Pennsylvania metropolitan areas


Pennsylvania has 14 U.S. Census Bureau-designated metropolitan statistical areas and four combined statistical areas. As of 2020, Philadelphia, the seventh-largest United States metropolitan area, is the state's largest metropolitan area followed by Pittsburgh and Allentown.

Metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs)

The following sortable table lists the 18 MSAs of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, including:
  1. The MSA rank by population as of July 1, 2020, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau
  2. The MSA name as designated by the United States Office of Management and Budget
  3. The MSA population as of April 1, 2020, as enumerated by the 2020 United States census
  4. The MSA population as of April 1, 2010, as enumerated by the 2010 United States census
  5. The percent MSA population change from April 1, 2010, to July 1, 2020
  6. The combined statistical area if the MSA is a component
RankMetropolitan statistical area2020 Census2010 Census% ChangeEncompassing combined statistical area
1Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSAPhiladelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA--
2Pittsburgh, PA MSAPittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA-OH-WV CSA--
3Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ MSA---
4Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA MSAHarrisburg-York-Lebanon, PA CSA--
5Scranton–Wilkes-Barre, PA MSA---
6Lancaster, PA MSA---
7York-Hanover, PA MSAHarrisburg-York-Lebanon, PA CSA--
8Reading, PA MSAPhiladelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA--
9Erie, PA MSAErie-Meadville, PA CSA--
10East Stroudsburg, PA MSANew York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA--
11State College, PA MSAState College-DuBois, PA CSA--
12Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA MSAWashington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA--
13Lebanon, PA MSAHarrisburg-York-Lebanon, PA CSA--
14Johnstown, PA MSAJohnstown-Somerset, PA CSA--
15Altoona, PA MSA---
16Williamsport, PA MSAWilliamsport-Lock Haven, PA CSA--
17Gettysburg, PA MSAHarrisburg-York-Lebanon, PA CSA--
18Bloomsburg-Berwick MSABloomsburg-Berwick-Sunbury, PA CSA--

Combined statistical areas (CSAs)

The following sortable table lists the combined statistical areas of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania with the following information:
  1. CSA rank by population as of July 1, 2020, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau
  2. The CSA name as designated by the United States Office of Management and Budget
  3. The CSA population as of July 1, 2020, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau
  4. CSA population as of April 1, 2010, as enumerated by the 2010 United States census
  5. Percent CSA population change from April 1, 2010, to July 1, 2020
  6. Core Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs) that constitute the CSA
RankCombined Statistical Area2020 Census2010 CensusChangeConstituent Core Based Statistical Areas
1[New York metropolitan area|New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area|New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area]New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area
New Haven-Milford, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area
Trenton-Princeton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area
Torrington, CT Micropolitan Statistical Area
Kingston, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area		--
2[Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area|Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area|Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area]Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Winchester, VA-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area
California-Lexington Park, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area
Easton, MD Micropolitan Statistical Area
Cambridge, MD Micropolitan Statistical Area		--
3[Philadelphia metropolitan area|Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD Combined Statistical Area|Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD Combined Statistical Area]Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area
Reading, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area
Dover, DE Metropolitan Statistical Area
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area
Ocean City, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area		--
4Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA-OH-WV Combined Statistical AreaPittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
New Castle, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area
Indiana, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area		--
5Harrisburg-York-Lebanon, PA Combined Statistical AreaHarrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area
York-Hanover, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Lebanon, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Gettysburg, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area		--
6Allentown-Bethlehem-East Stroudsburg, PA-NJ Combined Statistical AreaAllentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area
East Stroudsburg, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area		--
7[Mahoning Valley|Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area|Youngstown-Warren-East Liverpool, OH-PA Combined Statistical Area]Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Salem, OH Micropolitan Statistical Area		--
7Erie-Meadville, PA Combined Statistical AreaErie, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Meadville, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area		--
8Bloomsburg-Berwick-Sunbury, PA Combined Statistical AreaSunbury, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Lewisburg, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area
Selinsgrove, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area		--
9State College-DuBois, PA Combined Statistical AreaState College, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
DuBois, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area		--
10Johnstown-Somerset, PA Combined Statistical AreaJohnstown, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Somerset, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area		--
11Altoona-Huntingdon, PA Combined Statistical AreaAltoona, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Huntingdon, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area		--
12Williamsport-Lock Haven, PA Combined Statistical AreaWilliamsport, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Lock Haven, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area		--