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Population in Wilkes-Barre, PA

Population in Wilkes-Barre, PA was 44,523 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.2% from 2024. That is the 11th highest of 70 cities in 2025.

2025, persons44,523
Change on 2024+0.2%
Rank11th of 70Cities in Pennsylvania ranked
Series high44,5232025
Series low44,2592022

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Population in Wilkes-Barre, PA, 2020 to 2025

44.2K44.3K44.4K44.5K44.6K2020202120222023202420252020: 44,266 persons2021: 44,333 persons2022: 44,259 persons2023: 44,363 persons2024: 44,454 persons2025: 44,523 persons44.2K44.3K44.4K44.5K44.6K2020202220252020: 44,266 persons2021: 44,333 persons2022: 44,259 persons2023: 44,363 persons2024: 44,454 persons2025: 44,523 persons
persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-05-14.
All 6 values
Periodpersons
202544,523
202444,454
202344,363
202244,259
202144,333
202044,266

Compared with Pennsylvania and United States

Place2025
Wilkes-Barre, PA44,523
Pennsylvania13,059,432
United States341,784,857

Rankings

Definition

Resident population. United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July.

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  • Norway: Statistics Norway, 1 January.
  • Iceland and its municipalities: Statistics Iceland, 1 January.
  • United Kingdom regions and local authorities: Office for National Statistics estimates for 30 June.
  • Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.
  • UN World Population Prospects estimates for 1 July cover the years before 1960 and the areas the World Bank does not publish, such as Taiwan.

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How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals) (Population, Wilkes-Barre, PA, 2020 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/

MLA 9

Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals), Population, Wilkes-Barre, PA, 2020 to 2025. U.S. Census Bureau, 14 May 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/population/wilkes-barre-pa. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). Population, Wilkes-Barre, PA, 2020 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/population/wilkes-barre-pa.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals), Population, Wilkes-Barre, PA, 2020 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/population/wilkes-barre-pa (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals): Population, Wilkes-Barre, PA, 2020 to 2025}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the population in Wilkes-Barre, PA?

Population in Wilkes-Barre, PA was 44,523 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.2% from 2024. That is the 11th highest of 70 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest population in Wilkes-Barre, PA?

44,523 in 2025, the highest value since 2020 in this series.

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