Poverty Rate in Mercer County, PA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Mercer County Compares
National Distribution
Where Mercer County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Mercer County: 13.2%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1,565 | Neosho County, KS | 13.1% |
| #1,566 | Venango County, PA | 13.2% |
| #1,567 | Fulton County, IL | 13.2% |
| #1,568 | Mercer County, PA | 13.2% |
| #1,569 | Kershaw County, SC | 13.2% |
| #1,570 | Brookings County, SD | 13.2% |
| #1,571 | White County, TN | 13.2% |
Poverty Rate in Mercer County, Pennsylvania
Mercer County, Pennsylvania has a poverty rate of 13.2%, which ranks #1,568 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 4.4% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within Pennsylvania, Mercer County ranks #50 of 67 out of 67 counties. This places it in the 51th 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.