Poverty Rate in Perry County, PA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Perry County Compares
National Distribution
Where Perry County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Perry County: 8.0%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #357 | St. Mary's County, MD | 8.0% |
| #358 | Parker County, TX | 8.0% |
| #359 | Clark County, WA | 8.0% |
| #360 | Perry County, PA | 8.0% |
| #361 | El Dorado County, CA | 8.0% |
| #362 | Nicollet County, MN | 8.0% |
| #363 | Fairfield County, OH | 8.0% |
Poverty Rate in Perry County, Pennsylvania
Perry County, Pennsylvania has a poverty rate of 8.0%, which ranks #360 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 36.6% below the national value of 12.6%.
Within Pennsylvania, Perry County ranks #5 of 67 out of 67 counties. This places it in the 89th 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.