Pottsville, Pennsylvania Population History 1840 - 2018
| Population | 13,555 |
| Nationwide Rank | 2459 |
Quick Facts
Pottsville, Pennsylvania is the 2,459th largest city in the United States as of 2018.
Pottsville, Pennsylvania is a city.
Pottsville, Pennsylvania is currently 19.8% smaller than it was in 1990, the year of its peak recorded population.
Pottsville, Pennsylvania's growth is extremely below average. 97% of similarly sized cities are growing faster since 2000.
Similarly Sized Cities In US
| US Rank | Name | Population | Growth 2000-2018 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2449 | Moberly, Missouri | 13,610 | -0.9% |
| 2450 | Dallas, Georgia | 13,607 | 149.1% |
| 2451 | Marietta, Ohio | 13,604 | -6.9% |
| 2452 | Lebanon, New Hampshire | 13,602 | 8.1% |
| 2453 | Waycross, Georgia | 13,600 | -11.5% |
| 2454 | Olean, New York | 13,597 | -11.2% |
| 2455 | Vadnais Heights, Minnesota | 13,596 | 4.0% |
| 2456 | Monroe, Georgia | 13,573 | 17.9% |
| 2457 | Lake Forest Park, Washington | 13,569 | 5.6% |
| 2458 | Grimes, Iowa | 13,562 | 164.6% |
| 2459 | Pottsville, Pennsylvania | 13,555 | -12.5% |
| 2460 | Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan | 13,552 | -5.2% |
| 2461 | Chelsea, Alabama | 13,531 | 246.3% |
| 2462 | Marshall, Minnesota | 13,530 | 5.9% |
| 2463 | Grover Beach, California | 13,528 | 3.2% |
| 2464 | Levelland, Texas | 13,527 | 5.4% |
| 2465 | Bay St. Louis, Mississippi | 13,515 | 18.3% |
| 2466 | Santa Fe, Texas | 13,509 | 20.9% |
| 2467 | Washington, Pennsylvania | 13,508 | -10.9% |
| 2468 | Jasper, Alabama | 13,500 | -4.9% |
| 2469 | Elizabethton, Tennessee | 13,497 | -3.9% |
Similarly Sized Cities In Pennsylvania
| US Rank | Name | Population | Growth 2000-2018 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1460 | Lebanon | 25,902 | 6.0% |
| 1533 | Hazleton | 24,703 | 6.1% |
| 1654 | Pottstown | 22,667 | 3.6% |
| 1704 | New Castle | 21,797 | -17.0% |
| 1758 | Chambersburg | 21,029 | 17.8% |
| 1831 | West Chester | 20,048 | 12.1% |
| 1860 | Murrysville | 19,704 | 4.6% |
| 1861 | West Mifflin | 19,703 | -11.0% |
| 1878 | Baldwin | 19,464 | -1.8% |
| 1880 | Johnstown | 19,447 | -18.3% |
| 1898 | Carlisle | 19,196 | 5.7% |
| 1904 | McKeesport | 19,115 | -20.0% |
| 2084 | Phoenixville | 16,957 | 14.5% |
| 2104 | Lansdale | 16,707 | 3.8% |
| 2221 | Hanover | 15,660 | 7.4% |
| 2238 | Hermitage | 15,535 | -4.1% |
| 2242 | Wilkinsburg | 15,448 | -17.2% |
| 2310 | Franklin Park | 14,749 | 29.0% |
| 2370 | Greensburg | 14,192 | -10.5% |
| 2404 | Bloomsburg | 13,919 | 12.7% |
| 2411 | Ephrata | 13,874 | 5.2% |
| 2445 | Whitehall | 13,648 | -5.4% |
| 2459 | Pottsville | 13,555 | -12.5% |
| 2467 | Washington | 13,508 | -10.9% |
| 2520 | Coatesville | 13,114 | 20.6% |
| 2521 | Dunmore | 13,110 | -8.3% |
| 2522 | Sharon | 13,109 | -19.5% |
| 2529 | Indiana | 13,078 | -12.7% |
| 2543 | Butler | 12,993 | -13.9% |
| 2562 | Kingston | 12,862 | -6.8% |
| 2582 | Meadville | 12,721 | -6.9% |
| 2637 | New Kensington | 12,363 | -15.6% |
| 2638 | St. Marys | 12,359 | -14.5% |
| 2797 | Yeadon | 11,471 | -2.3% |
| 2799 | Elizabethtown | 11,450 | -3.6% |
| 2800 | Emmaus | 11,446 | 1.2% |
| 2850 | Lower Burrell | 11,150 | -11.4% |
| 2851 | Jefferson Hills | 11,148 | 14.8% |
| 2859 | Munhall | 11,081 | -8.6% |
| 2896 | Waynesboro | 10,874 | 13.1% |
| 2930 | Darby | 10,678 | 3.8% |
| 2937 | Lansdowne | 10,621 | -3.7% |
| 2968 | Wyomissing | 10,499 | 0.7% |
| 2998 | East Stroudsburg | 10,384 | 4.8% |
| 3003 | Columbia | 10,369 | 0.4% |
| 3011 | Nanticoke | 10,334 | -5.3% |
| 3084 | Berwick | 10,002 | -6.8% |
| 3102 | Northampton | 9,922 | 5.5% |
| 3117 | Uniontown | 9,835 | -20.8% |
| 3134 | Oil City | 9,749 | -15.0% |
| 3161 | Bristol | 9,598 | -3.4% |
| 3178 | Lititz | 9,458 | 4.7% |
| 3191 | Sunbury | 9,409 | -11.1% |
| 3208 | Brentwood | 9,329 | -10.6% |
| 3223 | Middletown | 9,283 | 1.9% |
| 3248 | Jeannette | 9,133 | -14.0% |
| 3252 | Warren | 9,124 | -10.7% |
| 3255 | Economy | 9,114 | -2.5% |
| 3257 | Lock Haven | 9,108 | -0.3% |
| 3280 | Mechanicsburg | 8,992 | -0.3% |
| 3306 | Aliquippa | 8,908 | -23.4% |
| 3326 | Quakertown | 8,814 | -1.2% |
| 3328 | Canonsburg | 8,811 | 2.4% |
| 3344 | Collingdale | 8,772 | 1.3% |
| 3369 | Swissvale | 8,689 | -9.6% |
| 3391 | Perkasie | 8,607 | -2.6% |
| 3412 | Morrisville | 8,544 | -14.7% |
| 3435 | Carbondale | 8,441 | -13.6% |
| 3459 | Millersville | 8,388 | 7.9% |
| 3460 | Beaver Falls | 8,387 | -15.1% |
| 3477 | Dormont | 8,319 | -10.6% |
| 3487 | Doylestown | 8,297 | 0.8% |
| 3493 | Bradford | 8,280 | -9.3% |
| 3507 | Castle Shannon | 8,255 | -4.0% |
| 3534 | Mount Joy | 8,201 | 21.0% |
| 3544 | Lewistown | 8,156 | -9.2% |
| 3561 | Bellevue | 8,097 | -7.6% |
| 3565 | Pleasant Hills | 8,084 | -6.3% |
| 3573 | Conshohocken | 8,065 | 6.2% |
| 3587 | Brookhaven | 8,026 | 0.6% |
| 3615 | Old Forge | 7,937 | -9.5% |
| 3620 | Downingtown | 7,927 | 4.0% |
| 3623 | Camp Hill | 7,918 | 3.8% |
| 3635 | Grove City | 7,892 | -1.4% |
| 3637 | Latrobe | 7,885 | -12.0% |
| 3655 | Carnegie | 7,844 | -6.4% |
| 3661 | Wilson | 7,830 | 2.3% |
| 3682 | Pittston | 7,755 | -4.0% |
| 3690 | Gettysburg | 7,717 | 2.9% |
| 3735 | Palmyra | 7,576 | 6.8% |
| 3756 | White Oak | 7,499 | -12.2% |
| 3775 | Hatboro | 7,437 | 0.5% |
| 3782 | DuBois | 7,415 | -8.7% |
| 3786 | Ellwood City | 7,402 | -14.8% |
| 3811 | Connellsville | 7,316 | -19.2% |
| 3816 | New Cumberland | 7,301 | -0.4% |
| 3827 | Monessen | 7,277 | -15.8% |
| 3874 | Glenolden | 7,141 | -4.3% |
| 3886 | Souderton | 7,103 | 5.4% |
| 3910 | Ridley Park | 7,043 | -2.0% |
| 3918 | Archbald | 7,019 | 12.9% |
| 3924 | Shamokin | 6,984 | -12.6% |
| 3931 | Huntingdon | 6,959 | 0.6% |
Demographics
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Population History
| Year | Population | Rank in US |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 13,555 | 2,459 |
| 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 |