Counties in Pennsylvania by births (July to June)

Philadelphia County had the highest births (July to June) of 67 counties in 2024, at 18,433. Forest County had the lowest, at 20. The median was 730 and the figure for Pennsylvania was 127,537. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest18,433Philadelphia County
Median73067 counties
Pennsylvania127,537History

Top 40 counties, 2024

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Philadelphia CountyPhiladelphia County: 18,433 count18,433Allegheny CountyAllegheny County: 11,571 count11,571Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 8,329 count8,329Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 6,817 count6,817Delaware CountyDelaware County: 6,075 count6,075Bucks CountyBucks County: 5,778 count5,778Chester CountyChester County: 5,517 count5,517York CountyYork County: 4,722 count4,722Berks CountyBerks County: 4,445 count4,445Lehigh CountyLehigh County: 3,750 count3,750Dauphin CountyDauphin County: 3,231 count3,231Luzerne CountyLuzerne County: 3,160 count3,160Westmoreland CountyWestmoreland County: 2,806 count2,806Northampton CountyNorthampton County: 2,746 count2,746Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 2,622 count2,622Erie CountyErie County: 2,374 count2,374Lackawanna CountyLackawanna County: 1,973 count1,973Washington CountyWashington County: 1,913 count1,913Franklin CountyFranklin County: 1,760 count1,760Butler CountyButler County: 1,713 count1,713Lebanon CountyLebanon County: 1,529 count1,529Beaver CountyBeaver County: 1,464 count1,464Monroe CountyMonroe County: 1,307 count1,307Schuylkill CountySchuylkill County: 1,258 count1,258Cambria CountyCambria County: 1,143 count1,143Blair CountyBlair County: 1,121 count1,121Centre CountyCentre County: 1,089 count1,089Lycoming CountyLycoming County: 1,074 count1,074Fayette CountyFayette County: 1,038 count1,038Mercer CountyMercer County: 1,010 count1,010Adams CountyAdams County: 935 count935Northumberland CountyNorthumberland County: 869 count869Crawford CountyCrawford County: 858 count858Indiana CountyIndiana County: 730 count730Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 716 count716Clearfield CountyClearfield County: 634 count634Bradford CountyBradford County: 617 count617Somerset CountySomerset County: 601 count601Mifflin CountyMifflin County: 591 count591Armstrong CountyArmstrong County: 544 count544
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
count
Change on 2023
1Philadelphia County Estimated18,433-1.8%
2Allegheny County Estimated11,571-1.6%
3Montgomery County Estimated8,329-0.8%
4Lancaster County Estimated6,817-1.4%
5Delaware County Estimated6,075-4%
6Bucks County Estimated5,778+4.9%
7Chester County Estimated5,517-2.7%
8York County Estimated4,722-0.3%
9Berks County Estimated4,445-0.5%
10Lehigh County Estimated3,750-0.1%
11Dauphin County Estimated3,231-2.2%
12Luzerne County Estimated3,160+0.1%
13Westmoreland County Estimated2,806-4%
14Northampton County Estimated2,746+0.7%
15Cumberland County Estimated2,622-0.2%
16Erie County Estimated2,374-7.3%
17Lackawanna County Estimated1,973+1%
18Washington County Estimated1,913-0.9%
19Franklin County Estimated1,760+3.3%
20Butler County Estimated1,713+0.9%
21Lebanon County Estimated1,529-1.9%
22Beaver County Estimated1,464-4.8%
23Monroe County Estimated1,307-5%
24Schuylkill County Estimated1,258+0.3%
25Cambria County Estimated1,143-1.5%
26Blair County Estimated1,121-1.8%
27Centre County Estimated1,089+0.2%
28Lycoming County Estimated1,074-0.4%
29Fayette County Estimated1,038-8.2%
30Mercer County Estimated1,010+5.9%
31Adams County Estimated935+2.2%
32Northumberland County Estimated869-0.1%
33Crawford County Estimated858+0.8%
34Indiana County Estimated730-0.7%
35Lawrence County Estimated716-3.9%
36Clearfield County Estimated634-4.2%
37Bradford County Estimated617+4.2%
38Somerset County Estimated601-3.2%
39Mifflin County Estimated591+0.2%
40Armstrong County Estimated544+1.5%
41Columbia County Estimated539-5.3%
42Carbon County Estimated532-0.4%
43Bedford County Estimated497+1.8%
44Perry County Estimated465-2.9%
45Jefferson County Estimated463-2.1%
46Venango County Estimated422-5.6%
47Snyder County Estimated418+6.4%
48Pike County Estimated416-5.5%
49Huntingdon County Estimated390-2.7%
50Wayne County Estimated389-2.3%
51Clinton County Estimated384-2.8%
52Clarion County Estimated377+9.3%
53Susquehanna County Estimated370-6.6%
54Union County Estimated366-3.4%
55Warren County Estimated357+2.9%
56McKean County Estimated333+1.8%
56Tioga County Estimated333-1.2%
58Juniata County Estimated306-0.3%
59Elk County Estimated272+7.5%
60Greene County Estimated255-8.9%
61Wyoming County Estimated227+2.3%
62Montour County Estimated200+4.2%
63Potter County Estimated152-3.2%
64Fulton County Estimated1310%
65Sullivan County Estimated36+28.6%
66Cameron County Estimated240%
67Forest County Estimated200%

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About this ranking

Estimated live births to resident mothers from July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the reported year.

Census population estimates component. The year identifies the end of the July-to-June period. These estimates can be revised and differ from calendar-year birth totals.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: births, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest births (July to June)?

Philadelphia County, with 18,433 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest births (July to June)?

Forest County, with 20 in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: births, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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