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Child Poverty in
Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania's child poverty rate is 15.5% across 67 counties, meaning 401K children under 18 live in households below the federal poverty line. Use the interactive map below to see how poverty varies within the state.

15.5%

Child poverty rate (0–17)

401K

Children in poverty

11.9%

All-ages poverty

$73,826

Median income

Pennsylvania by county

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Toggle between five SAIPE metrics to see how poverty varies within Pennsylvania. Hover a county for its exact rate.

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Pennsylvania at a glance

Children in poverty

401K

Ages 0–17

Child poverty rate

15.5%

Ages 0–17

5–17 poverty rate

14.7%

Title I allocator

All-ages poverty

11.9%

Entire population

Concentration

1.30×

Child ÷ all-ages

Median income

$73,826

Inflation-adjusted

County-level hotspots

Five-county rankings across 67 counties in Pennsylvania.

Highest child poverty

Ages 0–17, rate

  1. 1 Forest County 29.3%
  2. 2 Fayette County 27.1%
  3. 3 Philadelphia County 25.8%
  4. 4 Cameron County 25.7%
  5. 5 Luzerne County 25.3%

Lowest child poverty

Ages 0–17, rate

  1. 1 Chester County 6.5%
  2. 2 Bucks County 7.5%
  3. 3 Montgomery County 7.9%
  4. 4 Cumberland County 9.1%
  5. 5 Butler County 9.8%

Most children in poverty

Absolute count, ages 0–17

  1. 1 Philadelphia County 82K
  2. 2 Allegheny County 34K
  3. 3 Delaware County 17K
  4. 4 Berks County 16K
  5. 5 Luzerne County 16K

Every county in Pennsylvania

All 67 counties across the five SAIPE metrics plus median income.

County Children 0–17 Ages 5–17 All ages Concentration Child count Median income
Adams County 12.6% 12.2% 9.3% 1.35× 2,527 $77,041
Allegheny County 15.2% 14.6% 11.6% 1.31× 33,902 $76,488
Armstrong County 15.4% 15.0% 11.9% 1.29× 1,820 $61,521
Beaver County 12.7% 12.0% 10.4% 1.22× 3,963 $66,846
Bedford County 14.3% 13.1% 11.2% 1.28× 1,297 $58,319
Berks County 17.9% 15.3% 11.9% 1.50× 16,476 $75,655
Blair County 18.0% 18.1% 14.4% 1.25× 4,249 $54,909
Bradford County 17.6% 15.3% 13.9% 1.27× 2,275 $61,270
Bucks County 7.5% 7.1% 6.7% 1.12× 9,449 $107,006
Butler County 9.8% 9.2% 9.3% 1.05× 3,643 $80,978
Cambria County 17.6% 17.3% 13.2% 1.33× 4,323 $55,592
Cameron County 25.7% 24.7% 15.3% 1.68× 194 $51,035
Carbon County 17.6% 17.6% 12.0% 1.47× 2,107 $64,894
Centre County 10.0% 9.6% 17.1% 0.58× 2,255 $69,999
Chester County 6.5% 6.0% 6.2% 1.05× 7,596 $120,925
Clarion County 17.3% 16.8% 14.2% 1.22× 1,183 $56,911
Clearfield County 19.8% 17.6% 15.4% 1.29× 2,742 $60,213
Clinton County 18.5% 18.4% 15.5% 1.19× 1,341 $55,946
Columbia County 13.8% 13.4% 12.6% 1.10× 1,543 $63,605
Crawford County 17.5% 16.9% 12.6% 1.39× 2,860 $60,545
Cumberland County 9.1% 8.8% 8.2% 1.11× 4,918 $82,507
Dauphin County 19.0% 19.9% 12.9% 1.47× 11,851 $73,929
Delaware County 13.7% 12.3% 10.8% 1.27× 16,964 $84,180
Elk County 13.8% 12.8% 10.0% 1.38× 777 $66,378
Erie County 20.8% 20.1% 14.5% 1.43× 11,160 $60,721
Fayette County 27.1% 23.9% 18.9% 1.43× 6,199 $54,030
Forest County 29.3% 22.5% 24.8% 1.18× 157 $48,084
Franklin County 11.3% 10.8% 8.2% 1.38× 3,798 $75,532
Fulton County 18.7% 18.8% 12.7% 1.47× 516 $62,044
Greene County 18.4% 17.1% 15.5% 1.19× 1,153 $60,627
Huntingdon County 17.7% 17.2% 13.0% 1.36× 1,337 $61,812
Indiana County 18.5% 18.2% 16.5% 1.12× 2,666 $57,110
Jefferson County 23.5% 22.8% 18.8% 1.25× 2,128 $49,430
Juniata County 13.4% 12.0% 10.8% 1.24× 670 $59,755
Lackawanna County 19.5% 19.4% 16.1% 1.21× 8,467 $57,570
Lancaster County 11.5% 11.2% 8.6% 1.34× 14,495 $80,210
Lawrence County 18.5% 17.3% 13.6% 1.36× 3,036 $61,686
Lebanon County 11.3% 10.9% 8.7% 1.30× 3,583 $78,284
Lehigh County 17.6% 16.7% 12.1% 1.45× 14,441 $76,270
Luzerne County 25.3% 25.0% 16.4% 1.54× 16,439 $60,165
Lycoming County 16.7% 15.7% 12.8% 1.30× 3,733 $62,063
Mc Kean County 21.0% 21.4% 15.9% 1.32× 1,536 $59,522
Mercer County 18.8% 17.9% 12.6% 1.49× 3,716 $61,530
Mifflin County 21.5% 21.0% 15.2% 1.41× 2,189 $58,758
Monroe County 13.9% 13.6% 9.6% 1.45× 4,270 $73,408
Montgomery County 7.9% 7.4% 6.9% 1.14× 14,324 $106,780
Montour County 12.9% 12.6% 9.8% 1.32× 434 $73,087
Northampton County 14.6% 14.1% 9.8% 1.49× 8,634 $84,051
Northumberland County 15.8% 15.3% 12.3% 1.28× 2,744 $58,834
Perry County 14.6% 13.5% 10.1% 1.45× 1,359 $71,392
Philadelphia County 25.8% 24.9% 20.3% 1.27× 81,952 $60,196
Pike County 13.4% 12.8% 10.0% 1.34× 1,367 $71,698
Potter County 17.7% 17.4% 12.7% 1.39× 556 $57,850
Schuylkill County 21.0% 17.4% 14.2% 1.48× 5,900 $63,479
Snyder County 13.5% 13.7% 10.9% 1.24× 1,079 $68,089
Somerset County 15.9% 15.7% 12.0% 1.33× 2,022 $59,562
Sullivan County 19.9% 21.6% 13.8% 1.44× 118 $59,604
Susquehanna County 16.1% 16.4% 12.0% 1.34× 1,117 $70,021
Tioga County 18.2% 18.0% 13.0% 1.40× 1,410 $62,918
Union County 11.6% 10.9% 11.3% 1.03× 832 $82,708
Venango County 20.8% 18.9% 13.8% 1.51× 1,919 $57,256
Warren County 17.1% 16.1% 11.4% 1.50× 1,231 $57,469
Washington County 12.2% 11.6% 9.5% 1.28× 4,914 $76,957
Wayne County 16.5% 16.5% 12.8% 1.29× 1,373 $68,429
Westmoreland County 13.8% 12.9% 10.8% 1.28× 8,585 $70,985
Wyoming County 17.0% 15.7% 13.5% 1.26× 823 $66,855
York County 12.0% 11.4% 8.5% 1.41× 11,902 $81,213

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