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Most residents in poverty, Pennsylvania counties · 2000

Pennsylvania counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2000 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 1990

01Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,281347,429+8%

02Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,035143,428−7%

03Delaware County, PAPA580,93743,988+14%

04Lancaster County, PAPA563,15936,667+9%

05Luzerne County, PAPA332,12635,384−4%

06Berks County, PAPA440,07235,248+30%

07Erie County, PAPA265,83233,680−5%

08Montgomery County, PAPA877,64333,153+35%

09Westmoreland County, PAPA349,32431,921−20%

10Lehigh County, PAPA384,38328,962+37%

11Bucks County, PAPA647,82826,939+26%

12Fayette County, PAPA123,02126,761−12%

13York County, PAPA473,19725,768+20%

14Centre County, PAPA157,39325,530+13%

15Dauphin County, PAPA293,35124,331+1%

16Chester County, PAPA557,11622,678+28%

17Lackawanna County, PAPA216,50222,512−4%

18Northampton County, PAPA324,41121,208+17%

19Washington County, PAPA210,80219,961−24%

20Cambria County, PAPA128,96819,058−16%

21Beaver County, PAPA166,03216,983−31%

22Blair County, PAPA119,54116,321−11%

23Butler County, PAPA200,16915,808+7%

24Indiana County, PAPA82,87815,485−8%

25Schuylkill County, PAPA145,08514,306−12%

26Cumberland County, PAPA277,27014,038+35%

27Lycoming County, PAPA112,58713,847+2%

28Mercer County, PAPA107,86013,813−11%

29Monroe County, PAPA167,17912,496+80%

30Crawford County, PAPA81,79211,542−13%

31Lawrence County, PAPA83,91111,437−15%

32Northumberland County, PAPA89,92011,251+0%

33Clearfield County, PAPA78,10010,436−4%

34Franklin County, PAPA160,6529,821−2%

35Somerset County, PAPA72,0049,423−16%

36Lebanon County, PAPA146,3809,033+10%

37Armstrong County, PAPA63,6988,444−10%

38Columbia County, PAPA66,1938,400+25%

39Venango County, PAPA49,3467,710−14%

40Bradford County, PAPA59,6007,428−8%

41Adams County, PAPA107,5946,498+23%

42Greene County, PAPA33,8856,456−24%

43Clarion County, PAPA36,6806,441−15%

44McKean County, PAPA38,9846,016−14%

45Mifflin County, PAPA46,1275,808−6%

46Carbon County, PAPA65,8685,592+5%

47Tioga County, PAPA40,5025,591−7%

48Jefferson County, PAPA43,2555,409−14%

49Wayne County, PAPA51,7035,389+19%

50Clinton County, PAPA37,8705,381−6%

51Susquehanna County, PAPA38,2375,204+6%

52Huntingdon County, PAPA43,0015,173−13%

53Bedford County, PAPA47,4805,125−21%

54Warren County, PAPA37,0384,333−0%

55Snyder County, PAPA39,6553,731−8%

56Union County, PAPA42,3133,665−2%

57Perry County, PAPA46,8063,338+8%

58Pike County, PAPA62,8083,209+62%

59Wyoming County, PAPA25,7902,864−8%

60Elk County, PAPA29,9262,466−26%

61Potter County, PAPA15,8972,302−8%

62Juniata County, PAPA23,4032,157+7%

63Montour County, PAPA17,8681,582+4%

64Fulton County, PAPA14,4831,542−9%

65Sullivan County, PAPA5,856948−14%

66Forest County, PAPA6,614812+44%

67Cameron County, PAPA4,211564−15%

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