Poverty Rate in Lackawanna County, PA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
14.4%
Rank #1,827/3,222 · #59 in PA
43th
Lackawanna 14.4%
PA 11.7% +22.6%
US 12.6% +14.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Lackawanna County's poverty rate of 14.4% 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 Lackawanna County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,824 | Aiken County, SC | 14.3% |
| #1,825 | Beauregard Parish, LA | 14.3% |
| #1,826 | Cumberland County, TN | 14.4% |
| #1,827 | Lackawanna County, PA | 14.4% |
| #1,828 | Harrison County, WV | 14.4% |
| #1,829 | Pulaski County, VA | 14.4% |
| #1,830 | Hillsdale County, MI | 14.4% |
About Poverty Rate
Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania has a poverty rate of 14.4%, ranking #1,827 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 14.0% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Pennsylvania, it ranks #59 of 67. This places it in the 43th 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.