Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for Pennsylvania by County
Poverty: Persons 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)
|
People (Below Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties) 
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | N/A | 12.4 | 40,390,045 | N/A |
| Pennsylvania | N/A | 11.8 | 1,480,981 | 25 of 52 |
| Philadelphia County | Urban | 22.0 | 338,466 | 2,821 |
| Fayette County | Urban | 17.4 | 21,411 | 2,337 |
| Centre County | Urban | 16.9 | 23,282 | 2,255 |
| Cameron County | Rural | 16.0 | 712 | 2,114 |
| Mifflin County | Rural | 16.0 | 7,255 | 2,114 |
| Columbia County | Rural | 15.7 | 9,592 | 2,066 |
| Erie County | Urban | 15.4 | 39,543 | 2,022 |
| Luzerne County | Urban | 15.4 | 48,562 | 2,022 |
| Jefferson County | Rural | 15.3 | 6,594 | 1,995 |
| Forest County | Rural | 14.7 | 646 | 1,887 |
| Cambria County | Urban | 14.2 | 17,864 | 1,779 |
| Clinton County | Rural | 14.2 | 5,114 | 1,779 |
| Lackawanna County | Urban | 14.0 | 29,224 | 1,728 |
| Clarion County | Rural | 13.9 | 4,996 | 1,708 |
| Clearfield County | Rural | 13.8 | 10,219 | 1,681 |
| McKean County | Rural | 13.7 | 5,137 | 1,663 |
| Bradford County | Rural | 13.4 | 7,968 | 1,600 |
| Blair County | Urban | 13.0 | 15,388 | 1,503 |
| Crawford County | Rural | 12.8 | 10,152 | 1,452 |
| Indiana County | Rural | 12.8 | 9,985 | 1,452 |
| Mercer County | Rural | 12.8 | 13,135 | 1,452 |
| Venango County | Rural | 12.8 | 6,290 | 1,452 |
| Greene County | Rural | 12.5 | 4,017 | 1,373 |
| Lycoming County | Urban | 12.5 | 13,456 | 1,373 |
| Schuylkill County | Rural | 12.5 | 17,055 | 1,373 |
| Dauphin County | Urban | 12.3 | 34,738 | 1,323 |
| Northumberland County | Rural | 12.2 | 10,671 | 1,290 |
| Wayne County | Rural | 12.2 | 5,845 | 1,290 |
| Carbon County | Urban | 12.0 | 7,697 | 1,249 |
| Lehigh County | Urban | 11.9 | 43,403 | 1,235 |
| Tioga County | Rural | 11.8 | 4,766 | 1,213 |
| Berks County | Urban | 11.7 | 48,747 | 1,180 |
| Fulton County | Rural | 11.7 | 1,694 | 1,180 |
| Potter County | Rural | 11.7 | 1,881 | 1,180 |
| Lawrence County | Urban | 11.6 | 9,628 | 1,154 |
| Warren County | Rural | 11.4 | 4,271 | 1,109 |
| Wyoming County | Urban | 11.4 | 2,871 | 1,109 |
| Armstrong County | Urban | 11.3 | 7,258 | 1,088 |
| Monroe County | Rural | 11.3 | 18,566 | 1,088 |
| Allegheny County | Urban | 11.2 | 135,306 | 1,065 |
| Somerset County | Rural | 11.2 | 7,702 | 1,065 |
| Bedford County | Rural | 11.0 | 5,151 | 1,010 |
| Huntingdon County | Rural | 11.0 | 4,293 | 1,010 |
| Sullivan County | Rural | 11.0 | 620 | 1,010 |
| Susquehanna County | Rural | 10.9 | 4,146 | 992 |
| Lebanon County | Urban | 10.6 | 14,793 | 923 |
| Delaware County | Urban | 10.2 | 56,407 | 830 |
| Beaver County | Urban | 10.1 | 16,575 | 807 |
| Juniata County | Rural | 10.0 | 2,310 | 772 |
| Westmoreland County | Urban | 10.0 | 34,698 | 772 |
| Union County | Rural | 9.7 | 3,290 | 708 |
| Washington County | Urban | 9.4 | 19,123 | 645 |
| Pike County | Rural | 9.3 | 5,482 | 621 |
| Elk County | Rural | 9.1 | 2,756 | 581 |
| Montour County | Rural | 8.8 | 1,509 | 530 |
| Northampton County | Urban | 8.8 | 26,577 | 530 |
| Lancaster County | Urban | 8.7 | 47,050 | 501 |
| Snyder County | Rural | 8.6 | 3,143 | 484 |
| York County | Urban | 8.6 | 38,560 | 484 |
| Adams County | Urban | 8.4 | 8,439 | 434 |
| Butler County | Urban | 8.0 | 15,175 | 357 |
| Perry County | Urban | 8.0 | 3,651 | 357 |
| Cumberland County | Urban | 7.8 | 19,473 | 319 |
| Franklin County | Urban | 7.8 | 11,995 | 319 |
| Montgomery County | Urban | 6.5 | 54,662 | 142 |
| Bucks County | Urban | 6.1 | 38,691 | 101 |
| Chester County | Urban | 5.9 | 31,305 | 94 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/12/2025 9:41 am.
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: Persons below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/12/2025 9:41 am.
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: Persons below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.