Biggest Cities in Pennsylvania | 2020 Population Data

What is the largest city in Pennsylvania?

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.

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 49,271. 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 Franklin Park, whose population has grown 30.2% since the year 2000.

What is the fastest shrinking city in Pennsylvania?

Among the 100 largest cities in Pennsylvania, the fastest shrinking city is 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	2000 - 2019 Population Growth
6	Philadelphia	1,584,064	4.6%
66	Pittsburgh	300,286	-10.0%
232	Allentown	121,442	13.9%
336	Erie	95,508	-7.8%
381	Reading	88,375	8.6%
462	Scranton	76,653	1.0%
467	Bethlehem	75,815	6.3%
644	Lancaster	59,265	4.3%
792	Harrisburg	49,271	0.8%
882	York	43,932	6.4%
892	Altoona	43,364	-12.2%
918	State College	42,160	9.8%
954	Wilkes-Barre	40,766	-5.1%
1132	Norristown	34,341	9.6%
1144	Chester	34,000	-7.8%
1202	Bethel Park	32,345	-3.3%
1351	Williamsport	28,186	-7.9%
1385	Monroeville	27,380	-6.4%
1395	Easton	27,189	3.6%
1404	Plum	27,087	0.5%
1475	Lebanon	25,879	5.9%
1538	Hazleton	24,794	6.5%
1670	Pottstown	22,600	3.2%
1728	New Castle	21,618	-17.7%
1764	Chambersburg	21,143	18.5%
1846	West Chester	20,029	12.0%
1870	West Mifflin	19,699	-11.0%
1879	Murrysville	19,590	4.0%
1882	Baldwin	19,554	-1.3%
1904	Carlisle	19,198	5.8%
1905	Johnstown	19,195	-19.4%
1916	McKeesport	19,009	-20.5%
2089	Lansdale	17,083	6.2%
2095	Phoenixville	16,968	14.6%
2234	Hanover	15,719	7.8%
2252	Hermitage	15,471	-4.5%
2269	Wilkinsburg	15,292	-18.1%
2310	Franklin Park	14,885	30.2%
2389	Greensburg	14,113	-11.0%
2429	Ephrata	13,862	5.1%
2435	Bloomsburg	13,811	11.8%
2476	Pottsville	13,475	-13.0%
2486	Washington	13,433	-11.4%
2490	Whitehall	13,393	-7.1%
2525	Indiana	13,167	-12.1%
2544	Coatesville	13,069	20.2%
2558	Dunmore	12,954	-9.4%
2560	Sharon	12,933	-20.5%
2568	Butler	12,885	-14.6%
2579	Kingston	12,812	-7.2%
2597	Meadville	12,655	-7.4%
2662	New Kensington	12,292	-16.1%
2668	St. Marys	12,260	-15.2%
2798	Yeadon	11,496	-2.1%
2803	Emmaus	11,467	1.3%
2807	Elizabethtown	11,445	-3.6%
2860	Jefferson Hills	11,101	14.3%
2866	Lower Burrell	11,078	-12.0%
2882	Munhall	11,006	-9.2%
2902	Waynesboro	10,886	13.2%
2939	Darby	10,702	4.0%
2945	Lansdowne	10,647	-3.4%
2948	Wyomissing	10,635	2.0%
2995	East Stroudsburg	10,433	5.3%
3014	Columbia	10,355	0.3%
3024	Nanticoke	10,312	-5.5%
3110	Berwick	9,903	-7.7%
3119	Northampton	9,870	5.0%
3146	Uniontown	9,719	-21.7%
3168	Oil City	9,618	-16.2%
3174	Middletown	9,594	5.3%
3177	Bristol	9,576	-3.6%
3193	Lititz	9,465	4.7%
3210	Sunbury	9,362	-11.5%
3231	Brentwood	9,268	-11.1%
3271	Economy	9,098	-2.7%
3280	Lock Haven	9,083	-0.6%
3281	Jeannette	9,074	-14.6%
3284	Warren	9,049	-11.5%
3303	Mechanicsburg	8,990	-0.3%
3330	Aliquippa	8,844	-24.0%
3346	Collingdale	8,794	1.6%
3348	Quakertown	8,784	-1.6%
3351	Canonsburg	8,760	1.8%
3360	Perkasie	8,738	-1.1%
3389	Swissvale	8,647	-10.1%
3431	Morrisville	8,521	-15.0%
3472	Carbondale	8,383	-14.2%
3481	Millersville	8,359	7.6%
3491	Beaver Falls	8,332	-15.7%
3512	Dormont	8,282	-11.0%
3513	Mount Joy	8,278	22.1%
3516	Doylestown	8,272	0.5%
3535	Castle Shannon	8,216	-4.5%
3537	Bradford	8,210	-10.1%
3566	Lewistown	8,125	-9.5%
3597	Brookhaven	8,049	0.8%
3599	Conshohocken	8,047	5.9%
3601	Bellevue	8,036	-8.3%
3605	Pleasant Hills	8,026	-6.9%

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