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Pennsylvania Counties 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 67 counties 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
# Counties Poverty Rate
1 Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania 0.0%
2 McKean County, Pennsylvania 1.0%
3 Luzerne County, Pennsylvania 2.7%
4 Forest County, Pennsylvania 3.2%
5 Bucks County, Pennsylvania 4.1%
6 Montgomery County, Pennsylvania 4.2%
7 Butler County, Pennsylvania 5.0%
8 Union County, Pennsylvania 5.2%
9 Snyder County, Pennsylvania 5.2%
10 Montour County, Pennsylvania 5.6%
11 Pike County, Pennsylvania 5.8%
12 Washington County, Pennsylvania 5.8%
13 Northampton County, Pennsylvania 5.9%
14 Perry County, Pennsylvania 6.3%
15 Sullivan County, Pennsylvania 6.6%
16 Fayette County, Pennsylvania 6.9%
17 Beaver County, Pennsylvania 6.9%
18 Juniata County, Pennsylvania 7.0%
19 Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania 7.0%
20 Armstrong County, Pennsylvania 7.1%
21 Carbon County, Pennsylvania 7.2%
22 Somerset County, Pennsylvania 7.3%
23 Clinton County, Pennsylvania 7.4%
24 Bedford County, Pennsylvania 7.4%
25 Indiana County, Pennsylvania 7.4%
26 Lawrence County, Pennsylvania 7.4%
27 Potter County, Pennsylvania 7.5%
28 Lebanon County, Pennsylvania 7.6%
29 Lycoming County, Pennsylvania 7.9%
30 Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania 8.0%
31 Lehigh County, Pennsylvania 8.2%
32 Berks County, Pennsylvania 8.3%
33 Chester County, Pennsylvania 8.3%
34 Tioga County, Pennsylvania 8.3%
35 Venango County, Pennsylvania 8.4%
36 Blair County, Pennsylvania 8.5%
37 Northumberland County, Pennsylvania 8.6%
38 Monroe County, Pennsylvania 8.7%
39 Fulton County, Pennsylvania 8.9%
40 Dauphin County, Pennsylvania 9.2%
41 Crawford County, Pennsylvania 9.2%
42 Bradford County, Pennsylvania 9.5%
43 Columbia County, Pennsylvania 9.6%
44 Greene County, Pennsylvania 10.1%
45 Franklin County, Pennsylvania 10.1%
46 Clearfield County, Pennsylvania 10.3%
47 Cambria County, Pennsylvania 10.8%
48 Jefferson County, Pennsylvania 11.3%
49 Lancaster County, Pennsylvania 11.3%
50 Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania 11.3%
51 Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 11.7%
52 Adams County, Pennsylvania 12.5%
53 Cameron County, Pennsylvania 14.3%
54 Clarion County, Pennsylvania 14.5%
55 Centre County, Pennsylvania 16.0%
56 Mifflin County, Pennsylvania 16.4%
57 Delaware County, Pennsylvania 16.9%
58 Wyoming County, Pennsylvania 17.2%
59 Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania 17.6%
60 York County, Pennsylvania 18.3%
61 Wayne County, Pennsylvania 19.4%
62 Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania 19.5%
63 Mercer County, Pennsylvania 23.5%
64 Warren County, Pennsylvania 24.6%
65 Cumberland County, Pennsylvania 26.5%
66 Erie County, Pennsylvania 30.0%
67 Elk County, Pennsylvania 69.0%