The largest city in Pennsylvania is Philadelphia, with a population of 1,584,064. Philadelphia is the 6th largest city in the US. The second largest city is Pittsburgh, with a population of 300,286, and is the 66th largest city in the US.
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.
The capital of Pennsylvania is Harrisburg, whose most recent population was 49,271. Harrisburg is the 9th largest city in the state of Pennsylvania.
Among the 100 largest cities in Pennsylvania, the fastest growing city is Franklin Park, whose population has grown 30.2% since the year 2000.
Among the 100 largest cities in Pennsylvania, the fastest shrinking city is Aliquippa, whose population has declined 24.0% since the year 2000. Aliquippa's peak populuation was 13,481 in the year 1990, and it's current population of 8,844 represents a 34.4% decline from it's peak. Aliquippa was once the 1,938th largest city in the US, but it's now the 3,330th largest.
US Population Rank US Pop Rank |
City | 2019 Population |
---|---|---|
6 | Philadelphia | 1,584,064 |
66 | Pittsburgh | 300,286 |
232 | Allentown | 121,442 |
336 | Erie | 95,508 |
381 | Reading | 88,375 |
462 | Scranton | 76,653 |
467 | Bethlehem | 75,815 |
644 | Lancaster | 59,265 |
792 | Harrisburg | 49,271 |
882 | York | 43,932 |
892 | Altoona | 43,364 |
918 | State College | 42,160 |
954 | Wilkes-Barre | 40,766 |
1132 | Norristown | 34,341 |
1144 | Chester | 34,000 |
1202 | Bethel Park | 32,345 |
1351 | Williamsport | 28,186 |
1385 | Monroeville | 27,380 |
1395 | Easton | 27,189 |
1404 | Plum | 27,087 |
1475 | Lebanon | 25,879 |
1538 | Hazleton | 24,794 |
1670 | Pottstown | 22,600 |
1728 | New Castle | 21,618 |
1764 | Chambersburg | 21,143 |
1846 | West Chester | 20,029 |
1870 | West Mifflin | 19,699 |
1879 | Murrysville | 19,590 |
1882 | Baldwin | 19,554 |
1904 | Carlisle | 19,198 |
1905 | Johnstown | 19,195 |
1916 | McKeesport | 19,009 |
2089 | Lansdale | 17,083 |
2095 | Phoenixville | 16,968 |
2234 | Hanover | 15,719 |
2252 | Hermitage | 15,471 |
2269 | Wilkinsburg | 15,292 |
2310 | Franklin Park | 14,885 |
2389 | Greensburg | 14,113 |
2429 | Ephrata | 13,862 |
2435 | Bloomsburg | 13,811 |
2476 | Pottsville | 13,475 |
2486 | Washington | 13,433 |
2490 | Whitehall | 13,393 |
2525 | Indiana | 13,167 |
2544 | Coatesville | 13,069 |
2558 | Dunmore | 12,954 |
2560 | Sharon | 12,933 |
2568 | Butler | 12,885 |
2579 | Kingston | 12,812 |
2597 | Meadville | 12,655 |
2662 | New Kensington | 12,292 |
2668 | St. Marys | 12,260 |
2798 | Yeadon | 11,496 |
2803 | Emmaus | 11,467 |
2807 | Elizabethtown | 11,445 |
2860 | Jefferson Hills | 11,101 |
2866 | Lower Burrell | 11,078 |
2882 | Munhall | 11,006 |
2902 | Waynesboro | 10,886 |
2939 | Darby | 10,702 |
2945 | Lansdowne | 10,647 |
2948 | Wyomissing | 10,635 |
2995 | East Stroudsburg | 10,433 |
3014 | Columbia | 10,355 |
3024 | Nanticoke | 10,312 |
3110 | Berwick | 9,903 |
3119 | Northampton | 9,870 |
3146 | Uniontown | 9,719 |
3168 | Oil City | 9,618 |
3174 | Middletown | 9,594 |
3177 | Bristol | 9,576 |
3193 | Lititz | 9,465 |
3210 | Sunbury | 9,362 |
3231 | Brentwood | 9,268 |
3271 | Economy | 9,098 |
3280 | Lock Haven | 9,083 |
3281 | Jeannette | 9,074 |
3284 | Warren | 9,049 |
3303 | Mechanicsburg | 8,990 |
3330 | Aliquippa | 8,844 |
3346 | Collingdale | 8,794 |
3348 | Quakertown | 8,784 |
3351 | Canonsburg | 8,760 |
3360 | Perkasie | 8,738 |
3389 | Swissvale | 8,647 |
3431 | Morrisville | 8,521 |
3472 | Carbondale | 8,383 |
3481 | Millersville | 8,359 |
3491 | Beaver Falls | 8,332 |
3512 | Dormont | 8,282 |
3513 | Mount Joy | 8,278 |
3516 | Doylestown | 8,272 |
3535 | Castle Shannon | 8,216 |
3537 | Bradford | 8,210 |
3566 | Lewistown | 8,125 |
3597 | Brookhaven | 8,049 |
3599 | Conshohocken | 8,047 |
3601 | Bellevue | 8,036 |
3605 | Pleasant Hills | 8,026 |
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1900s | 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 |
2000s | 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 |
2010s | 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 |
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