Poverty Rate in Somerset County, PA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
11.0%
Rank #1,000/3,222 · #26 in PA
69th
Somerset 11.0%
PA 11.7% -6.2%
US 12.6% -12.8%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Somerset County's poverty rate of 11.0% 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 Somerset County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #997 | Warren County, IN | 11.0% |
| #998 | Runnels County, TX | 11.0% |
| #999 | Benton County, WA | 11.0% |
| #1,000 | Somerset County, PA | 11.0% |
| #1,001 | Cass County, ND | 11.0% |
| #1,002 | Taylor County, IA | 11.0% |
| #1,003 | Barron County, WI | 11.0% |
About Poverty Rate
Somerset County, Pennsylvania has a poverty rate of 11.0%, ranking #1,000 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 12.8% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Pennsylvania, it ranks #26 of 67. This places it in the 69th 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.