Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for Pennsylvania by County
Poverty: Families below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Rank
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
Families (Below Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties) 
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | N/A | 8.7 | 7,176,933 | N/A |
| Pennsylvania | N/A | 8.1 | 264,862 | 27 of 52 |
| Philadelphia County | Urban | 17.5 | 61,667 | 2,882 |
| Cameron County | Rural | 13.0 | 173 | 2,410 |
| Forest County | Rural | 12.6 | 134 | 2,341 |
| Fayette County | Urban | 12.3 | 4,128 | 2,288 |
| Jefferson County | Rural | 11.3 | 1,304 | 2,101 |
| Luzerne County | Urban | 11.3 | 9,284 | 2,101 |
| Mifflin County | Rural | 11.3 | 1,408 | 2,101 |
| Erie County | Urban | 10.7 | 7,052 | 1,959 |
| Lackawanna County | Urban | 10.7 | 5,761 | 1,959 |
| Clearfield County | Rural | 10.3 | 2,106 | 1,873 |
| Greene County | Rural | 10.1 | 963 | 1,830 |
| McKean County | Rural | 10.1 | 1,025 | 1,830 |
| Clinton County | Rural | 9.7 | 943 | 1,757 |
| Columbia County | Rural | 9.6 | 1,520 | 1,726 |
| Bradford County | Rural | 9.5 | 1,477 | 1,694 |
| Mercer County | Rural | 9.5 | 2,771 | 1,694 |
| Wayne County | Rural | 9.3 | 1,241 | 1,646 |
| Dauphin County | Urban | 9.2 | 6,718 | 1,613 |
| Crawford County | Rural | 9.0 | 1,954 | 1,551 |
| Cambria County | Urban | 8.9 | 2,948 | 1,520 |
| Fulton County | Rural | 8.9 | 369 | 1,520 |
| Monroe County | Rural | 8.7 | 3,732 | 1,453 |
| Northumberland County | Rural | 8.6 | 2,029 | 1,424 |
| Blair County | Urban | 8.5 | 2,660 | 1,400 |
| Huntingdon County | Rural | 8.5 | 914 | 1,400 |
| Carbon County | Urban | 8.4 | 1,424 | 1,362 |
| Lycoming County | Urban | 8.4 | 2,446 | 1,362 |
| Venango County | Rural | 8.4 | 1,161 | 1,362 |
| Berks County | Urban | 8.3 | 8,900 | 1,320 |
| Tioga County | Rural | 8.3 | 935 | 1,320 |
| Lehigh County | Urban | 8.2 | 7,990 | 1,292 |
| Schuylkill County | Rural | 8.0 | 2,927 | 1,231 |
| Lebanon County | Urban | 7.6 | 2,889 | 1,110 |
| Wyoming County | Urban | 7.6 | 526 | 1,110 |
| Potter County | Rural | 7.5 | 332 | 1,082 |
| Bedford County | Rural | 7.4 | 951 | 1,055 |
| Delaware County | Urban | 7.4 | 10,510 | 1,055 |
| Indiana County | Rural | 7.4 | 1,424 | 1,055 |
| Lawrence County | Urban | 7.4 | 1,682 | 1,055 |
| Somerset County | Rural | 7.3 | 1,369 | 1,022 |
| Warren County | Rural | 7.3 | 754 | 1,022 |
| Allegheny County | Urban | 7.1 | 21,632 | 964 |
| Armstrong County | Urban | 7.1 | 1,309 | 964 |
| Clarion County | Rural | 7.0 | 667 | 929 |
| Juniata County | Rural | 7.0 | 433 | 929 |
| Susquehanna County | Rural | 7.0 | 728 | 929 |
| Beaver County | Urban | 6.9 | 3,108 | 890 |
| Sullivan County | Rural | 6.6 | 104 | 807 |
| Perry County | Urban | 6.3 | 793 | 721 |
| Pike County | Rural | 6.3 | 1,030 | 721 |
| Westmoreland County | Urban | 6.3 | 6,095 | 721 |
| Northampton County | Urban | 5.9 | 4,835 | 609 |
| York County | Urban | 5.9 | 7,260 | 609 |
| Washington County | Urban | 5.8 | 3,206 | 589 |
| Centre County | Urban | 5.7 | 1,864 | 561 |
| Lancaster County | Urban | 5.6 | 8,133 | 533 |
| Montour County | Rural | 5.6 | 275 | 533 |
| Adams County | Urban | 5.4 | 1,519 | 476 |
| Snyder County | Rural | 5.2 | 511 | 435 |
| Union County | Rural | 5.2 | 493 | 435 |
| Cumberland County | Urban | 5.1 | 3,369 | 412 |
| Butler County | Urban | 5.0 | 2,566 | 384 |
| Franklin County | Urban | 4.9 | 2,084 | 358 |
| Elk County | Rural | 4.8 | 393 | 332 |
| Montgomery County | Urban | 4.2 | 9,450 | 215 |
| Bucks County | Urban | 4.1 | 7,215 | 191 |
| Chester County | Urban | 3.7 | 5,289 | 133 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/14/2025 5:41 pm.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Families below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/14/2025 5:41 pm.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Families below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.