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

Cameron County had the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 67 counties in 2023, at 9.3%. Union County had the lowest, at 2.3%. The median was 4.8% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 5.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest9.3Cameron County
Lowest2.3Union County
Median4.867 counties
Pennsylvania5.3History

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 3.1 %Allegheny County: 4.9 %Armstrong County: 4.6 %Beaver County: 5.1 %Bedford County: 4.2 %Berks County: 5.3 %Blair County: 4.4 %Bradford County: 5.5 %Bucks County: 4.6 %Butler County: 4.3 %Cambria County: 4.7 %Cameron County: 9.3 %Carbon County: 7.1 %Centre County: 4 %Chester County: 3.9 %Clarion County: 5.1 %Clearfield County: 5.8 %Clinton County: 5.7 %Columbia County: 5.5 %Crawford County: 4.9 %Cumberland County: 3.4 %Dauphin County: 4.3 %Delaware County: 6.9 %Elk County: 6.2 %Erie County: 5.5 %Fayette County: 6.7 %Forest County: 3.1 %Franklin County: 3.6 %Fulton County: 3 %Greene County: 6.1 %Huntingdon County: 5.2 %Indiana County: 6.6 %Jefferson County: 4.7 %Juniata County: 2.5 %Lackawanna County: 4.7 %Lancaster County: 3.3 %Lawrence County: 6.2 %Lebanon County: 4.1 %Lehigh County: 5.5 %Luzerne County: 5.7 %Lycoming County: 5.4 %McKean County: 4.8 %Mercer County: 5.3 %Mifflin County: 3.3 %Monroe County: 6.4 %Montgomery County: 4.4 %Montour County: 2.6 %Northampton County: 4.8 %Northumberland County: 3.9 %Perry County: 3.2 %Philadelphia County: 8.4 %Pike County: 7.4 %Potter County: 4.5 %Schuylkill County: 5.2 %Snyder County: 2.4 %Somerset County: 5.3 %Sullivan County: 6.4 %Susquehanna County: 5.6 %Tioga County: 4.7 %Union County: 2.3 %Venango County: 6.3 %Warren County: 4.2 %Washington County: 4.9 %Wayne County: 6 %Westmoreland County: 4.8 %Wyoming County: 4.7 %York County: 4.4 %
  • Under 3.6
  • 3.6 to 4.4
  • 4.4 to 4.8
  • 4.8 to 5.4
  • 5.4 to 6.2
  • 6.2 and over
%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Cameron County: 9.3 %Cameron County9.3Philadelphia County: 8.4 %Philadelphia County8.4Pike County: 7.4 %Pike County7.4Carbon County: 7.1 %Carbon County7.1Delaware County: 6.9 %Delaware County6.9Fayette County: 6.7 %Fayette County6.7Indiana County: 6.6 %Indiana County6.6Monroe County: 6.4 %Monroe County6.4Sullivan County: 6.4 %Sullivan County6.4Venango County: 6.3 %Venango County6.3Elk County: 6.2 %Elk County6.2Lawrence County: 6.2 %Lawrence County6.2Greene County: 6.1 %Greene County6.1Wayne County: 6 %Wayne County6Clearfield County: 5.8 %Clearfield County5.8Luzerne County: 5.7 %Luzerne County5.7Clinton County: 5.7 %Clinton County5.7Susquehanna County: 5.6 %Susquehanna County5.6Erie County: 5.5 %Erie County5.5Columbia County: 5.5 %Columbia County5.5Lehigh County: 5.5 %Lehigh County5.5Bradford County: 5.5 %Bradford County5.5Lycoming County: 5.4 %Lycoming County5.4Somerset County: 5.3 %Somerset County5.3Mercer County: 5.3 %Mercer County5.3Berks County: 5.3 %Berks County5.3Schuylkill County: 5.2 %Schuylkill County5.2Huntingdon County: 5.2 %Huntingdon County5.2Beaver County: 5.1 %Beaver County5.1Clarion County: 5.1 %Clarion County5.1Allegheny County: 4.9 %Allegheny County4.9Washington County: 4.9 %Washington County4.9Crawford County: 4.9 %Crawford County4.9Westmoreland County: 4.8 %Westmoreland County4.8McKean County: 4.8 %McKean County4.8Northampton County: 4.8 %Northampton County4.8Cambria County: 4.7 %Cambria County4.7Jefferson County: 4.7 %Jefferson County4.7Lackawanna County: 4.7 %Lackawanna County4.7Wyoming County: 4.7 %Wyoming County4.7Cameron County: 9.3 %Cameron County9.3Philadelphia County: 8.4 %Philadelphia County8.4Pike County: 7.4 %Pike County7.4Carbon County: 7.1 %Carbon County7.1Delaware County: 6.9 %Delaware County6.9Fayette County: 6.7 %Fayette County6.7Indiana County: 6.6 %Indiana County6.6Monroe County: 6.4 %Monroe County6.4Sullivan County: 6.4 %Sullivan County6.4Venango County: 6.3 %Venango County6.3Elk County: 6.2 %Elk County6.2Lawrence County: 6.2 %Lawrence County6.2Greene County: 6.1 %Greene County6.1Wayne County: 6 %Wayne County6Clearfield County: 5.8 %Clearfield County5.8Luzerne County: 5.7 %Luzerne County5.7Clinton County: 5.7 %Clinton County5.7Susquehanna County: 5.6 %Susquehanna County5.6Erie County: 5.5 %Erie County5.5Columbia County: 5.5 %Columbia County5.5Lehigh County: 5.5 %Lehigh County5.5Bradford County: 5.5 %Bradford County5.5Lycoming County: 5.4 %Lycoming County5.4Somerset County: 5.3 %Somerset County5.3Mercer County: 5.3 %Mercer County5.3Berks County: 5.3 %Berks County5.3Schuylkill County: 5.2 %Schuylkill County5.2Huntingdon County: 5.2 %Huntingdon County5.2Beaver County: 5.1 %Beaver County5.1Clarion County: 5.1 %Clarion County5.1Allegheny County: 4.9 %Allegheny County4.9Washington County: 4.9 %Washington County4.9Crawford County: 4.9 %Crawford County4.9Westmoreland County: 4.8 %Westmoreland County4.8McKean County: 4.8 %McKean County4.8Northampton County: 4.8 %Northampton County4.8Cambria County: 4.7 %Cambria County4.7Jefferson County: 4.7 %Jefferson County4.7Lackawanna County: 4.7 %Lackawanna County4.7Wyoming County: 4.7 %Wyoming County4.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Cameron County9.3+2.2 pts
2Philadelphia County8.4-0.3 pts
3Pike County7.4-1.2 pts
4Carbon County7.1+0.2 pts
5Delaware County6.9+0.1 pts
6Fayette County6.7-0.5 pts
7Indiana County6.6+0.2 pts
8Monroe County6.4+0.1 pts
9Sullivan County6.4+0.9 pts
10Venango County6.3-0.3 pts
11Elk County6.2-0.3 pts
12Lawrence County6.2-0.6 pts
13Greene County6.1+0.9 pts
14Wayne County6+0.1 pts
15Clearfield County5.8-0.2 pts
16Luzerne County5.7-0.1 pts
17Clinton County5.7+0.4 pts
18Susquehanna County5.6-0.2 pts
19Erie County5.5+0.1 pts
20Columbia County5.5+0.8 pts
21Lehigh County5.5-0.3 pts
22Bradford County5.5+0.7 pts
23Lycoming County5.4+0.1 pts
24Somerset County5.3+0.1 pts
25Mercer County5.3-0.2 pts
26Berks County5.3-0.1 pts
27Schuylkill County5.2-0.1 pts
28Huntingdon County5.2+0.1 pts
29Beaver County5.1-0.5 pts
30Clarion County5.1-0.5 pts
31Allegheny County4.9-0 pts
32Washington County4.9-0.1 pts
33Crawford County4.9-0.8 pts
34Westmoreland County4.8-0.1 pts
35McKean County4.8-0.5 pts
36Northampton County4.8+0.1 pts
37Cambria County4.7-0.2 pts
37Jefferson County4.7-0.6 pts
39Lackawanna County4.7-0.1 pts
40Wyoming County4.7+0.3 pts
41Tioga County4.7+0.2 pts
42Armstrong County4.6-0.5 pts
43Bucks County4.6-0.1 pts
44Potter County4.5-0.4 pts
45Blair County4.4+0.3 pts
46York County4.4-0.2 pts
47Montgomery County4.4-0.2 pts
48Dauphin County4.30 pts
49Butler County4.3-0.4 pts
50Warren County4.2-0.1 pts
51Bedford County4.2-0.1 pts
52Lebanon County4.1-0.3 pts
53Centre County40 pts
54Northumberland County3.9-0.8 pts
55Chester County3.9-0.1 pts
56Franklin County3.6+0.1 pts
57Cumberland County3.4-0.3 pts
58Lancaster County3.3-0.1 pts
59Mifflin County3.3-0.6 pts
60Perry County3.2-0.2 pts
61Forest County3.1-1.1 pts
62Adams County3.1-0.3 pts
63Fulton County3-0.7 pts
64Montour County2.6+0.2 pts
65Juniata County2.5-0.6 pts
66Snyder County2.4+0.2 pts
67Union County2.3-1.1 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/pennsylvania-counties?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/pennsylvania-counties?period=2023.

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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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/pennsylvania-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Cameron County, with 9.3% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Union County, with 2.3% in 2023.

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