Counties in Pennsylvania by real GDP growth

Washington County had the highest real GDP growth of 67 counties in 2017, at 11.2%. Greene County had the lowest, at -6.3%. The median was 1.2% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 1.3%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Lowest-6.3Greene County
Median1.267 counties
Pennsylvania1.3History

Top 40 counties, 2017

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Washington CountyWashington County: 11.2 %11.2Franklin CountyFranklin County: 7.9 %7.9Snyder CountySnyder County: 6.2 %6.2Perry CountyPerry County: 5.2 %5.2Juniata CountyJuniata County: 5 %5Monroe CountyMonroe County: 5 %5Clearfield CountyClearfield County: 4.9 %4.9Allegheny CountyAllegheny County: 4.7 %4.7McKean CountyMcKean County: 4.5 %4.5Northampton CountyNorthampton County: 4 %4Adams CountyAdams County: 3.9 %3.9Wayne CountyWayne County: 3.8 %3.8Beaver CountyBeaver County: 2.9 %2.9Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 2.8 %2.8Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 2.5 %2.5Potter CountyPotter County: 2.5 %2.5Somerset CountySomerset County: 2.4 %2.4Bedford CountyBedford County: 2.2 %2.2Delaware CountyDelaware County: 2.2 %2.2Montour CountyMontour County: 2.2 %2.2Westmoreland CountyWestmoreland County: 2.2 %2.2York CountyYork County: 2.2 %2.2Centre CountyCentre County: 2.1 %2.1Fulton CountyFulton County: 2.1 %2.1Lebanon CountyLebanon County: 2.1 %2.1Chester CountyChester County: 1.9 %1.9Sullivan CountySullivan County: 1.9 %1.9Union CountyUnion County: 1.9 %1.9Lycoming CountyLycoming County: 1.8 %1.8Bradford CountyBradford County: 1.5 %1.5Bucks CountyBucks County: 1.5 %1.5Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 1.4 %1.4Elk CountyElk County: 1.2 %1.2Lackawanna CountyLackawanna County: 1.2 %1.2Mercer CountyMercer County: 1.2 %1.2Armstrong CountyArmstrong County: 1.1 %1.1Blair CountyBlair County: 0.9 %0.9Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 0.9 %0.9Northumberland CountyNorthumberland County: 0.9 %0.9Butler CountyButler County: 0.7 %0.7
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Washington County11.2+14.1 pts
2Franklin County7.9+10.3 pts
3Snyder County6.2+6.7 pts
4Perry County5.2+7.7 pts
5Juniata County5+7.1 pts
5Monroe County5+3.5 pts
7Clearfield County4.9+8.3 pts
8Allegheny County4.7+4.3 pts
9McKean County4.5+4.5 pts
10Northampton County4-1.4 pts
11Adams County3.9+2.4 pts
12Wayne County3.8+1.8 pts
13Beaver County2.9+3.7 pts
14Lancaster County2.8+1.9 pts
15Jefferson County2.5+9.3 pts
15Potter County2.5-9.4 pts
17Somerset County2.4+5.5 pts
18Bedford County2.2+4.5 pts
18Delaware County2.2+0.2 pts
18Montour County2.2+3.9 pts
18Westmoreland County2.2-0.1 pts
18York County2.2+0.2 pts
23Centre County2.1-1.3 pts
23Fulton County2.1+12 pts
23Lebanon County2.1+3.3 pts
26Chester County1.9+1.1 pts
26Sullivan County1.9+5.7 pts
26Union County1.9+3.4 pts
29Lycoming County1.8+7.8 pts
30Bradford County1.5+4.7 pts
30Bucks County1.5-0.5 pts
32Cumberland County1.4+1.4 pts
33Elk County1.2+0.2 pts
33Lackawanna County1.2-0.6 pts
33Mercer County1.2+2.9 pts
36Armstrong County1.1+3.1 pts
37Blair County0.9-0.7 pts
37Montgomery County0.9-1.9 pts
37Northumberland County0.9+1.3 pts
40Butler County0.7+1.1 pts
41Carbon County0.6-4.8 pts
41Lawrence County0.6+2.5 pts
43Venango County0.5+3.6 pts
44Fayette County0.3-1.7 pts
45Berks County0-1.7 pts
45Lehigh County0-2 pts
47Mifflin County-0.1-0.3 pts
48Dauphin County-0.2-1.2 pts
49Columbia County-0.3-0.9 pts
50Cambria County-1+0.3 pts
50Indiana County-1+5.6 pts
52Clarion County-1.1+5.3 pts
53Schuylkill County-1.5+1.4 pts
54Clinton County-1.7+0.2 pts
55Luzerne County-1.8-3.2 pts
56Crawford County-2.1-0.5 pts
57Wyoming County-2.3-6.7 pts
58Erie County-2.50 pts
58Philadelphia County-2.5-7.6 pts
60Pike County-2.6-4.3 pts
61Cameron County-2.7-9 pts
62Tioga County-3+0.2 pts
63Huntingdon County-4.5-6.1 pts
64Forest County-5+1.2 pts
65Susquehanna County-5.3-5.8 pts
66Warren County-5.5-3.6 pts
67Greene County-6.3-1.2 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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Questions

Which county has the highest real GDP growth?

Washington County, with 11.2% in 2017, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Greene County, with -6.3% in 2017.

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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