What is the 2026 poverty guideline for four people in Pennsylvania?

The 2026 HHS poverty guideline for a household of four in Pennsylvania is $33,000.

Pennsylvania

A household of four is measured against a 2026 poverty guideline of $33,000. Pennsylvania has adopted Medicaid expansion, so the adult income screen is 138 percent of poverty. The 2024 all-items state price parity is 97.6.

Sales tax: 6.3%
Wage income tax: Yes
Property tax: 1.16%

Benefit pages

Each program has its own page for Pennsylvania. The label is the illustrative household of four at $48,000.

SNAP eligibility · unlikely
Medicaid and CHIP eligibility · maybe
WIC eligibility · likely
School meals eligibility · likely
LIHEAP eligibility · maybe
Earned Income Tax Credit eligibility · likely
Child Tax Credit eligibility · likely
Marketplace subsidies eligibility · likely
Lifeline eligibility · unlikely
SSI eligibility · unlikely
State programs eligibility · maybe

Counties

Adams County · 2-bed $1,354
Allegheny County · 2-bed $1,389
Armstrong County · 2-bed $1,043
Beaver County · 2-bed $1,389
Bedford County · 2-bed $1,014
Berks County · 2-bed $1,418
Blair County · 2-bed $1,151
Bradford County · 2-bed $1,100
Bucks County · 2-bed $1,860
Butler County · 2-bed $1,389
Cambria County · 2-bed $1,014
Cameron County · 2-bed $1,014
Carbon County · 2-bed $1,839
Centre County · 2-bed $1,537
Chester County · 2-bed $1,860
Clarion County · 2-bed $1,014
Clearfield County · 2-bed $1,014
Clinton County · 2-bed $1,014
Columbia County · 2-bed $1,136
Crawford County · 2-bed $1,014
Cumberland County · 2-bed $1,598
Dauphin County · 2-bed $1,598
Delaware County · 2-bed $1,860
Elk County · 2-bed $1,014
Erie County · 2-bed $1,091
Fayette County · 2-bed $1,389
Forest County · 2-bed $1,014
Franklin County · 2-bed $1,325
Greene County · 2-bed $1,135
Huntingdon County · 2-bed $1,014
Indiana County · 2-bed $1,014
Jefferson County · 2-bed $1,014
Lackawanna County · 2-bed $1,363
Lancaster County · 2-bed $1,553
Lawrence County · 2-bed $1,095
Lebanon County · 2-bed $1,353
Lehigh County · 2-bed $1,839
Luzerne County · 2-bed $1,363
Lycoming County · 2-bed $1,217
McKean County · 2-bed $1,014
Mercer County · 2-bed $1,028
Mifflin County · 2-bed $1,014
Monroe County · 2-bed $1,550
Montgomery County · 2-bed $1,860
Montour County · 2-bed $1,436
Northampton County · 2-bed $1,839
Northumberland County · 2-bed $1,014
Perry County · 2-bed $1,598
Philadelphia County · 2-bed $1,860
Pike County · 2-bed $1,521
Potter County · 2-bed $1,014
Schuylkill County · 2-bed $1,068
Snyder County · 2-bed $1,084
Somerset County · 2-bed $1,014
Susquehanna County · 2-bed $1,060
Tioga County · 2-bed $1,045
Union County · 2-bed $1,028
Venango County · 2-bed $1,014
Warren County · 2-bed $1,014
Washington County · 2-bed $1,389
Wayne County · 2-bed $1,184
Westmoreland County · 2-bed $1,389
Wyoming County · 2-bed $1,363
York County · 2-bed $1,327

Towns

944 places in Pennsylvania have a cost page and a benefits page.

Metros in this ranking

Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA
Allentown · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
Harrisburg · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA