Poverty Rate in Lancaster County, PA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
8.2%
Rank #404/3,222 · #8 in PA
87th
Lancaster 8.2%
PA 11.7% -30.0%
US 12.6% -35.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Lancaster County's poverty rate of 8.2% 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 Lancaster County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #401 | Greenlee County, AZ | 8.2% |
| #402 | Kitsap County, WA | 8.2% |
| #403 | Adams County, PA | 8.2% |
| #404 | Lancaster County, PA | 8.2% |
| #405 | Washington County, IA | 8.2% |
| #406 | Oconto County, WI | 8.2% |
| #407 | Garfield County, CO | 8.2% |
About Poverty Rate
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania has a poverty rate of 8.2%, ranking #404 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 35.0% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Pennsylvania, it ranks #8 of 67. This places it in the 87th 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.