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Most residents in poverty, Pennsylvania counties

Pennsylvania counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the poverty rate. This list covers the 67 counties in Pennsylvania that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 67 is 11,404. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Wayne County, PA, up 5 places to #44.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS 2000

01Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,281337,373−3%

02Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,035142,674−1%

03Delaware County, PAPA580,93758,923+34%

04▲2Montgomery County, PAPA877,64356,464+70%

05Berks County, PAPA440,07252,942+50%

06▲1Luzerne County, PAPA332,12650,201+42%

07▼3Lancaster County, PAPA563,15945,719+25%

08Lehigh County, PAPA384,38343,841+51%

09Erie County, PAPA265,83240,271+20%

10▲1Bucks County, PAPA647,82839,478+47%

11▼1York County, PAPA473,19738,708+50%

12Dauphin County, PAPA293,35137,278+53%

13Westmoreland County, PAPA349,32436,204+13%

14Chester County, PAPA557,11632,748+44%

15Lackawanna County, PAPA216,50231,034+38%

16▲1Northampton County, PAPA324,41127,886+31%

17▼1Centre County, PAPA157,39325,874+1%

18Fayette County, PAPA123,02121,195−21%

19▲2Washington County, PAPA210,80220,187+1%

20▲2Cumberland County, PAPA277,27020,069+43%

21▼2Cambria County, PAPA128,96818,716−2%

22▼2Schuylkill County, PAPA145,08518,310+28%

23Monroe County, PAPA167,17917,893+43%

24▲1Beaver County, PAPA166,03216,472−3%

25▲4Butler County, PAPA200,16916,072+2%

26▼2Blair County, PAPA119,54114,599−11%

27Lycoming County, PAPA112,58714,566+5%

28Lebanon County, PAPA146,38014,564+61%

29▼3Mercer County, PAPA107,86014,376+4%

30Franklin County, PAPA160,65213,339+36%

31▲4Crawford County, PAPA81,79211,848+3%

32▼1Indiana County, PAPA82,87811,609−25%

33Clearfield County, PAPA78,10011,492+10%

34▼2Northumberland County, PAPA89,92011,404+1%

35▼1Lawrence County, PAPA83,91110,095−12%

36Columbia County, PAPA66,1938,983+7%

37Adams County, PAPA107,5948,695+34%

38▲1Carbon County, PAPA65,8688,052+44%

39▼1Somerset County, PAPA72,0047,998−15%

40▲1Armstrong County, PAPA63,6987,620−10%

41▼1Bradford County, PAPA59,6007,569+2%

42▲2Mifflin County, PAPA46,1277,474+29%

43▼1Venango County, PAPA49,3466,550−15%

44▲5Wayne County, PAPA51,7036,212+15%

45Jefferson County, PAPA43,2556,206+15%

46▲2Pike County, PAPA62,8085,948+85%

47Clinton County, PAPA37,8705,599+4%

48▲2Bedford County, PAPA47,4805,490+7%

49▼6McKean County, PAPA38,9845,465−9%

50▼4Clarion County, PAPA36,6804,873−24%

51Tioga County, PAPA40,5024,798−14%

52▲3Greene County, PAPA33,8854,710−27%

53▲1Huntingdon County, PAPA43,0014,643−10%

54▲2Susquehanna County, PAPA38,2374,359−16%

55▼2Warren County, PAPA37,0384,101−5%

56▼4Union County, PAPA42,3133,803+4%

57▲1Snyder County, PAPA39,6553,7450%

58▼1Perry County, PAPA46,8063,693+11%

59▲1Wyoming County, PAPA25,7902,992+4%

60▼1Elk County, PAPA29,9262,652+8%

61Juniata County, PAPA23,4032,268+5%

62Potter County, PAPA15,8972,107−8%

63▲1Fulton County, PAPA14,4831,624+5%

64▼1Montour County, PAPA17,8681,601+1%

65Forest County, PAPA6,614801−1%

66▲1Sullivan County, PAPA5,856682−28%

67▼1Cameron County, PAPA4,211598+6%

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