32 cities
| City | Rank | 2025 Pop. ↓ | 2020 Pop. | Annual Change | Density | Area (mi²) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State College | 1 | 41,359 | 40,704 | 0.32% | 9,034 | 5 | Borough |
| Ferguson | 2 | 19,137 | 18,906 | -0.01% | 402 | 48 | Township |
| College | 3 | 10,651 | 10,535 | 0.82% | 581 | 18 | Township |
| Benner | 4 | 9,782 | 9,001 | 4% | 344 | 28 | Township |
| Spring | 5 | 8,296 | 7,952 | 1.11% | 310 | 27 | Township |
| Harris | 6 | 5,995 | 5,899 | 0.18% | 190 | 32 | Township |
| Bellefonte | 7 | 5,967 | 6,060 | -0.32% | 3,236 | 2 | Borough |
| Walker | 8 | 4,782 | 4,634 | 0.8% | 124 | 38 | Township |
| Woodward | 9 | 3,731 | 4,130 | -1.43% | 165 | 23 | Township |
| Potter | 10 | 3,674 | 3,575 | 1.05% | 63 | 59 | Township |
| Rush | 11 | 3,630 | 3,664 | 0.14% | 24 | 148 | Township |
| Halfmoon | 12 | 2,863 | 2,788 | 0.39% | 121 | 24 | Township |
| Boggs | 13 | 2,725 | 2,717 | 0.29% | 51 | 53 | Township |
| Philipsburg | 14 | 2,725 | 2,773 | -0.37% | 2,583 | 1 | Borough |
| Woodward | 15 | 2,469 | 2,445 | 0.28% | 138 | 18 | Township |
| Gregg | 16 | 2,291 | 2,262 | 0.39% | 49 | 47 | Township |
| Miles | 17 | 2,013 | 1,988 | 0.2% | 32 | 63 | Township |
| Woodward | 18 | 2,010 | 2,039 | -0.25% | 155 | 13 | Township |
| Haines | 19 | 1,629 | 1,644 | 0% | 28 | 57 | Township |
| Snow Shoe | 20 | 1,596 | 1,616 | -0.06% | 19 | 84 | Township |
| Union | 21 | 1,370 | 1,349 | 0.59% | 30 | 46 | Township |
| Huston | 22 | 1,334 | 1,315 | 0.91% | 52 | 26 | Township |
| Centre Hall | 23 | 1,249 | 1,267 | -0.32% | 2,028 | 1 | Borough |
| Milesburg | 24 | 1,075 | 1,082 | -0.19% | 2,460 | 0 | Borough |
| Howard | 25 | 874 | 867 | -0.11% | 49 | 18 | Township |
| Millheim | 26 | 833 | 832 | 0% | 626 | 1 | Borough |
| Chester Hill | 27 | 785 | 815 | -0.76% | 1,772 | 0 | Borough |
| Worth | 28 | 723 | 716 | 0.56% | 33 | 22 | Township |
| Howard | 29 | 668 | 682 | -0.45% | 1,840 | 0 | Borough |
| Snow Shoe | 30 | 664 | 671 | -0.3% | 1,118 | 1 | Borough |
| Port Matilda | 31 | 582 | 589 | -0.34% | 970 | 1 | Borough |
| Curtin | 32 | 491 | 494 | 0.2% | 12 | 42 | Township |
State College is the largest city in Centre County, with a population of 41,359.
Curtin is the smallest city in Centre County, with a population of 491.
There are 32 cities in Centre County, Pennsylvania.