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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.

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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%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

11York 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%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

24Beaver County, PAPA166,03216,472−3%

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

26Blair County, PAPA119,54114,599−11%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

43Venango County, PAPA49,3466,550−15%

44Wayne County, PAPA51,7036,212+15%

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

46Pike County, PAPA62,8085,948+85%

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

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

49McKean County, PAPA38,9845,465−9%

50Clarion County, PAPA36,6804,873−24%

51Tioga County, PAPA40,5024,798−14%

52Greene County, PAPA33,8854,710−27%

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

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

55Warren County, PAPA37,0384,101−5%

56Union County, PAPA42,3133,803+4%

57Snyder County, PAPA39,6553,745+0%

58Perry County, PAPA46,8063,693+11%

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

60Elk County, PAPA29,9262,652+8%

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

62Potter County, PAPA15,8972,107−8%

63Fulton County, PAPA14,4831,624+5%

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

65Forest County, PAPA6,614801−1%

66Sullivan County, PAPA5,856682−28%

67Cameron County, PAPA4,211598+6%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES