US Census Data

Lowest poverty rate in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania counties and cities ranked by poverty rate.

This page ranks the counties and cities of Pennsylvania by poverty rate — which have the lowest poverty rate, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Chester County leads at 5.9%.

Among cities & places, Acosta leads at 0.0%.

Counties

#NamePoverty rate
1Chester County5.9%
2Bucks County6.1%
3Montgomery County6.5%
4Cumberland County7.8%
5Franklin County7.8%
6Butler County8.0%
7Perry County8.0%
8Adams County8.4%
9York County8.6%
10Snyder County8.6%
11Lancaster County8.7%
12Northampton County8.8%
13Montour County8.8%
14Elk County9.1%
15Pike County9.3%
16Washington County9.4%
17Union County9.7%
18Juniata County10.0%
19Westmoreland County10.0%
20Beaver County10.1%
21Delaware County10.2%
22Lebanon County10.6%
23Susquehanna County10.9%
24Bedford County11.0%
25Sullivan County11.0%
26Huntingdon County11.0%
27Somerset County11.2%
28Allegheny County11.2%
29Monroe County11.3%
30Armstrong County11.3%
31Wyoming County11.4%
32Warren County11.4%
33Lawrence County11.6%
34Berks County11.7%
35Fulton County11.7%
36Potter County11.7%
37Tioga County11.8%
38Lehigh County11.9%
39Carbon County12.0%
40Wayne County12.2%
41Northumberland County12.2%
42Dauphin County12.3%
43Lycoming County12.5%
44Schuylkill County12.5%
45Greene County12.5%
46Mercer County12.8%
47Indiana County12.8%
48Venango County12.8%
49Crawford County12.8%
50Blair County13.0%
51Bradford County13.4%
52McKean County13.7%
53Clearfield County13.8%
54Clarion County13.9%
55Lackawanna County14.0%
56Cambria County14.2%
57Clinton County14.2%
58Forest County14.7%
59Jefferson County15.3%
60Erie County15.4%
61Luzerne County15.4%
62Columbia County15.7%
63Cameron County16.0%
64Mifflin County16.0%
65Centre County16.9%
66Fayette County17.4%
67Philadelphia County22.0%

Cities & places

Top 100.
#NamePoverty rate
1Acosta0.0%
2Adamsville0.0%
3Alfarata0.0%
4Allport0.0%
5Atlantic0.0%
6Baileyville0.0%
7Barrville0.0%
8Blooming Glen0.0%
9Boston0.0%
10Bowers0.0%
11Brave0.0%
12Bunola0.0%
13Canan Station0.0%
14Canoe Creek0.0%
15Carlisle Barracks0.0%
16Casanova0.0%
17Casselman0.0%
18Centralia0.0%
19Chalkhill0.0%
20Cherry Valley0.0%
21Chest Springs0.0%
22Clintondale0.0%
23Colony Park0.0%
24Colver0.0%
25Crabtree0.0%
26Cross Creek0.0%
27Culp0.0%
28Curryville0.0%
29Dauberville0.0%
30Drifting0.0%
31Dryville0.0%
32Dumb Hundred0.0%
33Eagle0.0%
34East Freedom0.0%
35East Sharpsburg0.0%
36Edie0.0%
37Edinburg0.0%
38Evansburg0.0%
39Falmouth0.0%
40Fenelton0.0%
41Fisherville0.0%
42Forest Lake0.0%
43Fort Fetter0.0%
44Friedensburg0.0%
45Frystown0.0%
46Ganister0.0%
47Geeseytown0.0%
48Granville0.0%
49Gray0.0%
50Grazierville0.0%
51Hamorton0.0%
52Harlansburg0.0%
53Harleigh0.0%
54Haverford College0.0%
55Hinkletown0.0%
56Holters Crossing0.0%
57Hopeland0.0%
58Hustontown0.0%
59Idaville0.0%
60Indian Rocks0.0%
61Jacksonville0.0%
62Jerome0.0%
63Jugtown0.0%
64Kennerdell0.0%
65Kerrtown0.0%
66Kimberton0.0%
67Kiskimere0.0%
68Lake Wallenpaupack Estates0.0%
69Larke0.0%
70Leeper0.0%
71Locust Gap0.0%
72Luthersburg0.0%
73Madisonburg0.0%
74Maitland0.0%
75Marlin0.0%
76Marshallton0.0%
77Martins Creek0.0%
78Martinsburg Junction0.0%
79Maxatawny0.0%
80Messiah College0.0%
81Milford Square0.0%
82Mingoville0.0%
83Misericordia University0.0%
84Moose Run0.0%
85Mount Eagle0.0%
86Nealmont0.0%
87New Bedford0.0%
88New Boston0.0%
89New Jerusalem0.0%
90New Salem0.0%
91New Schaefferstown0.0%
92New Tripoli0.0%
93Oaks0.0%
94Oberlin0.0%
95Orviston0.0%
96Orwin0.0%
97Paxtonville0.0%
98Peru0.0%
99Pikes Creek0.0%
100Pine Grove Mills0.0%

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