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Lowest poverty rate, Pennsylvania counties · 1990

Pennsylvania counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (1990 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 –

01Montgomery County, PAPA877,6433.6%–

02Bucks County, PAPA647,8284.0%–

03Chester County, PAPA557,1164.7%–

04Cumberland County, PAPA277,2705.3%–

05York County, PAPA473,1976.3%–

06Adams County, PAPA107,5946.8%–

07Delaware County, PAPA580,9377.0%–

08Pike County, PAPA62,8087.1%–

09Lebanon County, PAPA146,3807.2%–

10Lehigh County, PAPA384,3837.3%–

11Monroe County, PAPA167,1797.3%–

12Northampton County, PAPA324,4117.3%–

13Perry County, PAPA46,8067.5%–

14Lancaster County, PAPA563,1598.0%–

15Berks County, PAPA440,0728.0%–

16Franklin County, PAPA160,6528.3%–

17Montour County, PAPA17,8688.5%–

18Carbon County, PAPA65,8689.4%–

19Elk County, PAPA29,9269.5%–

20Warren County, PAPA37,0389.6%–

21Butler County, PAPA200,1699.7%–

22Juniata County, PAPA23,4039.8%–

23Dauphin County, PAPA293,35110.1%–

24Union County, PAPA42,31310.3%–

25Columbia County, PAPA66,19310.6%–

26Schuylkill County, PAPA145,08510.7%–

27Lackawanna County, PAPA216,50210.7%–

28Westmoreland County, PAPA349,32410.7%–

29Snyder County, PAPA39,65511.0%–

30Wyoming County, PAPA25,79011.1%–

31Luzerne County, PAPA332,12611.2%–

32Cameron County, PAPA4,21111.3%–

33Wayne County, PAPA51,70311.3%–

34Lycoming County, PAPA112,58711.5%–

35Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,03511.5%–

36Northumberland County, PAPA89,92011.6%–

37Forest County, PAPA6,61411.8%–

38Susquehanna County, PAPA38,23712.1%–

39Fulton County, PAPA14,48312.2%–

40Washington County, PAPA210,80212.8%–

41Mercer County, PAPA107,86012.8%–

42Armstrong County, PAPA63,69812.8%–

43Erie County, PAPA265,83212.9%–

44Beaver County, PAPA166,03213.1%–

45Bradford County, PAPA59,60013.3%–

46Mifflin County, PAPA46,12713.4%–

47Huntingdon County, PAPA43,00113.4%–

48Jefferson County, PAPA43,25513.6%–

49Bedford County, PAPA47,48013.6%–

50Lawrence County, PAPA83,91113.9%–

51Clearfield County, PAPA78,10013.9%–

52Cambria County, PAPA128,96814.0%–

53Blair County, PAPA119,54114.1%–

54Somerset County, PAPA72,00414.3%–

55Tioga County, PAPA40,50214.6%–

56McKean County, PAPA38,98414.9%–

57Potter County, PAPA15,89714.9%–

58Venango County, PAPA49,34615.1%–

59Clinton County, PAPA37,87015.4%–

60Crawford County, PAPA81,79215.5%–

61Sullivan County, PAPA5,85618.0%–

62Clarion County, PAPA36,68018.1%–

63Centre County, PAPA157,39318.2%–

64Indiana County, PAPA82,87818.7%–

65Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,28120.3%–

66Fayette County, PAPA123,02120.9%–

67Greene County, PAPA33,88521.4%–

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