Poverty Rate in Lehigh County, PA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
11.6%
Rank #1,151/3,222 · #32 in PA
64th
Lehigh 11.6%
PA 11.7% -1.2%
US 12.6% -8.1%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Lehigh County's poverty rate of 11.6% 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 Lehigh County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,148 | Lawrence County, SD | 11.6% |
| #1,149 | Henderson County, NC | 11.6% |
| #1,150 | Smith County, TX | 11.6% |
| #1,151 | Lehigh County, PA | 11.6% |
| #1,152 | Sullivan County, PA | 11.6% |
| #1,153 | Grant County, SD | 11.6% |
| #1,154 | Windham County, VT | 11.6% |
About Poverty Rate
Lehigh County, Pennsylvania has a poverty rate of 11.6%, ranking #1,151 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 8.1% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Pennsylvania, it ranks #32 of 67. This places it in the 64th 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.