Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for Pennsylvania by County
Poverty: Persons below 150% of poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Percent
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (<150% Of Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | N/A | 18.8 | 2,371,480 | 23 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 20.1 | 65,780,589 | N/A |
| Chester County | Urban | 10.0 | 53,295 | 69 |
| Bucks County | Urban | 10.1 | 64,656 | 72 |
| Montgomery County | Urban | 10.6 | 89,992 | 93 |
| Cumberland County | Urban | 13.1 | 33,404 | 244 |
| Butler County | Urban | 13.2 | 25,265 | 250 |
| Lancaster County | Urban | 14.0 | 76,160 | 305 |
| York County | Urban | 14.0 | 63,576 | 305 |
| Adams County | Urban | 14.1 | 14,336 | 316 |
| Northampton County | Urban | 15.3 | 46,822 | 450 |
| Perry County | Urban | 15.3 | 7,011 | 450 |
| Pike County | Rural | 15.8 | 9,465 | 512 |
| Franklin County | Urban | 16.1 | 24,969 | 551 |
| Delaware County | Urban | 16.2 | 90,301 | 565 |
| Beaver County | Urban | 16.3 | 26,670 | 581 |
| Washington County | Urban | 16.4 | 33,527 | 595 |
| Montour County | Rural | 16.5 | 2,851 | 609 |
| Union County | Rural | 16.6 | 5,594 | 627 |
| Westmoreland County | Urban | 16.7 | 57,590 | 651 |
| Lebanon County | Urban | 16.8 | 23,512 | 666 |
| Allegheny County | Urban | 17.4 | 209,052 | 759 |
| Elk County | Rural | 17.9 | 5,405 | 826 |
| Huntingdon County | Rural | 18.1 | 6,999 | 854 |
| Juniata County | Rural | 18.1 | 4,183 | 854 |
| Fulton County | Rural | 18.3 | 2,638 | 886 |
| Wyoming County | Urban | 18.3 | 4,604 | 886 |
| Monroe County | Rural | 18.4 | 30,288 | 905 |
| Snyder County | Rural | 18.5 | 6,739 | 923 |
| Sullivan County | Rural | 18.5 | 1,047 | 923 |
| Berks County | Urban | 19.4 | 81,677 | 1,063 |
| Dauphin County | Urban | 19.6 | 55,905 | 1,087 |
| Somerset County | Rural | 19.6 | 13,450 | 1,087 |
| Lehigh County | Urban | 19.7 | 72,955 | 1,103 |
| Greene County | Rural | 20.1 | 6,382 | 1,154 |
| Armstrong County | Urban | 20.2 | 12,891 | 1,174 |
| Carbon County | Urban | 20.3 | 13,001 | 1,183 |
| Forest County | Rural | 20.8 | 891 | 1,264 |
| Susquehanna County | Rural | 20.9 | 7,922 | 1,283 |
| Wayne County | Rural | 20.9 | 10,059 | 1,283 |
| Blair County | Urban | 21.0 | 24,594 | 1,305 |
| Lawrence County | Urban | 21.0 | 17,394 | 1,305 |
| Schuylkill County | Rural | 21.3 | 29,012 | 1,353 |
| Tioga County | Rural | 21.4 | 8,568 | 1,369 |
| Warren County | Rural | 21.6 | 8,040 | 1,401 |
| Cameron County | Rural | 21.8 | 957 | 1,433 |
| Lycoming County | Urban | 21.9 | 23,600 | 1,441 |
| Mercer County | Rural | 22.0 | 22,533 | 1,453 |
| Bradford County | Rural | 22.1 | 13,098 | 1,476 |
| Cambria County | Urban | 22.3 | 27,944 | 1,523 |
| Bedford County | Rural | 22.4 | 10,530 | 1,547 |
| Clarion County | Rural | 22.7 | 8,097 | 1,591 |
| Northumberland County | Rural | 22.8 | 19,826 | 1,606 |
| Columbia County | Rural | 23.1 | 14,171 | 1,644 |
| Jefferson County | Rural | 23.1 | 9,907 | 1,644 |
| Potter County | Rural | 23.1 | 3,681 | 1,644 |
| Lackawanna County | Urban | 23.2 | 48,252 | 1,664 |
| Centre County | Urban | 23.4 | 32,016 | 1,696 |
| Clearfield County | Rural | 23.5 | 17,354 | 1,712 |
| Venango County | Rural | 23.5 | 11,479 | 1,712 |
| McKean County | Rural | 23.8 | 8,816 | 1,757 |
| Clinton County | Rural | 23.9 | 8,593 | 1,772 |
| Erie County | Urban | 24.2 | 61,964 | 1,813 |
| Indiana County | Rural | 24.2 | 18,863 | 1,813 |
| Luzerne County | Urban | 24.5 | 77,692 | 1,857 |
| Fayette County | Urban | 25.3 | 30,785 | 1,958 |
| Crawford County | Rural | 25.6 | 20,039 | 1,995 |
| Mifflin County | Rural | 26.3 | 11,903 | 2,102 |
| Philadelphia County | Urban | 31.7 | 486,688 | 2,651 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/22/2026 5:34 pm.
Φ Rural–urban county classifications are based on the 2023 USDA Rural–Urban Continuum Codes (except for Connecticut Counties which use 2013 codes). State-level cancer rates for rural areas are calculated using cancer cases registered exclusively in rural counties, while state-level cancer rates for urban areas are calculated using cases registered exclusively in urban counties.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Persons below 150% of poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.