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Most rent-burdened, Pennsylvania counties

Pennsylvania counties ranked by the share of renter households paying 30% or more of income on gross rent (2024 ACS). This list covers the 67 counties in Pennsylvania that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

Most rent-burdened by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENT-BURDENED HOUSEHOLDSVS 2010
01Delaware County, PAPA580,93752.6%+4.6 pts
02Centre County, PAPA157,39352.5%+0.4 pts
03Monroe County, PAPA167,17952.2%+7.3 pts
04Lehigh County, PAPA384,38352.0%+2.3 pts
05Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,28148.7%−2.7 pts
06Berks County, PAPA440,07248.5%+2.7 pts
07Northampton County, PAPA324,41147.3%+2.4 pts
08Montgomery County, PAPA877,64346.3%+3.3 pts
09Erie County, PAPA265,83245.8%−0.8 pts
10Chester County, PAPA557,11645.7%+5.0 pts
11Pike County, PAPA62,80845.5%−5.1 pts
12Bucks County, PAPA647,82845.3%−3.1 pts
13York County, PAPA473,19745.3%+3.7 pts
14Lackawanna County, PAPA216,50244.4%+4.2 pts
15Lawrence County, PAPA83,91144.2%+2.4 pts
16Lancaster County, PAPA563,15944.0%+1.0 pts
17Lebanon County, PAPA146,38043.8%+1.3 pts
18Union County, PAPA42,31343.6%+0.6 pts
19Indiana County, PAPA82,87843.2%−5.3 pts
20Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,03543.2%−1.5 pts
21Lycoming County, PAPA112,58743.2%−1.8 pts
22Wayne County, PAPA51,70343.1%+0.0 pts
23Dauphin County, PAPA293,35142.7%+1.8 pts
24Luzerne County, PAPA332,12642.0%+0.9 pts
25Bedford County, PAPA47,48041.2%+7.0 pts
26Blair County, PAPA119,54141.2%−2.9 pts
27Mercer County, PAPA107,86040.6%−2.0 pts
28Adams County, PAPA107,59440.0%−0.5 pts
29Clinton County, PAPA37,87039.6%−4.6 pts
30Venango County, PAPA49,34639.5%+0.2 pts
31Cumberland County, PAPA277,27039.5%+3.7 pts
32Crawford County, PAPA81,79239.5%+0.0 pts
33Clarion County, PAPA36,68039.0%−4.4 pts
34Cameron County, PAPA4,21139.0%+5.7 pts
35Butler County, PAPA200,16938.8%−5.1 pts
36Carbon County, PAPA65,86838.7%−4.2 pts
37Beaver County, PAPA166,03238.5%−0.7 pts
38Northumberland County, PAPA89,92038.4%+0.5 pts
39Franklin County, PAPA160,65238.4%+2.6 pts
40Tioga County, PAPA40,50238.2%−2.7 pts
41Perry County, PAPA46,80637.7%+7.8 pts
42Jefferson County, PAPA43,25537.6%+1.9 pts
43Snyder County, PAPA39,65537.3%+2.4 pts
44Armstrong County, PAPA63,69837.3%+3.9 pts
45Cambria County, PAPA128,96837.0%+1.2 pts
46Susquehanna County, PAPA38,23736.7%+1.9 pts
47Clearfield County, PAPA78,10036.6%−4.8 pts
48Elk County, PAPA29,92636.3%−2.7 pts
49Schuylkill County, PAPA145,08536.2%−0.3 pts
50Washington County, PAPA210,80236.0%−5.2 pts
51Columbia County, PAPA66,19335.9%−3.3 pts
52Fayette County, PAPA123,02135.9%−6.7 pts
53McKean County, PAPA38,98435.6%−7.7 pts
54Westmoreland County, PAPA349,32434.9%−2.5 pts
55Mifflin County, PAPA46,12734.7%−3.5 pts
56Bradford County, PAPA59,60034.1%−2.4 pts
57Montour County, PAPA17,86833.8%+2.8 pts
58Somerset County, PAPA72,00433.3%−4.0 pts
59Huntingdon County, PAPA43,00132.9%−1.0 pts
60Greene County, PAPA33,88532.8%−6.7 pts
61Potter County, PAPA15,89731.3%−11.5 pts
62Wyoming County, PAPA25,79031.2%+0.4 pts
63Warren County, PAPA37,03828.9%−7.6 pts
64Fulton County, PAPA14,48327.7%−2.8 pts
65Forest County, PAPA6,61424.5%−8.0 pts
66Sullivan County, PAPA5,85624.5%−9.2 pts
67Juniata County, PAPA23,40321.5%−5.4 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES