County Improvement Ranking
Latest Year 2024
| Rank | County | Current Score | Prior Score | YoY Change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chester County | 87 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 2 | Montgomery County | 85 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 3 | Cumberland County | 83 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 4 | Butler County | 78 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 5 | York County | 77 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 6 | Bucks County | 75 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 7 | Northampton County | 75 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 8 | Lancaster County | 75 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 9 | Delaware County | 71 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 10 | Adams County | 71 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 11 | Washington County | 70 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 12 | Franklin County | 69 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 13 | Lebanon County | 66 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 14 | Dauphin County | 65 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 15 | Berks County | 64 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 16 | Perry County | 62 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 17 | Westmoreland County | 62 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 18 | Lehigh County | 61 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 19 | Beaver County | 57 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 20 | Susquehanna County | 56 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 21 | Carbon County | 56 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 22 | Pike County | 52 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 23 | Snyder County | 52 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 24 | Wyoming County | 51 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 25 | Luzerne County | 51 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 26 | Lackawanna County | 49 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 27 | Columbia County | 49 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 28 | Somerset County | 48 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 29 | Monroe County | 46 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 30 | Schuylkill County | 46 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 31 | Montour County | 45 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 32 | Lycoming County | 45 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 33 | Bedford County | 44 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 34 | Northumberland County | 44 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 35 | Armstrong County | 44 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 36 | Wayne County | 42 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 37 | Sullivan County | 42 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 38 | Indiana County | 40 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 39 | Fulton County | 40 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 40 | Huntingdon County | 40 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 41 | Mifflin County | 39 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 42 | Lawrence County | 39 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 43 | Greene County | 37 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 44 | Bradford County | 37 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 45 | Clarion County | 37 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 46 | Warren County | 36 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 47 | Cambria County | 36 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 48 | Elk County | 36 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 49 | Mercer County | 35 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 50 | Venango County | 34 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 51 | Clinton County | 34 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 52 | McKean County | 31 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 53 | Jefferson County | 30 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 54 | Crawford County | 29 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 55 | Fayette County | 29 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 56 | Forest County | 19 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 57 | Cameron County | 16 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
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