Counties in Pennsylvania by real GDP growth

Susquehanna County had the highest real GDP growth of 67 counties in 2020, at 8.4%. McKean County had the lowest, at -15.6%. The median was -4.9% and the figure for Pennsylvania was -4.1%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Lowest-15.6McKean County
Median-4.967 counties
Pennsylvania-4.1History

Top 40 counties, 2020

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Susquehanna CountySusquehanna County: 8.4 %8.4Perry CountyPerry County: 1.7 %1.7Pike CountyPike County: 1.1 %1.1Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 1 %1Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 0.6 %0.6Wayne CountyWayne County: 0.3 %0.3Greene CountyGreene County: -0.6 %-0.6Wyoming CountyWyoming County: -0.6 %-0.6Cambria CountyCambria County: -0.7 %-0.7Sullivan CountySullivan County: -1.1 %-1.1Lycoming CountyLycoming County: -2 %-2Cumberland CountyCumberland County: -2.1 %-2.1Lackawanna CountyLackawanna County: -2.3 %-2.3Blair CountyBlair County: -2.7 %-2.7Lebanon CountyLebanon County: -2.8 %-2.8Potter CountyPotter County: -2.8 %-2.8Lehigh CountyLehigh County: -3 %-3Butler CountyButler County: -3.2 %-3.2Centre CountyCentre County: -3.3 %-3.3Berks CountyBerks County: -3.4 %-3.4Forest CountyForest County: -3.5 %-3.5Schuylkill CountySchuylkill County: -3.5 %-3.5Chester CountyChester County: -3.6 %-3.6Northampton CountyNorthampton County: -3.6 %-3.6Mifflin CountyMifflin County: -3.7 %-3.7Bucks CountyBucks County: -3.8 %-3.8Lancaster CountyLancaster County: -4 %-4Franklin CountyFranklin County: -4.3 %-4.3York CountyYork County: -4.3 %-4.3Union CountyUnion County: -4.5 %-4.5Montour CountyMontour County: -4.6 %-4.6Allegheny CountyAllegheny County: -4.7 %-4.7Adams CountyAdams County: -4.8 %-4.8Washington CountyWashington County: -4.9 %-4.9Clearfield CountyClearfield County: -5.1 %-5.1Columbia CountyColumbia County: -5.1 %-5.1Westmoreland CountyWestmoreland County: -5.3 %-5.3Cameron CountyCameron County: -5.8 %-5.8Erie CountyErie County: -5.8 %-5.8Huntingdon CountyHuntingdon County: -5.9 %-5.9
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Susquehanna County8.4-6.3 pts
2Perry County1.7+1 pts
3Pike County1.1+0.2 pts
4Montgomery County1-0.5 pts
5Lawrence County0.6+1.7 pts
6Wayne County0.3-1.5 pts
7Greene County-0.6-7.8 pts
7Wyoming County-0.6-1.6 pts
9Cambria County-0.7-0.2 pts
10Sullivan County-1.1-8.4 pts
11Lycoming County-2-1.7 pts
12Cumberland County-2.1-6.7 pts
13Lackawanna County-2.3-3.4 pts
14Blair County-2.7-5 pts
15Lebanon County-2.8-2.8 pts
15Potter County-2.8-1.5 pts
17Lehigh County-3-8.4 pts
18Butler County-3.2-6.8 pts
19Centre County-3.3-3.8 pts
20Berks County-3.4-3 pts
21Forest County-3.5-3.4 pts
21Schuylkill County-3.5-5.4 pts
23Chester County-3.6-3.6 pts
23Northampton County-3.6-5.5 pts
25Mifflin County-3.7-7.6 pts
26Bucks County-3.8-2.6 pts
27Lancaster County-4-4.9 pts
28Franklin County-4.3-1.7 pts
28York County-4.3-5.3 pts
30Union County-4.5-6.4 pts
31Montour County-4.6-6.2 pts
32Allegheny County-4.7-6.5 pts
33Adams County-4.8-2.5 pts
34Washington County-4.9+1.7 pts
35Clearfield County-5.1-6.3 pts
35Columbia County-5.1-8.1 pts
37Westmoreland County-5.3-5.6 pts
38Cameron County-5.8-4.4 pts
38Erie County-5.8-6.3 pts
40Huntingdon County-5.9-7.1 pts
41Luzerne County-6-7.5 pts
42Clarion County-6.1-6.1 pts
42Juniata County-6.1-4.6 pts
44Philadelphia County-6.2-5.9 pts
45Armstrong County-6.5-3.6 pts
45Snyder County-6.5-4.4 pts
47Tioga County-6.6-15 pts
48Carbon County-6.7-14.3 pts
49Dauphin County-6.8-8.9 pts
50Beaver County-7.3-10.8 pts
51Bradford County-7.4-24.5 pts
52Bedford County-7.5-8.2 pts
52Crawford County-7.5-6.2 pts
54Mercer County-7.6-7.7 pts
55Somerset County-8-9.9 pts
56Delaware County-8.5-10.2 pts
56Warren County-8.5-9.7 pts
58Clinton County-8.6-9.6 pts
59Jefferson County-8.8-7.2 pts
59Venango County-8.8-8.5 pts
61Fayette County-8.9-11.3 pts
62Monroe County-9.1-8.6 pts
63Elk County-9.3-9.7 pts
64Fulton County-9.8-10.4 pts
65Indiana County-11.8-11.4 pts
66Northumberland County-12.6-25.3 pts
67McKean County-15.6-11.1 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?

Susquehanna County, with 8.4% in 2020, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

McKean County, with -15.6% in 2020.

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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