Ranking of Pennsylvania Counties By Population in 2018

Updated on January 28, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the Population for Pennsylvania was 12.81M. Among all Pennsylvania counties, Philadelphia County had the highest population (1.59M), followed by Allegheny County (1.22M), and Montgomery County (827.00K).

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 2018
Philadelphia
1.59M
Allegheny
1.22M
Montgomery
827.00K
Bucks
628.18K
Delaware
565.51K
Lancaster
543.96K
Chester
522.26K
York
448.42K
Berks
420.41K
Lehigh
368.45K
Ranking of Pennsylvania Counties By Population in 2018
Rank
County
Population
1 Philadelphia County 1,586,422
2 Allegheny County 1,217,508
3 Montgomery County 826,995
4 Bucks County 628,183
5 Delaware County 565,506
6 Lancaster County 543,960
7 Chester County 522,256
8 York County 448,417
9 Berks County 420,407
10 Lehigh County 368,452
11 Westmoreland County 350,600
12 Luzerne County 318,093
13 Northampton County 304,949
14 Dauphin County 276,951
15 Erie County 271,780
16 Cumberland County 251,486
17 Lackawanna County 210,301
18 Washington County 207,114
19 Butler County 188,031
20 Monroe County 169,524
21 Beaver County 164,669
22 Centre County 162,895
23 Franklin County 154,943
24 Schuylkill County 141,758
25 Lebanon County 141,116
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