Counties in the State of Pennsylvania Ranked By The Percentage of The Residents In Low Income Areas.

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Counties in the State of Pennsylvania Ranked By The Percentage of The Residents In Low Income Areas.

by Noah Smith

Saturday, August 15, 2015

The income of families and where they live usually have an impact of the quality of life they live. This is most especially true for families in low income areas. These families living in these areas are subjected to a number of disadvantages which as compared to the rest of the country in facets of life such as economic opportunities, education and health, as well as access to healthy and fresh food.

As part of our series on Access to Healthy Food in the United States and Low Income Areas in America, we have ranked the counties in the State of Pennsylvania based on the percentage of residents living in low income areas.

67 Adams County

101,407
Total Population

36,449
Urban Population

64,958
Rural Population

3.27%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

9.09%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

3,315
Population In Low Income Areas

3,315
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

38,013
Housing Units

13,578
Urban Housing Units

24,435
Rural Housing Units

561
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

561
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

66 Chester County

498,886
Total Population

427,611
Urban Population

71,275
Rural Population

7.74%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

8.13%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

5.38%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

38,601
Population In Low Income Areas

34,763
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

3,838
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

182,900
Housing Units

158,121
Urban Housing Units

24,779
Rural Housing Units

13,943
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

12,628
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

1,315
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

65 Juniata County

24,636
Total Population

-
Urban Population

24,636
Rural Population

8.22%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

8.22%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

2,025
Population In Low Income Areas

-
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

2,025
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

9,476
Housing Units

-
Urban Housing Units

9,476
Rural Housing Units

814
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

814
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

64 Bucks County

625,249
Total Population

545,306
Urban Population

79,943
Rural Population

9.18%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

10.53%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

57,413
Population In Low Income Areas

57,413
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

234,849
Housing Units

204,477
Urban Housing Units

30,372
Rural Housing Units

22,636
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

22,636
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

63 Montgomery County

799,874
Total Population

781,712
Urban Population

18,162
Rural Population

9.21%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

9.43%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

73,694
Population In Low Income Areas

73,694
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

307,750
Housing Units

300,868
Urban Housing Units

6,882
Rural Housing Units

28,483
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

28,483
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

62 Wyoming County

28,276
Total Population

-
Urban Population

28,276
Rural Population

11.88%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

11.88%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

3,358
Population In Low Income Areas

-
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

3,358
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

11,237
Housing Units

-
Urban Housing Units

11,237
Rural Housing Units

1,320
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

1,320
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

61 Lancaster County

519,445
Total Population

338,109
Urban Population

181,336
Rural Population

12.99%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

19.95%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

67,455
Population In Low Income Areas

67,455
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

193,602
Housing Units

130,478
Urban Housing Units

63,124
Rural Housing Units

25,014
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

25,014
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

60 Butler County

183,862
Total Population

95,791
Urban Population

88,071
Rural Population

13.05%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

15.76%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

10.11%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

23,995
Population In Low Income Areas

15,092
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

8,903
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

72,835
Housing Units

37,745
Urban Housing Units

35,090
Rural Housing Units

9,791
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

6,236
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

3,555
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

59 Franklin County

149,618
Total Population

76,138
Urban Population

73,480
Rural Population

13.5%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

26.53%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

20,199
Population In Low Income Areas

20,199
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

58,389
Housing Units

30,468
Urban Housing Units

27,921
Rural Housing Units

8,347
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

8,347
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

58 York County

434,972
Total Population

326,116
Urban Population

108,856
Rural Population

14.15%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

18.88%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

61,570
Population In Low Income Areas

61,570
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

168,372
Housing Units

126,685
Urban Housing Units

41,687
Rural Housing Units

23,845
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

23,845
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

57 Lebanon County

133,568
Total Population

90,572
Urban Population

42,996
Rural Population

14.24%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

21.01%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

19,025
Population In Low Income Areas

19,025
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

52,258
Housing Units

35,923
Urban Housing Units

16,335
Rural Housing Units

7,368
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

7,368
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

56 Cumberland County

235,406
Total Population

181,621
Urban Population

53,785
Rural Population

15.14%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

18.89%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

2.45%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

35,631
Population In Low Income Areas

34,315
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

1,316
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

93,943
Housing Units

73,656
Urban Housing Units

20,287
Rural Housing Units

14,628
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

14,091
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

537
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

55 Washington County

207,820
Total Population

128,240
Urban Population

79,580
Rural Population

17.33%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

28.09%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

36,022
Population In Low Income Areas

36,022
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

85,089
Housing Units

52,952
Urban Housing Units

32,137
Rural Housing Units

14,858
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

14,858
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

54 Monroe County

169,842
Total Population

66,311
Urban Population

103,531
Rural Population

17.36%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

33.15%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

7.24%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

29,478
Population In Low Income Areas

21,984
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

7,494
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

61,091
Housing Units

23,070
Urban Housing Units

38,021
Rural Housing Units

10,202
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

7,402
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

2,800
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

53 Westmoreland County

365,169
Total Population

244,518
Urban Population

120,651
Rural Population

19.85%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

25.8%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

7.79%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

72,469
Population In Low Income Areas

63,075
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

9,394
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

153,650
Housing Units

104,509
Urban Housing Units

49,141
Rural Housing Units

31,916
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

28,007
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

3,909
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

52 Mercer County

116,638
Total Population

51,392
Urban Population

65,246
Rural Population

22.29%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

45.4%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

4.08%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

25,994
Population In Low Income Areas

23,332
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

2,662
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

46,442
Housing Units

21,024
Urban Housing Units

25,418
Rural Housing Units

10,737
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

9,750
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

987
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

51 Berks County

411,442
Total Population

295,436
Urban Population

116,006
Rural Population

22.67%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

30.43%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

2.93%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

93,288
Population In Low Income Areas

89,891
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

3,397
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

154,356
Housing Units

109,944
Urban Housing Units

44,412
Rural Housing Units

32,727
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

31,360
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

1,367
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

50 Northampton County

297,735
Total Population

247,123
Urban Population

50,612
Rural Population

22.96%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

27.66%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

68,357
Population In Low Income Areas

68,357
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

113,565
Housing Units

94,152
Urban Housing Units

19,413
Rural Housing Units

24,581
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

24,581
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

49 Wayne County

52,822
Total Population

4,480
Urban Population

48,342
Rural Population

26.75%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

100%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

19.96%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

14,128
Population In Low Income Areas

4,480
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

9,648
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

20,625
Housing Units

2,086
Urban Housing Units

18,539
Rural Housing Units

6,085
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

2,086
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

3,999
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

48 Delaware County

558,979
Total Population

554,992
Urban Population

3,987
Rural Population

27.63%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

27.83%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

154,454
Population In Low Income Areas

154,454
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

208,700
Housing Units

207,045
Urban Housing Units

1,655
Rural Housing Units

57,280
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

57,280
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

47 Perry County

45,969
Total Population

-
Urban Population

45,969
Rural Population

27.63%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

27.63%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

12,702
Population In Low Income Areas

-
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

12,702
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

17,903
Housing Units

-
Urban Housing Units

17,903
Rural Housing Units

5,003
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

5,003
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

46 Allegheny County

1,223,348
Total Population

1,179,046
Urban Population

44,302
Rural Population

28.16%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

29.22%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

344,470
Population In Low Income Areas

344,470
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

533,960
Housing Units

515,723
Urban Housing Units

18,237
Rural Housing Units

154,143
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

154,143
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

45 Beaver County

170,539
Total Population

118,999
Urban Population

51,540
Rural Population

28.86%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

39.49%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

4.3%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

49,214
Population In Low Income Areas

46,998
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

2,216
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

71,383
Housing Units

50,870
Urban Housing Units

20,513
Rural Housing Units

21,501
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

20,614
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

887
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

44 Lackawanna County

214,437
Total Population

172,415
Urban Population

42,022
Rural Population

31.32%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

37.25%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

6.97%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

67,152
Population In Low Income Areas

64,223
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

2,929
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

87,226
Housing Units

70,742
Urban Housing Units

16,484
Rural Housing Units

26,786
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

25,552
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

1,234
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

43 Dauphin County

268,100
Total Population

239,126
Urban Population

28,974
Rural Population

31.94%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

34.21%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

13.23%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

85,633
Population In Low Income Areas

81,800
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

3,833
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

110,435
Housing Units

99,156
Urban Housing Units

11,279
Rural Housing Units

35,005
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

33,660
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

1,345
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

42 Huntingdon County

45,913
Total Population

9,540
Urban Population

36,373
Rural Population

32.07%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

25.65%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

33.76%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

14,726
Population In Low Income Areas

2,447
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

12,279
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

17,280
Housing Units

3,784
Urban Housing Units

13,496
Rural Housing Units

6,011
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

1,110
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

4,901
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

41 Lehigh County

349,497
Total Population

312,004
Urban Population

37,493
Rural Population

33.63%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

37.68%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

117,550
Population In Low Income Areas

117,550
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

133,983
Housing Units

120,345
Urban Housing Units

13,638
Rural Housing Units

42,349
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

42,349
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

40 Warren County

41,815
Total Population

13,323
Urban Population

28,492
Rural Population

35.88%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

53.21%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

27.78%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

15,004
Population In Low Income Areas

7,089
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

7,915
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

17,767
Housing Units

5,928
Urban Housing Units

11,839
Rural Housing Units

6,335
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

3,261
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

3,074
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

39 Schuylkill County

148,289
Total Population

79,504
Urban Population

68,785
Rural Population

36.08%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

57.3%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

11.55%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

53,496
Population In Low Income Areas

45,552
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

7,944
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

60,192
Housing Units

32,521
Urban Housing Units

27,671
Rural Housing Units

22,915
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

19,638
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

3,277
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

38 Fulton County

14,845
Total Population

-
Urban Population

14,845
Rural Population

36.35%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

36.35%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

5,396
Population In Low Income Areas

-
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

5,396
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

6,014
Housing Units

-
Urban Housing Units

6,014
Rural Housing Units

2,126
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

2,126
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

37 Erie County

280,566
Total Population

217,700
Urban Population

62,866
Rural Population

38.14%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

45.15%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

13.88%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

107,013
Population In Low Income Areas

98,288
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

8,725
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

110,413
Housing Units

86,476
Urban Housing Units

23,937
Rural Housing Units

41,873
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

38,561
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

3,312
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

36 Lawrence County

91,108
Total Population

54,433
Urban Population

36,675
Rural Population

40.71%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

44.68%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

34.81%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

37,088
Population In Low Income Areas

24,321
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

12,767
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

37,126
Housing Units

22,629
Urban Housing Units

14,497
Rural Housing Units

15,507
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

10,294
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

5,213
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

35 Cameron County

5,085
Total Population

2,073
Urban Population

3,012
Rural Population

40.77%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

100%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

2,073
Population In Low Income Areas

2,073
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

2,273
Housing Units

956
Urban Housing Units

1,317
Rural Housing Units

956
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

956
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

34 Susquehanna County

43,356
Total Population

9,754
Urban Population

33,602
Rural Population

41.14%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

100%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

24.06%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

17,838
Population In Low Income Areas

9,754
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

8,084
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

17,798
Housing Units

4,048
Urban Housing Units

13,750
Rural Housing Units

7,287
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

4,048
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

3,239
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

33 Blair County

127,089
Total Population

86,834
Urban Population

40,255
Rural Population

42.34%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

52.93%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

19.49%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

53,807
Population In Low Income Areas

45,963
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

7,844
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

52,159
Housing Units

35,870
Urban Housing Units

16,289
Rural Housing Units

21,599
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

18,483
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

3,116
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

32 Lycoming County

116,111
Total Population

65,608
Urban Population

50,503
Rural Population

42.57%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

71.77%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

4.63%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

49,424
Population In Low Income Areas

47,085
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

2,339
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

46,700
Housing Units

26,972
Urban Housing Units

19,728
Rural Housing Units

20,207
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

19,284
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

923
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

31 Luzerne County

320,918
Total Population

248,321
Urban Population

72,597
Rural Population

43.04%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

49.98%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

19.33%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

138,130
Population In Low Income Areas

124,099
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

14,031
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

131,932
Housing Units

104,231
Urban Housing Units

27,701
Rural Housing Units

57,557
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

52,126
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

5,431
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

30 Centre County

153,990
Total Population

89,989
Urban Population

64,001
Rural Population

43.35%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

63.36%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

15.22%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

66,758
Population In Low Income Areas

57,018
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

9,740
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

57,573
Housing Units

32,852
Urban Housing Units

24,721
Rural Housing Units

23,131
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

19,499
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

3,632
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

29 Clinton County

39,238
Total Population

14,146
Urban Population

25,092
Rural Population

43.93%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

100%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

12.32%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

17,238
Population In Low Income Areas

14,146
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

3,092
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

15,151
Housing Units

5,083
Urban Housing Units

10,068
Rural Housing Units

6,453
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

5,083
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

1,370
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

28 Armstrong County

68,941
Total Population

13,948
Urban Population

54,993
Rural Population

44.69%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

71.54%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

37.87%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

30,807
Population In Low Income Areas

9,979
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

20,828
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

28,713
Housing Units

6,324
Urban Housing Units

22,389
Rural Housing Units

12,873
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

4,500
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

8,373
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

27 Columbia County

67,295
Total Population

31,969
Urban Population

35,326
Rural Population

45.42%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

79.24%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

14.81%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

30,565
Population In Low Income Areas

25,332
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

5,233
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

26,479
Housing Units

12,114
Urban Housing Units

14,365
Rural Housing Units

11,501
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

9,286
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

2,215
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

26 Montour County

18,267
Total Population

8,870
Urban Population

9,397
Rural Population

47.46%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

52.98%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

42.25%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

8,669
Population In Low Income Areas

4,699
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

3,970
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

7,393
Housing Units

3,801
Urban Housing Units

3,592
Rural Housing Units

3,649
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

2,219
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

1,430
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

25 Pike County

57,369
Total Population

10,867
Urban Population

46,502
Rural Population

49.67%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

61.28%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

28,496
Population In Low Income Areas

-
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

28,496
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

21,925
Housing Units

4,110
Urban Housing Units

17,815
Rural Housing Units

10,740
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

10,740
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

24 McKean County

43,450
Total Population

11,160
Urban Population

32,290
Rural Population

49.94%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

54.14%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

48.48%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

21,697
Population In Low Income Areas

6,042
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

15,655
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

17,183
Housing Units

4,642
Urban Housing Units

12,541
Rural Housing Units

9,072
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

2,522
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

6,550
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

23 Elk County

31,946
Total Population

15,042
Urban Population

16,904
Rural Population

50.17%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

27.11%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

70.69%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

16,028
Population In Low Income Areas

4,078
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

11,950
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

13,693
Housing Units

6,462
Urban Housing Units

7,231
Rural Housing Units

6,921
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

1,783
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

5,138
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

22 Bradford County

62,622
Total Population

18,151
Urban Population

44,471
Rural Population

50.44%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

34.63%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

56.89%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

31,586
Population In Low Income Areas

6,286
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

25,300
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

25,321
Housing Units

7,746
Urban Housing Units

17,575
Rural Housing Units

12,495
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

2,663
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

9,832
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

21 Snyder County

39,702
Total Population

5,654
Urban Population

34,048
Rural Population

52.89%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

100%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

45.07%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

20,998
Population In Low Income Areas

5,654
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

15,344
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

14,750
Housing Units

1,812
Urban Housing Units

12,938
Rural Housing Units

7,614
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

1,812
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

5,802
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

20 Carbon County

65,249
Total Population

19,636
Urban Population

45,613
Rural Population

53.09%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

100%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

32.9%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

34,641
Population In Low Income Areas

19,636
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

15,005
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

26,684
Housing Units

8,269
Urban Housing Units

18,415
Rural Housing Units

14,635
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

8,269
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

6,366
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

19 Cambria County

143,679
Total Population

88,556
Urban Population

55,123
Rural Population

55.5%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

50.52%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

63.49%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

79,740
Population In Low Income Areas

44,741
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

34,999
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

58,950
Housing Units

37,802
Urban Housing Units

21,148
Rural Housing Units

33,279
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

19,477
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

13,802
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

18 Venango County

54,984
Total Population

17,102
Urban Population

37,882
Rural Population

55.97%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

85.58%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

42.6%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

30,772
Population In Low Income Areas

14,636
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

16,136
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

22,621
Housing Units

7,257
Urban Housing Units

15,364
Rural Housing Units

12,939
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

6,232
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

6,707
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

17 Crawford County

88,765
Total Population

28,908
Urban Population

59,857
Rural Population

57.76%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

83.46%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

45.35%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

51,271
Population In Low Income Areas

24,128
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

27,143
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

35,028
Housing Units

12,736
Urban Housing Units

22,292
Rural Housing Units

21,118
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

10,731
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

10,387
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

16 Union County

44,947
Total Population

16,191
Urban Population

28,756
Rural Population

59.91%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

47.81%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

66.72%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

26,927
Population In Low Income Areas

7,741
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

19,186
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

14,765
Housing Units

3,647
Urban Housing Units

11,118
Rural Housing Units

10,984
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

3,588
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

7,396
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

15 Northumberland County

94,528
Total Population

41,440
Urban Population

53,088
Rural Population

61.78%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

83.76%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

44.62%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

58,401
Population In Low Income Areas

34,712
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

23,689
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

39,242
Housing Units

18,350
Urban Housing Units

20,892
Rural Housing Units

24,319
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

15,314
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

9,005
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

14 Somerset County

77,742
Total Population

18,829
Urban Population

58,913
Rural Population

65.56%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

100%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

54.55%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

50,966
Population In Low Income Areas

18,829
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

32,137
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

31,090
Housing Units

7,475
Urban Housing Units

23,615
Rural Housing Units

20,581
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

7,475
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

13,106
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

13 Clarion County

39,988
Total Population

10,338
Urban Population

29,650
Rural Population

66.28%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

100%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

54.52%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

26,503
Population In Low Income Areas

10,338
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

16,165
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

16,128
Housing Units

4,069
Urban Housing Units

12,059
Rural Housing Units

10,685
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

4,069
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

6,616
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

12 Indiana County

88,880
Total Population

30,152
Urban Population

58,728
Rural Population

68.86%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

87.01%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

59.54%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

61,200
Population In Low Income Areas

26,235
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

34,965
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

35,005
Housing Units

12,149
Urban Housing Units

22,856
Rural Housing Units

23,965
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

10,523
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

13,442
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

11 Tioga County

41,981
Total Population

6,021
Urban Population

35,960
Rural Population

70.25%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

100%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

65.27%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

29,493
Population In Low Income Areas

6,021
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

23,472
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

16,727
Housing Units

1,987
Urban Housing Units

14,740
Rural Housing Units

11,491
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

1,987
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

9,504
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

10 Bedford County

49,762
Total Population

13,280
Urban Population

36,482
Rural Population

71.84%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

21.39%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

90.2%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

35,749
Population In Low Income Areas

2,841
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

32,908
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

20,233
Housing Units

5,875
Urban Housing Units

14,358
Rural Housing Units

14,441
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

1,494
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

12,947
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

9 Clearfield County

81,642
Total Population

32,363
Urban Population

49,279
Rural Population

74.95%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

58.07%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

86.03%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

61,187
Population In Low Income Areas

18,794
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

42,393
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

32,288
Housing Units

13,820
Urban Housing Units

18,468
Rural Housing Units

24,706
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

8,215
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

16,491
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

8 Potter County

17,457
Total Population

-
Urban Population

17,457
Rural Population

75.33%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

75.33%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

13,150
Population In Low Income Areas

-
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

13,150
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

7,227
Housing Units

-
Urban Housing Units

7,227
Rural Housing Units

5,469
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

5,469
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

7 Greene County

38,686
Total Population

11,282
Urban Population

27,404
Rural Population

76.4%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

100%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

66.69%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

29,558
Population In Low Income Areas

11,282
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

18,276
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

14,724
Housing Units

4,453
Urban Housing Units

10,271
Rural Housing Units

11,907
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

4,453
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

7,454
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

6 Philadelphia County

1,526,006
Total Population

1,526,006
Urban Population

-
Rural Population

76.46%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

76.46%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

1,166,824
Population In Low Income Areas

1,166,824
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

599,736
Housing Units

599,736
Urban Housing Units

-
Rural Housing Units

436,361
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

436,361
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

5 Jefferson County

45,200
Total Population

18,522
Urban Population

26,678
Rural Population

80.08%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

68.6%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

88.04%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

36,194
Population In Low Income Areas

12,706
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

23,488
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

18,561
Housing Units

8,061
Urban Housing Units

10,500
Rural Housing Units

14,890
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

5,621
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

9,269
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

4 Fayette County

136,606
Total Population

58,736
Urban Population

77,870
Rural Population

85.73%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

86.12%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

85.44%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

117,117
Population In Low Income Areas

50,581
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

66,536
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

55,997
Housing Units

25,201
Urban Housing Units

30,796
Rural Housing Units

47,906
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

21,792
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

26,114
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

3 Mifflin County

46,682
Total Population

21,784
Urban Population

24,898
Rural Population

86.63%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

71.34%

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

100%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

40,439
Population In Low Income Areas

15,541
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

24,898
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

18,743
Housing Units

9,187
Urban Housing Units

9,556
Rural Housing Units

16,104
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

6,548
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

9,556
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

2 Sullivan County

6,428
Total Population

-
Urban Population

6,428
Rural Population

100%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

100%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

6,428
Population In Low Income Areas

-
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

6,428
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

2,777
Housing Units

-
Urban Housing Units

2,777
Rural Housing Units

2,777
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

2,777
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

1 Forest County

7,716
Total Population

-
Urban Population

7,716
Rural Population

100%

Population Living In Low Income Areas

Urban Population Living In Low Income Areas

100%

Rural Population Living In Low Income Areas

7,716
Population In Low Income Areas

-
Urban Population In Low Income Areas

7,716
Rural Population In Low Income Areas

2,511
Housing Units

-
Urban Housing Units

2,511
Rural Housing Units

2,511
Housing Units In Low Income Areas

-
Urban Housing Units In Low Income Areas

2,511
Rural Housing Units In Low Income Areas

Source: Economic Research Service (ERS) of the United States Department of Agriculture

Source: O*NET

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