Counties in Pennsylvania by real GDP growth

Sullivan County had the highest real GDP growth of 67 counties in 2022, at 17%. McKean County had the lowest, at -14%. The median was 0.7% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 1%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Lowest-14McKean County
Median0.767 counties
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Top 40 counties, 2022

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Sullivan CountySullivan County: 17 %17Montour CountyMontour County: 7.4 %7.4Snyder CountySnyder County: 7 %7Pike CountyPike County: 6.4 %6.4Juniata CountyJuniata County: 5.4 %5.4Clearfield CountyClearfield County: 5.1 %5.1Bucks CountyBucks County: 4.3 %4.3Chester CountyChester County: 4 %4Greene CountyGreene County: 3.6 %3.6Forest CountyForest County: 3.3 %3.3Schuylkill CountySchuylkill County: 3.3 %3.3Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 3.1 %3.1Huntingdon CountyHuntingdon County: 3 %3Wayne CountyWayne County: 2.8 %2.8Mifflin CountyMifflin County: 2.7 %2.7Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 2.1 %2.1Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 2.1 %2.1Northampton CountyNorthampton County: 2 %2Cambria CountyCambria County: 1.8 %1.8Crawford CountyCrawford County: 1.8 %1.8Philadelphia CountyPhiladelphia County: 1.8 %1.8Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 1.6 %1.6Delaware CountyDelaware County: 1.6 %1.6Franklin CountyFranklin County: 1.6 %1.6Allegheny CountyAllegheny County: 1.5 %1.5Tioga CountyTioga County: 1.4 %1.4York CountyYork County: 1.3 %1.3Cameron CountyCameron County: 0.9 %0.9Columbia CountyColumbia County: 0.9 %0.9Mercer CountyMercer County: 0.9 %0.9Centre CountyCentre County: 0.8 %0.8Lehigh CountyLehigh County: 0.8 %0.8Berks CountyBerks County: 0.7 %0.7Clarion CountyClarion County: 0.7 %0.7Washington CountyWashington County: 0.7 %0.7Dauphin CountyDauphin County: 0.5 %0.5Erie CountyErie County: 0.5 %0.5Bedford CountyBedford County: 0.4 %0.4Fayette CountyFayette County: 0.4 %0.4Lackawanna CountyLackawanna County: 0.3 %0.3
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Sullivan County17+29.5 pts
2Montour County7.4+0.8 pts
3Snyder County7+0.5 pts
4Pike County6.4+8.1 pts
5Juniata County5.4-0.6 pts
6Clearfield County5.1+2.5 pts
7Bucks County4.3+0.6 pts
8Chester County4+1.2 pts
9Greene County3.6+3.7 pts
10Forest County3.3+11 pts
10Schuylkill County3.3+3.5 pts
12Montgomery County3.1-2.8 pts
13Huntingdon County3+3.4 pts
14Wayne County2.8+1.5 pts
15Mifflin County2.7+2.5 pts
16Jefferson County2.1+4.2 pts
16Lancaster County2.1-2.5 pts
18Northampton County2+0.6 pts
19Cambria County1.8+2.3 pts
19Crawford County1.8-0.2 pts
19Philadelphia County1.8-1.5 pts
22Cumberland County1.6-5.5 pts
22Delaware County1.6-4.5 pts
22Franklin County1.6-2.7 pts
25Allegheny County1.5-2.2 pts
26Tioga County1.4+2.5 pts
27York County1.3-1.7 pts
28Cameron County0.9-3.2 pts
28Columbia County0.9-2 pts
28Mercer County0.9-0.4 pts
31Centre County0.8-2 pts
31Lehigh County0.8-3.8 pts
33Berks County0.7-2.1 pts
33Clarion County0.7+4.1 pts
33Washington County0.7-6.6 pts
36Dauphin County0.5-3.5 pts
36Erie County0.5-1.6 pts
38Bedford County0.4-6.2 pts
38Fayette County0.4+2.7 pts
40Lackawanna County0.3-3.9 pts
40Lebanon County0.3-6.4 pts
40Westmoreland County0.3-3.6 pts
43Union County0-4.7 pts
44Butler County-0.2-4.2 pts
44Luzerne County-0.2-3.7 pts
46Somerset County-0.3-1.7 pts
47Adams County-0.7-3.4 pts
47Lycoming County-0.7-0.9 pts
49Blair County-0.8-4.6 pts
50Venango County-1.5-5.2 pts
51Northumberland County-2.2-20.2 pts
52Clinton County-2.3+3.9 pts
53Perry County-2.4-2.5 pts
54Lawrence County-2.7-6.7 pts
55Carbon County-2.8-4 pts
56Armstrong County-2.9+0.2 pts
56Monroe County-2.9-6.1 pts
58Warren County-3.4-3.3 pts
59Elk County-3.8-2.1 pts
59Indiana County-3.8-2.3 pts
61Bradford County-4.8-19.4 pts
62Fulton County-5.8-7.9 pts
63Beaver County-8.2-7.4 pts
64Susquehanna County-11-6.3 pts
65Wyoming County-12-4.8 pts
66Potter County-13.6-14.1 pts
67McKean County-14-36.2 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?

Sullivan County, with 17% in 2022, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

McKean County, with -14% in 2022.

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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