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Lowest unemployment, Pennsylvania counties · 2020

Pennsylvania counties ranked by the lowest unemployment rate (2020 ACS). This list covers the 67 counties in Pennsylvania that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 67 is 5.1%.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS –

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