| Table 3. Where Workers Affected by a Minimum Wage Increase to $7.15 Live | |||||
| County | Number | Share of Total Employment 2007 (%) | County | Number | Share of Total Employment 2007 (%) |
| Pennsylvania | 754,000 | 14% |
Juniata | 1,790 | 25% |
| Adams | 6,627 | 20% |
Lackawanna | 16,335 | 16% |
| Allegheny | 78,599 | 11% |
Lancaster | 28,105 | 12% |
| Armstrong | 6,048 | 32% |
Lawrence | 7,328 | 23% |
| Beaver | 14,046 | 25% |
Lebanon | 8,431 | 18% |
| Bedford | 3,886 | 24% |
Lehigh | 19,633 | 11% |
| Berks | 21,041 | 13% |
Luzerne | 22,954 | 16% |
| Blair | 10,623 | 17% |
Lycoming | 10,758 | 20% |
| Bradford | 4,481 | 19% |
Mckean | 3,492 | 19% |
| Bucks | 24,701 | 9% |
Mercer | 8,818 | 18% |
| Butler | 12,739 | 17% |
Mifflin | 3,646 | 23% |
| Cambria | 12,925 | 22% |
Monroe | 8,583 | 16% |
| Cameron | 454 | 17% |
Montgomery | 28,710 | 6% |
| Carbon | 3,699 | 22% |
Montour | 1,392 | 11% |
| Centre | 12,412 | 19% |
Northampton | 16,429 | 18% |
| Chester | 17,654 | 8% |
Northumberland | 7,218 | 24% |
| Clarion | 3,769 | 25% |
Perry | 2,447 | 30% |
| Clearfield | 7,397 | 22% |
Philadelphia | 72,915 | 11% |
| Clinton | 2,974 | 23% |
Pike | 3,018 | 27% |
| Columbia | 4,612 | 18% |
Potter | 1,374 | 21% |
| Crawford | 6,897 | 22% |
Schuylkill | 9,867 | 20% |
| Cumberland | 11,993 | 9% |
Snyder | 2,945 | 17% |
| Dauphin | 14,399 | 8% |
Somerset | 6,778 | 25% |
| Delaware | 24,420 | 11% |
Sullivan | 468 | 27% |
| Elk | 2,669 | 17% |
Susquehanna | 2,753 | 31% |
| Erie | 22,531 | 17% |
Tioga | 2,954 | 22% |
| Fayette | 13,123 | 31% |
Union | 3,265 | 19% |
| Forest | 447 | 25% |
Venango | 5,195 | 24% |
| Franklin | 9,387 | 18% |
Warren | 3,348 | 22% |
| Fulton | 1,109 | 21% |
Washington | 13,952 | 18% |
| Greene | 2,797 | 23% |
Wayne | 3,110 | 21% |
| Huntingdon | 3,544 | 27% |
Westmoreland | 26,174 | 19% |
| Indiana | 7,486 | 23% |
Wyoming | 2,151 | 23% |
| Jefferson | 4,075 | 26% |
York | 24,106 | 14% |
| Source: Keystone Research Center analysis of the Census and the Current Population Survey. | |||||