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

Philadelphia County had the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 67 counties in 2022, at 8.7%. Snyder County had the lowest, at 2.2%. The median was 5% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 5.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest8.7Philadelphia County
Lowest2.2Snyder County
Median567 counties
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Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 3.4 %Allegheny County: 5 %Armstrong County: 5.1 %Beaver County: 5.6 %Bedford County: 4.3 %Berks County: 5.4 %Blair County: 4.2 %Bradford County: 4.8 %Bucks County: 4.6 %Butler County: 4.7 %Cambria County: 5 %Cameron County: 7.1 %Carbon County: 6.9 %Centre County: 4 %Chester County: 4 %Clarion County: 5.6 %Clearfield County: 6 %Clinton County: 5.4 %Columbia County: 4.8 %Crawford County: 5.6 %Cumberland County: 3.7 %Dauphin County: 4.3 %Delaware County: 6.8 %Elk County: 6.5 %Erie County: 5.5 %Fayette County: 7.2 %Forest County: 4.3 %Franklin County: 3.4 %Fulton County: 3.7 %Greene County: 5.2 %Huntingdon County: 5.1 %Indiana County: 6.5 %Jefferson County: 5.4 %Juniata County: 3.1 %Lackawanna County: 4.8 %Lancaster County: 3.4 %Lawrence County: 6.8 %Lebanon County: 4.4 %Lehigh County: 5.8 %Luzerne County: 5.9 %Lycoming County: 5.3 %McKean County: 5.3 %Mercer County: 5.5 %Mifflin County: 3.9 %Monroe County: 6.3 %Montgomery County: 4.5 %Montour County: 2.4 %Northampton County: 4.7 %Northumberland County: 4.7 %Perry County: 3.4 %Philadelphia County: 8.7 %Pike County: 8.5 %Potter County: 4.8 %Schuylkill County: 5.3 %Snyder County: 2.2 %Somerset County: 5.2 %Sullivan County: 5.5 %Susquehanna County: 5.8 %Tioga County: 4.5 %Union County: 3.5 %Venango County: 6.7 %Warren County: 4.3 %Washington County: 5 %Wayne County: 5.9 %Westmoreland County: 5 %Wyoming County: 4.5 %York County: 4.6 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Philadelphia County: 8.7 %Philadelphia County8.7Pike County: 8.5 %Pike County8.5Fayette County: 7.2 %Fayette County7.2Cameron County: 7.1 %Cameron County7.1Carbon County: 6.9 %Carbon County6.9Delaware County: 6.8 %Delaware County6.8Lawrence County: 6.8 %Lawrence County6.8Venango County: 6.7 %Venango County6.7Elk County: 6.5 %Elk County6.5Indiana County: 6.5 %Indiana County6.5Monroe County: 6.3 %Monroe County6.3Clearfield County: 6 %Clearfield County6Wayne County: 5.9 %Wayne County5.9Luzerne County: 5.9 %Luzerne County5.9Susquehanna County: 5.8 %Susquehanna County5.8Lehigh County: 5.8 %Lehigh County5.8Crawford County: 5.6 %Crawford County5.6Beaver County: 5.6 %Beaver County5.6Clarion County: 5.6 %Clarion County5.6Sullivan County: 5.5 %Sullivan County5.5Mercer County: 5.5 %Mercer County5.5Erie County: 5.5 %Erie County5.5Berks County: 5.4 %Berks County5.4Jefferson County: 5.4 %Jefferson County5.4Clinton County: 5.4 %Clinton County5.4Lycoming County: 5.3 %Lycoming County5.3Schuylkill County: 5.3 %Schuylkill County5.3McKean County: 5.3 %McKean County5.3Somerset County: 5.2 %Somerset County5.2Greene County: 5.2 %Greene County5.2Huntingdon County: 5.1 %Huntingdon County5.1Armstrong County: 5.1 %Armstrong County5.1Washington County: 5 %Washington County5Westmoreland County: 5 %Westmoreland County5Allegheny County: 5 %Allegheny County5Cambria County: 5 %Cambria County5Potter County: 4.8 %Potter County4.8Lackawanna County: 4.8 %Lackawanna County4.8Bradford County: 4.8 %Bradford County4.8Columbia County: 4.8 %Columbia County4.8Philadelphia County: 8.7 %Philadelphia County8.7Pike County: 8.5 %Pike County8.5Fayette County: 7.2 %Fayette County7.2Cameron County: 7.1 %Cameron County7.1Carbon County: 6.9 %Carbon County6.9Delaware County: 6.8 %Delaware County6.8Lawrence County: 6.8 %Lawrence County6.8Venango County: 6.7 %Venango County6.7Elk County: 6.5 %Elk County6.5Indiana County: 6.5 %Indiana County6.5Monroe County: 6.3 %Monroe County6.3Clearfield County: 6 %Clearfield County6Wayne County: 5.9 %Wayne County5.9Luzerne County: 5.9 %Luzerne County5.9Susquehanna County: 5.8 %Susquehanna County5.8Lehigh County: 5.8 %Lehigh County5.8Crawford County: 5.6 %Crawford County5.6Beaver County: 5.6 %Beaver County5.6Clarion County: 5.6 %Clarion County5.6Sullivan County: 5.5 %Sullivan County5.5Mercer County: 5.5 %Mercer County5.5Erie County: 5.5 %Erie County5.5Berks County: 5.4 %Berks County5.4Jefferson County: 5.4 %Jefferson County5.4Clinton County: 5.4 %Clinton County5.4Lycoming County: 5.3 %Lycoming County5.3Schuylkill County: 5.3 %Schuylkill County5.3McKean County: 5.3 %McKean County5.3Somerset County: 5.2 %Somerset County5.2Greene County: 5.2 %Greene County5.2Huntingdon County: 5.1 %Huntingdon County5.1Armstrong County: 5.1 %Armstrong County5.1Washington County: 5 %Washington County5Westmoreland County: 5 %Westmoreland County5Allegheny County: 5 %Allegheny County5Cambria County: 5 %Cambria County5Potter County: 4.8 %Potter County4.8Lackawanna County: 4.8 %Lackawanna County4.8Bradford County: 4.8 %Bradford County4.8Columbia County: 4.8 %Columbia County4.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Philadelphia County8.7-0.3 pts
2Pike County8.5+0.1 pts
3Fayette County7.2-0 pts
4Cameron County7.1-1.6 pts
5Carbon County6.9+0.3 pts
6Delaware County6.8+0.2 pts
7Lawrence County6.8-0 pts
8Venango County6.7-0.3 pts
9Elk County6.5+0.3 pts
10Indiana County6.5-0.2 pts
11Monroe County6.3-0 pts
12Clearfield County6-0.4 pts
13Wayne County5.9+0.3 pts
14Luzerne County5.9-0.1 pts
15Susquehanna County5.8-0.5 pts
16Lehigh County5.8-0.3 pts
17Crawford County5.6-0.6 pts
18Beaver County5.6-0.1 pts
19Clarion County5.6-0.8 pts
20Sullivan County5.5-0.1 pts
21Mercer County5.5-0.4 pts
22Erie County5.5-0.4 pts
23Berks County5.4-0.3 pts
24Jefferson County5.4+0.2 pts
25Clinton County5.4-0.1 pts
26Lycoming County5.3+0.1 pts
26Schuylkill County5.3-0.5 pts
28McKean County5.3-0.9 pts
29Somerset County5.2-0.2 pts
30Greene County5.2+0.5 pts
31Huntingdon County5.1-0.5 pts
32Armstrong County5.1-0.6 pts
33Washington County5-0.1 pts
34Westmoreland County5-0 pts
35Allegheny County5-0.1 pts
35Cambria County5-0.3 pts
37Potter County4.8-1.3 pts
38Lackawanna County4.8+0.1 pts
39Bradford County4.8-0.4 pts
40Columbia County4.8-0.1 pts
41Northumberland County4.7+0.1 pts
42Butler County4.7-0.2 pts
42Northampton County4.7-0.1 pts
44Bucks County4.6+0.1 pts
45York County4.6-0.1 pts
46Montgomery County4.5-0 pts
47Tioga County4.5-0.2 pts
48Wyoming County4.5-1 pts
49Lebanon County4.4-0.3 pts
50Warren County4.3-0.9 pts
51Dauphin County4.3-0.2 pts
52Forest County4.3-1.8 pts
53Bedford County4.3-0.5 pts
54Blair County4.2-0.7 pts
55Centre County4-0.3 pts
56Chester County4-0.2 pts
57Mifflin County3.9-0.2 pts
58Fulton County3.7-1.2 pts
59Cumberland County3.7+0.1 pts
60Union County3.5+0.3 pts
61Franklin County3.4-0.4 pts
62Adams County3.4-0.1 pts
63Perry County3.40 pts
64Lancaster County3.4-0.1 pts
65Juniata County3.1+0.3 pts
66Montour County2.4-0.2 pts
67Snyder County2.2-0.2 pts

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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.

How to cite

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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/pennsylvania-counties?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/pennsylvania-counties?period=2022.

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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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/pennsylvania-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Philadelphia County, with 8.7% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Snyder County, with 2.2% in 2022.

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