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Poverty Rate in Pennsylvania, by County

Poverty Rate for every county in Pennsylvania, ranked. The highest is Philadelphia County at 21.4% and the lowest is Chester County at 6.0%.

Pennsylvania: 11.7% · United States: 12.5% · median county in Pennsylvania: 11.7%

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#County Poverty Rate
1Philadelphia County21.4%
2Fayette County16.8%
3Centre County16.3%
4Mifflin County16.2%
5Luzerne County15.3%
6Erie County15.0%
7Clinton County14.8%
8Clearfield County14.6%
9Lackawanna County14.4%
10Crawford County14.3%
11Cambria County14.2%
12Jefferson County14.1%
13Indiana County14.0%
14Columbia County13.7%
15McKean County13.7%
16Cameron County13.5%
17Greene County13.5%
18Mercer County13.2%
19Venango County13.2%
20Clarion County13.1%
21Potter County13.0%
22Dauphin County12.9%
23Lycoming County12.8%
24Schuylkill County12.8%
25Bradford County12.6%
26Northumberland County12.6%
27Carbon County12.3%
28Berks County12.2%
29Wayne County12.1%
30Blair County12.0%
31Forest County11.9%
32Lawrence County11.9%
33Armstrong County11.8%
34Tioga County11.7%
35Bedford County11.6%
36Lehigh County11.6%
37Sullivan County11.6%
38Allegheny County11.5%
39Wyoming County11.5%
40Susquehanna County11.4%
41Fulton County11.2%
42Somerset County11.0%
43Warren County10.8%
44Monroe County10.7%
45Huntingdon County10.6%
46Westmoreland County10.3%
47Delaware County10.2%
48Lebanon County10.1%
49Beaver County9.9%
50Pike County9.8%
51Juniata County9.7%
52Washington County9.6%
53Snyder County9.4%
54Union County9.0%
55Montour County8.8%
56Northampton County8.8%
57Elk County8.7%
58Franklin County8.5%
59York County8.4%
60Adams County8.2%
61Lancaster County8.2%
62Butler County8.1%
63Perry County8.0%
64Cumberland County7.5%
65Montgomery County6.5%
66Bucks County6.1%
67Chester County6.0%

Share of people living below the federal poverty line.

Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, 2024.

Pennsylvania ranks 28th of 52 states for poverty rate.

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