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 Pop. | 2020 Pop. | Change | Density (/mi²) | Area (mi²) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilkes-Barre | 1 | 44,254 | 44,253 | 0% | 6,462 | 6.8 | City |
| Hazleton | 2 | 30,078 | 29,912 | 0.14% | 5,037 | 6.0 | City |
| Plymouth township | 3 | 18,446 | 18,244 | 0.12% | 2,196 | 8.4 | Township |
| Kingston | 4 | 13,332 | 13,328 | 0.01% | 6,212 | 2.1 | Borough |
| Lehman township | 5 | 11,166 | 10,847 | 0.35% | 228 | 48.9 | Township |
| Nanticoke | 6 | 10,616 | 10,612 | 0.01% | 3,071 | 3.5 | City |
| Hazle township | 7 | 10,287 | 10,161 | 0.33% | 228 | 45.1 | Township |
| Plains township | 8 | 9,888 | 9,801 | 0.05% | 738 | 13.4 | Township |
| Dallas township | 9 | 9,243 | 9,090 | 0.24% | 491 | 18.8 | Township |
| Pittston | 10 | 7,657 | 7,580 | 0.25% | 5,005 | 1.5 | City |
| Kingston township | 11 | 7,136 | 7,101 | 0.13% | 525 | 13.6 | Township |
| Plymouth | 12 | 5,755 | 5,754 | 0% | 5,363 | 1.1 | Borough |
| Wright township | 13 | 5,748 | 5,715 | 0.16% | 431 | 13.3 | Township |
| Exeter | 14 | 5,530 | 5,506 | 0.11% | 1,198 | 4.6 | Borough |
| West Hazleton | 15 | 5,170 | 5,172 | -0.02% | 3,274 | 1.6 | Borough |
| Luzerne township | 16 | 5,119 | 5,582 | -2.25% | 173 | 29.6 | Township |
| Duryea | 17 | 5,088 | 5,034 | 0.26% | 921 | 5.5 | Borough |
| Swoyersville | 18 | 5,037 | 5,009 | 0.14% | 2,332 | 2.2 | Borough |
| Edwardsville | 19 | 4,935 | 4,921 | 0.06% | 4,165 | 1.2 | Borough |
| West Pittston | 20 | 4,649 | 4,643 | 0.02% | 5,670 | 0.8 | Borough |
| Jenkins township | 21 | 4,473 | 4,288 | 0.83% | 328 | 13.6 | Township |
| Larksville | 22 | 4,263 | 4,217 | 0.26% | 909 | 4.7 | Borough |
| Forty Fort | 23 | 4,233 | 4,233 | 0% | 3,244 | 1.3 | Borough |
| Salem township | 24 | 4,045 | 4,021 | 0.07% | 141 | 28.7 | Township |
| Sugarloaf township | 25 | 3,969 | 3,877 | 0.4% | 177 | 22.4 | Township |
| Freeland | 26 | 3,820 | 3,826 | -0.05% | 5,659 | 0.7 | Borough |
| Rice township | 27 | 3,766 | 3,628 | 0.75% | 344 | 11.0 | Township |
| Foster township | 28 | 3,476 | 3,409 | 0.32% | 78 | 44.7 | Township |
| Lehman township | 29 | 3,415 | 3,340 | 0.26% | 157 | 21.8 | Township |
| Pittston township | 30 | 3,232 | 3,179 | 0.53% | 241 | 13.4 | Township |
| Wilkes-Barre township | 31 | 3,218 | 3,211 | 0.06% | 1,073 | 3.0 | Township |
| Wyoming | 32 | 3,124 | 3,099 | 0.19% | 2,182 | 1.4 | Borough |
| Harveys Lake | 33 | 2,826 | 2,790 | 0.32% | 524 | 5.4 | Borough |
| Bear Creek township | 34 | 2,765 | 2,756 | 0% | 41 | 67.1 | Township |
| Ross township | 35 | 2,752 | 2,721 | 0.22% | 63 | 43.4 | Township |
| Luzerne | 36 | 2,728 | 2,706 | 0.18% | 3,859 | 0.7 | Borough |
| Dallas | 37 | 2,691 | 2,691 | 0% | 1,169 | 2.3 | Borough |
| West Wyoming | 38 | 2,660 | 2,632 | 0.26% | 741 | 3.6 | Borough |
| Ashley | 39 | 2,607 | 2,589 | 0.15% | 2,794 | 0.9 | Borough |
| Dupont | 40 | 2,563 | 2,535 | 0.27% | 1,639 | 1.6 | Borough |
| Hunlock township | 41 | 2,236 | 2,216 | 0.18% | 108 | 20.8 | Township |
| Dorrance township | 42 | 2,103 | 2,076 | 0.72% | 87 | 24.1 | Township |
| Exeter township | 43 | 2,099 | 2,048 | 0.77% | 161 | 13.0 | Township |
| Huntington township | 44 | 2,074 | 2,053 | 0.14% | 72 | 28.7 | Township |
| Union township | 45 | 2,053 | 2,034 | 0.19% | 104 | 19.8 | Township |
| Lake township | 46 | 2,014 | 1,997 | 0.15% | 75 | 26.9 | Township |
| Black Creek township | 47 | 1,919 | 1,895 | 0.52% | 79 | 24.3 | Township |
| Conyngham | 48 | 1,817 | 1,816 | 0% | 1,771 | 1.0 | Borough |
| Plymouth township | 49 | 1,718 | 1,716 | 0.06% | 109 | 15.8 | Township |
| Nescopeck | 50 | 1,490 | 1,480 | 0.13% | 1,508 | 1.0 | Borough |
| Laflin | 51 | 1,459 | 1,442 | 0.27% | 1,113 | 1.3 | Borough |
| Hughestown | 52 | 1,347 | 1,330 | 0.3% | 1,548 | 0.9 | Borough |
| Conyngham township | 53 | 1,327 | 1,312 | 0.23% | 83 | 15.9 | Township |
| Fairmount township | 54 | 1,222 | 1,210 | 0.25% | 27 | 45.7 | Township |
| White Haven | 55 | 1,183 | 1,162 | 0.42% | 986 | 1.2 | Borough |
| Hollenback township | 56 | 1,162 | 1,129 | 0.87% | 76 | 15.2 | Township |
| Nescopeck township | 57 | 1,103 | 1,080 | 0.46% | 62 | 17.9 | Township |
| Slocum township | 58 | 1,053 | 1,052 | 0.1% | 101 | 10.4 | Township |
| Sugar Notch | 59 | 998 | 998 | 0% | 1,005 | 1.0 | Borough |
| Pringle | 60 | 901 | 892 | 0.22% | 1,959 | 0.5 | Borough |
| Courtdale | 61 | 695 | 689 | 0.14% | 680 | 1.0 | Borough |
| Nuangola | 62 | 673 | 664 | 0.3% | 568 | 1.2 | Borough |
| Yatesville | 63 | 646 | 638 | 0.31% | 1,030 | 0.6 | Borough |
| Shickshinny | 64 | 625 | 627 | -0.16% | 1,313 | 0.5 | Borough |
| Laurel Run | 65 | 564 | 562 | 0% | 111 | 5.1 | Borough |
| Warrior Run | 66 | 533 | 527 | 0.19% | 808 | 0.7 | Borough |
| Bear Creek Village | 67 | 298 | 289 | 0.68% | 157 | 1.9 | Borough |
| Jeddo | 68 | 108 | 108 | 0% | 425 | 0.3 | Borough |
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.
Wilkes-Barre is the largest city in Luzerne County.
Jeddo is the smallest city in Luzerne County.
There are 68 cities in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.