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Lowest unemployment, Pennsylvania counties · 2020

Pennsylvania counties ranked by the lowest unemployment rate (2023 ACS). This list covers the 67 counties in Pennsylvania that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2000

01Montour County, PAPA17,8681.7%–

02Snyder County, PAPA39,6552.5%–

03Juniata County, PAPA23,4032.8%–

04Union County, PAPA42,3132.9%–

05Perry County, PAPA46,8063.4%–

06Cumberland County, PAPA277,2703.5%–

07Mifflin County, PAPA46,1273.5%–

08Lancaster County, PAPA563,1593.6%–

09Adams County, PAPA107,5943.9%–

10Franklin County, PAPA160,6523.9%–

11Centre County, PAPA157,3934.1%–

12Chester County, PAPA557,1164.1%–

13Bucks County, PAPA647,8284.2%–

14Northumberland County, PAPA89,9204.2%–

15Lackawanna County, PAPA216,5024.2%–

16Dauphin County, PAPA293,3514.4%–

17Warren County, PAPA37,0384.4%–

18Columbia County, PAPA66,1934.5%–

19Bedford County, PAPA47,4804.5%–

20Montgomery County, PAPA877,6434.5%–

21Jefferson County, PAPA43,2554.5%–

22Northampton County, PAPA324,4114.6%–

23Butler County, PAPA200,1694.6%–

24York County, PAPA473,1974.6%–

25Westmoreland County, PAPA349,3244.7%–

26Blair County, PAPA119,5414.7%–

27Bradford County, PAPA59,6004.7%–

28Somerset County, PAPA72,0044.8%–

29Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,0354.9%–

30Lebanon County, PAPA146,3804.9%–

31Wyoming County, PAPA25,7904.9%–

32Greene County, PAPA33,8854.9%–

33Sullivan County, PAPA5,8565.0%–

34Beaver County, PAPA166,0325.1%–

35Lycoming County, PAPA112,5875.1%–

36Wayne County, PAPA51,7035.1%–

37Carbon County, PAPA65,8685.1%–

38Cambria County, PAPA128,9685.2%–

39Schuylkill County, PAPA145,0855.2%–

40Tioga County, PAPA40,5025.2%–

41Fulton County, PAPA14,4835.2%–

42Forest County, PAPA6,6145.4%–

43Huntingdon County, PAPA43,0015.4%–

44Washington County, PAPA210,8025.4%–

45Erie County, PAPA265,8325.4%–

46Armstrong County, PAPA63,6985.5%–

47Berks County, PAPA440,0725.6%–

48Clinton County, PAPA37,8705.8%–

49Mercer County, PAPA107,8605.8%–

50Crawford County, PAPA81,7925.8%–

51Clarion County, PAPA36,6806.0%–

52Elk County, PAPA29,9266.0%–

53Luzerne County, PAPA332,1266.0%–

54Susquehanna County, PAPA38,2376.1%–

55Delaware County, PAPA580,9376.2%–

56Lehigh County, PAPA384,3836.2%–

57Monroe County, PAPA167,1796.2%–

58Lawrence County, PAPA83,9116.4%–

59McKean County, PAPA38,9846.5%–

60Venango County, PAPA49,3466.6%–

61Potter County, PAPA15,8976.8%–

62Indiana County, PAPA82,8787.2%–

63Fayette County, PAPA123,0217.3%–

64Clearfield County, PAPA78,1007.4%–

65Pike County, PAPA62,8087.8%–

66Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,2818.8%–

67Cameron County, PAPA4,21110.2%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES