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Most residents in poverty, Pennsylvania counties · 1990

Pennsylvania counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 1990 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 –

01Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,281321,439–

02Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,035154,325–

03Westmoreland County, PAPA349,32439,693–

04Delaware County, PAPA580,93738,456–

05Luzerne County, PAPA332,12636,872–

06Erie County, PAPA265,83235,530–

07Lancaster County, PAPA563,15933,737–

08Fayette County, PAPA123,02130,430–

09Berks County, PAPA440,07227,024–

10Washington County, PAPA210,80226,098–

11Montgomery County, PAPA877,64324,482–

12Beaver County, PAPA166,03224,448–

13Dauphin County, PAPA293,35124,119–

14Lackawanna County, PAPA216,50223,400–

15Cambria County, PAPA128,96822,778–

16Centre County, PAPA157,39322,502–

17York County, PAPA473,19721,562–

18Bucks County, PAPA647,82821,406–

19Lehigh County, PAPA384,38321,148–

20Blair County, PAPA119,54118,429–

21Northampton County, PAPA324,41118,062–

22Chester County, PAPA557,11617,712–

23Indiana County, PAPA82,87816,800–

24Schuylkill County, PAPA145,08516,251–

25Mercer County, PAPA107,86015,523–

26Butler County, PAPA200,16914,751–

27Lycoming County, PAPA112,58713,602–

28Lawrence County, PAPA83,91113,378–

29Crawford County, PAPA81,79213,340–

30Northumberland County, PAPA89,92011,228–

31Somerset County, PAPA72,00411,199–

32Clearfield County, PAPA78,10010,882–

33Cumberland County, PAPA277,27010,386–

34Franklin County, PAPA160,65210,038–

35Armstrong County, PAPA63,6989,428–

36Venango County, PAPA49,3468,954–

37Greene County, PAPA33,8858,446–

38Lebanon County, PAPA146,3808,232–

39Bradford County, PAPA59,6008,088–

40Clarion County, PAPA36,6807,539–

41McKean County, PAPA38,9847,018–

42Monroe County, PAPA167,1796,960–

43Columbia County, PAPA66,1936,710–

44Bedford County, PAPA47,4806,513–

45Jefferson County, PAPA43,2556,257–

46Mifflin County, PAPA46,1276,170–

47Tioga County, PAPA40,5026,008–

48Huntingdon County, PAPA43,0015,925–

49Clinton County, PAPA37,8705,715–

50Carbon County, PAPA65,8685,329–

51Adams County, PAPA107,5945,287–

52Susquehanna County, PAPA38,2374,887–

53Wayne County, PAPA51,7034,514–

54Warren County, PAPA37,0384,342–

55Snyder County, PAPA39,6554,040–

56Union County, PAPA42,3133,736–

57Elk County, PAPA29,9263,311–

58Wyoming County, PAPA25,7903,130–

59Perry County, PAPA46,8063,091–

60Potter County, PAPA15,8972,491–

61Juniata County, PAPA23,4032,016–

62Pike County, PAPA62,8081,982–

63Fulton County, PAPA14,4831,690–

64Montour County, PAPA17,8681,514–

65Sullivan County, PAPA5,8561,100–

66Cameron County, PAPA4,211666–

67Forest County, PAPA6,614564–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS