# Counties in Pennsylvania by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2024

All 67 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `child_poverty_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People under 18 in families or living alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people under 18 whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) for the nation, states and counties.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/pennsylvania-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Forest County | 28.5 |
| 2 | Philadelphia County | 27.8 |
| 3 | Greene County | 23.2 |
| 4 | Cameron County | 22.8 |
| 5 | Crawford County | 22.7 |
| 6 | Clinton County | 22 |
| 7 | Lycoming County | 21.6 |
| 8 | Cambria County | 21.2 |
| 8 | Northumberland County | 21.2 |
| 10 | Lawrence County | 20.9 |
| 11 | Fayette County | 20.8 |
| 12 | Lackawanna County | 20.3 |
| 13 | Clearfield County | 20.2 |
| 13 | Indiana County | 20.2 |
| 15 | Erie County | 19.9 |
| 15 | Potter County | 19.9 |
| 17 | Luzerne County | 19.6 |
| 18 | Mifflin County | 19.4 |
| 19 | Venango County | 19.3 |
| 20 | McKean County | 18.4 |
| 20 | Snyder County | 18.4 |
| 22 | Dauphin County | 18 |
| 23 | Berks County | 17.7 |
| 24 | Schuylkill County | 17.4 |
| 25 | Mercer County | 17.3 |
| 26 | Blair County | 16.8 |
| 26 | Somerset County | 16.8 |
| 28 | Susquehanna County | 16.6 |
| 29 | Monroe County | 16.3 |
| 30 | Sullivan County | 16 |
| 31 | Wayne County | 15.9 |
| 32 | Carbon County | 15.8 |
| 32 | Lehigh County | 15.8 |
| 34 | Armstrong County | 15.4 |
| 34 | Jefferson County | 15.4 |
| 34 | Tioga County | 15.4 |
| 34 | Warren County | 15.4 |
| 38 | Beaver County | 15 |
| 39 | Fulton County | 14.9 |
| 40 | Westmoreland County | 14.7 |
| 41 | Wyoming County | 14.6 |
| 42 | Allegheny County | 14.5 |
| 43 | Bedford County | 14.4 |
| 44 | Columbia County | 14.3 |
| 44 | Huntingdon County | 14.3 |
| 46 | Delaware County | 13.9 |
| 47 | Pike County | 13.6 |
| 48 | Franklin County | 13.3 |
| 49 | Clarion County | 13.2 |
| 50 | Bradford County | 12.9 |
| 51 | York County | 12.4 |
| 52 | Juniata County | 12.3 |
| 52 | Montour County | 12.3 |
| 54 | Elk County | 12.2 |
| 54 | Washington County | 12.2 |
| 56 | Lebanon County | 11.8 |
| 57 | Union County | 11.4 |
| 58 | Perry County | 11.3 |
| 59 | Adams County | 10.7 |
| 59 | Cumberland County | 10.7 |
| 61 | Northampton County | 10.5 |
| 62 | Lancaster County | 10.2 |
| 63 | Centre County | 9.5 |
| 64 | Butler County | 7 |
| 65 | Montgomery County | 6.9 |
| 66 | Bucks County | 6.6 |
| 67 | Chester County | 6.2 |