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Counties in Pennsylvania by households

Philadelphia County had the highest households of 67 counties in 2022, at 659,129. Forest County had the lowest, at 1,844. The median was 33,191 and the figure for Pennsylvania was 5.19 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest659,129Philadelphia County
Lowest1,844Forest County
Median33,19167 counties
Pennsylvania5,193,727History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 40,006 countAllegheny County: 545,637 countArmstrong County: 27,767 countBeaver County: 71,999 countBedford County: 19,571 countBerks County: 161,174 countBlair County: 50,587 countBradford County: 24,361 countBucks County: 246,834 countButler County: 79,466 countCambria County: 55,541 countCameron County: 2,210 countCarbon County: 26,662 countCentre County: 58,285 countChester County: 200,622 countClarion County: 14,808 countClearfield County: 31,741 countClinton County: 14,877 countColumbia County: 25,878 countCrawford County: 33,191 countCumberland County: 104,053 countDauphin County: 117,907 countDelaware County: 215,833 countElk County: 13,485 countErie County: 109,474 countFayette County: 54,937 countForest County: 1,844 countFranklin County: 62,576 countFulton County: 6,126 countGreene County: 13,957 countHuntingdon County: 15,771 countIndiana County: 32,285 countJefferson County: 18,018 countJuniata County: 8,852 countLackawanna County: 87,896 countLancaster County: 208,988 countLawrence County: 35,933 countLebanon County: 55,236 countLehigh County: 142,160 countLuzerne County: 132,608 countLycoming County: 45,705 countMcKean County: 15,931 countMercer County: 45,890 countMifflin County: 18,612 countMonroe County: 59,113 countMontgomery County: 329,680 countMontour County: 7,633 countNorthampton County: 120,384 countNorthumberland County: 37,775 countPerry County: 18,066 countPhiladelphia County: 659,129 countPike County: 23,780 countPotter County: 6,595 countSchuylkill County: 56,987 countSnyder County: 14,430 countSomerset County: 28,956 countSullivan County: 2,462 countSusquehanna County: 15,641 countTioga County: 16,583 countUnion County: 14,172 countVenango County: 21,323 countWarren County: 16,209 countWashington County: 87,200 countWayne County: 19,747 countWestmoreland County: 153,237 countWyoming County: 10,788 countYork County: 178,543 count
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count, 2022. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Philadelphia County: 659,129 countPhiladelphia County659,129Allegheny County: 545,637 countAllegheny County545,637Montgomery County: 329,680 countMontgomery County329,680Bucks County: 246,834 countBucks County246,834Delaware County: 215,833 countDelaware County215,833Lancaster County: 208,988 countLancaster County208,988Chester County: 200,622 countChester County200,622York County: 178,543 countYork County178,543Berks County: 161,174 countBerks County161,174Westmoreland County: 153,237 countWestmoreland County153,237Lehigh County: 142,160 countLehigh County142,160Luzerne County: 132,608 countLuzerne County132,608Northampton County: 120,384 countNorthampton County120,384Dauphin County: 117,907 countDauphin County117,907Erie County: 109,474 countErie County109,474Cumberland County: 104,053 countCumberland County104,053Lackawanna County: 87,896 countLackawanna County87,896Washington County: 87,200 countWashington County87,200Butler County: 79,466 countButler County79,466Beaver County: 71,999 countBeaver County71,999Franklin County: 62,576 countFranklin County62,576Monroe County: 59,113 countMonroe County59,113Centre County: 58,285 countCentre County58,285Schuylkill County: 56,987 countSchuylkill County56,987Cambria County: 55,541 countCambria County55,541Lebanon County: 55,236 countLebanon County55,236Fayette County: 54,937 countFayette County54,937Blair County: 50,587 countBlair County50,587Mercer County: 45,890 countMercer County45,890Lycoming County: 45,705 countLycoming County45,705Adams County: 40,006 countAdams County40,006Northumberland County: 37,775 countNorthumberland County37,775Lawrence County: 35,933 countLawrence County35,933Crawford County: 33,191 countCrawford County33,191Indiana County: 32,285 countIndiana County32,285Clearfield County: 31,741 countClearfield County31,741Somerset County: 28,956 countSomerset County28,956Armstrong County: 27,767 countArmstrong County27,767Carbon County: 26,662 countCarbon County26,662Columbia County: 25,878 countColumbia County25,878Philadelphia County: 659,129 countPhiladelphia County659,129Allegheny County: 545,637 countAllegheny County545,637Montgomery County: 329,680 countMontgomery County329,680Bucks County: 246,834 countBucks County246,834Delaware County: 215,833 countDelaware County215,833Lancaster County: 208,988 countLancaster County208,988Chester County: 200,622 countChester County200,622York County: 178,543 countYork County178,543Berks County: 161,174 countBerks County161,174Westmoreland County: 153,237 countWestmoreland County153,237Lehigh County: 142,160 countLehigh County142,160Luzerne County: 132,608 countLuzerne County132,608Northampton County: 120,384 countNorthampton County120,384Dauphin County: 117,907 countDauphin County117,907Erie County: 109,474 countErie County109,474Cumberland County: 104,053 countCumberland County104,053Lackawanna County: 87,896 countLackawanna County87,896Washington County: 87,200 countWashington County87,200Butler County: 79,466 countButler County79,466Beaver County: 71,999 countBeaver County71,999Franklin County: 62,576 countFranklin County62,576Monroe County: 59,113 countMonroe County59,113Centre County: 58,285 countCentre County58,285Schuylkill County: 56,987 countSchuylkill County56,987Cambria County: 55,541 countCambria County55,541Lebanon County: 55,236 countLebanon County55,236Fayette County: 54,937 countFayette County54,937Blair County: 50,587 countBlair County50,587Mercer County: 45,890 countMercer County45,890Lycoming County: 45,705 countLycoming County45,705Adams County: 40,006 countAdams County40,006Northumberland County: 37,775 countNorthumberland County37,775Lawrence County: 35,933 countLawrence County35,933Crawford County: 33,191 countCrawford County33,191Indiana County: 32,285 countIndiana County32,285Clearfield County: 31,741 countClearfield County31,741Somerset County: 28,956 countSomerset County28,956Armstrong County: 27,767 countArmstrong County27,767Carbon County: 26,662 countCarbon County26,662Columbia County: 25,878 countColumbia County25,878
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
count		Change on 2021
1Philadelphia County659,129+1.9%
2Allegheny County545,637-0%
3Montgomery County329,680+0.8%
4Bucks County246,834+0.7%
5Delaware County215,833+0.7%
6Lancaster County208,988+0.8%
7Chester County200,622+1.2%
8York County178,543+1.2%
9Berks County161,174+0.7%
10Westmoreland County153,237+0.6%
11Lehigh County142,160+0.3%
12Luzerne County132,608+0.8%
13Northampton County120,384+1%
14Dauphin County117,907+1.9%
15Erie County109,474+0.6%
16Cumberland County104,053+1.5%
17Lackawanna County87,896+0.8%
18Washington County87,200+1.4%
19Butler County79,466+1.4%
20Beaver County71,999+0.4%
21Franklin County62,576+1.2%
22Monroe County59,113-0.2%
23Centre County58,285+0.8%
24Schuylkill County56,987+0.4%
25Cambria County55,5410%
26Lebanon County55,236+0.9%
27Fayette County54,937+1.6%
28Blair County50,587+0.6%
29Mercer County45,890+0.2%
30Lycoming County45,705+0.4%
31Adams County40,006+0.2%
32Northumberland County37,775+1.1%
33Lawrence County35,933-0.5%
34Crawford County33,191-0.1%
35Indiana County32,285-0.4%
36Clearfield County31,741+1.8%
37Somerset County28,956+0.3%
38Armstrong County27,767+0.2%
39Carbon County26,662+1.3%
40Columbia County25,878+0.6%
41Bradford County24,361+0.3%
42Pike County23,780+1.8%
43Venango County21,323+1.4%
44Wayne County19,747+1.9%
45Bedford County19,571+1.2%
46Mifflin County18,612-0.2%
47Perry County18,066+1.4%
48Jefferson County18,018+1.5%
49Tioga County16,583+1.5%
50Warren County16,209+0.9%
51McKean County15,931+1%
52Huntingdon County15,771+1.2%
53Susquehanna County15,641+1.4%
54Clinton County14,877+1.8%
55Clarion County14,808+1.2%
56Snyder County14,430+0.4%
57Union County14,172+2.1%
58Greene County13,9570%
59Elk County13,485-0.1%
60Wyoming County10,788+1.8%
61Juniata County8,852+1.1%
62Montour County7,633+2.1%
63Potter County6,595+3.3%
64Fulton County6,126+2.3%
65Sullivan County2,462+2.7%
66Cameron County2,210+3.7%
67Forest County1,844+3.2%

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Number of households, which equals the number of occupied housing units. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

People living in group quarters, such as college dormitories, nursing homes and prisons, are not in households.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households) (Counties in Pennsylvania by households, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), Counties in Pennsylvania by households, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/pennsylvania-counties?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Counties in Pennsylvania by households, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/pennsylvania-counties?period=2022.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), Counties in Pennsylvania by households, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/pennsylvania-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households): Counties in Pennsylvania by households, 2022}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Philadelphia County, with 659,129 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Forest County, with 1,844 in 2022.

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