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Interpretation of Demographics Data

Demographic Data Report for Pennsylvania by County
Workforce: Unemployed
Ages 16+, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Percent

United States

2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
Value (Percent) : The value is 5.2 percent.
People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 8,902,365.
Rank within US : N/A

Pennsylvania

2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
Value (Percent) : The value is 5.3 percent.
People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 351,289.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 35 of 52

Juniata County

2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
Value (Percent) : The value is 2.1 percent.
People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 240.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 294 of 3143

Union County

2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
Value (Percent) : The value is 2.2 percent.
People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 387.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 318 of 3143

Snyder County

2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
Value (Percent) : The value is 2.4 percent.
People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 480.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 390 of 3143

Forest County

2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
Value (Percent) : The value is 2.5 percent.
People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 47.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 425 of 3143

Mifflin County

2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
Value (Percent) : The value is 2.7 percent.
People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 581.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 513 of 3143

Fulton County

2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
Value (Percent) : The value is 2.9 percent.
People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 206.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 593 of 3143

Montour County

2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
Value (Percent) : The value is 2.9 percent.
People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 255.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 593 of 3143

Perry County

2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
Value (Percent) : The value is 3.1 percent.
People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 724.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 683 of 3143

Adams County

2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
Value (Percent) : The value is 3.4 percent.
People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 1,885.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 874 of 3143

Lancaster County

2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
Value (Percent) : The value is 3.4 percent.
People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 9,809.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 874 of 3143

Cumberland County

2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
Value (Percent) : The value is 3.7 percent.
People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 5,124.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1072 of 3143

Northumberland County

2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
Value (Percent) : The value is 3.7 percent.
People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 1,568.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1072 of 3143

Chester County

2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
Value (Percent) : The value is 3.8 percent.
People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 11,299.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1144 of 3143

Potter County

2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
Value (Percent) : The value is 3.8 percent.
People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 279.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1144 of 3143

Bedford County

2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
Value (Percent) : The value is 3.9 percent.
People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 885.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1215 of 3143

Franklin County

2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
Value (Percent) : The value is 4.0 percent.
People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 3,129.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1281 of 3143

Jefferson County

2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
Value (Percent) : The value is 4.2 percent.
People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 858.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1388 of 3143

Armstrong County

2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
Value (Percent) : The value is 4.3 percent.
People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 1,335.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1450 of 3143

Centre County

2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
Value (Percent) : The value is 4.3 percent.
People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 3,263.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1450 of 3143

Lebanon County

2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
Value (Percent) : The value is 4.3 percent.
People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 3,114.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1450 of 3143

Blair County

2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
Value (Percent) : The value is 4.4 percent.
People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 2,565.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1519 of 3143

Bucks County

2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
Value (Percent) : The value is 4.4 percent.
People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 15,527.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1519 of 3143

Butler County

2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
Value (Percent) : The value is 4.4 percent.
People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 4,506.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1519 of 3143

Warren County

2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
Value (Percent) : The value is 4.4 percent.
People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 754.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1519 of 3143

Dauphin County

2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
Value (Percent) : The value is 4.5 percent.
People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 6,735.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1607 of 3143

Montgomery County

2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
Value (Percent) : The value is 4.5 percent.
People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 21,318.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1607 of 3143

York County

2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
Value (Percent) : The value is 4.5 percent.
People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 11,026.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1607 of 3143

Huntingdon County

2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
Value (Percent) : The value is 4.6 percent.
People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 874.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1680 of 3143

Northampton County

2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
Value (Percent) : The value is 4.6 percent.
People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 7,665.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1680 of 3143

Tioga County

2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
Value (Percent) : The value is 4.6 percent.
People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 876.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1680 of 3143

Cambria County

2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
Value (Percent) : The value is 4.7 percent.
People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 2,765.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1740 of 3143

Washington County

2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
Value (Percent) : The value is 4.8 percent.
People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 5,088.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1807 of 3143

Westmoreland County

2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
Value (Percent) : The value is 4.8 percent.
People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 8,539.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1807 of 3143

Lackawanna County

2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
Value (Percent) : The value is 4.9 percent.
People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 5,182.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1886 of 3143

McKean County

2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
Value (Percent) : The value is 4.9 percent.
People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 885.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1886 of 3143

Somerset County

2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
Value (Percent) : The value is 4.9 percent.
People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 1,674.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1886 of 3143

Allegheny County

2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
Value (Percent) : The value is 5.0 percent.
People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 33,744.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1951 of 3143

Crawford County

2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
Value (Percent) : The value is 5.0 percent.
People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 1,843.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1951 of 3143

Wyoming County

2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
Value (Percent) : The value is 5.0 percent.
People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 630.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 1951 of 3143

Clarion County

2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
Value (Percent) : The value is 5.1 percent.
People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 937.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 2016 of 3143

Lycoming County

2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
Value (Percent) : The value is 5.1 percent.
People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 2,854.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 2016 of 3143

Beaver County

2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
Value (Percent) : The value is 5.3 percent.
People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 4,498.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 2125 of 3143

Mercer County

2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
Value (Percent) : The value is 5.3 percent.
People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 2,651.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 2125 of 3143

Berks County

2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
Value (Percent) : The value is 5.4 percent.
People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 12,197.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 2192 of 3143

Erie County

2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
Value (Percent) : The value is 5.4 percent.
People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 6,997.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 2192 of 3143

Clinton County

2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
Value (Percent) : The value is 5.6 percent.
People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 1,027.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 2306 of 3143

Greene County

2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
Value (Percent) : The value is 5.6 percent.
People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 829.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 2306 of 3143

Schuylkill County

2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
Value (Percent) : The value is 5.6 percent.
People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 3,852.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 2306 of 3143

Venango County

2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
Value (Percent) : The value is 5.6 percent.
People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 1,281.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 2306 of 3143

Elk County

2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
Value (Percent) : The value is 5.7 percent.
People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 873.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 2346 of 3143

Lawrence County

2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
Value (Percent) : The value is 5.7 percent.
People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 2,305.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 2346 of 3143

Luzerne County

2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
Value (Percent) : The value is 5.8 percent.
People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 9,426.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 2387 of 3143

Sullivan County

2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
Value (Percent) : The value is 5.8 percent.
People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 156.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 2387 of 3143

Clearfield County

2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
Value (Percent) : The value is 5.9 percent.
People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 2,151.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 2430 of 3143

Lehigh County

2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
Value (Percent) : The value is 5.9 percent.
People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 11,603.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 2430 of 3143

Susquehanna County

2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
Value (Percent) : The value is 5.9 percent.
People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 1,031.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 2430 of 3143

Columbia County

2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
Value (Percent) : The value is 6.0 percent.
People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 1,954.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 2486 of 3143

Wayne County

2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
Value (Percent) : The value is 6.0 percent.
People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 1,342.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 2486 of 3143

Bradford County

2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
Value (Percent) : The value is 6.3 percent.
People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 1,714.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 2574 of 3143

Fayette County

2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
Value (Percent) : The value is 6.3 percent.
People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 3,532.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 2574 of 3143

Indiana County

2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
Value (Percent) : The value is 6.7 percent.
People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 2,651.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 2695 of 3143

Delaware County

2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
Value (Percent) : The value is 6.9 percent.
People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 20,905.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 2742 of 3143

Monroe County

2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
Value (Percent) : The value is 6.9 percent.
People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 5,816.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 2742 of 3143

Carbon County

2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
Value (Percent) : The value is 7.5 percent.
People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 2,483.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 2843 of 3143

Pike County

2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
Value (Percent) : The value is 7.5 percent.
People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 2,155.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 2843 of 3143

Cameron County

2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
Value (Percent) : The value is 7.8 percent.
People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 153.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 2889 of 3143

Philadelphia County

2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
Value (Percent) : The value is 8.1 percent.
People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 66,252.
Rank within US : This county is ranked 2917 of 3143

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/22/2026 8:12 am.

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 Workforce: Unemployed, see the dictionary.

Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.

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