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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%+0.7 pts

02Bucks County, PAPA647,8286.1%+1.6 pts

03Montgomery County, PAPA877,6436.5%+2.1 pts

04Cumberland County, PAPA277,2707.5%+0.9 pts

05Perry County, PAPA46,8068.0%+0.3 pts

06Butler County, PAPA200,1698.1%−0.9 pts

07Adams County, PAPA107,5948.2%+1.1 pts

08Lancaster County, PAPA563,1598.2%+0.4 pts

09York County, PAPA473,1978.4%+1.6 pts

10Franklin County, PAPA160,6528.5%+0.9 pts

11Elk County, PAPA29,9268.7%+1.7 pts

12Northampton County, PAPA324,4118.8%+0.8 pts

13Montour County, PAPA17,8688.8%+0.2 pts

14Union County, PAPA42,3139.0%+0.2 pts

15Snyder County, PAPA39,6559.4%−0.5 pts

16Washington County, PAPA210,8029.6%−0.2 pts

17Juniata County, PAPA23,4039.7%+0.2 pts

18Pike County, PAPA62,8089.8%+2.9 pts

19Beaver County, PAPA166,0329.9%+0.5 pts

20Lebanon County, PAPA146,38010.1%+2.6 pts

21Delaware County, PAPA580,93710.2%+2.2 pts

22Westmoreland County, PAPA349,32410.3%+1.6 pts

23Huntingdon County, PAPA43,00110.6%−0.7 pts

24Monroe County, PAPA167,17910.7%+1.7 pts

25Warren County, PAPA37,03810.8%+0.9 pts

26Somerset County, PAPA72,00411.0%−0.8 pts

27Fulton County, PAPA14,48311.2%+0.4 pts

28Susquehanna County, PAPA38,23711.4%−0.9 pts

29Wyoming County, PAPA25,79011.5%+1.3 pts

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

31Bedford County, PAPA47,48011.6%+1.3 pts

32Lehigh County, PAPA384,38311.6%+2.3 pts

33Sullivan County, PAPA5,85611.6%−2.9 pts

34Tioga County, PAPA40,50211.7%−1.8 pts

35Armstrong County, PAPA63,69811.8%+0.1 pts

36Lawrence County, PAPA83,91111.9%−0.2 pts

37Forest County, PAPA6,61411.9%−4.5 pts

38Blair County, PAPA119,54112.0%−0.6 pts

39Wayne County, PAPA51,70312.1%+0.8 pts

40Berks County, PAPA440,07212.2%+2.8 pts

41Carbon County, PAPA65,86812.3%+2.8 pts

42Northumberland County, PAPA89,92012.6%+0.7 pts

43Bradford County, PAPA59,60012.6%+0.8 pts

44Schuylkill County, PAPA145,08512.8%+3.2 pts

45Lycoming County, PAPA112,58712.8%+1.3 pts

46Dauphin County, PAPA293,35112.9%+3.2 pts

47Potter County, PAPA15,89713.0%+0.3 pts

48Clarion County, PAPA36,68013.1%−2.3 pts

49Venango County, PAPA49,34613.2%−0.2 pts

50Mercer County, PAPA107,86013.2%+1.7 pts

51Cameron County, PAPA4,21113.5%+4.1 pts

52Greene County, PAPA33,88513.5%−2.4 pts

53McKean County, PAPA38,98413.7%+0.6 pts

54Columbia County, PAPA66,19313.7%+0.6 pts

55Indiana County, PAPA82,87814.0%−3.3 pts

56Jefferson County, PAPA43,25514.1%+2.4 pts

57Cambria County, PAPA128,96814.2%+1.7 pts

58Crawford County, PAPA81,79214.3%+1.6 pts

59Lackawanna County, PAPA216,50214.4%+3.8 pts

60Clearfield County, PAPA78,10014.6%+2.1 pts

61Clinton County, PAPA37,87014.8%+0.6 pts

62Erie County, PAPA265,83215.0%+3.0 pts

63Luzerne County, PAPA332,12615.3%+4.2 pts

64Mifflin County, PAPA46,12716.2%+3.7 pts

65Centre County, PAPA157,39316.3%−2.5 pts

66Fayette County, PAPA123,02116.8%−1.2 pts

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

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES