Poverty Rate in Luzerne County, PA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Luzerne County Compares
National Distribution
Where Luzerne County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Luzerne County: 15.3%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,002 | Liberty County, GA | 15.3% |
| #2,003 | Edmonson County, KY | 15.3% |
| #2,004 | Brown County, TX | 15.3% |
| #2,005 | Luzerne County, PA | 15.3% |
| #2,006 | Sanilac County, MI | 15.3% |
| #2,007 | Carroll County, VA | 15.3% |
| #2,008 | McCulloch County, TX | 15.3% |
Poverty Rate in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania has a poverty rate of 15.3%, which ranks #2,005 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 21.6% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within Pennsylvania, Luzerne County ranks #63 of 67 out of 67 counties. This places it in the 38th 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.