Top 100 Biggest Cities in Pennsylvania

Top 100 Biggest Cities In Pennsylvania

Rank	City	2024 Population (Est.)	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Philadelphia	1,550,542	-1.1%
2	Pittsburgh	303,255	0.1%
3	Allentown	124,880	-0.3%
4	Reading	94,903	-0.0%
5	Erie	92,957	-0.6%
6	Bethlehem	78,300	1.2%
7	Scranton	75,805	-0.1%
8	Lancaster	57,153	-0.3%
9	Harrisburg	50,012	-0.0%
10	York	44,867	0.1%
11	Wilkes-Barre	44,254	-0.1%
12	Altoona	42,788	-0.8%
13	State College	40,687	0.8%
14	Norristown	35,769	-0.0%
15	Chester	33,595	0.9%
16	Bethel Park	32,398	-1.1%
17	Hazleton	30,037	0.2%
18	Easton	29,538	1.8%
19	Monroeville	27,974	-0.8%
20	Williamsport	27,470	-0.3%
21	Plum	26,391	-0.9%
22	Lebanon	26,378	-0.4%
23	Pottstown	23,349	-0.1%
24	Carlisle	22,341	3.7%
25	Chambersburg	22,245	-0.1%
26	New Castle	21,413	-0.7%
27	Murrysville	20,745	-0.3%
28	Baldwin	20,708	-1.2%
29	Phoenixville	19,871	2.2%
30	West Chester	19,658	1.9%
31	Lansdale	18,978	0.3%
32	West Mifflin	18,916	-1.1%
33	Johnstown	17,950	-0.8%
34	McKeesport	17,132	-1.1%
35	Hanover	16,573	0.3%
36	Hermitage	15,923	-0.6%
37	Franklin Park	15,024	-1.0%
38	Whitehall	14,615	-0.9%
39	Greensburg	14,603	-0.9%
40	Indiana	14,289	1.8%
41	Dunmore	14,186	0.5%
42	Wilkinsburg	13,813	-1.2%
43	Ephrata	13,660	-0.3%
44	Washington	13,429	0.5%
45	Pottsville	13,355	0.1%
46	Kingston	13,331	0.0%
47	Coatesville	13,275	-0.1%
48	Bloomsburg	13,112	1.4%
49	Butler	13,099	-0.9%
50	Sharon	12,813	-0.7%
51	St. Marys	12,399	-0.9%
52	Meadville	12,361	-1.5%
53	Yeadon	12,247	0.6%
54	Jefferson Hills	12,178	-0.6%
55	Emmaus	12,017	1.2%
56	Elizabethtown	12,000	1.3%
57	New Kensington	11,911	-0.6%
58	Lower Burrell	11,561	-0.4%
59	Wyomissing	11,132	0.1%
60	Lansdowne	11,077	0.0%
61	Waynesboro	11,067	0.5%
62	Nanticoke	10,615	0.1%
63	Darby	10,614	-0.3%
64	Northampton	10,404	0.0%
65	Columbia	10,380	0.6%
66	Munhall	10,380	-1.2%
67	Berwick	10,261	-0.2%
68	Mechanicsburg	9,911	2.0%
69	Bristol	9,876	0.0%
70	Lititz	9,742	0.9%
71	Brentwood	9,706	-1.2%
72	Morrisville	9,705	-0.3%
73	Canonsburg	9,629	-0.3%
74	Middletown	9,608	0.2%
75	Uniontown	9,577	-1.3%
76	Sunbury	9,539	-0.5%
77	Oil City	9,374	-0.7%
78	Perkasie	9,277	0.5%
79	Conshohocken	9,256	-0.1%
80	Millersville	9,252	6.7%
81	Quakertown	9,247	-0.3%
82	Warren	9,125	-0.8%
83	East Stroudsburg	9,042	-2.8%
84	Aliquippa	9,022	-0.7%
85	Economy	8,962	-0.3%
86	Collingdale	8,833	-0.2%
87	Carbondale	8,796	-0.1%
88	Beaver Falls	8,777	-1.1%
89	Old Forge	8,612	0.4%
90	Jeannette	8,591	-0.6%
91	Gettysburg	8,468	4.7%
92	Lock Haven	8,457	0.9%
93	Lewistown	8,418	-0.5%
94	Mount Joy	8,340	0.0%
95	Doylestown	8,338	0.3%
96	Pleasant Hills	8,322	-0.6%
97	Downingtown	8,320	1.2%
98	Brookhaven	8,291	0.1%
99	Swissvale	8,290	-1.2%
100	Hatboro	8,257	0.0%

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What is the largest city in Pennsylvania?

The largest city in Pennsylvania is Philadelphia, with a population of 1,550,542. Philadelphia is the 6th largest city in the US. The second largest city is Pittsburgh, with a population of 303,255, and is the 68th largest city in the US.

What are the major cities in Pennsylvania?

The major cities in Pennsylvania are Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Allentown. There are 3 major cities in Pennsylvania, which are cities with a population greater than 100,000.

What is the capital of Pennsylvania?

The capital of Pennsylvania is Harrisburg, whose most recent population was 50,012. Harrisburg is the 9th largest city in the state of Pennsylvania.

What is the fastest growing city in Pennsylvania?

Among the 100 largest cities in Pennsylvania, the fastest growing city is Phoenixville, whose population has grown 34.2% since the year 2000.

What is the fastest shrinking city in Pennsylvania?

Among the 100 largest cities in Pennsylvania, the fastest shrinking city is McKeesport, whose population has declined 28.3% since the year 2000. McKeesport's peak populuation was 26,000 in the year 1990, and it's current population of 17,132 represents a 34.1% decline from it's peak. McKeesport was once the 1,077th largest city in the US, but it's now the 2,150th largest.