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Most unemployed people, Pennsylvania counties

Pennsylvania counties with the most unemployed people in the civilian labor force, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the unemployment rate. This list covers the 67 counties in Pennsylvania that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYED RESIDENTSVS 2020

01Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,28166,252−4%

02Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,03533,744+5%

03Montgomery County, PAPA877,64321,318+4%

04Delaware County, PAPA580,93720,905+13%

05Bucks County, PAPA647,82815,527+7%

06Berks County, PAPA440,07212,197+0%

07Lehigh County, PAPA384,38311,603−2%

08Chester County, PAPA557,11611,299−3%

09York County, PAPA473,19711,026+0%

10Lancaster County, PAPA563,1599,809−5%

11Luzerne County, PAPA332,1269,426−3%

12Westmoreland County, PAPA349,3248,539+2%

13Northampton County, PAPA324,4117,665+6%

14Erie County, PAPA265,8326,997−3%

15Dauphin County, PAPA293,3516,735+6%

16Monroe County, PAPA167,1795,816+9%

17Lackawanna County, PAPA216,5025,182+18%

18Cumberland County, PAPA277,2705,124+13%

19Washington County, PAPA210,8025,088−11%

20Butler County, PAPA200,1694,506+0%

21Beaver County, PAPA166,0324,498+6%

22Schuylkill County, PAPA145,0853,852+10%

23Fayette County, PAPA123,0213,532−19%

24Centre County, PAPA157,3933,263−0%

25Franklin County, PAPA160,6523,129+3%

26Lebanon County, PAPA146,3803,114−10%

27Lycoming County, PAPA112,5872,854+1%

28Cambria County, PAPA128,9682,765−11%

29Indiana County, PAPA82,8782,651−7%

30Mercer County, PAPA107,8602,651−10%

31Blair County, PAPA119,5412,565−7%

32Carbon County, PAPA65,8682,483+50%

33Lawrence County, PAPA83,9112,305−14%

34Pike County, PAPA62,8082,155+2%

35Clearfield County, PAPA78,1002,151−20%

36Columbia County, PAPA66,1931,954+36%

37Adams County, PAPA107,5941,885−8%

38Crawford County, PAPA81,7921,843−21%

39Bradford County, PAPA59,6001,714+29%

40Somerset County, PAPA72,0041,674+0%

41Northumberland County, PAPA89,9201,568−14%

42Wayne County, PAPA51,7031,342+18%

43Armstrong County, PAPA63,6981,335−23%

44Venango County, PAPA49,3461,281−18%

45Susquehanna County, PAPA38,2371,031−11%

46Clinton County, PAPA37,8701,027−5%

47Clarion County, PAPA36,680937−16%

48Bedford County, PAPA47,480885−14%

49McKean County, PAPA38,984885−28%

50Tioga County, PAPA40,502876−12%

51Huntingdon County, PAPA43,001874−18%

52Elk County, PAPA29,926873−11%

53Jefferson County, PAPA43,255858−8%

54Greene County, PAPA33,885829+15%

55Warren County, PAPA37,038754−9%

56Perry County, PAPA46,806724−10%

57Wyoming County, PAPA25,790630−3%

58Mifflin County, PAPA46,127581−27%

59Snyder County, PAPA39,655480−4%

60Union County, PAPA42,313387−26%

61Potter County, PAPA15,897279−44%

62Montour County, PAPA17,868255+70%

63Juniata County, PAPA23,403240−28%

64Fulton County, PAPA14,483206−46%

65Sullivan County, PAPA5,856156+6%

66Cameron County, PAPA4,211153−29%

67Forest County, PAPA6,61447−41%

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