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Lowest unemployment, Pennsylvania counties

Pennsylvania counties ranked by the lowest unemployment rate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 67 counties in Pennsylvania that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 67 is 4.9%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Potter County, PA, up 47 places to #14.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01▲2Juniata County, PAPA23,4032.1%−0.7 pts

02▲2Union County, PAPA42,3132.2%−0.7 pts

03▼1Snyder County, PAPA39,6552.4%0.0 pts

04▲38Forest County, PAPA6,6142.5%−2.9 pts

05▲2Mifflin County, PAPA46,1272.7%−0.8 pts

06▲35Fulton County, PAPA14,4832.9%−2.3 pts

07▼6Montour County, PAPA17,8682.9%+1.2 pts

08▼3Perry County, PAPA46,8063.1%−0.2 pts

09Adams County, PAPA107,5943.4%−0.5 pts

10▼2Lancaster County, PAPA563,1593.4%−0.2 pts

11▼5Cumberland County, PAPA277,2703.7%+0.2 pts

12▲2Northumberland County, PAPA89,9203.7%−0.5 pts

13▼1Chester County, PAPA557,1163.8%−0.3 pts

14▲47Potter County, PAPA15,8973.8%−2.9 pts

15▲4Bedford County, PAPA47,4803.9%−0.6 pts

16▼6Franklin County, PAPA160,6524.0%+0.1 pts

17▲4Jefferson County, PAPA43,2554.2%−0.4 pts

18▼7Centre County, PAPA157,3934.3%+0.2 pts

19▲11Lebanon County, PAPA146,3804.3%−0.6 pts

20▲26Armstrong County, PAPA63,6984.3%−1.2 pts

21▲5Blair County, PAPA119,5414.4%−0.3 pts

22▼5Warren County, PAPA37,0384.4%0.0 pts

23▼10Bucks County, PAPA647,8284.4%+0.2 pts

24▼1Butler County, PAPA200,1694.4%−0.2 pts

25▼5Montgomery County, PAPA877,6434.5%0.0 pts

26▼2York County, PAPA473,1974.5%−0.1 pts

27▼11Dauphin County, PAPA293,3514.5%+0.2 pts

28▲12Tioga County, PAPA40,5024.6%−0.7 pts

29▼7Northampton County, PAPA324,4114.6%0.0 pts

30▲13Huntingdon County, PAPA43,0014.6%−0.7 pts

31▲7Cambria County, PAPA128,9684.7%−0.5 pts

32▼7Westmoreland County, PAPA349,3244.8%+0.1 pts

33▲11Washington County, PAPA210,8024.8%−0.6 pts

34▲25McKean County, PAPA38,9844.9%−1.6 pts

35▼20Lackawanna County, PAPA216,5024.9%+0.7 pts

36▼8Somerset County, PAPA72,0044.9%+0.1 pts

37▼6Wyoming County, PAPA25,7905.0%+0.1 pts

38▲12Crawford County, PAPA81,7925.0%−0.8 pts

39▼10Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,0355.0%+0.2 pts

40▲11Clarion County, PAPA36,6805.1%−0.9 pts

41▼6Lycoming County, PAPA112,5875.1%+0.1 pts

42▼8Beaver County, PAPA166,0325.3%+0.2 pts

43▲6Mercer County, PAPA107,8605.3%−0.5 pts

44▲1Erie County, PAPA265,8325.4%0.0 pts

45▲2Berks County, PAPA440,0725.4%−0.2 pts

46▲14Venango County, PAPA49,3465.6%−1.0 pts

47▼8Schuylkill County, PAPA145,0855.6%+0.4 pts

48▼16Greene County, PAPA33,8855.6%+0.7 pts

49▼1Clinton County, PAPA37,8705.6%−0.1 pts

50▲2Elk County, PAPA29,9265.7%−0.4 pts

51▲7Lawrence County, PAPA83,9115.7%−0.7 pts

52▲1Luzerne County, PAPA332,1265.8%−0.2 pts

53▼20Sullivan County, PAPA5,8565.8%+0.8 pts

54Susquehanna County, PAPA38,2375.9%−0.3 pts

55▲1Lehigh County, PAPA384,3835.9%−0.3 pts

56▲8Clearfield County, PAPA78,1005.9%−1.5 pts

57▼39Columbia County, PAPA66,1936.0%+1.5 pts

58▼22Wayne County, PAPA51,7036.0%+0.9 pts

59▲4Fayette County, PAPA123,0216.3%−1.1 pts

60▼33Bradford County, PAPA59,6006.3%+1.6 pts

61▲1Indiana County, PAPA82,8786.7%−0.5 pts

62▼7Delaware County, PAPA580,9376.9%+0.7 pts

63▼6Monroe County, PAPA167,1796.9%+0.7 pts

64▼27Carbon County, PAPA65,8687.5%+2.3 pts

65Pike County, PAPA62,8087.5%−0.4 pts

66▲1Cameron County, PAPA4,2117.8%−2.4 pts

67▼1Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,2818.1%−0.6 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES