Pennsylvania Population 1900-2021
Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the state of Pennsylvania from 1900 to 2021.
- The population of Pennsylvania in 2021 was 12,964,056, a 0.2% decline from 2020.
- The population of Pennsylvania in 2020 was 12,989,625, a 1.49% increase 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.
| State Population Ranking |
| State Name |
Population |
| California |
39,237,836 |
| Texas |
29,527,941 |
| Florida |
21,781,128 |
| New York |
19,835,913 |
| Pennsylvania |
12,964,056 |
| Illinois |
12,671,469 |
| Ohio |
11,780,017 |
| Georgia |
10,799,566 |
| North Carolina |
10,551,162 |
| Michigan |
10,050,811 |
| New Jersey |
9,267,130 |
| Virginia |
8,642,274 |
| Washington |
7,738,692 |
| Arizona |
7,276,316 |
| Massachusetts |
6,984,723 |
| Tennessee |
6,975,218 |
| Indiana |
6,805,985 |
| Missouri |
6,168,187 |
| Maryland |
6,165,129 |
| Wisconsin |
5,895,908 |
| Colorado |
5,812,069 |
| Minnesota |
5,707,390 |
| South Carolina |
5,190,705 |
| Alabama |
5,039,877 |
| Louisiana |
4,624,047 |
| Kentucky |
4,509,394 |
| Oregon |
4,246,155 |
| Oklahoma |
3,986,639 |
| Connecticut |
3,605,597 |
| Utah |
3,337,975 |
| Iowa |
3,193,079 |
| Nevada |
3,143,991 |
| Arkansas |
3,025,891 |
| Mississippi |
2,949,965 |
| Kansas |
2,934,582 |
| New Mexico |
2,115,877 |
| Nebraska |
1,963,692 |
| Idaho |
1,900,923 |
| West Virginia |
1,782,959 |
| Hawaii |
1,441,553 |
| New Hampshire |
1,388,992 |
| Maine |
1,372,247 |
| Montana |
1,104,271 |
| Rhode Island |
1,095,610 |
| Delaware |
1,003,384 |
| North Dakota |
774,948 |
| Alaska |
732,673 |
| Wyoming |
578,803 |
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Pennsylvania - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2021 |
12,964,056 |
-0.20% |
| 2020 |
12,989,625 |
1.49% |
| 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% |
