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Lowest poverty rate, Pennsylvania counties · 2000

Pennsylvania counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2000 ACS). This list covers the 67 counties in Pennsylvania that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 1990
01Montgomery County, PAPA877,6434.4%+0.8 pts
02Bucks County, PAPA647,8284.5%+0.6 pts
03Chester County, PAPA557,1165.2%+0.5 pts
04Cumberland County, PAPA277,2706.6%+1.3 pts
05York County, PAPA473,1976.7%+0.4 pts
06Pike County, PAPA62,8086.9%−0.2 pts
07Elk County, PAPA29,9267.0%−2.5 pts
08Adams County, PAPA107,5947.1%+0.4 pts
09Lebanon County, PAPA146,3807.5%+0.3 pts
10Franklin County, PAPA160,6527.6%−0.7 pts
11Perry County, PAPA46,8067.7%+0.1 pts
12Lancaster County, PAPA563,1597.8%−0.2 pts
13Northampton County, PAPA324,4117.9%+0.6 pts
14Delaware County, PAPA580,9378.0%+1.0 pts
15Westmoreland County, PAPA349,3248.6%−2.1 pts
16Montour County, PAPA17,8688.7%+0.1 pts
17Union County, PAPA42,3138.8%−1.5 pts
18Monroe County, PAPA167,1799.0%+1.7 pts
19Butler County, PAPA200,1699.1%−0.6 pts
20Lehigh County, PAPA384,3839.3%+2.0 pts
21Beaver County, PAPA166,0329.4%−3.8 pts
22Berks County, PAPA440,0729.4%+1.4 pts
23Cameron County, PAPA4,2119.4%−1.8 pts
24Juniata County, PAPA23,4039.5%−0.3 pts
25Carbon County, PAPA65,8689.5%+0.1 pts
26Schuylkill County, PAPA145,0859.5%−1.1 pts
27Dauphin County, PAPA293,3519.7%−0.5 pts
28Washington County, PAPA210,8029.8%−2.9 pts
29Warren County, PAPA37,0389.9%+0.2 pts
30Snyder County, PAPA39,6559.9%−1.1 pts
31Wyoming County, PAPA25,79010.2%−0.9 pts
32Bedford County, PAPA47,48010.3%−3.3 pts
33Lackawanna County, PAPA216,50210.6%−0.1 pts
34Fulton County, PAPA14,48310.8%−1.4 pts
35Luzerne County, PAPA332,12611.1%−0.2 pts
36Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,03511.2%−0.4 pts
37Wayne County, PAPA51,70311.3%−0.0 pts
38Huntingdon County, PAPA43,00111.3%−2.1 pts
39Mercer County, PAPA107,86011.5%−1.3 pts
40Lycoming County, PAPA112,58711.5%+0.1 pts
41Armstrong County, PAPA63,69811.7%−1.2 pts
42Somerset County, PAPA72,00411.8%−2.5 pts
43Jefferson County, PAPA43,25511.8%−1.8 pts
44Bradford County, PAPA59,60011.8%−1.4 pts
45Northumberland County, PAPA89,92011.9%+0.3 pts
46Erie County, PAPA265,83212.0%−0.9 pts
47Lawrence County, PAPA83,91112.1%−1.8 pts
48Susquehanna County, PAPA38,23712.3%+0.2 pts
49Cambria County, PAPA128,96812.5%−1.5 pts
50Mifflin County, PAPA46,12712.5%−0.9 pts
51Clearfield County, PAPA78,10012.5%−1.4 pts
52Blair County, PAPA119,54112.6%−1.5 pts
53Potter County, PAPA15,89712.7%−2.2 pts
54Crawford County, PAPA81,79212.8%−2.7 pts
55Columbia County, PAPA66,19313.1%+2.5 pts
56McKean County, PAPA38,98413.1%−1.8 pts
57Venango County, PAPA49,34613.4%−1.7 pts
58Tioga County, PAPA40,50213.5%−1.1 pts
59Clinton County, PAPA37,87014.2%−1.2 pts
60Sullivan County, PAPA5,85614.5%−3.6 pts
61Clarion County, PAPA36,68015.4%−2.7 pts
62Greene County, PAPA33,88515.9%−5.5 pts
63Forest County, PAPA6,61416.4%+4.7 pts
64Indiana County, PAPA82,87817.3%−1.4 pts
65Fayette County, PAPA123,02118.0%−2.9 pts
66Centre County, PAPA157,39318.8%+0.6 pts
67Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,28122.9%+2.6 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS