List of counties in Pennsylvania







Adams County
Allegheny County
Armstrong County
Beaver County
Bedford County
Berks County
Blair County
Bradford County
Bucks County
Butler County
Cameron County
Cambria County
Carbon County
Centre County
Clarion County
Chester County
Clearfield County
Clinton County
Columbia County
Crawford County
Cumberland County
Dauphin County
Delaware County
Elk County
Erie County
Fayette County
Forest County
Franklin County
Fulton County
Greene County
Huntingdon County
Indiana County
Jefferson County
Juniata County
Lackawanna County
Lancaster County
Lawrence County
Lebanon County
Lehigh County
Luzerne County
Lycoming County
McKean County
Mercer County
Mifflin County
Monroe County
Montgomery County
Montour County
Northamton County
Northumberland County
Perry County
Philadelphia  County
Pike County
Potter County
Schuylkill County
Snyder County
Somerset County
Sullivan County
Susquehanna County
Tioga County
Union County
Venango County
Warren County
Washington County
Wayne County
Westmoreland County
Wyoming County
York County


Pennsylvania counties (clickable map)


The following is a list of the sixty-seven counties of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The city of Philadelphia is coterminous with Philadelphia County, the municipalities having been consolidated in 1854, and all remaining county government functions having been merged into the city after a 1951 referendum.[1][2] Eight of the ten most populous counties are in the southeastern portion of the state, including four out of the top five, and all of the top ten most populous counties are in either the Philadelphia or Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Areas.




A map of the counties of Pennsylvania in 1836




Contents






  • 1 FIPS code


  • 2 County list


  • 3 See also


  • 4 References





FIPS code


The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) code, used by the United States government to uniquely identify counties, is provided with each entry. FIPS codes are five-digit numbers; for Pennsylvania the codes start with 42 and are completed with the three-digit county code. The FIPS code for each county in the table links to census data for that county.[3]




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County

FIPS code[4]
County seat[5]
Established[5]
Origin

Etymology[6]
Population[7]
Area[5]
Map

Adams County

001
Gettysburg 1800 Parts of York County.
John Adams, second U.S. President

7005101407000000000♠101,407

7002522000000000000♠522 sq mi
(7003135200000000000♠1,352 km2)

State map highlighting Adams County

Allegheny County

003
Pittsburgh 1788 Parts of Washington and Westmoreland Counties.
Delaware word for the Allegheny River, which possibly translates to "beautiful river"

7006122334800000000♠1,223,348

7002745000000000000♠745 sq mi
(7003193000000000000♠1,930 km2)

State map highlighting Allegheny County

Armstrong County

005
Kittanning 1800 Parts of Allegheny, Lycoming, and Westmoreland Counties.
John Armstrong, Revolutionary War general

7004689410000000000♠68,941

7002664000000000000♠664 sq mi
(7003172000000000000♠1,720 km2)

State map highlighting Armstrong County

Beaver County

007
Beaver 1800 Parts of Allegheny and Washington Counties.
Beaver River, itself named for the eponymous animal that was sighted along its banks

7005170539000000000♠170,539

7002444000000000000♠444 sq mi
(7003115000000000000♠1,150 km2)

State map highlighting Beaver County

Bedford County

009
Bedford 1771 Parts of Cumberland County.
Fort Bedford, which is named for John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford

7004497620000000000♠49,762

7003101500000000000♠1,015 sq mi
(7003262900000000000♠2,629 km2)

State map highlighting Bedford County

Berks County

011
Reading 1752 Parts of Chester, Lancaster and Philadelphia Counties. The English county of Berkshire

7005411442000000000♠411,442

7002866000000000000♠866 sq mi
(7003224300000000000♠2,243 km2)

State map highlighting Berks County

Blair County

013
Hollidaysburg 1846 Parts of Huntingdon and Bedford Counties. John Blair, Pennsylvania state legislator

7005127089000000000♠127,089

7002527000000000000♠527 sq mi
(7003136500000000000♠1,365 km2)

State map highlighting Blair County

Bradford County

015
Towanda 1810 Parts of Luzerne and Lycoming Counties; originally called Ontario County, renamed as Bradford County in 1812.
William Bradford, second U.S. Attorney General

7004626220000000000♠62,622

7003116100000000000♠1,161 sq mi
(7003300700000000000♠3,007 km2)

State map highlighting Bradford County

Bucks County

017
Doylestown 1682 One of the original counties at the formation of Pennsylvania The English county of Buckinghamshire

7005625249000000000♠625,249

7002622000000000000♠622 sq mi
(7003161100000000000♠1,611 km2)

State map highlighting Bucks County

Butler County

019
Butler 1800 Parts of Allegheny County.
Richard Butler, Revolutionary War general

7005183862000000000♠183,862

7002795000000000000♠795 sq mi
(7003205900000000000♠2,059 km2)

State map highlighting Butler County

Cambria County

021
Ebensburg 1804 Parts of Somerset and Huntingdon Counties.
Cambria, the traditional name for Wales

7005143679000000000♠143,679

7002693000000000000♠693 sq mi
(7003179500000000000♠1,795 km2)

State map highlighting Cambria County

Cameron County

023
Emporium 1860 Parts of Clinton, Elk, McKean, and Potter Counties.
Simon Cameron, U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania

7003508500000000000♠5,085

7002399000000000000♠399 sq mi
(7003103300000000000♠1,033 km2)

State map highlighting Cameron County

Carbon County

025
Jim Thorpe 1843 Parts of Monroe and Northampton Counties.
Carbon, the element found in coal

7004652490000000000♠65,249

7002387000000000000♠387 sq mi
(7003100200000000000♠1,002 km2)

State map highlighting Carbon County

Centre County

027
Bellefonte 1800 Parts of Lycoming, Mifflin, Northumberland, and Huntingdon Counties. Centre Furnance, the first industrial facility in the area

7005153990000000000♠153,990

7003111200000000000♠1,112 sq mi
(7003288000000000000♠2,880 km2)

State map highlighting Centre County

Chester County

029
West Chester 1682 One of the original counties at the formation of Pennsylvania. The English city of Chester in the county of Cheshire

7005498886000000000♠498,886

7002760000000000000♠760 sq mi
(7003196800000000000♠1,968 km2)

State map highlighting Chester County

Clarion County

031
Clarion 1839 Parts of Venango and Armstrong Counties.
Clarion River, itself so named for its clarity

7004399880000000000♠39,988

7002609000000000000♠609 sq mi
(7003157700000000000♠1,577 km2)

State map highlighting Clarion County

Clearfield County

033
Clearfield 1804 Parts of Lycoming and Huntingdon Counties; Clearfield functioned as a part of Centre County for judiciary purposes until 1822. The cleared fields from logging in the area

7004816420000000000♠81,642

7003115400000000000♠1,154 sq mi
(7003298900000000000♠2,989 km2)

State map highlighting Clearfield County

Clinton County

035
Lock Haven 1839 Parts of Lycoming and Centre Counties.
DeWitt Clinton, New York Governor and prominent statesman

7004392380000000000♠39,238

7002898000000000000♠898 sq mi
(7003232600000000000♠2,326 km2)

State map highlighting Clinton County

Columbia County

037
Bloomsburg 1813 Parts of Northumberland and Luzerne Counties.
Columbia, the first popular and poetic name for the United States

7004672950000000000♠67,295

7002490000000000000♠490 sq mi
(7003126900000000000♠1,269 km2)

State map highlighting Columbia County

Crawford County

039
Meadville 1800 Parts of Allegheny County.
William Crawford, surveyor who helped to open trans-Appalachian lands to settlement

7004887650000000000♠88,765

7003103800000000000♠1,038 sq mi
(7003268800000000000♠2,688 km2)

State map highlighting Crawford County

Cumberland County

041
Carlisle 1750 Parts of Lancaster County. The historic English county of Cumberland

7005235406000000000♠235,406

7002551000000000000♠551 sq mi
(7003142700000000000♠1,427 km2)

State map highlighting Cumberland County

Dauphin County

043
Harrisburg 1785 Parts of Lancaster County.
Louis-Joseph, Dauphin of France

7005268100000000000♠268,100

7002558000000000000♠558 sq mi
(7003144500000000000♠1,445 km2)

State map highlighting Dauphin County

Delaware County

045
Media 1789 Parts of Chester County.
Delaware River, itself named for Lord De La Warr

7005558979000000000♠558,979

7002191000000000000♠191 sq mi
(7002495000000000000♠495 km2)

State map highlighting Delaware County

Elk County

047
Ridgway 1843 Parts of Jefferson, McKean, and Clearfield Counties.
Elk, which inhabit the forested county

7004319460000000000♠31,946

7002832000000000000♠832 sq mi
(7003215500000000000♠2,155 km2)

State map highlighting Elk County

Erie County

049
Erie 1800 Parts of Allegheny County; attached to Crawford County until 1803.
Lake Erie

7005280566000000000♠280,566

7002799000000000000♠799 sq mi
(7003206900000000000♠2,069 km2)

State map highlighting Erie County

Fayette County

051
Uniontown 1783 Parts of Westmoreland County. The Marquis de Lafayette, French-born Revolutionary War general

7005136606000000000♠136,606

7002798000000000000♠798 sq mi
(7003206700000000000♠2,067 km2)

State map highlighting Fayette County

Forest County

053
Tionesta 1848 Parts of Jefferson County; attached to Jefferson County until 1857. Chief natural feature

7003771600000000000♠7,716

7002431000000000000♠431 sq mi
(7003111600000000000♠1,116 km2)

State map highlighting Forest County

Franklin County

055
Chambersburg 1784 Parts of Cumberland County.
Benjamin Franklin, key founding father of the United States

7005149618000000000♠149,618

7002771000000000000♠771 sq mi
(7003199700000000000♠1,997 km2)

State map highlighting Franklin County

Fulton County

057
McConnellsburg 1850 Parts of Bedford County.
Robert Fulton, inventor of the steamboat

7004148450000000000♠14,845

7002438000000000000♠438 sq mi
(7003113400000000000♠1,134 km2)

State map highlighting Fulton County

Greene County

059
Waynesburg 1796 Parts of Washington County.
Nathanael Greene, Revolutionary War general

7004386860000000000♠38,686

7002578000000000000♠578 sq mi
(7003149700000000000♠1,497 km2)

State map highlighting Greene County

Huntingdon County

061
Huntingdon 1787 Parts of Bedford County. The historic English county of Huntingdonshire

7004459130000000000♠45,913

7002889000000000000♠889 sq mi
(7003230200000000000♠2,302 km2)

State map highlighting Huntingdon County

Indiana County

063
Indiana 1803 Parts of Lycoming and Westmoreland Counties; it was attached to Westmoreland County until 1806. Native Americans

7004888800000000000♠88,880

7002834000000000000♠834 sq mi
(7003216000000000000♠2,160 km2)

State map highlighting Indiana County

Jefferson County

065
Brookville 1804 Parts of Lycoming County. Attached to Westmoreland County until 1806 and to Indiana County until 1830.
Thomas Jefferson, third U.S. President

7004452000000000000♠45,200

7002657000000000000♠657 sq mi
(7003170200000000000♠1,702 km2)

State map highlighting Jefferson County

Juniata County

067
Mifflintown 1831 Parts of Mifflin County.
Juniata River, itself named for the Iroquoian word Onayutta, meaning "Standing Stone"

7004246360000000000♠24,636

7002394000000000000♠394 sq mi
(7003102000000000000♠1,020 km2)

State map highlighting Juniata County

Lackawanna County

069
Scranton 1878 Parts of Luzerne County.
Lackawanna River, itself named for the Delaware word meaning "stream that forks"

7005214437000000000♠214,437

7002465000000000000♠465 sq mi
(7003120400000000000♠1,204 km2)

State map highlighting Lackawanna County

Lancaster County

071
Lancaster 1729 Parts of Chester County. The English city of Lancaster

7005519445000000000♠519,445

7002984000000000000♠984 sq mi
(7003254900000000000♠2,549 km2)

State map highlighting Lancaster County

Lawrence County

073
New Castle 1849 Parts of Beaver and Mercer Counties.
James Lawrence, War of 1812 captain

7004911080000000000♠91,108

7002363000000000000♠363 sq mi
(7002940000000000000♠940 km2)

State map highlighting Lawrence County

Lebanon County

075
Lebanon 1813 Parts of Dauphin and Lancaster Counties.
Lebanon, the Biblical term for "White Mountain", which references the piety of the county's Moravian founders

7005133568000000000♠133,568

7002363000000000000♠363 sq mi
(7002940000000000000♠940 km2)

State map highlighting Lebanon County

Lehigh County

077
Allentown 1812 Parts of Northampton County.
Lehigh River

7005349497000000000♠349,497

7002349000000000000♠349 sq mi
(7002904000000000000♠904 km2)

State map highlighting Lehigh County

Luzerne County

079
Wilkes-Barre 1786 Parts of Northumberland County.
Anne-César, Chevalier de la Luzerne, French ambassador to the U.S. who aided republican causes

7005320918000000000♠320,918

7002907000000000000♠907 sq mi
(7003234900000000000♠2,349 km2)

State map highlighting Luzerne County

Lycoming County

081
Williamsport 1795 Parts of Northumberland County.
Lycoming Creek, itself named for the Delaware word iacomic meaning "great steam"

7005116111000000000♠116,111

7003124400000000000♠1,244 sq mi
(7003322200000000000♠3,222 km2)

State map highlighting Lycoming County

McKean County

083
Smethport 1804 Parts of Lycoming County; Attached to Centre County until 1814 and to Lycoming County until 1826 for judicial and elective purposes. McKean was fully organized only in 1826.
Thomas McKean, second Governor of Pennsylvania

7004434500000000000♠43,450

7002984000000000000♠984 sq mi
(7003254900000000000♠2,549 km2)

State map highlighting McKean County

Mercer County

085
Mercer 1800 Parts of Allegheny County.
Hugh Mercer, Revolutionary War general

7005116638000000000♠116,638

7002683000000000000♠683 sq mi
(7003176900000000000♠1,769 km2)

State map highlighting Mercer County

Mifflin County

087
Lewistown 1789 Parts of Cumberland and Northumberland Counties.
Thomas Mifflin, first Governor of Pennsylvania

7004466820000000000♠46,682

7002415000000000000♠415 sq mi
(7003107500000000000♠1,075 km2)

State map highlighting Mifflin County

Monroe County

089
Stroudsburg 1836 Parts of Pike and Northampton Counties.
James Monroe, fifth U.S President

7005169842000000000♠169,842

7002617000000000000♠617 sq mi
(7003159800000000000♠1,598 km2)

State map highlighting Monroe County

Montgomery County

091
Norristown 1784 Parts of Philadelphia County. The historic Welsh county of Montgomeryshire or Richard Montgomery, a general killed in the 1775 Battle of Quebec

7005799874000000000♠799,874

7002487000000000000♠487 sq mi
(7003126100000000000♠1,261 km2)

State map highlighting Montgomery County

Montour County

093
Danville 1850 Parts of Columbia County.
Madame Montour, colonial ambassador to the Native Americans

7004182670000000000♠18,267

7002132000000000000♠132 sq mi
(7002342000000000000♠342 km2)

State map highlighting Montour County

Northampton County

095
Easton 1752 Parts of Bucks County. The English town of Northampton

7005297735000000000♠297,735

7002377000000000000♠377 sq mi
(7002976000000000000♠976 km2)

State map highlighting Northampton County

Northumberland County

097
Sunbury 1772 Parts of Lancaster, Berks, Bedford, Cumberland, and Northampton Counties. The English county of Northumberland

7004945280000000000♠94,528

7002477000000000000♠477 sq mi
(7003123500000000000♠1,235 km2)

State map highlighting Northumberland County

Perry County

099
New Bloomfield 1820 Parts of Cumberland County.
Oliver Hazard Perry, War of 1812 commodore

7004459690000000000♠45,969

7002556000000000000♠556 sq mi
(7003144000000000000♠1,440 km2)

State map highlighting Perry County

Philadelphia County

101
Philadelphia 1682 One of the original counties at the formation of Pennsylvania. "Brotherly love" from Greek philos ("love") and adelphos ("brother")

7006152600600000000♠1,526,006

7002143000000000000♠143 sq mi
(7002370000000000000♠370 km2)

State map highlighting Philadelphia County

Pike County

103
Milford 1814 Parts of Wayne County.
Zebulon Pike, explorer of the American West

7004573690000000000♠57,369

7002567000000000000♠567 sq mi
(7003146900000000000♠1,469 km2)

State map highlighting Pike County

Potter County

105
Coudersport 1804 From Lycoming county. Attached to Lycoming County until 1826 and to McKean County until 1835 for judicial purposes, Potter was not fully organized until 1835.
James Potter, Revolutionary War general

7004174570000000000♠17,457

7003108100000000000♠1,081 sq mi
(7003280000000000000♠2,800 km2)

State map highlighting Potter County

Schuylkill County

107
Pottsville 1811 Parts of Berks and Northampton Counties.
Schuylkill River, itself a Dutch corruption of a Delaware word possibly meaning "hidden river"

7005148289000000000♠148,289

7002778000000000000♠778 sq mi
(7003201500000000000♠2,015 km2)

State map highlighting Schuylkill County

Snyder County

109
Middleburg 1855 Parts of Union County.
Simon Snyder, third Governor of Pennsylvania

7004397020000000000♠39,702

7002332000000000000♠332 sq mi
(7002860000000000000♠860 km2)

State map highlighting Snyder County

Somerset County

111
Somerset 1795 Parts of Bedford County. The historic English county of Somerset

7004777420000000000♠77,742

7003108100000000000♠1,081 sq mi
(7003280000000000000♠2,800 km2)

State map highlighting Somerset County

Sullivan County

113
Laporte 1847 Parts of Lycoming County; attached to Lycoming until 1848.
John Sullivan, Revolutionary War general

7003642800000000000♠6,428

7002452000000000000♠452 sq mi
(7003117100000000000♠1,171 km2)

State map highlighting Sullivan County

Susquehanna County

115
Montrose 1810 Parts of Luzerne County ; attached to Luzerne County until 1812.
Susquehanna River, itself named after an Algonquin word for "muddy current"

7004433560000000000♠43,356

7002832000000000000♠832 sq mi
(7003215500000000000♠2,155 km2)

State map highlighting Susquehanna County

Tioga County

117
Wellsboro 1804 Parts of Lycoming County; attached to Lycoming until 1812.
Tioga River, itself named for the Delaware word for "forks of the stream"

7004419810000000000♠41,981

7003113700000000000♠1,137 sq mi
(7003294500000000000♠2,945 km2)

State map highlighting Tioga County

Union County

119
Lewisburg 1813 Parts of Northumberland County. The federal union of the states

7004449470000000000♠44,947

7002317000000000000♠317 sq mi
(7002821000000000000♠821 km2)

State map highlighting Union County

Venango County

121
Franklin 1800 Parts of Allegheny and Lycoming Counties; attached to until 1805. A corruption of the Delaware word onenge, meaning "otter"

7004549840000000000♠54,984

7002683000000000000♠683 sq mi
(7003176900000000000♠1,769 km2)

State map highlighting Venango County

Warren County

123
Warren 1800 Parts of Allegheny and Lycoming counties; attached to Crawford County until 1805 and then to Venango until Warren was formally organized in 1819.
Joseph Warren, Revolutionary War general

7004418150000000000♠41,815

7002898000000000000♠898 sq mi
(7003232600000000000♠2,326 km2)

State map highlighting Warren County

Washington County

125
Washington 1781 Parts of Westmoreland County.
George Washington, first U.S. President

7005207820000000000♠207,820

7002861000000000000♠861 sq mi
(7003223000000000000♠2,230 km2)

State map highlighting Washington County

Wayne County

127
Honesdale 1798 Parts of Northampton County.
Anthony Wayne, Revolutionary War general

7004528220000000000♠52,822

7002751000000000000♠751 sq mi
(7003194500000000000♠1,945 km2)

State map highlighting Wayne County

Westmoreland County

129
Greensburg 1773 Parts of Bedford County. The historic English county of Westmorland

7005365169000000000♠365,169

7003103600000000000♠1,036 sq mi
(7003268300000000000♠2,683 km2)

State map highlighting Westmoreland County

Wyoming County

131
Tunkhannock 1842 Parts of Luzerne County. The Delaware word xwéːwaməŋk, meaning "at the big river flat"

7004282760000000000♠28,276

7002405000000000000♠405 sq mi
(7003104900000000000♠1,049 km2)

State map highlighting Wyoming County

York County

133
York 1749 Parts of Lancaster County. The English city of York

7005434972000000000♠434,972

7002910000000000000♠910 sq mi
(7003235700000000000♠2,357 km2)

State map highlighting York County


See also



  • Pennsylvania counties by per capita income

  • List of Pennsylvania Municipalities and Counties with Home Rule Charters, Optional Charters, or Optional Plans

  • List of municipalities in Pennsylvania

  • List of cities in Pennsylvania

  • List of towns and boroughs in Pennsylvania

  • List of townships in Pennsylvania



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