Interpretation of Demographics Data
Demographic Data Report for Pennsylvania by County
Poverty: Families below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2017-2021 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Value
Pennsylvania
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.0 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 261,498.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 27 of 52
United States
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.9 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 7,181,779.
- Rank within US : N/A
Bucks County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 3.6 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 6,269.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 137 of 3143
Chester County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 3.6 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 5,056.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 138 of 3143
Montgomery County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 3.9 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 8,611.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 185 of 3143
Cumberland County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 4.5 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,924.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 288 of 3143
Centre County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 4.6 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,476.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 303 of 3143
Butler County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 4.6 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,370.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 314 of 3143
Elk County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 4.9 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 404.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 373 of 3143
Adams County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 4.9 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,386.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 387 of 3143
Lancaster County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.3 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 7,770.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 480 of 3143
Washington County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.7 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 3,143.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 533 of 3143
Snyder County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.7 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 569.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 539 of 3143
Juniata County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.7 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 341.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 556 of 3143
York County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.9 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 7,149.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 595 of 3143
Franklin County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.0 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,555.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 613 of 3143
Northampton County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.0 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 4,834.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 621 of 3143
Sullivan County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.3 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 91.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 708 of 3143
Montour County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.3 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 300.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 715 of 3143
Westmoreland County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.3 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 6,098.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 724 of 3143
Perry County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.5 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 811.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 772 of 3143
Union County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.5 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 588.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 781 of 3143
Bedford County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.7 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 854.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 853 of 3143
Delaware County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.8 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 9,674.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 868 of 3143
Wayne County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.8 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 874.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 873 of 3143
Indiana County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.8 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,353.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 881 of 3143
Allegheny County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.0 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 21,236.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 922 of 3143
Beaver County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.1 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 3,200.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 966 of 3143
Warren County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.2 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 752.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 979 of 3143
Armstrong County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.2 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,336.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 994 of 3143
Somerset County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.4 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,446.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1045 of 3143
Pike County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.5 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,203.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1070 of 3143
Wyoming County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.7 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 539.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1122 of 3143
Lebanon County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.9 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,935.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1167 of 3143
Clarion County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.0 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 751.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1195 of 3143
Susquehanna County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.0 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 810.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1209 of 3143
Lycoming County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.1 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,378.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1258 of 3143
Clinton County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.2 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 773.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1281 of 3143
Berks County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.3 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 8,843.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1294 of 3143
Potter County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.4 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 355.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1335 of 3143
Schuylkill County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.4 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 3,087.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1343 of 3143
Fulton County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.5 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 351.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1358 of 3143
Monroe County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.6 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 3,666.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1383 of 3143
Carbon County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.6 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,437.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1394 of 3143
Lawrence County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.7 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,031.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1411 of 3143
Lehigh County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.7 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 8,326.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1416 of 3143
Huntingdon County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.8 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 936.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1428 of 3143
Dauphin County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.8 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 6,219.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1431 of 3143
Northumberland County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.8 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,085.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1440 of 3143
Cambria County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.8 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 3,006.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1462 of 3143
Tioga County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.9 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 986.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1489 of 3143
Crawford County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.0 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,967.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1508 of 3143
Venango County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.0 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,240.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1513 of 3143
Columbia County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.2 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,440.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1551 of 3143
Bradford County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.4 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,486.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1603 of 3143
Greene County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.5 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 880.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1642 of 3143
Blair County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.6 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 3,021.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1669 of 3143
Lackawanna County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.0 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 5,349.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1753 of 3143
Luzerne County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.1 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 8,196.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1777 of 3143
Mifflin County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.1 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,317.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1793 of 3143
Jefferson County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.2 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,150.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1805 of 3143
Erie County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.6 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 7,048.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1915 of 3143
Mercer County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.7 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 3,078.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1928 of 3143
McKean County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.8 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,068.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1967 of 3143
Clearfield County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.9 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,216.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1979 of 3143
Fayette County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.6 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 3,909.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2141 of 3143
Forest County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.8 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 118.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2177 of 3143
Cameron County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.4 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 169.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2466 of 3143
Philadelphia County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 18.3 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 63,659.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2898 of 3143
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 10/01/2023 9:38 am.
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.