Counties in Pennsylvania by real GDP growth

Snyder County had the highest real GDP growth of 67 counties in 2018, at 8.5%. Sullivan County had the lowest, at -14.6%. The median was 0.8% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 1.3%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest8.5Snyder County
Lowest-14.6Sullivan County
Median0.867 counties
Pennsylvania1.3History

Top 40 counties, 2018

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Snyder CountySnyder County: 8.5 %8.5Fulton CountyFulton County: 5.6 %5.6Chester CountyChester County: 5.2 %5.2Fayette CountyFayette County: 5.1 %5.1Beaver CountyBeaver County: 3.8 %3.8Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 3.8 %3.8Juniata CountyJuniata County: 3.5 %3.5Allegheny CountyAllegheny County: 3.2 %3.2Carbon CountyCarbon County: 3.2 %3.2Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 2.7 %2.7Elk CountyElk County: 2.2 %2.2Crawford CountyCrawford County: 1.8 %1.8Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 1.8 %1.8Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 1.8 %1.8Wayne CountyWayne County: 1.8 %1.8Blair CountyBlair County: 1.6 %1.6Bucks CountyBucks County: 1.6 %1.6Union CountyUnion County: 1.6 %1.6Franklin CountyFranklin County: 1.5 %1.5Lackawanna CountyLackawanna County: 1.5 %1.5Berks CountyBerks County: 1.3 %1.3Clearfield CountyClearfield County: 1.3 %1.3Lebanon CountyLebanon County: 1.3 %1.3Perry CountyPerry County: 1.3 %1.3Dauphin CountyDauphin County: 1.2 %1.2Indiana CountyIndiana County: 1.2 %1.2Clinton CountyClinton County: 1 %1Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 1 %1Mifflin CountyMifflin County: 1 %1Potter CountyPotter County: 1 %1Erie CountyErie County: 0.9 %0.9Monroe CountyMonroe County: 0.9 %0.9Clarion CountyClarion County: 0.8 %0.8Lehigh CountyLehigh County: 0.8 %0.8Tioga CountyTioga County: 0.8 %0.8Westmoreland CountyWestmoreland County: 0.8 %0.8Delaware CountyDelaware County: 0.7 %0.7Montour CountyMontour County: 0.4 %0.4Luzerne CountyLuzerne County: 0.2 %0.2Schuylkill CountySchuylkill County: 0.2 %0.2
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Snyder County8.5+2.3 pts
2Fulton County5.6+3.5 pts
3Chester County5.2+3.3 pts
4Fayette County5.1+4.8 pts
5Beaver County3.8+0.9 pts
5Jefferson County3.8+1.3 pts
7Juniata County3.5-1.5 pts
8Allegheny County3.2-1.5 pts
8Carbon County3.2+2.6 pts
10Cumberland County2.7+1.3 pts
11Elk County2.2+1 pts
12Crawford County1.8+3.9 pts
12Lancaster County1.8-1 pts
12Montgomery County1.8+0.9 pts
12Wayne County1.8-2 pts
16Blair County1.6+0.7 pts
16Bucks County1.6+0.1 pts
16Union County1.6-0.3 pts
19Franklin County1.5-6.4 pts
19Lackawanna County1.5+0.3 pts
21Berks County1.3+1.3 pts
21Clearfield County1.3-3.6 pts
21Lebanon County1.3-0.8 pts
21Perry County1.3-3.9 pts
25Dauphin County1.2+1.4 pts
25Indiana County1.2+2.2 pts
27Clinton County1+2.7 pts
27Lawrence County1+0.4 pts
27Mifflin County1+1.1 pts
27Potter County1-1.5 pts
31Erie County0.9+3.4 pts
31Monroe County0.9-4.1 pts
33Clarion County0.8+1.9 pts
33Lehigh County0.8+0.8 pts
33Tioga County0.8+3.8 pts
33Westmoreland County0.8-1.4 pts
37Delaware County0.7-1.5 pts
38Montour County0.4-1.8 pts
39Luzerne County0.2+2 pts
39Schuylkill County0.2+1.7 pts
41Cambria County0.1+1.1 pts
41York County0.1-2.1 pts
43Northampton County0-4 pts
44Mercer County-0.1-1.3 pts
44Philadelphia County-0.1+2.4 pts
44Pike County-0.1+2.5 pts
47Huntingdon County-0.2+4.3 pts
48Washington County-0.4-11.6 pts
49Armstrong County-0.6-1.7 pts
49Lycoming County-0.6-2.4 pts
51Butler County-0.7-1.4 pts
52Centre County-0.8-2.9 pts
53Columbia County-1.1-0.8 pts
53Greene County-1.1+5.2 pts
55Forest County-1.3+3.7 pts
56Bedford County-1.9-4.1 pts
56Somerset County-1.9-4.3 pts
58Venango County-2-2.5 pts
59Adams County-2.5-6.4 pts
60Wyoming County-3.1-0.8 pts
61Cameron County-3.6-0.9 pts
62Northumberland County-3.7-4.6 pts
63Bradford County-5.6-7.1 pts
64Susquehanna County-9.1-3.8 pts
65Warren County-10.1-4.6 pts
66McKean County-11.9-16.4 pts
67Sullivan County-14.6-16.5 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?

Snyder County, with 8.5% in 2018, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Sullivan County, with -14.6% in 2018.

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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