State Cancer Profiles

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.