| Small Area Income & Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) | ||||||
| Number Rankings By Median Household Income: 2001 | ||||||
| Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau | ||||||
| Geographic Area: Pennsylvania Counties | ||||||
| Rank | State/ County | People of all ages in poverty | People age 0-17 in poverty | Related children age 5-17 in families in poverty | Median household income | |
| Pennsylvania | 1,205,942 | 390,874 | 259,102 | $42,288 | ||
| 1 | Chester County | 21,653 | 6,918 | 4,594 | $66,274 | |
| 2 | Montgomery County | 35,844 | 9,635 | 6,315 | $64,098 | |
| 3 | Bucks County | 29,901 | 8,231 | 5,469 | $60,057 | |
| 4 | Delaware County | 42,386 | 13,697 | 9,020 | $50,489 | |
| 5 | Cumberland County | 11,448 | 3,227 | 2,089 | $47,353 | |
| 6 | York County | 26,094 | 8,841 | 5,938 | $47,106 | |
| 7 | Northampton County | 18,126 | 5,702 | 3,728 | $46,765 | |
| 8 | Lancaster County | 32,971 | 13,458 | 8,857 | $46,706 | |
| 9 | Monroe County | 11,417 | 4,277 | 2,952 | $45,820 | |
| 10 | Pike County | 3,832 | 1,326 | 967 | $45,246 | |
| 11 | Berks County | 32,988 | 11,259 | 7,263 | $44,341 | |
| 12 | Adams County | 6,133 | 2,052 | 1,406 | $44,085 | |
| 13 | Butler County | 12,820 | 3,677 | 2,574 | $44,036 | |
| 14 | Lehigh County | 26,769 | 9,732 | 6,309 | $43,496 | |
| 15 | Dauphin County | 20,925 | 8,033 | 5,209 | $43,203 | |
| 16 | Perry County | 3,263 | 1,159 | 798 | $42,990 | |
| 17 | Franklin County | 9,809 | 3,435 | 2,308 | $41,189 | |
| 18 | Lebanon County | 9,529 | 3,156 | 2,102 | $41,164 | |
| 19 | Allegheny County | 119,818 | 36,238 | 23,358 | $40,799 | |
| 20 | Union County | 3,696 | 906 | 631 | $39,316 | |
| 21 | Montour County | 1,554 | 523 | 356 | $38,847 | |
| 22 | Washington County | 18,777 | 5,372 | 3,540 | $38,264 | |
| 23 | Elk County | 2,731 | 779 | 519 | $38,242 | |
| 24 | Westmoreland County | 32,577 | 9,202 | 6,017 | $37,538 | |
| 25 | Wyoming County | 2,671 | 844 | 583 | $37,229 | |
| 26 | Centre County | 13,207 | 2,397 | 1,594 | $37,094 | |
| 27 | Erie County | 32,666 | 11,445 | 7,632 | $36,809 | |
| 28 | Beaver County | 17,232 | 5,113 | 3,341 | $36,580 | |
| 29 | Juniata County | 1,884 | 675 | 475 | $36,265 | |
| 30 | Fulton County | 1,337 | 466 | 327 | $36,137 | |
| 31 | Carbon County | 5,089 | 1,690 | 1,128 | $35,973 | |
| 32 | Snyder County | 3,526 | 1,265 | 897 | $35,951 | |
| 33 | Warren County | 4,443 | 1,425 | 983 | $35,893 | |
| 34 | Bradford County | 7,163 | 2,441 | 1,603 | $35,378 | |
| 35 | Lackawanna County | 21,109 | 5,723 | 3,593 | $35,039 | |
| 36 | Columbia County | 6,738 | 1,810 | 1,229 | $35,021 | |
| 37 | Susquehanna County | 4,556 | 1,611 | 1,113 | $34,530 | |
| 38 | Mercer County | 14,070 | 4,819 | 3,235 | $34,389 | |
| 39 | Lycoming County | 12,766 | 4,091 | 2,728 | $34,373 | |
| 40 | Wayne County | 5,361 | 1,748 | 1,216 | $34,289 | |
| 41 | Luzerne County | 31,590 | 8,998 | 5,751 | $34,240 | |
| 42 | Potter County | 2,173 | 823 | 576 | $33,802 | |
| 43 | Blair County | 15,310 | 4,730 | 3,203 | $33,583 | |
| 44 | Bedford County | 5,227 | 1,719 | 1,187 | $33,575 | |
| 45 | Crawford County | 11,423 | 3,977 | 2,725 | $33,537 | |
| 46 | Huntingdon County | 5,030 | 1,482 | 1,021 | $33,327 | |
| 47 | Mc Kean County | 5,401 | 1,694 | 1,144 | $33,314 | |
| 48 | Lawrence County | 11,047 | 3,621 | 2,422 | $33,183 | |
| 49 | Schuylkill County | 14,576 | 3,937 | 2,617 | $33,086 | |
| 50 | Mifflin County | 5,537 | 2,002 | 1,370 | $32,708 | |
| 51 | Armstrong County | 7,703 | 2,410 | 1,624 | $32,499 | |
| 52 | Cameron County | 609 | 184 | 132 | $32,497 | |
| 53 | Tioga County | 4,953 | 1,667 | 1,163 | $32,332 | |
| 54 | Jefferson County | 5,491 | 1,799 | 1,222 | $32,064 | |
| 55 | Northumberland County | 10,228 | 3,172 | 2,178 | $31,995 | |
| 56 | Venango County | 7,308 | 2,377 | 1,598 | $31,722 | |
| 57 | Clearfield County | 10,327 | 3,071 | 2,063 | $31,531 | |
| 58 | Clinton County | 4,540 | 1,396 | 963 | $31,485 | |
| 59 | Clarion County | 5,121 | 1,281 | 862 | $31,397 | |
| 60 | Indiana County | 12,055 | 3,487 | 2,361 | $31,243 | |
| 61 | Somerset County | 9,729 | 2,960 | 1,991 | $31,151 | |
| 62 | Cambria County | 17,763 | 5,144 | 3,259 | $30,474 | |
| 63 | Greene County | 5,877 | 1,758 | 1,196 | $30,265 | |
| 64 | Sullivan County | 806 | 229 | 154 | $30,197 | |
| 65 | Philadelphia County | 283,647 | 100,651 | 67,063 | $29,946 | |
| 66 | Fayette County | 22,881 | 7,658 | 5,099 | $28,437 | |
| 67 | Forest County | 712 | 249 | 162 | $27,268 | |
| Prepared by: The Pennsylvania State Data Center on December 20, 2004 | ||||||