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Counties in Pennsylvania by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

Philadelphia County had the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 67 counties in 2024, at 8.2%. Juniata County had the lowest, at 2.1%. The median was 4.9% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 5.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest8.2Philadelphia County
Lowest2.1Juniata County
Median4.967 counties
Pennsylvania5.3History

Map of counties, 2024

Adams County: 3.4 %Allegheny County: 5 %Armstrong County: 4.3 %Beaver County: 5.3 %Bedford County: 3.9 %Berks County: 5.4 %Blair County: 4.4 %Bradford County: 6.3 %Bucks County: 4.4 %Butler County: 4.4 %Cambria County: 4.7 %Cameron County: 7.8 %Carbon County: 7.5 %Centre County: 4.3 %Chester County: 3.8 %Clarion County: 5.1 %Clearfield County: 5.9 %Clinton County: 5.6 %Columbia County: 6 %Crawford County: 5 %Cumberland County: 3.7 %Dauphin County: 4.5 %Delaware County: 6.9 %Elk County: 5.7 %Erie County: 5.4 %Fayette County: 6.3 %Forest County: 2.5 %Franklin County: 4 %Fulton County: 2.9 %Greene County: 5.6 %Huntingdon County: 4.6 %Indiana County: 6.7 %Jefferson County: 4.2 %Juniata County: 2.1 %Lackawanna County: 4.9 %Lancaster County: 3.4 %Lawrence County: 5.7 %Lebanon County: 4.3 %Lehigh County: 5.9 %Luzerne County: 5.8 %Lycoming County: 5.1 %McKean County: 4.9 %Mercer County: 5.3 %Mifflin County: 2.7 %Monroe County: 6.9 %Montgomery County: 4.5 %Montour County: 2.9 %Northampton County: 4.6 %Northumberland County: 3.7 %Perry County: 3.1 %Philadelphia County: 8.2 %Pike County: 7.5 %Potter County: 3.8 %Schuylkill County: 5.6 %Snyder County: 2.4 %Somerset County: 4.9 %Sullivan County: 5.8 %Susquehanna County: 5.9 %Tioga County: 4.6 %Union County: 2.2 %Venango County: 5.6 %Warren County: 4.4 %Washington County: 4.8 %Wayne County: 6 %Westmoreland County: 4.8 %Wyoming County: 5 %York County: 4.5 %
  • Under 3.7
  • 3.7 to 4.4
  • 4.4 to 4.9
  • 4.9 to 5.4
  • 5.4 to 5.9
  • 5.9 and over
%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Philadelphia County: 8.2 %Philadelphia County8.2Cameron County: 7.8 %Cameron County7.8Pike County: 7.5 %Pike County7.5Carbon County: 7.5 %Carbon County7.5Monroe County: 6.9 %Monroe County6.9Delaware County: 6.9 %Delaware County6.9Indiana County: 6.7 %Indiana County6.7Bradford County: 6.3 %Bradford County6.3Fayette County: 6.3 %Fayette County6.3Wayne County: 6 %Wayne County6Columbia County: 6 %Columbia County6Clearfield County: 5.9 %Clearfield County5.9Lehigh County: 5.9 %Lehigh County5.9Susquehanna County: 5.9 %Susquehanna County5.9Sullivan County: 5.8 %Sullivan County5.8Luzerne County: 5.8 %Luzerne County5.8Lawrence County: 5.7 %Lawrence County5.7Elk County: 5.7 %Elk County5.7Clinton County: 5.6 %Clinton County5.6Greene County: 5.6 %Greene County5.6Schuylkill County: 5.6 %Schuylkill County5.6Venango County: 5.6 %Venango County5.6Berks County: 5.4 %Berks County5.4Erie County: 5.4 %Erie County5.4Mercer County: 5.3 %Mercer County5.3Beaver County: 5.3 %Beaver County5.3Lycoming County: 5.1 %Lycoming County5.1Clarion County: 5.1 %Clarion County5.1Allegheny County: 5 %Allegheny County5Crawford County: 5 %Crawford County5Wyoming County: 5 %Wyoming County5Somerset County: 4.9 %Somerset County4.9Lackawanna County: 4.9 %Lackawanna County4.9McKean County: 4.9 %McKean County4.9Washington County: 4.8 %Washington County4.8Westmoreland County: 4.8 %Westmoreland County4.8Cambria County: 4.7 %Cambria County4.7Huntingdon County: 4.6 %Huntingdon County4.6Northampton County: 4.6 %Northampton County4.6Tioga County: 4.6 %Tioga County4.6Philadelphia County: 8.2 %Philadelphia County8.2Cameron County: 7.8 %Cameron County7.8Pike County: 7.5 %Pike County7.5Carbon County: 7.5 %Carbon County7.5Monroe County: 6.9 %Monroe County6.9Delaware County: 6.9 %Delaware County6.9Indiana County: 6.7 %Indiana County6.7Bradford County: 6.3 %Bradford County6.3Fayette County: 6.3 %Fayette County6.3Wayne County: 6 %Wayne County6Columbia County: 6 %Columbia County6Clearfield County: 5.9 %Clearfield County5.9Lehigh County: 5.9 %Lehigh County5.9Susquehanna County: 5.9 %Susquehanna County5.9Sullivan County: 5.8 %Sullivan County5.8Luzerne County: 5.8 %Luzerne County5.8Lawrence County: 5.7 %Lawrence County5.7Elk County: 5.7 %Elk County5.7Clinton County: 5.6 %Clinton County5.6Greene County: 5.6 %Greene County5.6Schuylkill County: 5.6 %Schuylkill County5.6Venango County: 5.6 %Venango County5.6Berks County: 5.4 %Berks County5.4Erie County: 5.4 %Erie County5.4Mercer County: 5.3 %Mercer County5.3Beaver County: 5.3 %Beaver County5.3Lycoming County: 5.1 %Lycoming County5.1Clarion County: 5.1 %Clarion County5.1Allegheny County: 5 %Allegheny County5Crawford County: 5 %Crawford County5Wyoming County: 5 %Wyoming County5Somerset County: 4.9 %Somerset County4.9Lackawanna County: 4.9 %Lackawanna County4.9McKean County: 4.9 %McKean County4.9Washington County: 4.8 %Washington County4.8Westmoreland County: 4.8 %Westmoreland County4.8Cambria County: 4.7 %Cambria County4.7Huntingdon County: 4.6 %Huntingdon County4.6Northampton County: 4.6 %Northampton County4.6Tioga County: 4.6 %Tioga County4.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Philadelphia County8.2-0.3 pts
2Cameron County7.8-1.5 pts
3Pike County7.5+0.1 pts
4Carbon County7.5+0.4 pts
5Monroe County6.9+0.5 pts
6Delaware County6.90 pts
7Indiana County6.7+0.1 pts
8Bradford County6.3+0.8 pts
9Fayette County6.3-0.5 pts
10Wayne County6-0 pts
11Columbia County6+0.5 pts
12Clearfield County5.9+0.1 pts
13Lehigh County5.9+0.4 pts
14Susquehanna County5.9+0.3 pts
15Sullivan County5.8-0.6 pts
16Luzerne County5.8+0.1 pts
17Lawrence County5.7-0.5 pts
18Elk County5.7-0.6 pts
19Clinton County5.6-0.1 pts
20Greene County5.6-0.4 pts
20Schuylkill County5.6+0.4 pts
22Venango County5.6-0.7 pts
23Berks County5.4+0.2 pts
24Erie County5.4-0.1 pts
25Mercer County5.3+0.1 pts
26Beaver County5.3+0.2 pts
27Lycoming County5.1-0.2 pts
28Clarion County5.1-0 pts
29Allegheny County5+0.1 pts
30Crawford County5+0.1 pts
31Wyoming County5+0.3 pts
32Somerset County4.9-0.4 pts
33Lackawanna County4.9+0.2 pts
34McKean County4.9+0.1 pts
35Washington County4.8-0.1 pts
35Westmoreland County4.8-0 pts
37Cambria County4.7-0.1 pts
38Huntingdon County4.6-0.5 pts
39Northampton County4.6-0.2 pts
40Tioga County4.6-0.1 pts
41Dauphin County4.5+0.2 pts
42York County4.5+0.1 pts
43Montgomery County4.5+0.1 pts
44Butler County4.4+0.1 pts
45Bucks County4.4-0.2 pts
45Warren County4.4+0.2 pts
47Blair County4.4-0.1 pts
48Armstrong County4.3-0.3 pts
49Lebanon County4.3+0.2 pts
50Centre County4.3+0.3 pts
51Jefferson County4.2-0.6 pts
52Franklin County4+0.4 pts
53Bedford County3.9-0.3 pts
54Potter County3.8-0.7 pts
55Chester County3.8-0.1 pts
56Northumberland County3.7-0.2 pts
57Cumberland County3.7+0.3 pts
58Lancaster County3.4+0.1 pts
59Adams County3.4+0.3 pts
60Perry County3.1-0.1 pts
61Montour County2.9+0.3 pts
62Fulton County2.9-0.1 pts
63Mifflin County2.7-0.6 pts
64Forest County2.5-0.7 pts
65Snyder County2.4+0.1 pts
66Union County2.2-0.1 pts
67Juniata County2.1-0.4 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Unemployed civilians aged 16 and over as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

An average over five years of survey responses, so it moves slowly. The official monthly and annual rates for states and counties are unemployment_rate, from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

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.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Pennsylvania by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Pennsylvania by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/pennsylvania-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Pennsylvania by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/pennsylvania-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Pennsylvania by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/pennsylvania-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Philadelphia County, with 8.2% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Juniata County, with 2.1% in 2024.

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