Poverty Rate in Centre County, PA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Centre County Compares
National Distribution
Where Centre County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Centre County: 16.3%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,181 | Marion County, TN | 16.3% |
| #2,182 | Chemung County, NY | 16.3% |
| #2,183 | Dyer County, TN | 16.3% |
| #2,184 | Centre County, PA | 16.3% |
| #2,185 | Tallapoosa County, AL | 16.3% |
| #2,186 | Oswego County, NY | 16.3% |
| #2,187 | Hampden County, MA | 16.3% |
Poverty Rate in Centre County, Pennsylvania
Centre County, Pennsylvania has a poverty rate of 16.3%, which ranks #2,184 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 29.5% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within Pennsylvania, Centre County ranks #65 of 67 out of 67 counties. This places it in the 32th 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.