Poverty Rate in Carbon County, PA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
12.3%
Rank #1,357/3,222 · #41 in PA
58th
Carbon 12.3%
PA 11.7% +5.2%
US 12.6% -2.3%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Carbon County's poverty rate of 12.3% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 1.4% to 63.6%.
Distribution of Poverty Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Carbon County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,354 | Bannock County, ID | 12.3% |
| #1,355 | Essex County, VA | 12.3% |
| #1,356 | Alcona County, MI | 12.3% |
| #1,357 | Carbon County, PA | 12.3% |
| #1,358 | Clatsop County, OR | 12.3% |
| #1,359 | Monroe County, GA | 12.3% |
| #1,360 | Lewis County, NY | 12.3% |
About Poverty Rate
Carbon County, Pennsylvania has a poverty rate of 12.3%, ranking #1,357 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 2.3% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Pennsylvania, it ranks #41 of 67. This places it in the 58th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.