Poverty Rate in Perry County, PA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
8.0%
Rank #360/3,222 · #5 in PA
89th
Perry 8.0%
PA 11.7% -31.8%
US 12.6% -36.6%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Perry County's poverty rate of 8.0% 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 Perry County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #357 | St. Mary's County, MD | 8.0% |
| #358 | Parker County, TX | 8.0% |
| #359 | Clark County, WA | 8.0% |
| #360 | Perry County, PA | 8.0% |
| #361 | El Dorado County, CA | 8.0% |
| #362 | Nicollet County, MN | 8.0% |
| #363 | Fairfield County, OH | 8.0% |
About Poverty Rate
Perry County, Pennsylvania has a poverty rate of 8.0%, ranking #360 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 36.6% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Pennsylvania, it ranks #5 of 67. This places it in the 89th 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.