Pennsylvania Population 1900-2020
Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the state of Pennsylvania from 1900 to 2020.
- The population of Pennsylvania in 2020 was 12,783,254, a 0.12% decline from 2019.
- The population of Pennsylvania in 2019 was 12,798,883, a 0.08% decline from 2018.
- The population of Pennsylvania in 2018 was 12,809,107, a 0.11% increase from 2017.
- The population of Pennsylvania in 2017 was 12,794,679, a 0.05% increase from 2016.
State Population Ranking |
State Name |
Population |
California |
39,368,078 |
Texas |
29,360,759 |
Florida |
21,733,312 |
New York |
19,336,776 |
Pennsylvania |
12,783,254 |
Illinois |
12,587,530 |
Ohio |
11,693,217 |
Georgia |
10,617,423 |
North Carolina |
10,600,823 |
Michigan |
9,966,555 |
New Jersey |
8,882,371 |
Virginia |
8,590,563 |
Washington |
7,693,612 |
Arizona |
7,421,401 |
Massachusetts |
6,893,574 |
Tennessee |
6,886,834 |
Indiana |
6,754,953 |
Missouri |
6,151,548 |
Maryland |
6,045,680 |
Wisconsin |
5,832,655 |
Colorado |
5,807,719 |
Minnesota |
5,657,342 |
South Carolina |
5,218,040 |
Alabama |
4,921,532 |
Louisiana |
4,645,318 |
Kentucky |
4,477,251 |
Oregon |
4,217,737 |
Oklahoma |
3,980,783 |
Connecticut |
3,557,006 |
Utah |
3,205,958 |
Iowa |
3,163,561 |
Nevada |
3,138,259 |
Arkansas |
3,017,804 |
Mississippi |
2,966,786 |
Kansas |
2,913,805 |
New Mexico |
2,096,829 |
Nebraska |
1,937,552 |
Idaho |
1,826,913 |
West Virginia |
1,784,787 |
Hawaii |
1,407,006 |
New Hampshire |
1,366,275 |
Maine |
1,350,141 |
Montana |
1,080,577 |
Rhode Island |
1,057,125 |
Delaware |
986,809 |
North Dakota |
765,309 |
Alaska |
731,158 |
Wyoming |
582,328 |
Pennsylvania - Historical Population Data
|
Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
2020 |
12,783,254 |
-0.12% |
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% |