Ranking of Pennsylvania Counties By Population in 2016
Updated on January 28, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the Population for Pennsylvania was 12.79M. Among all Pennsylvania counties, Philadelphia County had the highest population (1.58M), followed by Allegheny County (1.23M), and Montgomery County (820.11K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Pennsylvania counties.
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Related Topics: Pennsylvania Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2016 Census.
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Ranking of Pennsylvania Counties By Population in 2016
Rank | County | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia County | 1,576,604 |
| 2 | Allegheny County | 1,226,893 |
| 3 | Montgomery County | 820,106 |
| 4 | Bucks County | 626,369 |
| 5 | Delaware County | 563,860 |
| 6 | Lancaster County | 538,303 |
| 7 | Chester County | 516,768 |
| 8 | York County | 444,012 |
| 9 | Berks County | 415,911 |
| 10 | Lehigh County | 362,357 |
| 11 | Westmoreland County | 354,763 |
| 12 | Luzerne County | 317,192 |
| 13 | Northampton County | 301,629 |
| 14 | Erie County | 276,639 |
| 15 | Dauphin County | 274,305 |
| 16 | Cumberland County | 247,633 |
| 17 | Lackawanna County | 211,108 |
| 18 | Washington County | 207,469 |
| 19 | Butler County | 186,427 |
| 20 | Beaver County | 166,926 |
| 21 | Monroe County | 166,324 |
| 22 | Centre County | 162,287 |
| 23 | Franklin County | 153,938 |
| 24 | Schuylkill County | 143,492 |
| 25 | Lebanon County | 138,481 |
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