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Largest by population, Pennsylvania counties · 2020

The most populous us counties as of the 2023 estimates. This list covers the 67 counties in Pennsylvania that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPTOTAL POPULATIONVS 2000

01Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,2811,603,797+6%

02Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,0351,250,578−2%

03Montgomery County, PAPA877,643856,553+14%

04Bucks County, PAPA647,828646,538+8%

05Delaware County, PAPA580,937576,830+5%

06Lancaster County, PAPA563,159552,984+17%

07Chester County, PAPA557,116534,413+23%

08York County, PAPA473,197456,438+20%

09Berks County, PAPA440,072428,849+15%

10Lehigh County, PAPA384,383374,557+20%

11Westmoreland County, PAPA349,324354,663−4%

12Luzerne County, PAPA332,126325,594+2%

13Northampton County, PAPA324,411312,951+17%

14Dauphin County, PAPA293,351286,401+14%

15Erie County, PAPA265,832270,876−4%

16Cumberland County, PAPA277,270259,469+21%

17Lackawanna County, PAPA216,502215,896+1%

18Washington County, PAPA210,802209,349+3%

19Butler County, PAPA200,169193,763+11%

20Monroe County, PAPA167,179168,327+21%

21Beaver County, PAPA166,032168,215−7%

22Centre County, PAPA157,393158,172+17%

23Franklin County, PAPA160,652155,932+21%

24Lebanon County, PAPA146,380143,257+19%

25Schuylkill County, PAPA145,085143,049−5%

26Cambria County, PAPA128,968133,472−13%

27Fayette County, PAPA123,021128,804−13%

28Blair County, PAPA119,541122,822−5%

29Lycoming County, PAPA112,587114,188−5%

30Mercer County, PAPA107,860110,652−8%

31Adams County, PAPA107,594103,852+14%

32Northumberland County, PAPA89,92091,647−3%

33Lawrence County, PAPA83,91186,070−9%

34Crawford County, PAPA81,79283,938−7%

35Indiana County, PAPA82,87883,246−7%

36Clearfield County, PAPA78,10080,562−3%

37Somerset County, PAPA72,00474,129−7%

38Armstrong County, PAPA63,69865,558−9%

39Carbon County, PAPA65,86864,749+10%

40Columbia County, PAPA66,19364,727+1%

41Bradford County, PAPA59,60059,967−4%

42Pike County, PAPA62,80858,535+26%

43Wayne County, PAPA51,70351,155+7%

44Venango County, PAPA49,34650,454−12%

45Bedford County, PAPA47,48047,577−5%

46Mifflin County, PAPA46,12746,143−1%

47Perry County, PAPA46,80645,842+5%

48Jefferson County, PAPA43,25544,492−3%

49Huntingdon County, PAPA43,00144,092−3%

50Union County, PAPA42,31342,681+3%

51Tioga County, PAPA40,50241,045−1%

52McKean County, PAPA38,98440,432−12%

53Snyder County, PAPA39,65539,736+6%

54Warren County, PAPA37,03838,587−12%

55Susquehanna County, PAPA38,23738,434−9%

56Clinton County, PAPA37,87037,450−1%

57Clarion County, PAPA36,68037,241−11%

58Greene County, PAPA33,88535,954−12%

59Elk County, PAPA29,92630,990−12%

60Wyoming County, PAPA25,79026,069−7%

61Juniata County, PAPA23,40323,509+3%

62Montour County, PAPA17,86818,136−1%

63Potter County, PAPA15,89716,396−9%

64Fulton County, PAPA14,48314,556+2%

65Forest County, PAPA6,6146,973+41%

66Sullivan County, PAPA5,8565,840−11%

67Cameron County, PAPA4,2114,547−24%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES