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Counties in Pennsylvania by homeownership rate (US, housing units)

Forest County had the highest homeownership rate (US, housing units) of 67 counties in 2021, at 84.6%. Philadelphia County had the lowest, at 52.4%. The median was 74% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 69.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest84.6Forest County
Lowest52.4Philadelphia County
Median7467 counties
Pennsylvania69.2History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Forest CountyForest County: 84.6 %84.6Pike CountyPike County: 84.6 %84.6Sullivan CountySullivan County: 83.4 %83.4Perry CountyPerry County: 80.7 %80.7Wayne CountyWayne County: 80.7 %80.7Somerset CountySomerset County: 80.4 %80.4Elk CountyElk County: 79.9 %79.9Bedford CountyBedford County: 79.4 %79.4Potter CountyPotter County: 78.7 %78.7Susquehanna CountySusquehanna County: 78.5 %78.5Bucks CountyBucks County: 78.1 %78.1Huntingdon CountyHuntingdon County: 78 %78Adams CountyAdams County: 78 %78Armstrong CountyArmstrong County: 77.9 %77.9Westmoreland CountyWestmoreland County: 77.9 %77.9Warren CountyWarren County: 77.8 %77.8Clearfield CountyClearfield County: 77.7 %77.7Monroe CountyMonroe County: 77.7 %77.7Fulton CountyFulton County: 77.6 %77.6Wyoming CountyWyoming County: 77.4 %77.4Greene CountyGreene County: 77 %77Butler CountyButler County: 76.9 %76.9Washington CountyWashington County: 76.2 %76.2McKean CountyMcKean County: 76 %76Schuylkill CountySchuylkill County: 75.9 %75.9Cambria CountyCambria County: 75.8 %75.8Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 75.4 %75.4Tioga CountyTioga County: 75.3 %75.3Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 75.1 %75.1York CountyYork County: 75.1 %75.1Snyder CountySnyder County: 74.9 %74.9Chester CountyChester County: 74.8 %74.8Venango CountyVenango County: 74.7 %74.7Carbon CountyCarbon County: 74 %74Juniata CountyJuniata County: 74 %74Crawford CountyCrawford County: 73.9 %73.9Fayette CountyFayette County: 73.7 %73.7Beaver CountyBeaver County: 73.4 %73.4Bradford CountyBradford County: 73.1 %73.1Northumberland CountyNorthumberland County: 72.7 %72.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Forest County84.6
2Pike County84.6
3Sullivan County83.4
4Perry County80.7
5Wayne County80.7
6Somerset County80.4
7Elk County79.9
8Bedford County79.4
9Potter County78.7
10Susquehanna County78.5
11Bucks County78.1
12Huntingdon County78
13Adams County78
14Armstrong County77.9
15Westmoreland County77.9
16Warren County77.8
17Clearfield County77.7
17Monroe County77.7
19Fulton County77.6
20Wyoming County77.4
21Greene County77
22Butler County76.9
23Washington County76.2
24McKean County76
25Schuylkill County75.9
26Cambria County75.8
27Jefferson County75.4
28Tioga County75.3
29Lawrence County75.1
30York County75.1
31Snyder County74.9
32Chester County74.8
33Venango County74.7
34Carbon County74
34Juniata County74
36Crawford County73.9
37Fayette County73.7
38Beaver County73.4
39Bradford County73.1
40Northumberland County72.7
41Mifflin County72.3
42Franklin County72
42Montgomery County72
44Blair County71.8
45Union County71.6
46Northampton County71.5
47Cameron County71.2
48Mercer County71.2
49Indiana County71
50Berks County71
51Cumberland County70.9
52Clarion County70.8
53Lebanon County70.4
54Columbia County70.3
55Clinton County70.1
56Lancaster County69.7
57Lycoming County69.5
58Delaware County68.9
59Montour County67.9
60Luzerne County67.6
61Erie County67.4
62Lackawanna County65.3
63Allegheny County65
64Lehigh County64.7
65Dauphin County63.9
66Centre County63.1
67Philadelphia County52.4

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About this ranking

Owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of all occupied housing units. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Counts households (occupied housing units), not people. The ACS five-year rate differs from the quarterly homeownership rate of the Census Bureau Housing Vacancies and Homeownership survey (CPS/HVS), the usual national headline figure. EU home ownership rates count people living in owner-occupied dwellings, so they are not comparable. Calculated from counts in ACS table B25003, which are stored as inputs.

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. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which county has the highest homeownership rate (US, housing units)?

Forest County, with 84.6% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest homeownership rate (US, housing units)?

Philadelphia County, with 52.4% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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