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Pennsylvania: county data, all 67 of them.

13,018,639 residents across 67 county-equivalents, 305,863 business establishments, and 15,218 SBA approvals worth $7.74 bn. Every figure on this page is those counties summed, and every county has its own page.

32 state-level values · 67 county pages · underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency

How many people live in Pennsylvania?

  • Population13,018,639
  • Households5,274,853
  • Average household size2.47
  • County-equivalents67
  • People per square mile291

Pennsylvania has 13,018,639 residents in 5,274,853 households across 67 county-equivalents, every one of which has its own data page below.

US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.

What is the Pennsylvania economy?

  • Combined county product, 2024$1007.87 bn
  • County product per resident$77,418
  • Covered employment5,703,493
  • Average annual pay$69,174

The average annual pay of $69,174 is weighted by each county's covered employment, not averaged across counties, so a large labour market counts for more than a small one.

US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.

How many businesses are in Pennsylvania?

  • Business establishments305,863
  • Establishments per 1,000 residents23.5
  • Employment at those establishments5,573,093
  • Annual payroll$351.97 bn

US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.

Building permits in Pennsylvania

  • Housing units permitted24,810
  • Permitted construction value$6.45 bn
  • Units permitted per 1,000 households4.7

US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.

SBA loans in Pennsylvania (7(a) and 504)

  • 7(a) approvals recorded13,204
  • 7(a) approval dollars$5.94 bn
  • Average 7(a) approval$449,551
  • 504 approvals recorded2,014
  • 504 approval dollars$1.80 bn
  • Average 504 approval$895,659
  • Counties with a 7(a) record67 of 67

US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30. US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.

SBA loan default and charge-off rates in Pennsylvania

  • 7(a) charge-off rate over resolved loans9.30 percent
  • Resolved 7(a) loans behind that rate2,318
  • 7(a) loans charged off215
  • 504 charge-off rate over resolved loans7.20 percent
  • Resolved 504 loans behind that rate516
  • 504 loans charged off37

Of the 2,318 Pennsylvania 7(a) loans that have reached a final outcome, 9.30 percent were charged off. The rate is taken over resolved loans only, because a loan still running has not yet succeeded or failed.

Compare against the national and state SBA charge-off rates, computed the same way over resolved loans only.

US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30. US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.

How large is Pennsylvania?

  • Land area44,740 sq mi
  • County-equivalents67
  • People per square mile291

US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary vertices, TIGER county boundaries. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.

The largest counties in Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania county-equivalents by population, with the figures a site search compares them on
GeographyPopulationMedian incomeEstablishmentsCounty GDPSBA approvals
Philadelphia County1,579,706$61,95329,460$134.99 bn1,575
Allegheny County1,238,177$78,54833,812$132.89 bn1,849
Montgomery County867,573$113,91526,711$110.42 bn1,505
Bucks County647,461$114,76420,043$48.83 bn1,093
Delaware County579,222$89,54613,165$42.61 bn770
Lancaster County557,931$86,95913,776$39.95 bn631
Chester County547,840$127,20815,102$60.16 bn817
York County462,924$84,8298,840$28.43 bn531
Berks County433,015$79,7778,521$26.58 bn473
Lehigh County378,792$80,0798,681$31.74 bn403

Counties

All 67 Pennsylvania county-equivalents.

Pennsylvania counties: population, income, establishments and SBA activity
GeographyPopulationMedian incomeEstablishmentsCounty GDPSBA approvalsLand area, sq mi
Adams County106,115$84,0921,967$4.73 bn103519
Allegheny County1,238,177$78,54833,812$132.89 bn1,849730
Armstrong County64,622$65,0081,288$2.80 bn29653
Beaver County166,324$71,0893,327$8.03 bn254435
Bedford County47,513$59,9921,080$2.04 bn281,012
Berks County433,015$79,7778,521$26.58 bn473857
Blair County121,277$62,3823,178$8.00 bn81526
Bradford County59,858$63,6751,334$6.80 bn601,147
Bucks County647,461$114,76420,043$48.83 bn1,093604
Butler County197,254$89,8435,083$14.52 bn387789
Cambria County131,538$58,4182,996$6.21 bn37688
Cameron County4,427$50,573116$267.9 m1396
Carbon County65,382$67,5541,205$2.80 bn56381
Centre County158,576$74,2913,344$11.25 bn1261,110
Chester County547,840$127,20815,102$60.16 bn817751
Clarion County37,179$62,649958$1.43 bn17601
Clearfield County78,635$62,1521,910$4.03 bn441,145
Clinton County37,798$60,816801$1.96 bn34888
Columbia County65,362$64,6441,428$3.28 bn48483
Crawford County82,716$60,4761,921$3.66 bn541,012
Cumberland County268,323$87,4946,534$23.10 bn286545
Dauphin County289,593$76,2426,951$28.91 bn289525
Delaware County579,222$89,54613,165$42.61 bn770184
Elk County30,506$66,380898$1.83 bn24827
Erie County269,052$63,3546,103$15.02 bn237799
Fayette County125,997$58,2362,485$5.44 bn76790
Forest County6,715$52,19195$269.7 m4427
Franklin County157,379$77,0033,111$8.38 bn87772
Fulton County14,531$65,836251$831.1 m10438
Greene County34,835$68,041686$4.62 bn24576
Huntingdon County43,653$65,557841$1.68 bn14875
Indiana County83,042$60,2081,774$4.20 bn47827
Jefferson County43,864$58,6861,113$1.88 bn36652
Juniata County23,379$66,318516$1.03 bn6391
Lackawanna County216,146$66,2235,198$13.42 bn370459
Lancaster County557,931$86,95913,776$39.95 bn631944
Lawrence County85,024$61,9311,865$4.20 bn162358
Lebanon County144,186$78,4252,811$8.10 bn82362
Lehigh County378,792$80,0798,681$31.74 bn403345
Luzerne County327,675$63,6917,212$20.58 bn326890
Lycoming County113,489$63,9172,744$7.70 bn951,229
McKean County39,904$62,905933$2.21 bn26979
Mercer County109,257$59,9762,611$5.51 bn141673
Mifflin County46,041$63,9531,015$2.34 bn17411
Monroe County167,515$83,5653,527$9.56 bn153608
Montgomery County867,573$113,91526,711$110.42 bn1,505483
Montour County18,103$76,976456$2.78 bn9130
Northampton County318,580$89,1846,529$20.98 bn338370
Northumberland County90,560$60,5831,611$4.73 bn72458
Perry County46,239$79,444789$1.36 bn23551
Philadelphia County1,579,706$61,95329,460$134.99 bn1,575134
Pike County60,621$81,323995$2.00 bn42545
Potter County16,188$59,020344$1.06 bn171,081
Schuylkill County143,558$68,3132,705$6.49 bn110779
Snyder County39,668$66,876900$2.20 bn24329
Somerset County72,799$61,4461,647$3.04 bn471,074
Sullivan County5,888$69,764156$326.9 m8450
Susquehanna County38,219$68,487855$2.62 bn40823
Tioga County40,945$64,899868$2.07 bn381,134
Union County42,456$76,404960$2.51 bn47316
Venango County49,801$61,5221,134$2.15 bn23674
Warren County37,920$60,480837$1.73 bn21884
Washington County210,042$78,9585,340$18.67 bn327857
Wayne County51,262$62,3811,355$2.65 bn68726
Westmoreland County352,500$74,1098,428$19.39 bn3861,028
Wyoming County25,967$72,460633$1.87 bn60397
York County462,924$84,8298,840$28.43 bn531904

The register

Every source behind these 67 pages.

SourcePeriod coveredLicence
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates2020-2024 5-yearUS Census Bureau, public domain
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024US Census Bureau, public domain
US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2CAGDP2, through 2024US Bureau of Economic Analysis, public domain
US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001US EPA, public domain
FEMA OpenFEMA, NFIP Community Status BookCommunity Status Book, as retrievedFEMA OpenFEMA, public domain
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA releaseFY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30FOIA release, public domain
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA releaseFY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30FOIA release, public domain
US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary verticesTIGER county boundariesUS Census Bureau, public domain
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns2023US Census Bureau, public domain
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages2024 annual averagesUS BLS, public domain
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey2024 annualUS Census Bureau, public domain
US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows2021 to 2022 filing yearsIRS SOI, public domain

A Pennsylvania statutory guide is in preparation.

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