Counties in Pennsylvania by real GDP growth

Bradford County had the highest real GDP growth of 67 counties in 2023, at 31%. Juniata County had the lowest, at -7.1%. The median was 1.9% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 1.7%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Lowest-7.1Juniata County
Median1.967 counties
Pennsylvania1.7History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Bradford CountyBradford County: 31 %31Susquehanna CountySusquehanna County: 22.2 %22.2Greene CountyGreene County: 19.3 %19.3Tioga CountyTioga County: 17.1 %17.1Sullivan CountySullivan County: 15.4 %15.4Cameron CountyCameron County: 14.5 %14.5Clinton CountyClinton County: 13 %13McKean CountyMcKean County: 12 %12Potter CountyPotter County: 10.2 %10.2Wyoming CountyWyoming County: 9.9 %9.9Washington CountyWashington County: 8.8 %8.8Lycoming CountyLycoming County: 7.5 %7.5Butler CountyButler County: 6.1 %6.1Monroe CountyMonroe County: 5.6 %5.6Fayette CountyFayette County: 5.5 %5.5Warren CountyWarren County: 4.4 %4.4Pike CountyPike County: 3.9 %3.9Elk CountyElk County: 3.8 %3.8Clearfield CountyClearfield County: 3.6 %3.6Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 3.6 %3.6Columbia CountyColumbia County: 3.3 %3.3Northumberland CountyNorthumberland County: 3.1 %3.1Wayne CountyWayne County: 3 %3Lehigh CountyLehigh County: 2.9 %2.9Luzerne CountyLuzerne County: 2.8 %2.8Chester CountyChester County: 2.6 %2.6Venango CountyVenango County: 2.6 %2.6Cambria CountyCambria County: 2.5 %2.5Westmoreland CountyWestmoreland County: 2.5 %2.5Northampton CountyNorthampton County: 2.4 %2.4Allegheny CountyAllegheny County: 2.2 %2.2Erie CountyErie County: 2.2 %2.2Perry CountyPerry County: 2.2 %2.2Mercer CountyMercer County: 1.9 %1.9Blair CountyBlair County: 1.6 %1.6Lackawanna CountyLackawanna County: 1.2 %1.2York CountyYork County: 1.2 %1.2Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 1.1 %1.1Huntingdon CountyHuntingdon County: 1.1 %1.1Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 1.1 %1.1
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Bradford County31+35.8 pts
2Susquehanna County22.2+33.2 pts
3Greene County19.3+15.7 pts
4Tioga County17.1+15.7 pts
5Sullivan County15.4-1.6 pts
6Cameron County14.5+13.6 pts
7Clinton County13+15.3 pts
8McKean County12+26 pts
9Potter County10.2+23.8 pts
10Wyoming County9.9+21.9 pts
11Washington County8.8+8.1 pts
12Lycoming County7.5+8.2 pts
13Butler County6.1+6.3 pts
14Monroe County5.6+8.5 pts
15Fayette County5.5+5.1 pts
16Warren County4.4+7.8 pts
17Pike County3.9-2.5 pts
18Elk County3.8+7.6 pts
19Clearfield County3.6-1.5 pts
19Lawrence County3.6+6.3 pts
21Columbia County3.3+2.4 pts
22Northumberland County3.1+5.3 pts
23Wayne County3+0.2 pts
24Lehigh County2.9+2.1 pts
25Luzerne County2.8+3 pts
26Chester County2.6-1.4 pts
26Venango County2.6+4.1 pts
28Cambria County2.5+0.7 pts
28Westmoreland County2.5+2.2 pts
30Northampton County2.4+0.4 pts
31Allegheny County2.2+0.7 pts
31Erie County2.2+1.7 pts
31Perry County2.2+4.6 pts
34Mercer County1.9+1 pts
35Blair County1.6+2.4 pts
36Lackawanna County1.2+0.9 pts
36York County1.2-0.1 pts
38Cumberland County1.1-0.5 pts
38Huntingdon County1.1-1.9 pts
38Jefferson County1.1-1 pts
41Armstrong County1+3.9 pts
42Bucks County0.9-3.4 pts
43Lebanon County0.7+0.4 pts
43Philadelphia County0.7-1.1 pts
43Union County0.7+0.7 pts
46Berks County0.6-0.1 pts
46Somerset County0.6+0.9 pts
48Dauphin County0.4-0.1 pts
49Montour County0.1-7.3 pts
50Centre County-0.1-0.9 pts
50Snyder County-0.1-7.1 pts
52Montgomery County-0.4-3.5 pts
53Bedford County-0.7-1.1 pts
54Fulton County-1+4.8 pts
54Mifflin County-1-3.7 pts
56Clarion County-1.1-1.8 pts
56Schuylkill County-1.1-4.4 pts
58Delaware County-1.2-2.8 pts
59Forest County-1.4-4.7 pts
59Lancaster County-1.4-3.5 pts
61Franklin County-1.6-3.2 pts
62Crawford County-2.7-4.5 pts
63Beaver County-2.8+5.4 pts
64Adams County-3.7-3 pts
65Indiana County-4.9-1.1 pts
66Carbon County-6.4-3.6 pts
67Juniata County-7.1-12.5 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?

Bradford County, with 31% in 2023, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Juniata County, with -7.1% in 2023.

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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