# Counties in Pennsylvania by poverty rate, 2024

All 67 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `poverty_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People living in families or alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), all ages.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-08
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/official-poverty-rate/pennsylvania-counties
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/official-poverty-rate/pennsylvania-counties.csv

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Forest County | 22.8 |
| 2 | Philadelphia County | 19.7 |
| 3 | Greene County | 17.7 |
| 4 | Crawford County | 16.8 |
| 5 | Indiana County | 16 |
| 6 | Lycoming County | 15.1 |
| 7 | Clearfield County | 14.9 |
| 7 | Lackawanna County | 14.9 |
| 9 | Clinton County | 14.8 |
| 10 | Erie County | 14.7 |
| 10 | Fayette County | 14.7 |
| 12 | Cambria County | 14.5 |
| 13 | Centre County | 14.3 |
| 13 | Lawrence County | 14.3 |
| 13 | McKean County | 14.3 |
| 16 | Northumberland County | 14.2 |
| 17 | Potter County | 13.9 |
| 18 | Columbia County | 13.5 |
| 19 | Luzerne County | 13.4 |
| 20 | Venango County | 13.2 |
| 21 | Mercer County | 13.1 |
| 22 | Dauphin County | 13 |
| 22 | Wayne County | 13 |
| 24 | Berks County | 12.8 |
| 24 | Sullivan County | 12.8 |
| 26 | Cameron County | 12.7 |
| 27 | Mifflin County | 12.5 |
| 27 | Schuylkill County | 12.5 |
| 29 | Armstrong County | 12.4 |
| 29 | Somerset County | 12.4 |
| 31 | Susquehanna County | 12.1 |
| 32 | Blair County | 12 |
| 32 | Snyder County | 12 |
| 34 | Clarion County | 11.8 |
| 35 | Allegheny County | 11.7 |
| 35 | Bedford County | 11.7 |
| 37 | Bradford County | 11.6 |
| 37 | Jefferson County | 11.6 |
| 39 | Tioga County | 11.4 |
| 40 | Carbon County | 11.3 |
| 41 | Beaver County | 11.2 |
| 42 | Lehigh County | 11.1 |
| 43 | Monroe County | 10.8 |
| 43 | Union County | 10.8 |
| 45 | Delaware County | 10.7 |
| 45 | Fulton County | 10.7 |
| 45 | Huntingdon County | 10.7 |
| 48 | Westmoreland County | 10.5 |
| 49 | Washington County | 10.3 |
| 50 | Warren County | 10.1 |
| 51 | Elk County | 10 |
| 52 | Pike County | 9.9 |
| 53 | Montour County | 9.8 |
| 54 | Juniata County | 9.7 |
| 54 | Wyoming County | 9.7 |
| 56 | Lebanon County | 9.5 |
| 57 | Franklin County | 9.3 |
| 58 | York County | 9.2 |
| 59 | Northampton County | 8.8 |
| 60 | Perry County | 8.6 |
| 61 | Cumberland County | 8.1 |
| 62 | Butler County | 7.9 |
| 63 | Adams County | 7.7 |
| 63 | Lancaster County | 7.7 |
| 65 | Chester County | 6.4 |
| 66 | Montgomery County | 6.2 |
| 67 | Bucks County | 6.1 |