Pennsylvania Population 1900-2024

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the state of Pennsylvania from 1900 to 2024.
  • The population of Pennsylvania in 2024 was 13,078,751, a 0.47% increase from 2023.
  • The population of Pennsylvania in 2023 was 13,017,721, a 0.25% increase from 2022.
  • The population of Pennsylvania in 2022 was 12,984,990, a 0.23% decline from 2021.
  • The population of Pennsylvania in 2021 was 13,015,571, a 0.15% increase from 2020.
Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau - Population Estimates

MLA Citation:
State Population Ranking
State Name Population
California 39,431,263
Texas 31,290,831
Florida 23,372,215
New York 19,867,248
Pennsylvania 13,078,751
Illinois 12,710,158
Ohio 11,883,304
Georgia 11,180,878
North Carolina 11,046,024
Michigan 10,140,459
New Jersey 9,500,851
Virginia 8,811,195
Washington 7,958,180
Arizona 7,582,384
Tennessee 7,227,750
Massachusetts 7,136,171
Indiana 6,924,275
Maryland 6,263,220
Missouri 6,245,466
Wisconsin 5,960,975
Colorado 5,957,493
Minnesota 5,793,151
South Carolina 5,478,831
Alabama 5,157,699
Louisiana 4,597,740
Kentucky 4,588,372
Oregon 4,272,371
Oklahoma 4,095,393
Connecticut 3,675,069
Utah 3,503,613
Nevada 3,267,467
Iowa 3,241,488
Arkansas 3,088,354
Kansas 2,970,606
Mississippi 2,943,045
New Mexico 2,130,256
Nebraska 2,005,465
Idaho 2,001,619
West Virginia 1,769,979
Hawaii 1,446,146
New Hampshire 1,409,032
Maine 1,405,012
Montana 1,137,233
Rhode Island 1,112,308
Delaware 1,051,917
North Dakota 796,568
Alaska 740,133
Wyoming 587,618
Pennsylvania - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2024 13,078,751 0.47%
2023 13,017,721 0.25%
2022 12,984,990 -0.23%
2021 13,015,571 0.15%
2020 12,996,143 1.54%
2019 12,798,883 -0.08%
2018 12,809,107 0.11%
2017 12,794,679 0.05%
2016 12,788,468 -0.01%
2015 12,789,838 -0.02%
2014 12,792,392 0.10%
2013 12,779,538 0.08%
2012 12,769,123 0.17%
2011 12,747,052 0.28%
2010 12,711,406 0.35%
2009 12,666,858 0.43%
2008 12,612,285 0.38%
2007 12,563,937 0.42%
2006 12,510,809 0.49%
2005 12,449,990 0.32%
2004 12,410,722 0.29%
2003 12,374,658 0.35%
2002 12,331,031 0.26%
2001 12,298,970 0.12%
2000 12,284,173 2.42%
1999 11,994,016 -0.07%
1998 12,002,329 -0.11%
1997 12,015,888 -0.18%
1996 12,038,008 -0.06%
1995 12,044,780 0.02%
1994 12,042,545 0.17%
1993 12,022,128 0.34%
1992 11,980,819 0.32%
1991 11,943,160 0.40%
1990 11,895,604 0.25%
1989 11,865,996 0.17%
1988 11,845,752 0.30%
1987 11,810,866 0.24%
1986 11,782,752 0.10%
1985 11,770,862 -0.38%
1984 11,815,172 -0.19%
1983 11,837,723 -0.06%
1982 11,845,146 -0.11%
1981 11,858,567 -0.08%
1980 11,868,305 -0.17%
1979 11,887,975 0.07%
1978 11,879,396 -0.12%
1977 11,893,591 -0.03%
1976 11,897,378 -0.07%
1975 11,906,095 0.30%
1974 11,870,884 -0.17%
1973 11,890,527 -0.15%
1972 11,908,233 0.18%
1971 11,886,400 0.73%
1970 11,800,766 0.51%
1969 11,741,000 0.00%
1968 11,741,000 0.51%
1967 11,681,000 0.15%
1966 11,664,000 0.38%
1965 11,620,000 0.88%
1964 11,519,000 0.83%
1963 11,424,000 0.61%
1962 11,355,000 -0.32%
1961 11,392,000 0.56%
1960 11,329,000 0.85%
1959 11,234,000 1.59%
1958 11,058,000 0.95%
1957 10,954,000 -0.16%
1956 10,972,000 0.30%
1955 10,939,000 1.13%
1954 10,817,000 1.45%
1953 10,662,000 1.51%
1952 10,503,000 0.40%
1951 10,461,000 -0.44%
1950 10,507,000 1.13%
1949 10,390,000 1.00%
1948 10,287,000 0.89%
1947 10,196,000 3.34%
1946 9,866,000 7.91%
1945 9,143,000 -0.77%
1944 9,214,000 -2.44%
1943 9,444,000 -2.68%
1942 9,704,000 -2.09%
1941 9,911,000 0.15%
1940 9,896,000 -0.05%
1939 9,901,000 -0.51%
1938 9,952,000 1.65%
1937 9,790,000 0.24%
1936 9,767,000 -0.07%
1935 9,774,000 -0.21%
1934 9,795,000 0.11%
1933 9,784,000 0.20%
1932 9,764,000 0.59%
1931 9,707,000 0.60%
1930 9,649,000 -0.76%
1929 9,723,000 -0.81%
1928 9,802,000 0.58%
1927 9,745,000 1.57%
1926 9,594,000 1.22%
1925 9,478,000 1.01%
1924 9,383,000 2.57%
1923 9,148,000 1.85%
1922 8,982,000 0.92%
1921 8,900,000 1.83%
1920 8,740,000 1.12%
1919 8,643,000 1.40%
1918 8,524,000 -0.63%
1917 8,578,000 1.36%
1916 8,463,000 1.21%
1915 8,362,000 1.04%
1914 8,276,000 1.68%
1913 8,139,000 1.92%
1912 7,986,000 1.73%
1911 7,850,000 1.87%
1910 7,706,000 2.12%
1909 7,546,000 2.00%
1908 7,398,000 2.00%
1907 7,253,000 2.01%
1906 7,110,000 2.01%
1905 6,970,000 2.00%
1904 6,833,000 2.00%
1903 6,699,000 2.01%
1902 6,567,000 1.99%
1901 6,439,000 2.00%
1900 6,313,000 0.00%