Counties in Pennsylvania by real GDP growth

Potter County had the highest real GDP growth of 67 counties in 2016, at 11.9%. Fulton County had the lowest, at -9.9%. The median was -0.4% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 1.5%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest11.9Potter County
Lowest-9.9Fulton County
Median-0.467 counties
Pennsylvania1.5History

Top 40 counties, 2016

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Potter CountyPotter County: 11.9 %11.9Cameron CountyCameron County: 6.3 %6.3Carbon CountyCarbon County: 5.4 %5.4Northampton CountyNorthampton County: 5.4 %5.4Philadelphia CountyPhiladelphia County: 5.1 %5.1Wyoming CountyWyoming County: 4.4 %4.4Centre CountyCentre County: 3.4 %3.4Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 2.8 %2.8Westmoreland CountyWestmoreland County: 2.3 %2.3Bucks CountyBucks County: 2 %2Delaware CountyDelaware County: 2 %2Fayette CountyFayette County: 2 %2Lehigh CountyLehigh County: 2 %2Wayne CountyWayne County: 2 %2York CountyYork County: 2 %2Lackawanna CountyLackawanna County: 1.8 %1.8Berks CountyBerks County: 1.7 %1.7Pike CountyPike County: 1.7 %1.7Blair CountyBlair County: 1.6 %1.6Huntingdon CountyHuntingdon County: 1.6 %1.6Adams CountyAdams County: 1.5 %1.5Monroe CountyMonroe County: 1.5 %1.5Luzerne CountyLuzerne County: 1.4 %1.4Dauphin CountyDauphin County: 1 %1Elk CountyElk County: 1 %1Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 0.9 %0.9Chester CountyChester County: 0.8 %0.8Columbia CountyColumbia County: 0.6 %0.6Susquehanna CountySusquehanna County: 0.5 %0.5Allegheny CountyAllegheny County: 0.4 %0.4Mifflin CountyMifflin County: 0.2 %0.2Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 0 %0McKean CountyMcKean County: 0 %0Butler CountyButler County: -0.4 %-0.4Northumberland CountyNorthumberland County: -0.4 %-0.4Snyder CountySnyder County: -0.5 %-0.5Beaver CountyBeaver County: -0.8 %-0.8Lebanon CountyLebanon County: -1.2 %-1.2Cambria CountyCambria County: -1.3 %-1.3Union CountyUnion County: -1.5 %-1.5
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Potter County11.9+0.7 pts
2Cameron County6.3+9.3 pts
3Carbon County5.4+1.9 pts
3Northampton County5.4+1.1 pts
5Philadelphia County5.1+3.1 pts
6Wyoming County4.4-3.3 pts
7Centre County3.4+2.3 pts
8Montgomery County2.8+0.9 pts
9Westmoreland County2.3+2.5 pts
10Bucks County2+1.4 pts
10Delaware County2+1.7 pts
10Fayette County2-2.1 pts
10Lehigh County2+0.7 pts
10Wayne County2+1.7 pts
10York County2+1.1 pts
16Lackawanna County1.8-0.3 pts
17Berks County1.7-2.7 pts
17Pike County1.7+0.7 pts
19Blair County1.6-0.1 pts
19Huntingdon County1.6-1.5 pts
21Adams County1.5-1.4 pts
21Monroe County1.5-2.6 pts
23Luzerne County1.4-1.5 pts
24Dauphin County1-2.3 pts
24Elk County1+0.5 pts
26Lancaster County0.9-3.9 pts
27Chester County0.8-2.2 pts
28Columbia County0.6-0.8 pts
29Susquehanna County0.5-18.4 pts
30Allegheny County0.4-3.5 pts
31Mifflin County0.2-3.9 pts
32Cumberland County0-1.6 pts
32McKean County0+2.4 pts
34Butler County-0.4-2.5 pts
34Northumberland County-0.4-0.8 pts
36Snyder County-0.5-3.7 pts
37Beaver County-0.8+3 pts
38Lebanon County-1.2-3.6 pts
39Cambria County-1.3+1.1 pts
40Union County-1.5-2.6 pts
41Crawford County-1.6-0.9 pts
42Mercer County-1.7-1.6 pts
42Montour County-1.7-4.2 pts
44Clinton County-1.9-2.7 pts
44Lawrence County-1.9-2.7 pts
44Warren County-1.9+1.9 pts
47Armstrong County-2+0.3 pts
48Juniata County-2.1-10.9 pts
49Bedford County-2.3-1.9 pts
50Franklin County-2.4-5.2 pts
51Erie County-2.5-2.6 pts
51Perry County-2.5-6.2 pts
53Schuylkill County-2.9-4.8 pts
53Washington County-2.9-9.3 pts
55Somerset County-3.1+1.9 pts
55Venango County-3.1-1.3 pts
57Bradford County-3.2-0.3 pts
57Tioga County-3.2-2.6 pts
59Clearfield County-3.4-1.2 pts
60Sullivan County-3.8-18.2 pts
61Greene County-5.1-10.4 pts
62Lycoming County-6-4.1 pts
63Forest County-6.2-9.7 pts
64Clarion County-6.4-8 pts
65Indiana County-6.6-0.5 pts
66Jefferson County-6.8-9.1 pts
67Fulton County-9.9-4.4 pts

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About this ranking

Annual percentage change of GDP in chain-linked volumes, or at constant prices in the World Bank series.

Each value comes from one official source for that place: national statistics offices, Eurostat, for the United States the Bureau of Economic Analysis or, for other countries and the World, the World Bank. Annual values compare one calendar year with the previous one; quarterly values compare a quarter with the same quarter a year earlier. Past values can be revised. United States figures come from BEA tables SAGDP11 for the nation and states and CAGDP11 for counties. Growth in small counties can swing widely from year to year.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAGDP11.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which county has the highest real GDP growth?

Potter County, with 11.9% in 2016, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Fulton County, with -9.9% in 2016.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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