Poverty Rate in Erie County, PA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
15.0%
Rank #1,941/3,222 · #62 in PA
40th
Erie 15.0%
PA 11.7% +27.8%
US 12.6% +18.8%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Erie County's poverty rate of 15.0% 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 Erie County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,938 | Lucas County, IA | 14.9% |
| #1,939 | Black Hawk County, IA | 14.9% |
| #1,940 | Perry County, IN | 15.0% |
| #1,941 | Erie County, PA | 15.0% |
| #1,942 | Hamilton County, OH | 15.0% |
| #1,943 | Georgetown County, SC | 15.0% |
| #1,944 | Suwannee County, FL | 15.0% |
About Poverty Rate
Erie County, Pennsylvania has a poverty rate of 15.0%, ranking #1,941 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 18.8% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Pennsylvania, it ranks #62 of 67. This places it in the 40th 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.