Poverty Rate in Cumberland County, PA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
7.5%
Rank #279/3,222 · #4 in PA
91th
Cumberland 7.5%
PA 11.7% -36.1%
US 12.6% -40.6%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Cumberland County's poverty rate of 7.5% 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 Cumberland County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #276 | Spencer County, IN | 7.5% |
| #277 | Columbia County, GA | 7.5% |
| #278 | Sitka City and Borough, AK | 7.5% |
| #279 | Cumberland County, PA | 7.5% |
| #280 | King George County, VA | 7.5% |
| #281 | Chase County, NE | 7.5% |
| #282 | Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 7.5% |
About Poverty Rate
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania has a poverty rate of 7.5%, ranking #279 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 40.6% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Pennsylvania, it ranks #4 of 67. This places it in the 91th 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.