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Pennsylvania Cities by Poverty Rate

The poverty rate measures the share of residents with income below the federal threshold. It varies by household size and is a key indicator of economic hardship.

All 988 cities ranked by Poverty Rate, from lowest to highest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.

States Counties Cities Metros ZIPs
# Cities Poverty Rate
801 Lykens borough, Pennsylvania 13.6%
802 Dravosburg borough, Pennsylvania 13.6%
803 Arlington Heights CDP, Pennsylvania 13.7%
804 South Coatesville borough, Pennsylvania 13.8%
805 Littlestown borough, Pennsylvania 13.8%
806 Chevy Chase Heights CDP, Pennsylvania 13.8%
807 Altoona city, Pennsylvania 13.9%
808 Versailles borough, Pennsylvania 13.9%
809 Oil City city, Pennsylvania 13.9%
810 Edgewood CDP, Pennsylvania 14.0%
811 Mundys Corner CDP, Pennsylvania 14.0%
812 Lock Haven city, Pennsylvania 14.0%
813 Marienville CDP, Pennsylvania 14.0%
814 Simpson CDP, Pennsylvania 14.1%
815 Duryea borough, Pennsylvania 14.1%
816 Frackville borough, Pennsylvania 14.1%
817 Meadville city, Pennsylvania 14.2%
818 Arnold city, Pennsylvania 14.3%
819 Pitcairn borough, Pennsylvania 14.4%
820 Hasson Heights CDP, Pennsylvania 14.4%
821 Factoryville borough, Pennsylvania 14.5%
822 Dewart CDP, Pennsylvania 14.5%
823 North Belle Vernon borough, Pennsylvania 14.5%
824 Millvale borough, Pennsylvania 14.5%
825 Easton city, Pennsylvania 14.7%
826 Montrose borough, Pennsylvania 14.8%
827 Taylor borough, Pennsylvania 14.8%
828 Linwood CDP, Pennsylvania 14.8%
829 Carlisle borough, Pennsylvania 14.8%
830 Steelton borough, Pennsylvania 14.9%
831 Whitaker borough, Pennsylvania 15.1%
832 Millersville borough, Pennsylvania 15.1%
833 Norristown borough, Pennsylvania 15.2%
834 Woodland Heights CDP, Pennsylvania 15.2%
835 Williamsburg borough, Pennsylvania 15.2%
836 Glen Rock borough, Pennsylvania 15.2%
837 Nanticoke city, Pennsylvania 15.2%
838 Hawley borough, Pennsylvania 15.3%
839 Flemington borough, Pennsylvania 15.4%
840 Jeannette city, Pennsylvania 15.5%
841 Wilkinsburg borough, Pennsylvania 15.5%
842 Bloomsburg town, Pennsylvania 15.6%
843 Sunbury city, Pennsylvania 15.6%
844 Kingston borough, Pennsylvania 15.8%
845 Athens borough, Pennsylvania 15.8%
846 Pottstown borough, Pennsylvania 15.9%
847 Hallam borough, Pennsylvania 16.1%
848 Church Hill CDP, Pennsylvania 16.1%
849 Clearfield borough, Pennsylvania 16.1%
850 Butler city, Pennsylvania 16.1%
851 Pocono Mountain Lake Estates CDP, Pennsylvania 16.1%
852 Edwardsville borough, Pennsylvania 16.2%
853 Wilmerding borough, Pennsylvania 16.2%
854 Bridgeport borough, Pennsylvania 16.2%
855 Midland borough, Pennsylvania 16.3%
856 Atglen borough, Pennsylvania 16.3%
857 Bentleyville borough, Pennsylvania 16.3%
858 Northumberland borough, Pennsylvania 16.3%
859 Plymouth borough, Pennsylvania 16.4%
860 Bobtown CDP, Pennsylvania 16.4%
861 Folcroft borough, Pennsylvania 16.4%
862 Elizabeth borough, Pennsylvania 16.5%
863 Jessup borough, Pennsylvania 16.6%
864 Collingdale borough, Pennsylvania 16.6%
865 Monaca borough, Pennsylvania 16.6%
866 Coatesville city, Pennsylvania 16.7%
867 Brentwood borough, Pennsylvania 16.7%
868 Emigsville CDP, Pennsylvania 16.8%
869 Rimersburg borough, Pennsylvania 16.9%
870 Spring Mount CDP, Pennsylvania 16.9%
871 Sharpsburg borough, Pennsylvania 17.0%
872 Inkerman CDP, Pennsylvania 17.1%
873 Dallas borough, Pennsylvania 17.1%
874 Tunkhannock borough, Pennsylvania 17.1%
875 Dauphin borough, Pennsylvania 17.2%
876 Williamstown borough, Pennsylvania 17.3%
877 Bradford city, Pennsylvania 17.3%
878 Allentown city, Pennsylvania 17.3%
879 Titusville city, Pennsylvania 17.4%
880 Emporium borough, Pennsylvania 17.4%
881 Reynoldsville borough, Pennsylvania 17.4%
882 Wilkes-Barre city, Pennsylvania 17.4%
883 Philadelphia city, Pennsylvania 17.5%
884 Donora borough, Pennsylvania 17.5%
885 Mount Oliver borough, Pennsylvania 17.6%
886 Luzerne borough, Pennsylvania 17.6%
887 Windsor borough, Pennsylvania 17.6%
888 Lancaster city, Pennsylvania 17.7%
889 Sharon city, Pennsylvania 17.7%
890 McSherrystown borough, Pennsylvania 17.7%
891 Hughesville borough, Pennsylvania 17.9%
892 Cornwells Heights CDP, Pennsylvania 18.0%
893 Cambridge Springs borough, Pennsylvania 18.1%
894 Everett borough, Pennsylvania 18.2%
895 Beaver Falls city, Pennsylvania 18.3%
896 Walnutport borough, Pennsylvania 18.4%
897 Williamsport city, Pennsylvania 18.4%
898 Forest City borough, Pennsylvania 18.5%
899 Scranton city, Pennsylvania 18.5%
900 Shenandoah borough, Pennsylvania 18.5%