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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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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 1990

01Montgomery County, PAPA877,6434.4%+22%

02Bucks County, PAPA647,8284.5%+14%

03Chester County, PAPA557,1165.2%+11%

04Cumberland County, PAPA277,2706.6%+24%

05York County, PAPA473,1976.7%+6%

06Pike County, PAPA62,8086.9%−2%

07Elk County, PAPA29,9267.0%−26%

08Adams County, PAPA107,5947.1%+5%

09Lebanon County, PAPA146,3807.5%+4%

10Franklin County, PAPA160,6527.6%−8%

11Perry County, PAPA46,8067.7%+2%

12Lancaster County, PAPA563,1597.8%−2%

13Northampton County, PAPA324,4117.9%+9%

14Delaware County, PAPA580,9378.0%+14%

15Westmoreland County, PAPA349,3248.6%−20%

16Montour County, PAPA17,8688.7%+2%

17Union County, PAPA42,3138.8%−15%

18Monroe County, PAPA167,1799.0%+24%

19Butler County, PAPA200,1699.1%−6%

20Lehigh County, PAPA384,3839.3%+28%

21Beaver County, PAPA166,0329.4%−29%

22Berks County, PAPA440,0729.4%+17%

23Cameron County, PAPA4,2119.4%−16%

24Juniata County, PAPA23,4039.5%−3%

25Carbon County, PAPA65,8689.5%+1%

26Schuylkill County, PAPA145,0859.5%−11%

27Dauphin County, PAPA293,3519.7%−5%

28Washington County, PAPA210,8029.8%−23%

29Warren County, PAPA37,0389.9%+2%

30Snyder County, PAPA39,6559.9%−10%

31Wyoming County, PAPA25,79010.2%−9%

32Bedford County, PAPA47,48010.3%−25%

33Lackawanna County, PAPA216,50210.6%−1%

34Fulton County, PAPA14,48310.8%−11%

35Luzerne County, PAPA332,12611.1%−1%

36Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,03511.2%−3%

37Wayne County, PAPA51,70311.3%−0%

38Huntingdon County, PAPA43,00111.3%−15%

39Mercer County, PAPA107,86011.5%−10%

40Lycoming County, PAPA112,58711.5%+1%

41Armstrong County, PAPA63,69811.7%−9%

42Somerset County, PAPA72,00411.8%−18%

43Jefferson County, PAPA43,25511.8%−13%

44Bradford County, PAPA59,60011.8%−11%

45Northumberland County, PAPA89,92011.9%+3%

46Erie County, PAPA265,83212.0%−7%

47Lawrence County, PAPA83,91112.1%−13%

48Susquehanna County, PAPA38,23712.3%+2%

49Cambria County, PAPA128,96812.5%−11%

50Mifflin County, PAPA46,12712.5%−6%

51Clearfield County, PAPA78,10012.5%−10%

52Blair County, PAPA119,54112.6%−10%

53Potter County, PAPA15,89712.7%−15%

54Crawford County, PAPA81,79212.8%−17%

55Columbia County, PAPA66,19313.1%+23%

56McKean County, PAPA38,98413.1%−12%

57Venango County, PAPA49,34613.4%−11%

58Tioga County, PAPA40,50213.5%−8%

59Clinton County, PAPA37,87014.2%−8%

60Sullivan County, PAPA5,85614.5%−20%

61Clarion County, PAPA36,68015.4%−15%

62Greene County, PAPA33,88515.9%−26%

63Forest County, PAPA6,61416.4%+40%

64Indiana County, PAPA82,87817.3%−7%

65Fayette County, PAPA123,02118.0%−14%

66Centre County, PAPA157,39318.8%+3%

67Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,28122.9%+13%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS