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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. The median across all 67 is 11.7%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Bucks County, PAPA647,8285.6%+1.1 pts

02Montgomery County, PAPA877,6435.8%+1.4 pts

03Chester County, PAPA557,1166.3%+1.0 pts

04Cumberland County, PAPA277,2707.0%+0.5 pts

05Butler County, PAPA200,1697.4%−1.6 pts

06Adams County, PAPA107,5947.9%+0.8 pts

07Northampton County, PAPA324,4118.6%+0.6 pts

08Perry County, PAPA46,8068.7%+1.1 pts

09York County, PAPA473,1978.7%+2.0 pts

10Washington County, PAPA210,8028.9%−1.0 pts

11Franklin County, PAPA160,6528.9%+1.3 pts

12Lancaster County, PAPA563,1599.1%+1.3 pts

13Pike County, PAPA62,8089.3%+2.4 pts

14Juniata County, PAPA23,4039.4%−0.1 pts

15Westmoreland County, PAPA349,3249.5%+0.8 pts

16Beaver County, PAPA166,0329.8%+0.4 pts

17Delaware County, PAPA580,9379.9%+1.9 pts

18Snyder County, PAPA39,6559.9%0.0 pts

19Elk County, PAPA29,9269.9%+2.9 pts

20Montour County, PAPA17,86810.2%+1.5 pts

21Wyoming County, PAPA25,79010.5%+0.3 pts

22Wayne County, PAPA51,70310.6%−0.7 pts

23Huntingdon County, PAPA43,00110.6%−0.7 pts

24Fulton County, PAPA14,48310.7%−0.1 pts

25Monroe County, PAPA167,17910.7%+1.7 pts

26Somerset County, PAPA72,00410.7%−1.0 pts

27Lebanon County, PAPA146,38010.7%+3.2 pts

28Bedford County, PAPA47,48011.2%+0.9 pts

29Armstrong County, PAPA63,69811.2%−0.5 pts

30Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,03511.3%+0.1 pts

31Union County, PAPA42,31311.4%+2.6 pts

32Sullivan County, PAPA5,85611.5%−2.9 pts

33Susquehanna County, PAPA38,23711.7%−0.6 pts

34Berks County, PAPA440,07211.7%+2.3 pts

35Potter County, PAPA15,89711.7%−1.0 pts

36Carbon County, PAPA65,86811.9%+2.4 pts

37Dauphin County, PAPA293,35111.9%+2.2 pts

38Tioga County, PAPA40,50212.3%−1.2 pts

39Crawford County, PAPA81,79212.5%−0.3 pts

40Warren County, PAPA37,03812.6%+2.7 pts

41Bradford County, PAPA59,60012.6%+0.7 pts

42Lehigh County, PAPA384,38312.6%+3.4 pts

43Lawrence County, PAPA83,91112.9%+0.8 pts

44Greene County, PAPA33,88512.9%−3.0 pts

45Northumberland County, PAPA89,92013.1%+1.2 pts

46Schuylkill County, PAPA145,08513.1%+3.6 pts

47Venango County, PAPA49,34613.5%+0.1 pts

48Lycoming County, PAPA112,58713.6%+2.1 pts

49Blair County, PAPA119,54113.8%+1.1 pts

50Lackawanna County, PAPA216,50213.8%+3.3 pts

51Mifflin County, PAPA46,12713.9%+1.4 pts

52Jefferson County, PAPA43,25513.9%+2.1 pts

53Columbia County, PAPA66,19314.1%+1.0 pts

54Clearfield County, PAPA78,10014.3%+1.8 pts

55Mercer County, PAPA107,86014.4%+2.9 pts

56Cambria County, PAPA128,96814.5%+2.0 pts

57Luzerne County, PAPA332,12614.6%+3.5 pts

58Indiana County, PAPA82,87815.2%−2.1 pts

59Clinton County, PAPA37,87015.4%+1.3 pts

60Erie County, PAPA265,83215.5%+3.5 pts

61Clarion County, PAPA36,68016.1%+0.7 pts

62McKean County, PAPA38,98416.2%+3.1 pts

63Fayette County, PAPA123,02116.5%−1.5 pts

64Forest County, PAPA6,61416.7%+0.3 pts

65Centre County, PAPA157,39317.8%−1.0 pts

66Cameron County, PAPA4,21118.2%+8.8 pts

67Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,28123.1%+0.2 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS