Poverty Rate in Schuylkill County, PA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Schuylkill County Compares
National Distribution
Where Schuylkill County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Schuylkill County: 12.8%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1,460 | Washington County, KY | 12.7% |
| #1,461 | Hitchcock County, NE | 12.8% |
| #1,462 | Greene County, IN | 12.8% |
| #1,463 | Schuylkill County, PA | 12.8% |
| #1,464 | Burnett County, WI | 12.8% |
| #1,465 | Cortland County, NY | 12.8% |
| #1,466 | Giles County, TN | 12.8% |
Poverty Rate in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania has a poverty rate of 12.8%, which ranks #1,463 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 1.2% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within Pennsylvania, Schuylkill County ranks #44 of 67 out of 67 counties. This places it in the 55th 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.