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Most residents in poverty, Pennsylvania counties · 2020

Pennsylvania counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2020 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, PAPA1,574,281369,987+6%

02Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,035141,309−1%

03Delaware County, PAPA580,93757,162+30%

04Lancaster County, PAPA563,15950,375+37%

05Berks County, PAPA440,07250,190+42%

06Montgomery County, PAPA877,64349,548+49%

07Luzerne County, PAPA332,12647,582+34%

08Lehigh County, PAPA384,38347,341+63%

09Erie County, PAPA265,83241,968+25%

10York County, PAPA473,19739,886+55%

11Bucks County, PAPA647,82836,450+35%

12Dauphin County, PAPA293,35134,046+40%

13Westmoreland County, PAPA349,32433,517+5%

14Chester County, PAPA557,11633,470+48%

15Lackawanna County, PAPA216,50229,882+33%

16Centre County, PAPA157,39328,167+10%

17Northampton County, PAPA324,41126,831+27%

18Fayette County, PAPA123,02121,272−21%

19Cambria County, PAPA128,96819,398+2%

20Schuylkill County, PAPA145,08518,786+31%

21Washington County, PAPA210,80218,576−7%

22Cumberland County, PAPA277,27018,286+30%

23Monroe County, PAPA167,17918,051+44%

24Blair County, PAPA119,54116,924+4%

25Beaver County, PAPA166,03216,501−3%

26Mercer County, PAPA107,86015,920+15%

27Lycoming County, PAPA112,58715,519+12%

28Lebanon County, PAPA146,38015,388+70%

29Butler County, PAPA200,16914,424−9%

30Franklin County, PAPA160,65213,933+42%

31Indiana County, PAPA82,87812,640−18%

32Northumberland County, PAPA89,92011,979+6%

33Clearfield County, PAPA78,10011,529+10%

34Lawrence County, PAPA83,91111,072−3%

35Crawford County, PAPA81,79210,497−9%

36Columbia County, PAPA66,1939,104+8%

37Adams County, PAPA107,5948,251+27%

38Somerset County, PAPA72,0047,961−16%

39Carbon County, PAPA65,8687,684+37%

40Bradford County, PAPA59,6007,535+1%

41Armstrong County, PAPA63,6987,339−13%

42Venango County, PAPA49,3466,798−12%

43McKean County, PAPA38,9846,560+9%

44Mifflin County, PAPA46,1276,402+10%

45Jefferson County, PAPA43,2556,188+14%

46Clarion County, PAPA36,6805,990−7%

47Clinton County, PAPA37,8705,786+8%

48Pike County, PAPA62,8085,460+70%

49Wayne County, PAPA51,7035,423+1%

50Bedford County, PAPA47,4805,312+4%

51Tioga County, PAPA40,5025,067−9%

52Union County, PAPA42,3134,868+33%

53Warren County, PAPA37,0384,846+12%

54Huntingdon County, PAPA43,0014,686−9%

55Greene County, PAPA33,8854,646−28%

56Susquehanna County, PAPA38,2374,491−14%

57Perry County, PAPA46,8063,999+20%

58Snyder County, PAPA39,6553,946+6%

59Elk County, PAPA29,9263,078+25%

60Wyoming County, PAPA25,7902,748−4%

61Juniata County, PAPA23,4032,199+2%

62Potter County, PAPA15,8971,923−16%

63Montour County, PAPA17,8681,851+17%

64Fulton County, PAPA14,4831,560+1%

65Forest County, PAPA6,6141,164+43%

66Cameron County, PAPA4,211829+47%

67Sullivan County, PAPA5,856673−29%

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