There are 46 cities in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.
Note: As defined by the US Census Bureau, a city's official boundaries often extend miles beyond the city itself and may even cross county lines. As such, several thousand US cities officially exist in two or more counties (and therefore appear on multiple counties' lists of cities.)
City | Rank | 2024 Population | 2020 Population | Annual Change | Density (/mi²) | Area (mi²) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scranton | 1 | 75,682 | 76,174 | -0.16% | 2,990 | 25.3 | City |
| Dunmore | 2 | 14,242 | 14,018 | 0.4% | 1,597 | 8.9 | Borough |
| South Abington township | 3 | 9,639 | 9,543 | 0.46% | 1,058 | 9.1 | Township |
| Carbondale | 4 | 8,788 | 8,818 | -0.09% | 2,710 | 3.2 | City |
| Old Forge | 5 | 8,654 | 8,486 | 0.49% | 2,525 | 3.4 | Borough |
| Archbald | 6 | 7,508 | 7,302 | 0.68% | 439 | 17.1 | Borough |
| Blakely | 7 | 6,653 | 6,651 | 0% | 1,745 | 3.8 | Borough |
| Taylor | 8 | 6,235 | 6,277 | -0.18% | 1,199 | 5.2 | Borough |
| Dickson City | 9 | 5,994 | 6,024 | -0.13% | 1,250 | 4.8 | Borough |
| Moosic | 10 | 5,993 | 5,947 | 0.18% | 925 | 6.5 | Borough |
| Olyphant | 11 | 5,382 | 5,373 | 0.04% | 990 | 5.4 | Borough |
| Duryea | 12 | 5,088 | 5,034 | 0.26% | 921 | 5.5 | Borough |
| Clarks Summit | 13 | 5,058 | 5,064 | -0.04% | 3,191 | 1.6 | Borough |
| Scott township | 14 | 4,662 | 4,622 | 0.43% | 171 | 27.2 | Township |
| Jessup | 15 | 4,480 | 4,511 | -0.18% | 665 | 6.7 | Borough |
| Throop | 16 | 4,115 | 4,062 | 0.32% | 828 | 5.0 | Borough |
| Jefferson township | 17 | 3,891 | 3,757 | 0.91% | 116 | 33.5 | Township |
| Newton township | 18 | 2,950 | 2,828 | 0.79% | 133 | 22.2 | Township |
| Spring Brook township | 19 | 2,796 | 2,744 | 0.72% | 81 | 34.5 | Township |
| Dupont | 20 | 2,563 | 2,535 | 0.27% | 1,639 | 1.6 | Borough |
| Avoca | 21 | 2,531 | 2,503 | 0.28% | 2,481 | 1.0 | Borough |
| Madison township | 22 | 2,496 | 2,464 | 0.44% | 147 | 16.9 | Township |
| Roaring Brook township | 23 | 2,364 | 2,283 | 0.98% | 110 | 21.4 | Township |
| Fell township | 24 | 2,344 | 2,332 | 0.21% | 153 | 15.3 | Township |
| Greenfield township | 25 | 2,278 | 2,263 | 0.22% | 109 | 20.9 | Township |
| Covington township | 26 | 2,251 | 2,204 | 0.54% | 95 | 23.7 | Township |
| Jermyn | 27 | 2,128 | 2,135 | -0.09% | 2,687 | 0.8 | Borough |
| Moscow | 28 | 2,015 | 2,023 | -0.1% | 707 | 2.8 | Borough |
| Waverly township | 29 | 1,847 | 1,853 | -0.05% | 406 | 4.6 | Township |
| Mayfield | 30 | 1,762 | 1,766 | -0.06% | 720 | 2.4 | Borough |
| Forest City | 31 | 1,742 | 1,776 | -0.51% | 1,904 | 0.9 | Borough |
| Benton township | 32 | 1,742 | 1,717 | 0.93% | 72 | 24.1 | Township |
| Clifton township | 33 | 1,517 | 1,486 | 1.13% | 78 | 19.4 | Township |
| Clarks Green | 34 | 1,510 | 1,522 | -0.2% | 2,828 | 0.5 | Borough |
| Ransom township | 35 | 1,450 | 1,394 | 1.19% | 82 | 17.8 | Township |
| Glenburn township | 36 | 1,432 | 1,434 | -0.07% | 308 | 4.6 | Township |
| Dalton | 37 | 1,294 | 1,274 | 0.39% | 429 | 3.0 | Borough |
| Factoryville | 38 | 1,171 | 1,147 | 0.52% | 1,549 | 0.8 | Borough |
| Carbondale township | 39 | 1,150 | 1,123 | 0.7% | 83 | 13.8 | Township |
| Thornhurst township | 40 | 1,015 | 1,007 | 0.4% | 44 | 22.8 | Township |
| Elmhurst township | 41 | 842 | 842 | 0% | 457 | 1.8 | Township |
| North Abington township | 42 | 735 | 705 | 1.38% | 81 | 9.1 | Township |
| Vandling | 43 | 719 | 727 | -0.28% | 548 | 1.3 | Borough |
| Nicholson | 44 | 713 | 696 | 0.56% | 616 | 1.2 | Borough |
| La Plume township | 45 | 478 | 485 | -0.21% | 196 | 2.4 | Township |
| West Abington township | 46 | 320 | 299 | 3.56% | 58 | 5.5 | Township |
Note: City markers shown outside the county boundary mean that a part of the city extends into this county, but is primarily located in an adjacent county.
Scranton is the largest city in Lackawanna County.
West Abington township is the smallest city in Lackawanna County.
There are 46 cities in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.