Cities in Pennsylvania by residents who moved from another state in the past year, 2024

State College, PA had the highest residents who moved from another state in the past year of 68 cities in 2024, at 11.7%. St. Marys, PA had the lowest, at 0.1%. The median was 1.7% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 1.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Lowest0.1St. Marys, PA
Median1.768 cities
Pennsylvania1.9History

Top 40 cities, 2024

State College, PA: 11.7 %State College, PA11.7Wilkes-Barre, PA: 5.6 %Wilkes-Barre, PA5.6Pittsburgh, PA: 4.8 %Pittsburgh, PA4.8Easton, PA: 4.5 %Easton, PA4.5West Chester, PA: 4.3 %West Chester, PA4.3Waynesboro, PA: 4 %Waynesboro, PA4Scranton, PA: 3.7 %Scranton, PA3.7Hazleton, PA: 3.7 %Hazleton, PA3.7Wilkinsburg, PA: 3.6 %Wilkinsburg, PA3.6Carlisle, PA: 3.5 %Carlisle, PA3.5Lancaster, PA: 3.5 %Lancaster, PA3.5Bloomsburg, PA: 3.3 %Bloomsburg, PA3.3New Castle, PA: 3 %New Castle, PA3Erie, PA: 3 %Erie, PA3York, PA: 2.9 %York, PA2.9Philadelphia, PA: 2.9 %Philadelphia, PA2.9Chambersburg, PA: 2.8 %Chambersburg, PA2.8Bethlehem, PA: 2.8 %Bethlehem, PA2.8Reading, PA: 2.8 %Reading, PA2.8Dunmore, PA: 2.8 %Dunmore, PA2.8Sharon, PA: 2.8 %Sharon, PA2.8Kingston, PA: 2.7 %Kingston, PA2.7Indiana, PA: 2.6 %Indiana, PA2.6Hanover, PA: 2.6 %Hanover, PA2.6Nanticoke, PA: 2.6 %Nanticoke, PA2.6Wyomissing, PA: 2.6 %Wyomissing, PA2.6Franklin Park, PA: 2.5 %Franklin Park, PA2.5Phoenixville, PA: 2.5 %Phoenixville, PA2.5Harrisburg, PA: 2.5 %Harrisburg, PA2.5Elizabethtown, PA: 2.3 %Elizabethtown, PA2.3Williamsport, PA: 2.1 %Williamsport, PA2.1Mechanicsburg, PA: 2 %Mechanicsburg, PA2Johnstown, PA: 1.8 %Johnstown, PA1.8Chester, PA: 1.8 %Chester, PA1.8Hermitage, PA: 1.7 %Hermitage, PA1.7Greensburg, PA: 1.6 %Greensburg, PA1.6Allentown, PA: 1.6 %Allentown, PA1.6Meadville, PA: 1.3 %Meadville, PA1.3Altoona, PA: 1.3 %Altoona, PA1.3Emmaus, PA: 1.2 %Emmaus, PA1.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1State College, PA11.7-0 pts
2Wilkes-Barre, PA5.6-1 pts
3Pittsburgh, PA4.8+0.1 pts
4Easton, PA4.5-0.3 pts
5West Chester, PA4.3-0.2 pts
6Waynesboro, PA4+0.9 pts
7Scranton, PA3.7-0.4 pts
8Hazleton, PA3.7-0.5 pts
9Wilkinsburg, PA3.6+0.4 pts
10Carlisle, PA3.5-1.7 pts
11Lancaster, PA3.5+0.1 pts
12Bloomsburg, PA3.3+1.1 pts
13New Castle, PA3-1 pts
14Erie, PA3-0.3 pts
15York, PA2.9-1.4 pts
16Philadelphia, PA2.9+0.1 pts
17Chambersburg, PA2.8+0.8 pts
18Bethlehem, PA2.8-0 pts
18Reading, PA2.80 pts
20Dunmore, PA2.8-0.3 pts
20Sharon, PA2.8-1.9 pts
22Kingston, PA2.7+0.8 pts
23Indiana, PA2.6-0.1 pts
24Hanover, PA2.6-0.9 pts
25Nanticoke, PA2.6+0.3 pts
25Wyomissing, PA2.6-0.7 pts
27Franklin Park, PA2.5-0.3 pts
28Phoenixville, PA2.5-0.7 pts
29Harrisburg, PA2.5-1.2 pts
30Elizabethtown, PA2.3-0 pts
31Williamsport, PA2.1-0.7 pts
32Mechanicsburg, PA2+1.2 pts
33Johnstown, PA1.8-0.9 pts
34Chester, PA1.8-0.3 pts
35Hermitage, PA1.7+0.4 pts
36Greensburg, PA1.6+0.2 pts
37Allentown, PA1.6-0.3 pts
38Meadville, PA1.3-0.6 pts
39Altoona, PA1.3-0 pts
40Emmaus, PA1.2+0.9 pts
41Pottstown, PA1.2+0.1 pts
42Bethel Park, PA1.2-0.4 pts
42Monroeville, PA1.2+0.2 pts
44Norristown, PA1.2-0.1 pts
45Washington, PA1.2-0.1 pts
46Murrysville, PA1.1-0.1 pts
47Lansdale, PA1-0.1 pts
48Ephrata, PA1+0.2 pts
49Butler, PA0.8-0.4 pts
49Munhall, PA0.8-0.1 pts
49Whitehall, PA0.8+0.3 pts
52Lebanon, PA0.8-1.3 pts
53West Mifflin, PA0.8+0.1 pts
54Northampton, PA0.8-0.1 pts
55Yeadon, PA0.7+0.3 pts
56McKeesport, PA0.7+0.1 pts
57Columbia, PA0.6-0.3 pts
58Baldwin, PA0.6-0.5 pts
59Plum, PA0.60 pts
60Lansdowne, PA0.5-0.1 pts
61Coatesville, PA0.5-0.4 pts
62Darby, PA0.4-0.1 pts
63Jefferson Hills, PA0.3-0.6 pts
64Berwick, PA0.3-0 pts
65Pottsville, PA0.2-0.1 pts
66Lower Burrell, PA0.1-0.1 pts
67New Kensington, PA0.1-0.2 pts
67St. Marys, PA0.1-0 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People aged 1 and over who lived in a different US state one year earlier, as a percentage of all people aged 1 and over living in the area. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Counts people who arrived, not net migration: people who left are not subtracted. Moves from abroad are left out. For the nation it is everyone who changed state.

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

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b07003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Pennsylvania by residents who moved from another state in the past year, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b07003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Pennsylvania by residents who moved from another state in the past year, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b07003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/pennsylvania-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Pennsylvania by residents who moved from another state in the past year, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b07003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/pennsylvania-cities.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Pennsylvania by residents who moved from another state in the past year, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b07003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/pennsylvania-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which city has the highest residents who moved from another state in the past year?

State College, PA, with 11.7% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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St. Marys, PA, with 0.1% in 2024.

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