Ranking of Pennsylvania Counties By Population in 2012

Updated on July 26, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the Population for Pennsylvania was 12.77M. Among all Pennsylvania counties, Philadelphia County had the highest population (1.55M), followed by Allegheny County (1.23M), and Montgomery County (808.78K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Pennsylvania counties.

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Ranking of Pennsylvania Counties By Population in 2012
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Ranking of Pennsylvania Counties By Population in 2012
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1 Philadelphia County 1552087
2 Allegheny County 1231129
3 Montgomery County 808782
4 Bucks County 625603
5 Delaware County 560865
6 Lancaster County 526949
7 Chester County 506049
8 York County 437551
9 Berks County 413552
10 Westmoreland County 362825
11 Lehigh County 354673
12 Luzerne County 321232
13 Northampton County 299099
14 Erie County 281416
15 Dauphin County 270058
16 Cumberland County 239315
17 Lackawanna County 214232
18 Washington County 208350
19 Butler County 185016
20 Beaver County 170091
21 Monroe County 168675
22 Centre County 155905
23 Franklin County 151518
24 Schuylkill County 147131
25 Cambria County 141563
26 Lebanon County 135531
27 Fayette County 135283
28 Blair County 126569
29 Lycoming County 117237
30 Mercer County 115660
31 Adams County 101265
32 Northumberland County 94413
33 Lawrence County 89895
34 Indiana County 88243
35 Crawford County 87745
36 Clearfield County 81407
37 Somerset County 77028
38 Armstrong County 68223
39 Columbia County 67045
40 Carbon County 64799
41 Bradford County 63005
42 Pike County 56334
43 Venango County 54185
44 Wayne County 52244
45 Bedford County 49592
46 Mifflin County 46755
47 Huntingdon County 45948
48 Perry County 45807
49 Union County 45195
50 Jefferson County 44805
51 McKean County 43151
52 Susquehanna County 42923
53 Tioga County 42486
54 Warren County 41268
55 Snyder County 39886
56 Clinton County 39739
57 Clarion County 39472
58 Greene County 38048
59 Elk County 31619
60 Wyoming County 28391
61 Juniata County 24609
62 Montour County 18429
63 Potter County 17556
64 Fulton County 14701
65 Forest County 7587
66 Sullivan County 6405
67 Cameron County 4974