Pottsville, Pennsylvania Population History 1840 - 2017
| Population | 13,625 |
| Nationwide Rank | 2439 |
Quick Facts
Pottsville, Pennsylvania is the 2,439th largest city in the United States as of 2017.
Pottsville, Pennsylvania is a city.
Pottsville, Pennsylvania is currently 19.4% smaller than it was in 1990, the year of its peak recorded population.
Pottsville, Pennsylvania's growth is extremely below average. 98% of similarly sized cities are growing faster since 2000.
Similarly Sized Cities In US
| US Rank | Name | Population | Growth 2000-2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2429 | Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee | 13,693 | 18.6% |
| 2430 | Monroe, Ohio | 13,683 | 72.3% |
| 2431 | Pell City, Alabama | 13,676 | 41.1% |
| 2432 | Marietta, Ohio | 13,673 | -6.5% |
| 2433 | McMinnville, Tennessee | 13,662 | 5.9% |
| 2434 | Palmetto, Florida | 13,661 | 5.8% |
| 2435 | Brecksville, Ohio | 13,632 | 1.7% |
| 2436 | Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan | 13,631 | -4.6% |
| 2437 | Grover Beach, California | 13,628 | 4.0% |
| 2438 | Levelland, Texas | 13,628 | 6.2% |
| 2439 | Pottsville, Pennsylvania | 13,625 | -12.1% |
| 2440 | Carpinteria, California | 13,622 | -4.2% |
| 2441 | Jasper, Alabama | 13,618 | -4.0% |
| 2442 | Athens, Tennessee | 13,615 | 2.3% |
| 2443 | Atlantic Beach, Florida | 13,608 | 1.8% |
| 2444 | Monticello, Minnesota | 13,599 | 56.8% |
| 2445 | Alexandria, Minnesota | 13,592 | 29.7% |
| 2446 | Havre de Grace, Maryland | 13,576 | 18.0% |
| 2447 | Lone Tree, Colorado | 13,566 | 95.6% |
| 2448 | Washington, Pennsylvania | 13,566 | -10.5% |
| 2449 | Vadnais Heights, Minnesota | 13,561 | 3.8% |
Similarly Sized Cities In Pennsylvania
| US Rank | Name | Population | Growth 2000-2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1383 | Easton | 27,109 | 3.3% |
| 1456 | Lebanon | 25,770 | 5.4% |
| 1526 | Hazleton | 24,723 | 6.2% |
| 1640 | Pottstown | 22,741 | 3.9% |
| 1676 | New Castle | 22,069 | -15.9% |
| 1755 | Chambersburg | 20,878 | 17.0% |
| 1816 | West Chester | 20,060 | 12.2% |
| 1834 | West Mifflin | 19,839 | -10.4% |
| 1838 | Murrysville | 19,800 | 5.1% |
| 1852 | Johnstown | 19,643 | -17.5% |
| 1857 | Baldwin | 19,610 | -1.0% |
| 1879 | Carlisle | 19,259 | 6.1% |
| 1880 | McKeesport | 19,245 | -19.5% |
| 2069 | Phoenixville | 16,943 | 14.4% |
| 2105 | Lansdale | 16,588 | 3.1% |
| 2209 | Hermitage | 15,635 | -3.5% |
| 2213 | Hanover | 15,607 | 7.0% |
| 2221 | Wilkinsburg | 15,554 | -16.7% |
| 2316 | Franklin Park | 14,552 | 27.3% |
| 2341 | Greensburg | 14,299 | -9.8% |
| 2350 | Bloomsburg | 14,231 | 15.2% |
| 2397 | Ephrata | 13,885 | 5.3% |
| 2421 | Whitehall | 13,733 | -4.8% |
| 2439 | Pottsville | 13,625 | -12.1% |
| 2448 | Washington | 13,566 | -10.5% |
| 2482 | Sharon | 13,259 | -18.5% |
| 2500 | Indiana | 13,149 | -12.3% |
| 2503 | Coatesville | 13,123 | 20.7% |
| 2506 | Butler | 13,107 | -13.1% |
| 2514 | Dunmore | 13,069 | -8.6% |
| 2526 | Meadville | 12,973 | -5.0% |
| 2543 | Kingston | 12,878 | -6.7% |
| 2610 | New Kensington | 12,466 | -14.9% |
| 2628 | St. Marys | 12,370 | -14.5% |
| 2762 | Elizabethtown | 11,586 | -2.4% |
| 2773 | Yeadon | 11,505 | -2.0% |
| 2781 | Emmaus | 11,454 | 1.2% |
| 2819 | Lower Burrell | 11,228 | -10.8% |
| 2820 | Jefferson Hills | 11,226 | 15.6% |
| 2834 | Munhall | 11,158 | -7.9% |
| 2879 | Waynesboro | 10,877 | 13.1% |
| 2908 | Darby | 10,700 | 4.0% |
| 2922 | Lansdowne | 10,646 | -3.4% |
| 2962 | Wyomissing | 10,454 | 0.2% |
| 2966 | Columbia | 10,432 | 1.0% |
| 3009 | East Stroudsburg | 10,287 | 3.8% |
| 3011 | Nanticoke | 10,279 | -5.8% |
| 3050 | Berwick | 10,086 | -6.0% |
| 3084 | Northampton | 9,888 | 5.2% |
| 3094 | Oil City | 9,863 | -14.0% |
| 3107 | Uniontown | 9,824 | -20.9% |
| 3143 | Bristol | 9,631 | -3.1% |
| 3160 | Sunbury | 9,519 | -10.0% |
| 3178 | Lititz | 9,415 | 4.2% |
| 3185 | Brentwood | 9,398 | -9.9% |
| 3203 | Lock Haven | 9,284 | 1.5% |
| 3206 | Middletown | 9,270 | 1.8% |
| 3223 | Jeannette | 9,190 | -13.5% |
| 3225 | Economy | 9,178 | -1.8% |
| 3230 | Warren | 9,162 | -10.4% |
| 3260 | Mechanicsburg | 9,016 | 0.0% |
| 3263 | Aliquippa | 9,006 | -22.6% |
| 3310 | Quakertown | 8,843 | -0.9% |
| 3312 | Canonsburg | 8,837 | 2.7% |
| 3323 | Collingdale | 8,791 | 1.5% |
| 3341 | Swissvale | 8,746 | -9.0% |
| 3384 | Morrisville | 8,578 | -14.4% |
| 3392 | Perkasie | 8,555 | -3.2% |
| 3413 | Beaver Falls | 8,483 | -14.2% |
| 3422 | Carbondale | 8,447 | -13.5% |
| 3441 | Dormont | 8,377 | -10.0% |
| 3454 | Millersville | 8,353 | 7.5% |
| 3469 | Doylestown | 8,315 | 1.0% |
| 3473 | Bradford | 8,305 | -9.0% |
| 3504 | Mount Joy | 8,215 | 21.2% |
| 3507 | Lewistown | 8,205 | -8.6% |
| 3517 | Castle Shannon | 8,173 | -5.0% |
| 3526 | Bellevue | 8,159 | -6.9% |
| 3545 | Pleasant Hills | 8,132 | -5.7% |
| 3562 | Conshohocken | 8,053 | 6.0% |
| 3565 | Brookhaven | 8,039 | 0.7% |
| 3574 | Grove City | 8,011 | 0.0% |
| 3596 | Latrobe | 7,949 | -11.3% |
| 3598 | Camp Hill | 7,939 | 4.0% |
| 3599 | Old Forge | 7,937 | -9.5% |
| 3601 | Downingtown | 7,928 | 4.0% |
| 3609 | Carnegie | 7,898 | -5.8% |
| 3635 | Wilson | 7,819 | 2.1% |
| 3679 | Pittston | 7,694 | -4.7% |
| 3687 | White Oak | 7,673 | -10.1% |
| 3699 | Gettysburg | 7,633 | 1.8% |
| 3735 | Palmyra | 7,527 | 6.1% |
| 3741 | Ellwood City | 7,501 | -13.7% |
| 3759 | DuBois | 7,454 | -8.2% |
| 3763 | Hatboro | 7,436 | 0.5% |
| 3781 | Connellsville | 7,368 | -18.7% |
| 3794 | Monessen | 7,339 | -15.1% |
| 3803 | New Cumberland | 7,318 | -0.2% |
| 3856 | Glenolden | 7,161 | -4.1% |
| 3888 | Shamokin | 7,061 | -11.6% |
| 3893 | Ridley Park | 7,040 | -2.0% |
| 3902 | Souderton | 7,008 | 4.0% |
| 3920 | Huntingdon | 6,964 | 0.6% |
| 3922 | Archbald | 6,954 | 11.8% |
| 3951 | Milton | 6,847 | 3.5% |
Demographics
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Population History
| Year | Population | Rank in US |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13,625 | 2,439 |
| 2016 | 13,738 | 2,410 |
| 2015 | 13,802 | 2,391 |
| 2014 | 13,940 | 2,362 |
| 2013 | 14,095 | 2,333 |
| 2012 | 14,129 | 2,319 |
| 2011 | 14,204 | 2,291 |
| 2010 | 14,324 | 2,258 |
| 2009 | 14,340 | 2,233 |
| 2008 | 14,418 | 2,214 |
| 2007 | 14,471 | 2,191 |
| 2006 | 14,543 | 2,164 |
| 2005 | 14,610 | 2,138 |
| 2004 | 14,753 | 2,094 |
| 2003 | 14,935 | 2,052 |
| 2002 | 15,135 | 2,012 |
| 2001 | 15,304 | 1,987 |
| 2000 | 15,504 | 1,953 |
| 1990 | 16,897 | 1,600 |
| 1850 | 7,515 | 98 |
| 1840 | 4,345 | 94 |