Poverty Rate in Forest County, PA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Forest County Compares
National Distribution
Where Forest County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Forest County: 11.9%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1,255 | Cass County, MI | 11.9% |
| #1,256 | Yankton County, SD | 11.9% |
| #1,257 | Seneca County, OH | 11.9% |
| #1,258 | Forest County, PA | 11.9% |
| #1,259 | Walton County, GA | 11.9% |
| #1,260 | Livingston County, MO | 11.9% |
| #1,261 | Lincoln County, MN | 11.9% |
Poverty Rate in Forest County, Pennsylvania
Forest County, Pennsylvania has a poverty rate of 11.9%, which ranks #1,258 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 5.3% below the national value of 12.6%.
Within Pennsylvania, Forest County ranks #37 of 67 out of 67 counties. This places it in the 61th 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.