Ranking of Pennsylvania Counties By Population in 2016

Updated on June 21, 2025.

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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Ranking of Pennsylvania Counties By Population in 2016
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Ranking of Pennsylvania Counties By Population in 2016
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1 Philadelphia County 1576604
2 Allegheny County 1226893
3 Montgomery County 820106
4 Bucks County 626369
5 Delaware County 563860
6 Lancaster County 538303
7 Chester County 516768
8 York County 444012
9 Berks County 415911
10 Lehigh County 362357
11 Westmoreland County 354763
12 Luzerne County 317192
13 Northampton County 301629
14 Erie County 276639
15 Dauphin County 274305
16 Cumberland County 247633
17 Lackawanna County 211108
18 Washington County 207469
19 Butler County 186427
20 Beaver County 166926
21 Monroe County 166324
22 Centre County 162287
23 Franklin County 153938
24 Schuylkill County 143492
25 Lebanon County 138481
26 Cambria County 134517
27 Fayette County 132371
28 Blair County 123779
29 Lycoming County 114958
30 Mercer County 112651
31 Adams County 101952
32 Northumberland County 92336
33 Lawrence County 87379
34 Crawford County 86353
35 Indiana County 85243
36 Clearfield County 80190
37 Somerset County 74890
38 Armstrong County 66464
39 Columbia County 66171
40 Carbon County 63561
41 Bradford County 61103
42 Pike County 55040
43 Venango County 52487
44 Wayne County 51350
45 Bedford County 48592
46 Mifflin County 46289
47 Perry County 45937
48 Union County 45527
49 Huntingdon County 45411
50 Jefferson County 44041
51 McKean County 41701
52 Tioga County 41295
53 Susquehanna County 41268
54 Snyder County 40457
55 Warren County 40039
56 Clinton County 39009
57 Clarion County 38607
58 Greene County 37222
59 Elk County 30516
60 Wyoming County 27557
61 Juniata County 24554
62 Montour County 18241
63 Potter County 16953
64 Fulton County 14502
65 Forest County 7334
66 Sullivan County 6123
67 Cameron County 4702