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Lowest poverty rate, Pennsylvania counties · 2020

Pennsylvania counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2020 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

01Bucks County, PAPA647,8285.6%+25%

02Montgomery County, PAPA877,6435.8%+31%

03Chester County, PAPA557,1166.3%+20%

04Cumberland County, PAPA277,2707.0%+7%

05Butler County, PAPA200,1697.4%−18%

06Adams County, PAPA107,5947.9%+12%

07Northampton County, PAPA324,4118.6%+8%

08Perry County, PAPA46,8068.7%+14%

09York County, PAPA473,1978.7%+29%

10Washington County, PAPA210,8028.9%−10%

11Franklin County, PAPA160,6528.9%+18%

12Lancaster County, PAPA563,1599.1%+17%

13Pike County, PAPA62,8089.3%+35%

14Juniata County, PAPA23,4039.4%−1%

15Westmoreland County, PAPA349,3249.5%+10%

16Beaver County, PAPA166,0329.8%+5%

17Delaware County, PAPA580,9379.9%+24%

18Snyder County, PAPA39,6559.9%−0%

19Elk County, PAPA29,9269.9%+41%

20Montour County, PAPA17,86810.2%+18%

21Wyoming County, PAPA25,79010.5%+3%

22Wayne County, PAPA51,70310.6%−6%

23Huntingdon County, PAPA43,00110.6%−6%

24Fulton County, PAPA14,48310.7%−1%

25Monroe County, PAPA167,17910.7%+19%

26Somerset County, PAPA72,00410.7%−9%

27Lebanon County, PAPA146,38010.7%+43%

28Bedford County, PAPA47,48011.2%+9%

29Armstrong County, PAPA63,69811.2%−4%

30Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,03511.3%+1%

31Union County, PAPA42,31311.4%+30%

32Sullivan County, PAPA5,85611.5%−20%

33Susquehanna County, PAPA38,23711.7%−5%

34Berks County, PAPA440,07211.7%+24%

35Potter County, PAPA15,89711.7%−8%

36Carbon County, PAPA65,86811.9%+25%

37Dauphin County, PAPA293,35111.9%+23%

38Tioga County, PAPA40,50212.3%−9%

39Crawford County, PAPA81,79212.5%−2%

40Warren County, PAPA37,03812.6%+27%

41Bradford County, PAPA59,60012.6%+6%

42Lehigh County, PAPA384,38312.6%+36%

43Lawrence County, PAPA83,91112.9%+6%

44Greene County, PAPA33,88512.9%−19%

45Northumberland County, PAPA89,92013.1%+10%

46Schuylkill County, PAPA145,08513.1%+38%

47Venango County, PAPA49,34613.5%+1%

48Lycoming County, PAPA112,58713.6%+18%

49Blair County, PAPA119,54113.8%+9%

50Lackawanna County, PAPA216,50213.8%+31%

51Mifflin County, PAPA46,12713.9%+11%

52Jefferson County, PAPA43,25513.9%+18%

53Columbia County, PAPA66,19314.1%+7%

54Clearfield County, PAPA78,10014.3%+14%

55Mercer County, PAPA107,86014.4%+25%

56Cambria County, PAPA128,96814.5%+16%

57Luzerne County, PAPA332,12614.6%+32%

58Indiana County, PAPA82,87815.2%−12%

59Clinton County, PAPA37,87015.4%+9%

60Erie County, PAPA265,83215.5%+29%

61Clarion County, PAPA36,68016.1%+4%

62McKean County, PAPA38,98416.2%+24%

63Fayette County, PAPA123,02116.5%−8%

64Forest County, PAPA6,61416.7%+2%

65Centre County, PAPA157,39317.8%−5%

66Cameron County, PAPA4,21118.2%+93%

67Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,28123.1%+1%

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