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Most unemployed people, Pennsylvania counties · 2020

Pennsylvania counties with the most unemployed people in the civilian labor force, as of the 2020 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 2,320.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYED RESIDENTSVS –

01Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,28168,786–

02Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,03532,041–

03Montgomery County, PAPA877,64320,402–

04Delaware County, PAPA580,93718,450–

05Bucks County, PAPA647,82814,477–

06Berks County, PAPA440,07212,196–

07Lehigh County, PAPA384,38311,834–

08Chester County, PAPA557,11611,699–

09York County, PAPA473,19710,972–

10Lancaster County, PAPA563,15910,273–

11Luzerne County, PAPA332,1269,716–

12Westmoreland County, PAPA349,3248,377–

13Northampton County, PAPA324,4117,246–

14Erie County, PAPA265,8327,187–

15Dauphin County, PAPA293,3516,352–

16Washington County, PAPA210,8025,712–

17Monroe County, PAPA167,1795,327–

18Cumberland County, PAPA277,2704,545–

19Butler County, PAPA200,1694,498–

20Lackawanna County, PAPA216,5024,376–

21Fayette County, PAPA123,0214,334–

22Beaver County, PAPA166,0324,249–

23Schuylkill County, PAPA145,0853,494–

24Lebanon County, PAPA146,3803,465–

25Centre County, PAPA157,3933,274–

26Cambria County, PAPA128,9683,111–

27Franklin County, PAPA160,6523,031–

28Mercer County, PAPA107,8602,952–

29Indiana County, PAPA82,8782,843–

30Lycoming County, PAPA112,5872,818–

31Blair County, PAPA119,5412,765–

32Clearfield County, PAPA78,1002,704–

33Lawrence County, PAPA83,9112,687–

34Crawford County, PAPA81,7922,320–

35Pike County, PAPA62,8082,122–

36Adams County, PAPA107,5942,049–

37Northumberland County, PAPA89,9201,831–

38Armstrong County, PAPA63,6981,735–

39Somerset County, PAPA72,0041,668–

40Carbon County, PAPA65,8681,652–

41Venango County, PAPA49,3461,570–

42Columbia County, PAPA66,1931,438–

43Bradford County, PAPA59,6001,331–

44McKean County, PAPA38,9841,224–

45Susquehanna County, PAPA38,2371,162–

46Wayne County, PAPA51,7031,136–

47Clarion County, PAPA36,6801,112–

48Clinton County, PAPA37,8701,085–

49Huntingdon County, PAPA43,0011,066–

50Bedford County, PAPA47,4801,033–

51Tioga County, PAPA40,502990–

52Elk County, PAPA29,926977–

53Jefferson County, PAPA43,255930–

54Warren County, PAPA37,038825–

55Perry County, PAPA46,806802–

56Mifflin County, PAPA46,127793–

57Greene County, PAPA33,885724–

58Wyoming County, PAPA25,790650–

59Union County, PAPA42,313522–

60Potter County, PAPA15,897502–

61Snyder County, PAPA39,655499–

62Fulton County, PAPA14,483379–

63Juniata County, PAPA23,403335–

64Cameron County, PAPA4,211216–

65Montour County, PAPA17,868150–

66Sullivan County, PAPA5,856147–

67Forest County, PAPA6,61480–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS