Pennsylvania
StateUS-PAState of United States.
North AmericaCapital: HarrisburgGovernor: Josh Shapiro (Democratic)Language: English
Population
13.1M
Metros tracked
24
48.4M in metros (370%)
Composite score
396.5
Sum across tracked metros
Type
State
ISO 3166-2: US-PA
At a glance
- Nickname
- Keystone State
- Established
- 1787
- Demonym
- Pennsylvanian
- Area
- 119,283 km²
- Population density
- 110 /km²
- Highest point
- Mount Davis (979 m (3,212 ft))
- Legislature
- Pennsylvania General Assembly
- Human Development Index
- 0.938 (2023)
- Electoral votes
- 19
- U.S. House seats
- 17
- U.S. senators
- 2
- Rank in United States
- 7th of 51 by composite score
- Area rank
- 33rd of 51 by area
- Largest tracked metro
- New York
Civic facts via Wikidata.
Pennsylvania metro footprint
24 metrosLoading map…
Global CapitalContinental MetroMajor MetroRegional HubEstablishedEmergingLocal
Polygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted. Some metro footprints may extend beyond the state border where the metropolitan area spans state lines.
24 tracked metros
#1New York
182.622.3MGlobal Capital
96.2
10.2MContinental Metro
#29Philadelphia
59.9#81Pittsburgh
33.72.6MMajor Metro
#422State College
5.85.5
#645Allentown
3.2886KEmerging Metro
#835Erie
2.1350KEmerging Metro
#1040Williamsport
1.5151KEmerging Metro
#1054Youngstown
1.5634KEmerging Metro
#1065Scranton
1.4574KEmerging Metro
#1392Lancaster (PA)
1.0563KEmerging Metro
#1501East Stroudsburg
0.8167KLocal Metro
#1647Altoona
0.6164KLocal Metro
#1716Bloomsburg
0.6256KLocal Metro
#3226Johnstown
0.1202KLocal Metro
#3399Pottsville
0.0145KLocal Metro
#3877Sayre (PA)
0.060KLocal Metro
#3972Oil City (PA)
0.049KLocal Metro
#3996Lewistown (PA)
0.046KLocal Metro
#4059Bradford (PA)
0.039KLocal Metro
#4079Warren (PA)
0.037KLocal Metro
#4109Waynesburg
0.034KLocal Metro
#4141St. Marys (PA)
0.030KLocal Metro
| Rank | Metro | Population | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | 22.3M | 182.6 | Global Capital |
| #11 | Washington-Baltimore | 10.2M | 96.2 | Continental Metro |
| #29 | Philadelphia | 7.3M | 59.9 | Continental Metro |
| #81 | Pittsburgh | 2.6M | 33.7 | Major Metro |
| #422 | State College | 238K | 5.8 | Established Metro |
| #435 | Harrisburg★ Capital | 1.3M | 5.5 | Established Metro |
| #645 | Allentown | 886K | 3.2 | Emerging Metro |
| #835 | Erie | 350K | 2.1 | Emerging Metro |
| #1040 | Williamsport | 151K | 1.5 | Emerging Metro |
| #1054 | Youngstown | 634K | 1.5 | Emerging Metro |
| #1065 | Scranton | 574K | 1.4 | Emerging Metro |
| #1392 | Lancaster (PA) | 563K | 1.0 | Emerging Metro |
| #1501 | East Stroudsburg | 167K | 0.8 | Local Metro |
| #1647 | Altoona | 164K | 0.6 | Local Metro |
| #1716 | Bloomsburg | 256K | 0.6 | Local Metro |
| #3226 | Johnstown | 202K | 0.1 | Local Metro |
| #3399 | Pottsville | 145K | 0.0 | Local Metro |
| #3877 | Sayre (PA) | 60K | 0.0 | Local Metro |
| #3972 | Oil City (PA) | 49K | 0.0 | Local Metro |
| #3996 | Lewistown (PA) | 46K | 0.0 | Local Metro |
| #4059 | Bradford (PA) | 39K | 0.0 | Local Metro |
| #4079 | Warren (PA) | 37K | 0.0 | Local Metro |
| #4109 | Waynesburg | 34K | 0.0 | Local Metro |
| #4141 | St. Marys (PA) | 30K | 0.0 | Local Metro |