Pennsylvania Population 1900-2019
NOTE: All data from 2020 and beyond are UN projections and DO NOT include any impacts of the COVID-19 virus.
Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the state of Pennsylvania from 1900 to 2019.
- The population of Pennsylvania in 2019 was 12,801,989, a 0.01% increase from 2018.
- The population of Pennsylvania in 2018 was 12,800,922, a 0.1% increase from 2017.
- The population of Pennsylvania in 2017 was 12,787,641, a 0.04% increase from 2016.
- The population of Pennsylvania in 2016 was 12,782,275, a 0.02% decline from 2015.
| State Population Ranking | |
|---|---|
| State Name | Population |
| California | 39,512,223 |
| Texas | 28,995,881 |
| Florida | 21,477,737 |
| New York | 19,453,561 |
| Pennsylvania | 12,801,989 |
| Illinois | 12,671,821 |
| Ohio | 11,689,100 |
| Georgia | 10,617,423 |
| North Carolina | 10,488,084 |
| Michigan | 9,986,857 |
| New Jersey | 8,882,190 |
| Virginia | 8,535,519 |
| Washington | 7,614,893 |
| Arizona | 7,278,717 |
| Massachusetts | 6,892,503 |
| Tennessee | 6,829,174 |
| Indiana | 6,732,219 |
| Missouri | 6,137,428 |
| Maryland | 6,045,680 |
| Wisconsin | 5,822,434 |
| Colorado | 5,758,736 |
| Minnesota | 5,639,632 |
| South Carolina | 5,148,714 |
| Alabama | 4,903,185 |
| Louisiana | 4,648,794 |
| Kentucky | 4,467,673 |
| Oregon | 4,217,737 |
| Oklahoma | 3,956,971 |
| Connecticut | 3,565,287 |
| Utah | 3,205,958 |
| Iowa | 3,155,070 |
| Nevada | 3,080,156 |
| Arkansas | 3,017,804 |
| Mississippi | 2,976,149 |
| Kansas | 2,913,314 |
| New Mexico | 2,096,829 |
| Nebraska | 1,934,408 |
| West Virginia | 1,792,147 |
| Idaho | 1,787,065 |
| Hawaii | 1,415,872 |
| New Hampshire | 1,359,711 |
| Maine | 1,344,212 |
| Montana | 1,068,778 |
| Rhode Island | 1,059,361 |
| Delaware | 973,764 |
| North Dakota | 762,062 |
| Alaska | 731,545 |
| Wyoming | 578,759 |
| Pennsylvania - Historical Population Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population | Growth Rate |
| 2019 | 12,801,989 | 0.01% |
| 2018 | 12,800,922 | 0.10% |
| 2017 | 12,787,641 | 0.04% |
| 2016 | 12,782,275 | -0.02% |
| 2015 | 12,784,826 | -0.03% |
| 2014 | 12,788,313 | 0.09% |
| 2013 | 12,776,309 | 0.07% |
| 2012 | 12,767,118 | 0.17% |
| 2011 | 12,745,815 | 0.27% |
| 2010 | 12,711,160 | 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% |
