Ranking of Pennsylvania Counties By Population in 2015

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the Population for Pennsylvania was 12.79M. Among all Pennsylvania counties, Philadelphia County had the highest population (1.57M), followed by Allegheny County (1.23M), and Montgomery County (817.43K).

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 2015
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Ranking of Pennsylvania Counties By Population in 2015
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1 Philadelphia County 1571679
2 Allegheny County 1229342
3 Montgomery County 817432
4 Bucks County 625670
5 Delaware County 563434
6 Lancaster County 535960
7 Chester County 515098
8 York County 441911
9 Berks County 415218
10 Lehigh County 359689
11 Westmoreland County 357006
12 Luzerne County 318203
13 Northampton County 300264
14 Erie County 278452
15 Dauphin County 273195
16 Cumberland County 245891
17 Lackawanna County 211974
18 Washington County 207824
19 Butler County 186046
20 Beaver County 168311
21 Monroe County 166602
22 Centre County 160641
23 Franklin County 153131
24 Schuylkill County 144136
25 Lebanon County 137492
26 Cambria County 136083
27 Fayette County 133272
28 Blair County 124637
29 Lycoming County 115644
30 Mercer County 113684
31 Adams County 101847
32 Northumberland County 92895
33 Lawrence County 88154
34 Indiana County 86800
35 Crawford County 86540
36 Clearfield County 80735
37 Somerset County 75404
38 Armstrong County 66913
39 Columbia County 66704
40 Carbon County 63766
41 Bradford County 61656
42 Pike County 55410
43 Venango County 52962
44 Wayne County 51828
45 Bedford County 48748
46 Mifflin County 46435
47 Perry County 45849
48 Union County 45573
49 Huntingdon County 45514
50 Jefferson County 44350
51 McKean County 42424
52 Susquehanna County 41778
53 Tioga County 41562
54 Snyder County 40530
55 Warren County 40346
56 Clinton County 39402
57 Clarion County 38889
58 Greene County 37431
59 Elk County 30898
60 Wyoming County 27822
61 Juniata County 24442
62 Montour County 18297
63 Potter County 17078
64 Fulton County 14510
65 Forest County 7386
66 Sullivan County 6266
67 Cameron County 4773