Poverty Rate in Carbon County, PA

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Poverty Rate
12.3% −2.3% vs nat'l
Rank #1,357 of 3,222
58th percentile

How Carbon County Compares

Carbon County
12.3%
Pennsylvania Average
12.3%
Rank #41 of 67 in state
National
12.6%
2.3% below

National Distribution

Where Carbon County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.

1.4% 63.6%

■ Carbon County: 12.3%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#1,354 Bannock County, ID 12.3%
#1,355 Essex County, VA 12.3%
#1,356 Alcona County, MI 12.3%
#1,357 Carbon County, PA 12.3%
#1,358 Clatsop County, OR 12.3%
#1,359 Monroe County, GA 12.3%
#1,360 Lewis County, NY 12.3%
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Poverty Rate in Carbon County, Pennsylvania

Carbon County, Pennsylvania has a poverty rate of 12.3%, which ranks #1,357 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 2.3% below the national value of 12.6%.

Within Pennsylvania, Carbon County ranks #41 of 67 out of 67 counties. This places it in the 58th percentile nationally.

Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.