Counties in Pennsylvania by real GDP growth

Bradford County had the highest real GDP growth of 67 counties in 2019, at 17.1%. Washington County had the lowest, at -6.6%. The median was 0.9% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 1%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest17.1Bradford County
Median0.967 counties
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Top 40 counties, 2019

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Bradford CountyBradford County: 17.1 %17.1Susquehanna CountySusquehanna County: 14.7 %14.7Northumberland CountyNorthumberland County: 12.7 %12.7Tioga CountyTioga County: 8.4 %8.4Carbon CountyCarbon County: 7.6 %7.6Sullivan CountySullivan County: 7.3 %7.3Greene CountyGreene County: 7.2 %7.2Lehigh CountyLehigh County: 5.4 %5.4Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 4.6 %4.6Mifflin CountyMifflin County: 3.9 %3.9Butler CountyButler County: 3.6 %3.6Beaver CountyBeaver County: 3.5 %3.5Columbia CountyColumbia County: 3 %3Fayette CountyFayette County: 2.4 %2.4Blair CountyBlair County: 2.3 %2.3Dauphin CountyDauphin County: 2.1 %2.1Northampton CountyNorthampton County: 1.9 %1.9Schuylkill CountySchuylkill County: 1.9 %1.9Somerset CountySomerset County: 1.9 %1.9Union CountyUnion County: 1.9 %1.9Allegheny CountyAllegheny County: 1.8 %1.8Wayne CountyWayne County: 1.8 %1.8Delaware CountyDelaware County: 1.7 %1.7Montour CountyMontour County: 1.6 %1.6Luzerne CountyLuzerne County: 1.5 %1.5Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 1.5 %1.5Clearfield CountyClearfield County: 1.2 %1.2Huntingdon CountyHuntingdon County: 1.2 %1.2Warren CountyWarren County: 1.2 %1.2Lackawanna CountyLackawanna County: 1.1 %1.1Clinton CountyClinton County: 1 %1Wyoming CountyWyoming County: 1 %1York CountyYork County: 1 %1Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 0.9 %0.9Pike CountyPike County: 0.9 %0.9Bedford CountyBedford County: 0.7 %0.7Perry CountyPerry County: 0.7 %0.7Fulton CountyFulton County: 0.6 %0.6Centre CountyCentre County: 0.5 %0.5Erie CountyErie County: 0.5 %0.5
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Bradford County17.1+22.7 pts
2Susquehanna County14.7+23.8 pts
3Northumberland County12.7+16.4 pts
4Tioga County8.4+7.6 pts
5Carbon County7.6+4.4 pts
6Sullivan County7.3+21.9 pts
7Greene County7.2+8.3 pts
8Lehigh County5.4+4.6 pts
9Cumberland County4.6+1.9 pts
10Mifflin County3.9+2.9 pts
11Butler County3.6+4.3 pts
12Beaver County3.5-0.3 pts
13Columbia County3+4.1 pts
14Fayette County2.4-2.7 pts
15Blair County2.3+0.7 pts
16Dauphin County2.1+0.9 pts
17Northampton County1.9+1.9 pts
17Schuylkill County1.9+1.7 pts
17Somerset County1.9+3.8 pts
17Union County1.9+0.3 pts
21Allegheny County1.8-1.4 pts
21Wayne County1.80 pts
23Delaware County1.7+1 pts
24Montour County1.6+1.2 pts
25Luzerne County1.5+1.3 pts
25Montgomery County1.5-0.3 pts
27Clearfield County1.2-0.1 pts
27Huntingdon County1.2+1.4 pts
27Warren County1.2+11.3 pts
30Lackawanna County1.1-0.4 pts
31Clinton County10 pts
31Wyoming County1+4.1 pts
31York County1+0.9 pts
34Lancaster County0.9-0.9 pts
34Pike County0.9+1 pts
36Bedford County0.7+2.6 pts
36Perry County0.7-0.6 pts
38Fulton County0.6-5 pts
39Centre County0.5+1.3 pts
39Erie County0.5-0.4 pts
41Elk County0.4-1.8 pts
42Westmoreland County0.3-0.5 pts
43Mercer County0.1+0.2 pts
44Chester County0-5.2 pts
44Clarion County0-0.8 pts
44Lebanon County0-1.3 pts
47Forest County-0.1+1.2 pts
48Lycoming County-0.3+0.3 pts
48Philadelphia County-0.3-0.2 pts
48Venango County-0.3+1.7 pts
51Berks County-0.4-1.7 pts
51Indiana County-0.4-1.6 pts
53Cambria County-0.5-0.6 pts
53Monroe County-0.5-1.4 pts
55Lawrence County-1.1-2.1 pts
56Bucks County-1.2-2.8 pts
57Crawford County-1.3-3.1 pts
57Potter County-1.3-2.3 pts
59Cameron County-1.4+2.2 pts
60Juniata County-1.5-5 pts
61Jefferson County-1.6-5.4 pts
62Snyder County-2.1-10.6 pts
63Adams County-2.3+0.2 pts
64Franklin County-2.6-4.1 pts
65Armstrong County-2.9-2.3 pts
66McKean County-4.5+7.4 pts
67Washington County-6.6-6.2 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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Which county has the highest real GDP growth?

Bradford County, with 17.1% in 2019, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Washington County, with -6.6% in 2019.

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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