List of county seats in Pennsylvania (by population)

The following is a list of the sixty-seven county seats of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The list includes forty-two boroughs, twenty-four cities, and one town. The ranking is based on the populations of each county seat during the 2010 census.

Rank	Photo	Seat name	Population (2010 census)	County	Municipal type
1	File:Philly skyline.jpg	Philadelphia	1,526,006	Philadelphia	City
2	File:Pittsburgh WEO Night 1.jpg	Pittsburgh	305,704	Allegheny	City
3	File:Allentown.jpg	Allentown	118,032	Lehigh	City
4	File:Eriesky2.jpg	Erie	101,786	Erie	City
5	File:Reading Urban.jpg	Reading	88,082	Berks	City
6	File:Downtown Scranton.JPG	Scranton	76,089	Lackawanna	City
7	File:Lancaster Pennsylvania downtown.jpg	Lancaster	59,322	Lancaster	City
8	File:Harrisburg, Pennsylvania State Capital Building.jpg	Harrisburg	49,528	Dauphin	City
9	File:YorkPaTwinsSign.jpg	York	43,718	York	City
10	File:Wilkes Barre Panorama.jpg	Wilkes-Barre	41,498	Luzerne	City
11	File:Norristown.jpg	Norristown	34,324	Montgomery	Borough
12	File:Downtown-Williamsport.jpg	Williamsport	29,381	Lycoming	City
13	File:Easton Skyline.jpg	Easton	26,800	Northampton	City
14	File:Lebanon Reading RR Station.jpg	Lebanon	25,477	Lebanon	City
15	File:Stairs at the Lawrence County Courthouse.jpg	New Castle	23,273	Lawrence	City
16	File:Memorial Square Chambersburg.jpg	Chambersburg	20,268	Franklin	Borough
17	File:Carlisle, Pennsylvania.jpg	Carlisle	18,682	Cumberland	Borough
18	File:Westchester.jpg	West Chester	18,461	Chester	Borough
19	File:Greensburg pennsylvania 2007.jpg	Greensburg	14,892	Westmoreland	City
20	File:Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania town hall.JPG	Bloomsburg	14,855	Columbia	Town
21	File:Pottsville.jpg	Pottsville	14,324	Schuylkill	City
22	File:Indiana Theater Sign.jpg	Indiana	13,975	Indiana	Borough
23	File:Butler PA skyline.jpg	Butler	13,757	Butler	City
24	File:Washington,PA 6.JPG	Washington	13,663	Washington	City
25	File:Meadville, Pennsylvania.jpg	Meadville	13,388	Crawford	City
26	File:Adam Clarke Nutt Mansion.jpg	Uniontown	10,372	Fayette	City
27	File:Sunbury, Pennsylvania.jpg	Sunbury	9,905	Northumberland	City
28	File:Clinton County Pennsylvania Courthouse.JPG	Lock Haven	9,772	Clinton	City
29	File:Warren Municipal Building Jul 12.jpg	Warren	9,710	Warren	City
30	File:Bucks Courthouse.JPG	Doylestown	8,380	Bucks	Borough
31	File:Lewistown Post Office.jpg	Lewistown	8,338	Mifflin	Borough
32	File:DowntownGettysburgPA.jpg	Gettysburg	7,620	Adams	Borough
33	File:Blair Company Building A.jpg	Huntingdon	7,093	Huntingdon	Borough
34	File:Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania (4094524423).jpg	Stroudsburg	6,674	Monroe	Borough
35	File:Franklin, Pennsylvania.jpg	Franklin	6,545	Venango	City
36	File:Somerset County Courthouse Pa 2012.jpg	Somerset	6,277	Somerset	Borough
37	File:Clearfield County Courthouse Apr 10.JPG	Clearfield	6,215	Clearfield	Borough
38	File:Bellefonte, PA.jpg	Bellefonte	6,187	Centre	Borough
39	File:Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.jpg	Lewisburg	5,792	Union	Borough
40	File:Hollidaysburg Pennsylvania skyline.jpg	Hollidaysburg	5,791	Blair	Borough
41	File:Media PA old bank State St.JPG	Media	5,327	Delaware	Borough
42	File:Clarion, Pennsylvania.jpg	Clarion	5,276	Clarion	Borough
43	File:Jim Thorpe Broadway Buildings 3008px.jpg	Jim Thorpe	4,781	Carbon	Borough
44	File:Danville, Pennsylvania.jpg	Danville	4,699	Montour	Borough
45	File:Downtown Beaver Pennsylvania.jpg	Beaver	4,531	Beaver	Borough
46	File:Wayne County courthouse mod.jpg	Honesdale	4,480	Wayne	Borough
47	File:Greene County Courthouse, Waynesburg.jpg	Waynesburg	4,176	Greene	Borough
48	File:Ridgway PA from Country Club Apr 10.JPG	Ridgway	4,078	Elk	Borough
49	File:Kittanning fromhill.jpg	Kittanning	4,044	Armstrong	Borough
50	File:Brookville, Pennsylvania.jpg	Brookville	3,924	Jefferson	Borough
51	File:Cambria County Courthouse - Ebensburg, PA.jpg	Ebensburg	3,351	Cambria	Borough
52	File:Wellsboro Diner exterior.jpg	Wellsboro	3,263	Tioga	Borough
53	File:Towanda Main Street.jpg	Towanda	2,919	Bradford	Borough
54	File:Bedford pitt street.jpg	Bedford	2,841	Bedford	Borough
55	File:Pottercourthousecoudersport.jpg	Coudersport	2,546	Potter	Borough
56	File:Emporium, Pennsylvania Courthouse View.jpg	Emporium	2,073	Cameron	Borough
57	File:Mercer County Courthouse (1).jpg	Mercer	2,002	Mercer	Borough
58	File:Tunkhannock.png	Tunkhannock	1,836	Wyoming	Borough
59	File:McKean County Courthouse.jpg	Smethport	1,655	McKean	Borough
60	File:Downtown Montrose, Pennsylvania.jpg	Montrose	1,617	Susquehanna	Borough
61	File:Middleburg, Pennsylvania.jpg	Middleburg	1,309	Snyder	Borough
62	File:Perry Co PA Courthouse.JPG	New Bloomfield	1,247	Perry	Borough
63	File:Stoners McConnellsburg PA.JPG	McConnellsburg	1,220	Fulton	Borough
64	File:Pike County Courthouse Milford PA.jpg	Milford	1,021	Pike	Borough
65	File:Mifflintown, Pennsylvania.jpg	Mifflintown	936	Juniata	Borough
66	File:Forest County Sheriff's House and Jail.jpg	Tionesta	483	Forest	Borough
67	File:Sullivan County Courthouse.jpg	Laporte	316	Sullivan	Borough

See also

• List of municipalities in Pennsylvania

References

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