Pennsylvania Citizen Population By County in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2021, the citizen population for Pennsylvania was 12,551,770 and represented 96.77% of the total Pennsylvania population.

Among all Pennsylvania counties, Philadelphia had the highest citizen population (1.49M), followed by Allegheny (1.21M), and Montgomery (812.37K).

In terms of percentages, Jefferson had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (99.83%), followed by Cameron (99.78%), and Greene (99.75%).

The chart and table below shows the citizen population of each county and the percentage of each county's population that were citizens.

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Pennsylvania Citizen Population By County in 2021
Pennsylvania Citizen Population By County in 2021
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County Citizen Population % of County Population
Philadelphia 1487265 93.14
Allegheny 1207085 96.87
Montgomery 812365 95.47
Bucks 624180 96.94
Delaware 548560 95.59
Lancaster 538430 97.81
Chester 504525 94.89
York 446145 98.14
Berks 411515 96.38
Westmoreland 352890 99.38
Lehigh 350310 94.05
Luzerne 310955 95.73
Northampton 301755 96.92
Dauphin 272815 95.99
Erie 266590 98.05
Cumberland 249575 96.98
Lackawanna 208970 96.96
Washington 207210 99.10
Butler 190655 99.01
Beaver 167400 99.49
Monroe 163140 97.03
Franklin 152115 97.77
Centre 150190 94.53
Schuylkill 142060 99.13
Lebanon 139945 98.22
Cambria 133635 99.69
Fayette 128375 99.17
Blair 122325 99.35
Lycoming 113130 99.00
Mercer 110770 99.60
Adams 101715 98.01
Northumberland 91220 99.31
Lawrence 85840 99.46
Crawford 84090 99.52
Indiana 82655 98.85
Clearfield 78915 97.83
Somerset 74040 99.61
Armstrong 65780 99.72
Columbia 64675 99.48
Carbon 64210 99.11
Bradford 59715 99.14
Pike 57085 97.84
Venango 50635 99.66
Wayne 50630 98.80
Bedford 47590 99.71
Mifflin 45995 99.65
Perry 45640 99.48
Jefferson 44415 99.83
Huntingdon 44050 99.08
Union 42275 98.10
Tioga 40925 99.60
McKean 40255 99.03
Snyder 39680 99.51
Susquehanna 38630 99.33
Warren 38625 99.58
Clinton 37615 99.45
Clarion 37360 99.44
Greene 36160 99.75
Elk 30950 99.73
Wyoming 26180 99.20
Juniata 23220 98.37
Montour 17710 97.31
Potter 16405 99.55
Fulton 14490 99.73
Forest 7020 98.60
Sullivan 5885 99.16
Cameron 4585 99.78