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Luzerne County in figures

A profile of Luzerne County from official statistics: 27 figures in 6 sections, each with its period, its change from a year earlier, its rank among similar places where a ranking exists, and its source.

Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

People

Population in Luzerne County was 332,126 in 2025, up 0.4% from 2024, and the 12th highest of 67 counties in Pennsylvania.

Population332,1262025Up 0.4% from 2024The 12th highest of 67 counties in Pennsylvania
Median age42 years2024Down 0.1 years from 2023Tied for the 23rd lowest of 67 counties in Pennsylvania
Population aged 65 and over21.7%2025Up 0.3 percentage points from 2024The 13th lowest of 67 counties in Pennsylvania
Foreign-born population share9.6%2024Up 0.9 percentage points from 2023
Population density144.1 inhabitants per km²2025Up 0.4% from 2024
Net domestic migration, July to June8642025, estimatedCompared with 709 in 2024
324K326K328K330K332K334K2020202120222023202420252020: 325,195 persons2021: 325,987 persons2022: 326,627 persons2023: 328,684 persons2024: 330,898 persons2025: 332,126 persons
Population, 2020 to 2025. persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program).

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex (cc-est agesex): residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the total, 1 July; states and the nation summed from counties; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program resident population on 1 July divided by land area from the latest Census Gazetteer files, persons per km²; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Population and demography statistics and rankings

Work and income

Unemployment rate in Luzerne County was 5.2% (provisional) in August 2026, down 1 percentage point from August 2025, and tied for the 3rd highest of 67 counties in Pennsylvania.

Unemployment rate5.2%August 2026, provisionalDown 1 percentage point from August 2025Tied for the 3rd highest of 67 counties in Pennsylvania
Median household income$63,6912024Up 2.2% from 2023The 25th lowest of 67 counties in Pennsylvania
Per capita personal income$55,1152024Up 3.5% from 2023The 25th lowest of 67 counties in Pennsylvania
Poverty rate (US official measure)13.4%2024Down 3 percentage points from 2023
Gini index46.42024Up 0.9 points from 2023
4567892021-072022-042023-012023-102024-072025-042026-082021-07: 8.1 %2021-08: 8 %2021-09: 6.4 %2021-10: 6.1 %2021-11: 5.3 %2021-12: 4.7 %2022-01: 6.1 %2022-02: 5.7 %2022-03: 5.3 %2022-04: 4.6 %2022-05: 4.8 %2022-06: 5.4 %2022-07: 5.4 %2022-08: 5.9 %2022-09: 4.4 %2022-10: 4.5 %2022-11: 4.3 %2022-12: 4.3 %2023-01: 5.3 %2023-02: 5.4 %2023-03: 5 %2023-04: 4 %2023-05: 4.2 %2023-06: 4.7 %2023-07: 4.8 %2023-08: 5.3 %2023-09: 4.1 %2023-10: 4.3 %2023-11: 4.1 %2023-12: 4.3 %2024-01: 5.1 %2024-02: 5.4 %2024-03: 4.6 %2024-04: 4 %2024-05: 4.1 %2024-06: 4.8 %2024-07: 5.3 %2024-08: 5.4 %2024-09: 4.2 %2024-10: 4.4 %2024-11: 4.2 %2024-12: 4.3 %2025-01: 5.5 %2025-02: 5.6 %2025-03: 5.1 %2025-04: 4.6 %2025-05: 5 %2025-06: 5.6 %2025-07: 5.7 %2025-08: 6.2 %2025-09: 5.3 %2025-11: 4.8 %2025-12: 4.6 %2026-01: 5.4 %2026-02: 5.8 %2026-03: 5.1 %2026-04: 4.6 %2026-05: 5 %2026-06: 5 %2026-07: 5 %2026-08: 5.2 %
Unemployment rate, July 2021 to August 2026. %. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted.

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents; U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100). Labor market statistics and rankings

Economy

GDP (US dollars) in Luzerne County was $20.58 billion in 2024, up 4.7% from 2023, and the 14th highest of 67 counties in Pennsylvania.

Gross domestic product (GDP), US dollars$20.58 billion2024Up 4.7% from 2023The 14th highest of 67 counties in Pennsylvania
GDP per capita, US dollars$62,1062024Up 4% from 2023The 23rd highest of 67 counties in Pennsylvania
Real GDP growth2.3%2024Down 0.5 percentage points from 2023Tied for the 19th highest of 67 counties in Pennsylvania
7,50010K12.5K15K17.5K20K22.5K20012005200920132017202120242001: 9,640.7 USD million2002: 9,715.8 USD million2003: 10,111.9 USD million2004: 10,604.7 USD million2005: 10,931.6 USD million2006: 11,251.3 USD million2007: 11,895.7 USD million2008: 12,209.5 USD million2009: 12,425.8 USD million2010: 12,791.6 USD million2011: 13,174.2 USD million2012: 13,548.8 USD million2013: 13,907.4 USD million2014: 14,270 USD million2015: 14,985.6 USD million2016: 15,353.3 USD million2017: 15,271.9 USD million2018: 15,642.7 USD million2019: 16,229.1 USD million2020: 15,578 USD million2021: 16,855.3 USD million2022: 18,118.9 USD million2023: 19,648.7 USD million2024: 20,580.5 USD million
Gross domestic product (GDP), US dollars, 2001 to 2024. USD million. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP1: county GDP summary, current-dollar GDP (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions).

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP1: county GDP summary, current-dollar GDP (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions); Invokely, GDP in current dollars (BEA SAGDP2 and CAGDP1) divided by mid-year population (BEA SAINC1 and CAINC1); U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. Economy statistics and rankings

Prices and housing

Median home value in Luzerne County was $174,100 in 2024, up 6.3% from 2023, and the 24th lowest of 67 counties in Pennsylvania.

Median home value$174,1002024Up 6.3% from 2023The 24th lowest of 67 counties in Pennsylvania
County house price annual change, sales and refinances5.54%2025Down 4.35 percentage points from 2024The 24th highest of 65 counties in Pennsylvania
Median gross rent (monthly)$1,0042024Up 4.8% from 2023The 24th highest of 67 counties in Pennsylvania
Homeownership rate (US, housing units)67.8%2024Up less than 0.1 percentage points from 2023
Housing units authorized by building permits2952025, estimatedDown 9.2% from 2024
130K140K150K160K170K180K20212022202320242021: 133,600 USD2022: 152,400 USD2023: 163,800 USD2024: 174,100 USD
Median home value, 2021 to 2024. USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units; Federal Housing Finance Agency, FHFA developmental all-transactions county house prices, published annual percent change, nominal, not seasonally adjusted; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs; U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey: final annual county estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation. Housing statistics and rankings

Business and tourism

Employer firms in Luzerne County were 5,301 in 2023, up 0.4% from 2022, and the 12th highest of 67 counties in Pennsylvania.

Employer firms5,3012023Up 0.4% from 2022The 12th highest of 67 counties in Pennsylvania
Establishment entry rate8.926%2023Down 0.21 percentage points from 2022The 9th highest of 67 counties in Pennsylvania
Establishment exit rate8.2%2023Up 0.98 percentage points from 2022The 18th highest of 67 counties in Pennsylvania
Job creation rate10.941%2023Down 5.36 percentage points from 2022
Farms3762022No 2021 figure to compare
5,0005,2005,4005,6005,8006,0006,20019992003200720112015201920231999: 6,038 count2000: 6,003 count2001: 5,959 count2002: 5,863 count2003: 5,854 count2004: 5,903 count2005: 5,925 count2006: 5,918 count2007: 5,885 count2008: 5,802 count2009: 5,698 count2010: 5,622 count2011: 5,542 count2012: 5,548 count2013: 5,510 count2014: 5,464 count2015: 5,450 count2016: 5,475 count2017: 5,356 count2018: 5,309 count2019: 5,335 count2020: 5,292 count2021: 5,146 count2022: 5,279 count2023: 5,301 count
Employer firms, 1999 to 2023. count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties; U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010; U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010; U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010; U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Companies statistics and rankings

Energy and environment

Median Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Luzerne County was 37 in 2022, up 3 points from 2021.

Median Air Quality Index (US EPA)372022Up 3 points from 2021
Share of days with good air quality (US EPA AQI)95.3%2022Up 1.2 percentage points from 2021
Average annual temperature48 °F2025Down 2.4 °F from 2024Tied for the 16th lowest of 67 counties in Pennsylvania
203040506019982002200620102014201820221998: 36 index1999: 50 index2000: 54 index2001: 57 index2002: 53 index2003: 54 index2004: 53 index2005: 56 index2006: 30 index2007: 33 index2008: 31 index2009: 26 index2010: 29 index2011: 30 index2012: 33 index2013: 33 index2014: 34 index2015: 34 index2016: 34 index2017: 33 index2018: 32 index2019: 34 index2020: 31 index2021: 34 index2022: 37 index
Median Air Quality Index (US EPA), 1998 to 2022. index. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA AirData annual AQI by county: median daily AQI.

Sources: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA AirData annual AQI by county: median daily AQI; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA AirData annual AQI by county: good days as a share of days with an AQI, calculated with stored counts; NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Environment and emissions statistics and rankings

Sources and citations

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  2. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b01002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  3. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex (cc-est agesex): residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the total, 1 July; states and the nation summed from counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/counties/asrh/cc-est2025-agesex-all.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  4. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  5. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program resident population on 1 July divided by land area from the latest Census Gazetteer files, persons per km². https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  6. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  7. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  8. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  9. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  10. U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  11. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19083.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
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  18. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  19. U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual county estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/County/co2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  20. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
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  22. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  23. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
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