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Cities in Pennsylvania by population

Philadelphia, PA had the highest population of 70 cities in 2022, at 1.57 million. Mechanicsburg, PA had the lowest, at 9,577. The median was 17,699 and the figure for Pennsylvania was 12.98 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest1,572,341Philadelphia, PA
Lowest9,577Mechanicsburg, PA
Median17,69970 cities
Pennsylvania12,984,655History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Philadelphia, PA: 1,572,341 personsPhiladelphia, PA1,572,341Pittsburgh, PA: 303,012 personsPittsburgh, PA303,012Allentown, PA: 125,211 personsAllentown, PA125,211Reading, PA: 94,926 personsReading, PA94,926Erie, PA: 93,660 personsErie, PA93,660Bethlehem, PA: 77,723 personsBethlehem, PA77,723Scranton, PA: 75,835 personsScranton, PA75,835Lancaster, PA: 57,235 personsLancaster, PA57,235Harrisburg, PA: 50,150 personsHarrisburg, PA50,150York, PA: 44,859 personsYork, PA44,859Wilkes-Barre, PA: 44,259 personsWilkes-Barre, PA44,259Altoona, PA: 43,029 personsAltoona, PA43,029State College, PA: 40,785 personsState College, PA40,785Penn Hills, PA: 40,080 personsPenn Hills, PA40,080Norristown, PA: 35,794 personsNorristown, PA35,794Chester, PA: 33,666 personsChester, PA33,666Mount Lebanon, PA: 33,214 personsMount Lebanon, PA33,214Bethel Park, PA: 32,807 personsBethel Park, PA32,807Hazleton, PA: 29,954 personsHazleton, PA29,954Easton, PA: 29,549 personsEaston, PA29,549Monroeville, PA: 28,262 personsMonroeville, PA28,262Williamsport, PA: 27,503 personsWilliamsport, PA27,503Plum, PA: 26,661 personsPlum, PA26,661Lebanon, PA: 26,421 personsLebanon, PA26,421Pottstown, PA: 23,392 personsPottstown, PA23,392Chambersburg, PA: 22,185 personsChambersburg, PA22,185Carlisle, PA: 22,136 personsCarlisle, PA22,136New Castle, PA: 21,499 personsNew Castle, PA21,499Baldwin, PA: 20,975 personsBaldwin, PA20,975Murrysville, PA: 20,726 personsMurrysville, PA20,726West Chester, PA: 19,727 personsWest Chester, PA19,727Phoenixville, PA: 19,370 personsPhoenixville, PA19,370West Mifflin, PA: 19,148 personsWest Mifflin, PA19,148Lansdale, PA: 18,958 personsLansdale, PA18,958Johnstown, PA: 18,074 personsJohnstown, PA18,074McKeesport, PA: 17,324 personsMcKeesport, PA17,324Hermitage, PA: 16,621 personsHermitage, PA16,621Hanover, PA: 16,579 personsHanover, PA16,579Franklin Park, PA: 15,178 personsFranklin Park, PA15,178Whitehall, PA: 14,781 personsWhitehall, PA14,781Philadelphia, PA: 1,572,341 personsPhiladelphia, PA1,572,341Pittsburgh, PA: 303,012 personsPittsburgh, PA303,012Allentown, PA: 125,211 personsAllentown, PA125,211Reading, PA: 94,926 personsReading, PA94,926Erie, PA: 93,660 personsErie, PA93,660Bethlehem, PA: 77,723 personsBethlehem, PA77,723Scranton, PA: 75,835 personsScranton, PA75,835Lancaster, PA: 57,235 personsLancaster, PA57,235Harrisburg, PA: 50,150 personsHarrisburg, PA50,150York, PA: 44,859 personsYork, PA44,859Wilkes-Barre, PA: 44,259 personsWilkes-Barre, PA44,259Altoona, PA: 43,029 personsAltoona, PA43,029State College, PA: 40,785 personsState College, PA40,785Penn Hills, PA: 40,080 personsPenn Hills, PA40,080Norristown, PA: 35,794 personsNorristown, PA35,794Chester, PA: 33,666 personsChester, PA33,666Mount Lebanon, PA: 33,214 personsMount Lebanon, PA33,214Bethel Park, PA: 32,807 personsBethel Park, PA32,807Hazleton, PA: 29,954 personsHazleton, PA29,954Easton, PA: 29,549 personsEaston, PA29,549Monroeville, PA: 28,262 personsMonroeville, PA28,262Williamsport, PA: 27,503 personsWilliamsport, PA27,503Plum, PA: 26,661 personsPlum, PA26,661Lebanon, PA: 26,421 personsLebanon, PA26,421Pottstown, PA: 23,392 personsPottstown, PA23,392Chambersburg, PA: 22,185 personsChambersburg, PA22,185Carlisle, PA: 22,136 personsCarlisle, PA22,136New Castle, PA: 21,499 personsNew Castle, PA21,499Baldwin, PA: 20,975 personsBaldwin, PA20,975Murrysville, PA: 20,726 personsMurrysville, PA20,726West Chester, PA: 19,727 personsWest Chester, PA19,727Phoenixville, PA: 19,370 personsPhoenixville, PA19,370West Mifflin, PA: 19,148 personsWest Mifflin, PA19,148Lansdale, PA: 18,958 personsLansdale, PA18,958Johnstown, PA: 18,074 personsJohnstown, PA18,074McKeesport, PA: 17,324 personsMcKeesport, PA17,324Hermitage, PA: 16,621 personsHermitage, PA16,621Hanover, PA: 16,579 personsHanover, PA16,579Franklin Park, PA: 15,178 personsFranklin Park, PA15,178Whitehall, PA: 14,781 personsWhitehall, PA14,781
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.

Full ranking

RankCities2022
persons		Change on 2021
1Philadelphia, PA1,572,341-1.1%
2Pittsburgh, PA303,012-0.8%
3Allentown, PA125,211-0.5%
4Reading, PA94,9260%
5Erie, PA93,660-0.6%
6Bethlehem, PA77,723-0.2%
7Scranton, PA75,835-0.4%
8Lancaster, PA57,235-0.6%
9Harrisburg, PA50,150-0.1%
10York, PA44,8590%
11Wilkes-Barre, PA44,259-0.2%
12Altoona, PA43,029-1.1%
13State College, PA40,785-1.1%
14Penn Hills, PA40,080-1.3%
15Norristown, PA35,794-0.3%
16Chester, PA33,666-0.1%
17Mount Lebanon, PA33,214-1.3%
18Bethel Park, PA32,807-1.2%
19Hazleton, PA29,954-0.1%
20Easton, PA29,549-2%
21Monroeville, PA28,262-0.5%
22Williamsport, PA27,503+0.1%
23Plum, PA26,661-1%
24Lebanon, PA26,421-0.7%
25Pottstown, PA23,392-0.2%
26Chambersburg, PA22,185+0.1%
27Carlisle, PA22,136+0.1%
28New Castle, PA21,499-1.1%
29Baldwin, PA20,975-1.4%
30Murrysville, PA20,726-0.8%
31West Chester, PA19,727+1.1%
32Phoenixville, PA19,370+1.6%
33West Mifflin, PA19,148-1.2%
34Lansdale, PA18,958-0.2%
35Johnstown, PA18,074-0.9%
36McKeesport, PA17,324-1.3%
37Hermitage, PA16,621-0.8%
38Hanover, PA16,579+0.3%
39Franklin Park, PA15,178-1.2%
40Whitehall, PA14,781-1%
41Greensburg, PA14,675-0.8%
42Indiana, PA14,293+0.6%
43Dunmore, PA14,197+0.1%
44Wilkinsburg, PA13,931-1.4%
45Ephrata, PA13,756-0.3%
46Washington, PA13,434-0.5%
47Coatesville, PA13,3510%
48Kingston, PA13,329-0.1%
49Butler, PA13,168-1.2%
50Bloomsburg, PA13,137+2.8%
51Pottsville, PA13,125-0.2%
52Sharon, PA12,933-1%
53St. Marys, PA12,498-1.2%
54Meadville, PA12,393-2.7%
55Jefferson Hills, PA12,304-0.8%
56Yeadon, PA12,157+1.3%
57Elizabethtown, PA11,997+0.7%
58New Kensington, PA11,952-1%
59Emmaus, PA11,679+0.1%
60Lower Burrell, PA11,593-0.9%
61Wyomissing, PA11,140+0.1%
62Lansdowne, PA11,075+0.2%
63Waynesboro, PA11,017-0.1%
64Darby, PA10,612-0.4%
65Nanticoke, PA10,608-0.1%
66Munhall, PA10,499-1.4%
67Northampton, PA10,319-0.4%
68Berwick, PA10,283-0.5%
69Columbia, PA10,141-0.4%
70Mechanicsburg, PA9,577+1.1%

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Resident population.

More on how it is measured
  • Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón).
  • Norway: Statistics Norway, 1 January.
  • Iceland and its municipalities: Statistics Iceland, 1 January.
  • United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July.
  • 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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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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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals) (Cities in Pennsylvania by population, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/

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Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals), Cities in Pennsylvania by population, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 14 May 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/pennsylvania-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). Cities in Pennsylvania by population, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/pennsylvania-cities?period=2022.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals), Cities in Pennsylvania by population, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/pennsylvania-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest population?

Philadelphia, PA, with 1.57 million in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Mechanicsburg, PA, with 9,577 in 2022.

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