Poverty Rate in Northumberland County, PA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Northumberland County's poverty rate of 12.6% 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 Northumberland County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,416 | Multnomah County, OR | 12.6% |
| #1,417 | Preble County, OH | 12.6% |
| #1,418 | Jerome County, ID | 12.6% |
| #1,419 | Northumberland County, PA | 12.6% |
| #1,420 | Camden County, MO | 12.6% |
| #1,421 | Montgomery County, IL | 12.6% |
| #1,422 | Jennings County, IN | 12.6% |
About Poverty Rate
Northumberland County, Pennsylvania has a poverty rate of 12.6%, ranking #1,419 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 0.1% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Pennsylvania, it ranks #42 of 67. This places it in the 56th 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.