Poverty Rate in Dauphin County, PA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
12.9%
Rank #1,493/3,222 · #46 in PA
54th
Dauphin 12.9%
PA 11.7% +9.9%
US 12.6% +2.2%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Dauphin County's poverty rate of 12.9% 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 Dauphin County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,490 | Noble County, OK | 12.9% |
| #1,491 | Daniels County, MT | 12.9% |
| #1,492 | Humboldt County, IA | 12.9% |
| #1,493 | Dauphin County, PA | 12.9% |
| #1,494 | Camden County, GA | 12.9% |
| #1,495 | Scotts Bluff County, NE | 12.9% |
| #1,496 | Clinton County, OH | 12.9% |
About Poverty Rate
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania has a poverty rate of 12.9%, ranking #1,493 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 2.2% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Pennsylvania, it ranks #46 of 67. This places it in the 54th 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.