Fastest Growing Counties in Pennsylvania (2025)

County
Rank
Change (2020) ↓
2025 Pop.
2020 Pop.
Pike County17.99%63,25658,576
Cumberland County27.39%279,479260,254
Chester County35.86%566,180534,860
Adams County44.7%108,681103,802
York County54.32%476,503456,754
Lehigh County64.26%390,438374,493
Northampton County73.94%325,134312,810
Montgomery County83.48%886,707856,900
Berks County93.33%442,950428,693
Perry County103.11%47,26545,838
Butler County113.06%200,017194,069
Dauphin County122.95%295,172286,717
Franklin County132.93%160,516155,951
Luzerne County142.65%333,849325,222
Lancaster County152.46%566,412552,834
Columbia County162.41%66,24264,686
Delaware County172.2%589,226576,523
Carbon County182.02%66,05964,752
Lebanon County191.95%146,092143,292
Sullivan County201.68%5,9295,831
Centre County211.61%160,523157,987
Schuylkill County221.51%145,114142,959
Clinton County231.34%37,87837,377
Bucks County241%652,637646,190
Lackawanna County250.79%217,246215,538
Bedford County260.55%47,84447,580
Wayne County270.55%51,43451,155
Washington County280.53%210,524209,414
Montour County290.25%18,17718,132
Juniata County30-0.26%23,42223,483
Indiana County31-0.43%82,79683,153
Bradford County32-0.43%59,69859,958
Snyder County33-0.47%39,55539,742
Mifflin County34-0.49%45,92046,145
Susquehanna County35-0.67%38,09238,349
Lycoming County36-0.82%113,190114,130
Tioga County37-0.9%40,64941,017
Philadelphia County38-1.02%1,584,4831,600,788
Westmoreland County39-1.1%350,450354,339
Monroe County40-1.11%166,465168,326
Clarion County41-1.22%36,74637,198
Erie County42-1.27%267,297270,739
Fulton County43-1.29%14,39414,582
Allegheny County44-1.29%1,233,4901,249,671
Union County45-1.35%42,08142,655
Beaver County46-1.39%165,524167,864
Wyoming County47-1.41%25,67426,042
Venango County48-1.67%49,51650,357
Northumberland County49-1.78%89,92391,550
Crawford County50-2.03%82,12683,825
Huntingdon County51-2.04%43,17344,071
Blair County52-2.14%120,044122,664
Lawrence County53-2.39%83,91385,970
McKean County54-2.4%39,43440,405
Mercer County55-2.52%107,761110,548
Somerset County56-2.67%72,03574,014
Potter County57-2.69%15,94616,387
Cambria County58-2.77%129,503133,198
Elk County59-2.95%30,02730,939
Jefferson County60-3.08%43,10944,480
Clearfield County61-3.17%77,88380,431
Armstrong County62-3.35%63,26465,460
Forest County63-3.56%6,7166,964
Warren County64-3.77%37,07438,526
Fayette County65-4.2%123,183128,585
Cameron County66-4.81%4,3144,532
Greene County67-6.8%33,42735,867

Pennsylvania Counties Growth Overview

Pennsylvania's counties show varied growth patterns from 2020 to 2025. Pike County leads with 7.99% annualized growth, followed by Cumberland County (7.39%) and Chester County (5.86%). The largest counties are Philadelphia County (1,584,483), Allegheny County (1,233,490), and Montgomery County (886,707). Of the 67 counties in Pennsylvania, 29 are growing while 38 have experienced population decline. Overall, counties averaged 0.05% annualized growth, with total population growing by 1.11% annually.

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