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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. The median across all 67 is 2,155. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Carbon County, PA, up 8 places to #32.

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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, PAPA440,07212,1970%

07Lehigh County, PAPA384,38311,603−2%

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

09York County, PAPA473,19711,0260%

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%

16▲1Monroe County, PAPA167,1795,816+9%

17▲3Lackawanna County, PAPA216,5025,182+18%

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

19▼3Washington County, PAPA210,8025,088−11%

20▼1Butler County, PAPA200,1694,5060%

21▲1Beaver County, PAPA166,0324,498+6%

22▲1Schuylkill County, PAPA145,0853,852+10%

23▼2Fayette County, PAPA123,0213,532−19%

24▲1Centre County, PAPA157,3933,2630%

25▲2Franklin County, PAPA160,6523,129+3%

26▼2Lebanon County, PAPA146,3803,114−10%

27▲3Lycoming County, PAPA112,5872,854+1%

28▼2Cambria County, PAPA128,9682,765−11%

29Indiana County, PAPA82,8782,651−7%

30▼2Mercer County, PAPA107,8602,651−10%

31Blair County, PAPA119,5412,565−7%

32▲8Carbon County, PAPA65,8682,483+50%

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

34▲1Pike County, PAPA62,8082,155+2%

35▼3Clearfield County, PAPA78,1002,151−20%

36▲6Columbia County, PAPA66,1931,954+36%

37▼1Adams County, PAPA107,5941,885−8%

38▼4Crawford County, PAPA81,7921,843−21%

39▲4Bradford County, PAPA59,6001,714+29%

40▼1Somerset County, PAPA72,0041,6740%

41▼4Northumberland County, PAPA89,9201,568−14%

42▲4Wayne County, PAPA51,7031,342+18%

43▼5Armstrong County, PAPA63,6981,335−23%

44▼3Venango County, PAPA49,3461,281−18%

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

46▲2Clinton County, PAPA37,8701,027−5%

47Clarion County, PAPA36,680937−16%

48▲2Bedford County, PAPA47,480885−14%

49▼5McKean County, PAPA38,984885−28%

50▲1Tioga County, PAPA40,502876−12%

51▼2Huntingdon County, PAPA43,001874−18%

52Elk County, PAPA29,926873−11%

53Jefferson County, PAPA43,255858−8%

54▲3Greene County, PAPA33,885829+15%

55▼1Warren County, PAPA37,038754−9%

56▼1Perry County, PAPA46,806724−10%

57▲1Wyoming County, PAPA25,790630−3%

58▼2Mifflin County, PAPA46,127581−27%

59▲2Snyder County, PAPA39,655480−4%

60▼1Union County, PAPA42,313387−26%

61▼1Potter County, PAPA15,897279−44%

62▲3Montour County, PAPA17,868255+70%

63Juniata County, PAPA23,403240−28%

64▼2Fulton County, PAPA14,483206−46%

65▲1Sullivan County, PAPA5,856156+6%

66▼2Cameron County, PAPA4,211153−29%

67Forest County, PAPA6,61447−41%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES