6 pts

10▲1Franklin County, PAPA160,6528.5%+0.9 pts

11▲8Elk County, PAPA29,9268.7%+1.7 pts

12▼5Northampton County, PAPA324,4118.8%+0.8 pts

13▲7Montour County, PAPA17,8688.8%+0.2 pts

14▲17Union County, PAPA42,3139.0%+0.2 pts

15▲3Snyder County, PAPA39,6559.4%−0.5 pts

16▼6Washington County, PAPA210,8029.6%−0.2 pts

17▼3Juniata County, PAPA23,4039.7%+0.2 pts

18▼5Pike County, PAPA62,8089.8%+2.9 pts

19▼3Beaver County, PAPA166,0329.9%+0.5 pts

20▲7Lebanon County, PAPA146,38010.1%+2.6 pts

21▼4Delaware County, PAPA580,93710.2%+2.2 pts

22▼7Westmoreland County, PAPA349,32410.3%+1.6 pts

23Huntingdon County, PAPA43,00110.6%−0.7 pts

24▲1Monroe County, PAPA167,17910.7%+1.7 pts

25▲15Warren County, PAPA37,03810.8%+0.9 pts

26Somerset County, PAPA72,00411.0%−0.8 pts

27▼3Fulton County, PAPA14,48311.2%+0.4 pts

28▲5Susquehanna County, PAPA38,23711.4%−0.9 pts

29▼8Wyoming County, PAPA25,79011.5%+1.3 pts

30Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,03511.5%+0.3 pts

31▼3Bedford County, PAPA47,48011.6%+1.3 pts

32▲10Lehigh County, PAPA384,38311.6%+2.3 pts

33▼1Sullivan County, PAPA5,85611.6%−2.9 pts

34▲4Tioga County, PAPA40,50211.7%−1.8 pts

35▼6Armstrong County, PAPA63,69811.8%+0.1 pts

36▲7Lawrence County, PAPA83,91111.9%−0.2 pts

37▲27Forest County, PAPA6,61411.9%−4.5 pts

38▲11Blair County, PAPA119,54112.0%−0.6 pts

39▼17Wayne County, PAPA51,70312.1%+0.8 pts

40▼6Berks County, PAPA440,07212.2%+2.8 pts

41▼5Carbon County, PAPA65,86812.3%+2.8 pts

42▲3Northumberland County, PAPA89,92012.6%+0.7 pts

43▼2Bradford County, PAPA59,60012.6%+0.8 pts

44▲2Schuylkill County, PAPA145,08512.8%+3.2 pts

45▲3Lycoming County, PAPA112,58712.8%+1.3 pts

46▼9Dauphin County, PAPA293,35112.9%+3.2 pts

47▼12Potter County, PAPA15,89713.0%+0.3 pts

48▲13Clarion County, PAPA36,68013.1%−2.3 pts

49▼2Venango County, PAPA49,34613.2%−0.2 pts

50▲5Mercer County, PAPA107,86013.2%+1.7 pts

51▲15Cameron County, PAPA4,21113.5%+4.1 pts

52▼8Greene County, PAPA33,88513.5%−2.4 pts

53▲9McKean County, PAPA38,98413.7%+0.6 pts

54▼1Columbia County, PAPA66,19313.7%+0.6 pts

55▲3Indiana County, PAPA82,87814.0%−3.3 pts

56▼4Jefferson County, PAPA43,25514.1%+2.4 pts

57▼1Cambria County, PAPA128,96814.2%+1.7 pts

58▼19Crawford County, PAPA81,79214.3%+1.6 pts

59▼9Lackawanna County, PAPA216,50214.4%+3.8 pts

60▼6Clearfield County, PAPA78,10014.6%+2.1 pts

61▼2Clinton County, PAPA37,87014.8%+0.6 pts

62▼2Erie County, PAPA265,83215.0%+3.0 pts

63▼6Luzerne County, PAPA332,12615.3%+4.2 pts

64▼13Mifflin County, PAPA46,12716.2%+3.7 pts

65Centre County, PAPA157,39316.3%−2.5 pts

66▼3Fayette County, PAPA123,02116.8%−1.2 pts

67Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,28121.4%−1.5 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES