# Cities in Pennsylvania by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

All 68 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `poverty_rate_acs`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People with income in the past 12 months below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status is determined. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/pennsylvania-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | State College, PA | 38.1 |
| 2 | McKeesport, PA | 32 |
| 3 | Johnstown, PA | 31.9 |
| 4 | Harrisburg, PA | 30.5 |
| 5 | Darby, PA | 30 |
| 6 | Chester, PA | 29 |
| 7 | Reading, PA | 28.7 |
| 8 | New Castle, PA | 28 |
| 9 | Bloomsburg, PA | 26.5 |
| 10 | Williamsport, PA | 25.4 |
| 11 | Hazleton, PA | 25 |
| 12 | Erie, PA | 23.3 |
| 13 | Wilkes-Barre, PA | 23.1 |
| 14 | Scranton, PA | 23 |
| 15 | Lebanon, PA | 22.9 |
| 16 | Meadville, PA | 22.3 |
| 17 | Indiana, PA | 21.7 |
| 18 | Butler, PA | 21.4 |
| 18 | Columbia, PA | 21.4 |
| 20 | Philadelphia, PA | 21.4 |
| 21 | York, PA | 21.2 |
| 22 | Allentown, PA | 21 |
| 23 | West Chester, PA | 20.5 |
| 24 | Wilkinsburg, PA | 20.4 |
| 25 | Lancaster, PA | 20.3 |
| 26 | Pittsburgh, PA | 20.1 |
| 27 | Sharon, PA | 20 |
| 28 | Pottsville, PA | 19.9 |
| 29 | Nanticoke, PA | 19.4 |
| 30 | Norristown, PA | 18.5 |
| 31 | Kingston, PA | 18.3 |
| 32 | Coatesville, PA | 18.1 |
| 33 | Pottstown, PA | 17.5 |
| 34 | Washington, PA | 16.8 |
| 35 | Altoona, PA | 16.6 |
| 36 | Berwick, PA | 16.5 |
| 37 | Easton, PA | 16.3 |
| 38 | New Kensington, PA | 16 |
| 39 | Bethlehem, PA | 15.7 |
| 40 | Chambersburg, PA | 15.3 |
| 41 | Carlisle, PA | 15.1 |
| 42 | Hanover, PA | 14.5 |
| 43 | Greensburg, PA | 14.4 |
| 44 | Munhall, PA | 13.9 |
| 45 | Yeadon, PA | 12.6 |
| 46 | Dunmore, PA | 12 |
| 47 | Lansdowne, PA | 11.8 |
| 48 | Lansdale, PA | 11.3 |
| 49 | West Mifflin, PA | 11.2 |
| 50 | Hermitage, PA | 10.9 |
| 51 | Monroeville, PA | 10.7 |
| 52 | Waynesboro, PA | 10.2 |
| 53 | Baldwin, PA | 9.5 |
| 54 | Phoenixville, PA | 8.2 |
| 55 | Ephrata, PA | 7.9 |
| 56 | St. Marys, PA | 7.9 |
| 57 | Lower Burrell, PA | 7.8 |
| 58 | Elizabethtown, PA | 7.6 |
| 59 | Emmaus, PA | 7.3 |
| 60 | Wyomissing, PA | 7.3 |
| 61 | Whitehall, PA | 6.7 |
| 62 | Northampton, PA | 6.7 |
| 63 | Mechanicsburg, PA | 5.6 |
| 64 | Bethel Park, PA | 4 |
| 65 | Plum, PA | 3.6 |
| 66 | Jefferson Hills, PA | 2.8 |
| 67 | Murrysville, PA | 2.5 |
| 68 | Franklin Park, PA | 0.7 |