| City | Rank | 2026 Pop. ↓ | 2020 Pop. | Annual Change | Density (/mi²) | Area (mi²) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pottsville | 1 | 13,180 | 13,132 | 0.08% | 3,164 | 4 | City |
| Tamaqua | 2 | 6,934 | 6,908 | 0.07% | 725 | 10 | Borough |
| Schuylkill Haven | 3 | 5,262 | 5,211 | 0.17% | 3,764 | 1 | Borough |
| West Penn | 4 | 4,673 | 4,361 | 1.23% | 81 | 58 | Township |
| Minersville | 5 | 4,433 | 4,370 | 0.23% | 6,747 | 1 | Borough |
| North Manheim | 6 | 4,235 | 4,097 | 0.02% | 208 | 20 | Township |
| Pine Grove | 7 | 4,141 | 4,006 | 0.78% | 110 | 38 | Township |
| Shenandoah | 8 | 4,124 | 4,113 | 0.05% | 2,729 | 2 | Borough |
| Frackville | 9 | 3,901 | 3,851 | 0.21% | 6,556 | 1 | Borough |
| West Brunswick | 10 | 3,673 | 3,265 | 4.91% | 121 | 30 | Township |
| Mahanoy City | 11 | 3,546 | 3,503 | 0.2% | 6,953 | 1 | Borough |
| Rush | 12 | 3,531 | 3,418 | 0.43% | 152 | 23 | Township |
| Hegins | 13 | 3,375 | 3,331 | 0.21% | 106 | 32 | Township |
| Mahanoy | 14 | 3,071 | 3,203 | 1.62% | 146 | 21 | Township |
| Orwigsburg | 15 | 3,007 | 2,986 | 0.13% | 1,386 | 2 | Borough |
| West Mahanoy | 16 | 2,907 | 2,903 | -0.07% | 281 | 10 | Township |
| South Manheim | 17 | 2,835 | 2,725 | 0.53% | 136 | 21 | Township |
| St. Clair | 18 | 2,759 | 2,739 | 0.15% | 2,238 | 1 | Borough |
| Ryan | 19 | 2,605 | 2,591 | 2.16% | 147 | 18 | Township |
| Ashland | 20 | 2,525 | 2,494 | 0.2% | 1,523 | 2 | Borough |
| McAdoo | 21 | 2,475 | 2,469 | 0.04% | 7,133 | 0 | Borough |
| Pine Grove | 22 | 2,462 | 2,582 | -0.85% | 62 | 40 | Township |
| Coaldale | 23 | 2,441 | 2,435 | 0.04% | 1,122 | 2 | Borough |
| Norwegian | 24 | 2,420 | 2,336 | 0.71% | 412 | 6 | Township |
| Porter | 25 | 2,194 | 2,160 | 0.27% | 122 | 18 | Township |
| Pine Grove | 26 | 2,082 | 2,054 | 0.24% | 1,955 | 1 | Borough |
| East Brunswick | 27 | 1,906 | 1,847 | 0.32% | 62 | 31 | Township |
| Port Carbon | 28 | 1,807 | 1,801 | 0.06% | 2,397 | 1 | Borough |
| Cass | 29 | 1,784 | 1,764 | 0.17% | 124 | 14 | Township |
| Branch | 30 | 1,763 | 1,745 | 0.06% | 154 | 11 | Township |
| East Union | 31 | 1,755 | 1,648 | 1.21% | 68 | 26 | Township |
| Auburn | 32 | 1,740 | 1,726 | 0.17% | 35 | 50 | Township |
| Tremont | 33 | 1,699 | 1,679 | 0.18% | 2,340 | 1 | Borough |
| Cressona | 34 | 1,625 | 1,589 | 0.18% | 1,628 | 1 | Borough |
| Kline | 35 | 1,485 | 1,468 | 0.2% | 121 | 12 | Township |
| Tower City | 36 | 1,437 | 1,420 | 0.21% | 4,562 | 0 | Borough |
| North Union | 37 | 1,417 | 1,393 | 0.35% | 69 | 21 | Township |
| Tuscarora | 38 | 1,356 | 1,319 | 0.52% | 46 | 29 | Township |
| Girardville | 39 | 1,328 | 1,312 | 0.23% | 2,564 | 1 | Borough |
| St. Clair | 40 | 1,295 | 1,339 | -0.54% | 45 | 29 | Township |
| Union | 41 | 1,247 | 1,227 | 0.24% | 58 | 22 | Township |
| Tuscarora | 42 | 1,135 | 1,134 | 0% | 24 | 47 | Township |
| Ashland | 43 | 1,086 | 1,120 | -0.55% | 48 | 22 | Township |
| Schuylkill | 44 | 1,080 | 1,073 | 0.09% | 112 | 10 | Township |
| New Philadelphia | 45 | 1,064 | 1,051 | 0.19% | 707 | 2 | Borough |
| Tuscarora | 46 | 1,058 | 1,052 | 0.09% | 36 | 29 | Township |
| Walker | 47 | 1,023 | 990 | 0.59% | 45 | 23 | Township |
| Oneida | 48 | 989 | 1,015 | -0.3% | 56 | 18 | Township |
| Palo Alto | 49 | 985 | 970 | 0.2% | 943 | 1 | Borough |
| Barry | 50 | 929 | 911 | 0.32% | 55 | 17 | Township |
| East Norwegian | 51 | 891 | 879 | 0.11% | 219 | 4 | Township |
| Hubley | 52 | 889 | 863 | 0.34% | 67 | 13 | Township |
| Blythe | 53 | 826 | 822 | -0.24% | 30 | 28 | Township |
| Gordon | 54 | 770 | 761 | 0.13% | 1,298 | 1 | Borough |
| Ringtown | 55 | 721 | 720 | 0% | 1,646 | 0 | Borough |
| Deer Lake | 56 | 694 | 683 | 0.14% | 1,581 | 0 | Borough |
| Auburn | 57 | 678 | 670 | 0.15% | 418 | 2 | Borough |
| Reilly | 58 | 645 | 633 | 0.47% | 41 | 16 | Township |
| Upper Mahantongo | 59 | 622 | 610 | 0.48% | 42 | 15 | Township |
| Gilberton | 60 | 592 | 580 | 0.34% | 417 | 1 | Borough |
| Frailey | 61 | 420 | 415 | 0% | 46 | 9 | Township |
| Delano | 62 | 408 | 396 | 0.99% | 50 | 8 | Township |
| Middleport | 63 | 363 | 359 | 0% | 827 | 0 | Borough |
| Port Clinton | 64 | 281 | 279 | 0% | 369 | 1 | Borough |
| Tremont | 65 | 279 | 275 | 0% | 12 | 24 | Township |
| New Ringgold | 66 | 254 | 252 | 0% | 318 | 1 | Borough |
| Foster | 67 | 246 | 241 | 0.41% | 19 | 13 | Township |
| Landingville | 68 | 145 | 144 | 0% | 169 | 1 | Borough |
| Coaldale | 69 | 126 | 129 | -0.79% | 3,706 | 0 | Borough |
| Mount Carbon | 70 | 92 | 91 | 0% | 1,333 | 0 | Borough |
Pottsville is the largest city in Schuylkill County, with a population of 13,180.
Mount Carbon is the smallest city in Schuylkill County, with a population of 92.
There are 70 cities in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.