Philadelphia, the largest city in Pennsylvania and sixth-largest city in the nation, with a population of 1,603,797, and the center of the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metropolitan area, the state's largest metropolitan statistical area and nation's seventh-largest with a population of 6,245,051
Pittsburgh, the second-largest city in Pennsylvania, and the center of Greater Pittsburgh, the state's second-largest metropolitan area
Pennsylvania has 14 U.S. Census Bureau-designated metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) and four combined statistical areas (CSAs). As of 2020, Philadelphia, the seventh-largest United States metropolitan area, is the state's largest metropolitan area followed by Pittsburgh and Allentown.[1]
Metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs)
The following sortable table lists the 18 MSAs of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, including:
- The MSA rank by population as of July 1, 2020, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau[1]
- The MSA name as designated by the United States Office of Management and Budget[2]
- The MSA population as of April 1, 2020, as enumerated by the 2020 United States census[1]
- The MSA population as of April 1, 2010, as enumerated by the 2010 United States census[1]
- The percent MSA population change from April 1, 2010, to July 1, 2020[1]
- The combined statistical area (CSA)[3] if the MSA is a component[2]
The 18 "metropolitan statistical areas" of Pennsylvania[1]
| Rank |
Metropolitan statistical area |
2020 Census |
2010 Census |
% Change |
Encompassing combined statistical area |
| 1 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA |
6,245,051 | 5,965,343 | +4.69% |
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA |
| 2 |
Pittsburgh, PA MSA |
2,370,930 | 2,356,285 | +0.62% |
Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA-OH-WV CSA |
| 3 |
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ MSA |
861,889 | 821,173 | +4.96% |
| 4 |
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA MSA |
591,712 | 549,475 | +7.69% |
Harrisburg-York-Lebanon, PA CSA |
| 5 |
Scranton–Wilkes-Barre, PA MSA |
567,559 | 563,631 | +0.70% |
| 6 |
Lancaster, PA MSA |
552,984 | 519,445 | +6.46% |
| 7 |
York-Hanover, PA MSA |
456,438 | 434,972 | +4.94% |
Harrisburg-York-Lebanon, PA CSA |
| 8 |
Reading, PA MSA |
428,849 | 411,442 | +4.23% |
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA |
| 9 |
Erie, PA MSA |
270,876 | 280,566 | −3.45% |
Erie-Meadville, PA CSA |
| 10 |
East Stroudsburg, PA MSA |
168,327 | 169,842 | −0.89% |
New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA |
| 11 |
State College, PA MSA |
158,172 | 153,990 | +2.72% |
State College-DuBois, PA CSA |
| 12 |
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA MSA |
155,932 | 149,618 | +4.22% |
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA |
| 13 |
Lebanon, PA MSA |
143,257 | 133,568 | +7.25% |
Harrisburg-York-Lebanon, PA CSA |
| 14 |
Johnstown, PA MSA |
133,472 | 143,679 | −7.10% |
Johnstown-Somerset, PA CSA |
| 15 |
Altoona, PA MSA |
122,822 | 127,089 | −3.36% |
| 16 |
Williamsport, PA MSA |
114,188 | 116,111 | −1.66% |
Williamsport-Lock Haven, PA CSA |
| 17 |
Gettysburg, PA MSA |
103,852 | 101,407 | +2.41% |
Harrisburg-York-Lebanon, PA CSA |
| 18 |
Bloomsburg-Berwick MSA |
82,863 | 85,562 | −3.15% |
Bloomsburg-Berwick-Sunbury, PA CSA |
Combined statistical areas (CSAs)
The following sortable table lists the combined statistical areas (CSAs) of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania with the following information:
- CSA rank by population as of July 1, 2020, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau[4][5]
- The CSA name as designated by the United States Office of Management and Budget[2]
- The CSA population as of July 1, 2020, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau[6]
- CSA population as of April 1, 2010, as enumerated by the 2010 United States census[6]
- Percent CSA population change from April 1, 2010, to July 1, 2020[6]
- Core Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs) that constitute the CSA[2]
(Metropolitan Statistical Areas that are not combined with other MSAs or CBSAs are not also listed below.)
Combined Statistical Areas (CSAs) of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
| Rank |
Combined Statistical Area |
2020 Census |
2010 Census |
Change |
Constituent Core Based Statistical Areas |
| 1 |
New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA |
23,582,649 | 22,255,491 | +5.96% |
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA MSA Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT MSA New Haven-Milford, CT MSA Trenton-Princeton, NJ MSA Torrington, CT μSA Kingston, NY MSA |
| 2 |
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA |
9,973,383 | 9,050,192 | +10.20% |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD MSA Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV MSA Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA MSA Winchester, VA-WV MSA California-Lexington Park, MD MSA Easton, MD μSA Cambridge, MD μSA |
| 3 |
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA |
7,379,700 | 7,067,807 | +4.41% |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA Reading, PA MSA Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ MSA Dover, DE MSA Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ MSA Ocean City, NJ MSA |
| 4 |
Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA-OH-WV CSA |
2,657,149 | 2,660,727 | −0.13% |
Pittsburgh, PA MSA Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH MSA New Castle, PA μSA Indiana, PA μSA |
| 5 |
Harrisburg-York-Lebanon, PA CSA |
1,295,259 | 1,219,422 | +6.22% |
Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area York-Hanover, PA MSA Lebanon, PA MSA Gettysburg, PA MSA |
| 6 |
Allentown-Bethlehem-East Stroudsburg, PA-NJ CSA |
1,030,216 | 991,015 | +3.96% |
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ MSA East Stroudsburg, PA MSA |
| 7 |
Youngstown-Warren-East Liverpool, OH-PA CSA |
643,120 | 673,614 | −4.53% |
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA MSA Salem, OH μSA |
| 7 |
Erie-Meadville, PA CSA |
354,814 | 369,331 | −3.93% |
Erie, PA MSA Meadville, PA μSA |
| 8 |
Bloomsburg-Berwick-Sunbury, PA CSA |
256,927 | 264,739 | −2.95% |
Sunbury, PA μSA Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA MSA Lewisburg, PA μSA Selinsgrove, PA μSA |
| 9 |
State College-DuBois, PA CSA |
238,734 | 235,632 | +1.32% |
State College, PA MSA DuBois, PA μSA |
| 10 |
Johnstown-Somerset, PA CSA |
207,601 | 221,421 | −6.24% |
Johnstown, PA MSA Somerset, PA μSA |
| 11 |
Altoona-Huntingdon, PA CSA |
166,914 | 173,002 | −3.52% |
Altoona, PA MSA Huntingdon, PA μSA |
| 12 |
Williamsport-Lock Haven, PA CSA |
151,638 | 155,349 | −2.39% |
Williamsport, PA MSA Lock Haven, PA μSA |
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas Population Totals and Components of Change: 2010-2020". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. April 2020. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
- 1 2 3 4 "OMB Bulletin No. 20-01: Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas" (PDF). United States Office of Management and Budget. March 6, 2020. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
- ↑ The United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB) defines a CSA (CSA) as an aggregate of adjacent core-based statistical areas that are linked by commuting ties.
- ↑ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties and County-Equivalents: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2020" (XLS). 2020 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. April 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
- ↑ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2020". 2020 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. June 2021. Archived from the original (XLS) on August 3, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
- 1 2 3 "Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas Population Totals and Components of Change: 2010-2019". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. March 26, 2020. Retrieved April 26, 2020.