In 2023, 12 percent of Pennsylvania's population lived below the poverty line. This figure is a slight increase from the previous year, when 11.8 percent of the state's population lived in poverty. The state experienced a poverty level peak of 13.8 percent in 2011. The poverty rate of the United States can be accessed here.

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Estimated Percent of People of All Ages in Poverty for Pennsylvania was 11.90% in January of 2023, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Estimated Percent of People of All Ages in Poverty for Pennsylvania reached a record high of 13.70 in January of 2011 and a record low of 9.50 in January of 2000. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Estimated Percent of People of All Ages in Poverty for Pennsylvania - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on November of 2025.

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Estimated Percent of People of All Ages in Poverty for Fulton County, PA was 12.70% in January of 2023, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Estimated Percent of People of All Ages in Poverty for Fulton County, PA reached a record high of 13.30 in January of 2014 and a record low of 8.90 in January of 2000. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Estimated Percent of People of All Ages in Poverty for Fulton County, PA - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on November of 2025.

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Estimated Percent of People of All Ages in Poverty for Franklin County, PA was 8.20% in January of 2023, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Estimated Percent of People of All Ages in Poverty for Franklin County, PA reached a record high of 12.20 in January of 2012 and a record low of 6.20 in January of 1989. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Estimated Percent of People of All Ages in Poverty for Franklin County, PA - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on October of 2025.

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