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Where are people moving in Pennsylvania?

Forest County (12.7 per 1,000 residents), Pike County (11.8 per 1,000 residents) and Wayne County (11.8 per 1,000 residents) drew the most people from other U.S. counties for their size in Pennsylvania in 2025.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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All 67 ranked Pennsylvania counties

Pennsylvania counties ranked by net domestic migration per 1,000 residents
RankCountyPer 1,000 residents, 2025Net movers 2025Residents
1Forest County12.7+846,614
2Pike County11.8+74362,808
3Wayne County11.8+60951,703
4Schuylkill County8.7+1,263145,085
5Cumberland County7.7+2,124277,270
6Carbon County7.1+47065,868
7Franklin County6.1+972160,652
8Butler County6.0+1,200200,169
9Lebanon County5.9+870146,380
10Beaver County5.8+966166,032
11Perry County5.6+26246,806
12Adams County5.5+591107,594
13Susquehanna County5.4+20638,237
14York County5.3+2,525473,197
15Columbia County5.2+34666,193
16Armstrong County4.3+27463,698
17Tioga County4.1+16740,502
18Washington County4.1+867210,802
19Clearfield County3.5+27378,100
20Monroe County3.4+572167,179
21Lawrence County3.4+28783,911
22Northumberland County3.4+30389,920
23Northampton County3.4+1,089324,411
24Clinton County3.4+12737,870
25Mifflin County2.7+12446,127
26Luzerne County2.6+864332,126
27Somerset County2.3+16372,004
28Venango County1.9+9549,346
29Fayette County1.9+230123,021
30Jefferson County1.8+8043,255
31Fulton County1.8+2614,483
32Westmoreland County1.8+620349,324
33Lackawanna County1.7+360216,502
34Sullivan County1.5+95,856
35Clarion County1.5+5536,680
36Bradford County1.5+8959,600
37Mercer County0.8+85107,860
38Wyoming County0.4+1125,790
39Greene County0.3+1033,885
40Chester County0.3+158557,116
41Crawford County0.3+2381,792
42Elk County−0.0−129,926
43Montgomery County−0.1−75877,643
44Berks County−0.2−69440,072
45Bedford County−0.5−2347,480
46Lycoming County−0.6−67112,587
47Blair County−0.9−106119,541
48Bucks County−1.1−729647,828
49Warren County−1.3−4837,038
50Erie County−1.5−390265,832
51Lehigh County−1.8−688384,383
52Cambria County−1.8−231128,968
53Montour County−2.0−3517,868
54Snyder County−2.1−8239,655
55Indiana County−2.1−17282,878
56Allegheny County−2.3−2,7851,225,035
57Lancaster County−2.3−1,319563,159
58Potter County−2.4−3815,897
59McKean County−2.4−9438,984
60Dauphin County−3.8−1,112293,351
61Juniata County−4.4−10423,403
62Delaware County−4.7−2,741580,937
63Philadelphia County−6.2−9,7261,574,281
64Huntingdon County−6.5−28143,001
65Union County−7.5−31742,313
66Centre County−11.6−1,824157,393
67Cameron County−16.9−714,211

How this is ranked

Net domestic migration from the Census Bureau's population estimates for 2025: people who moved in from other U.S. counties minus people who moved out, per 1,000 residents. Moves from and to other countries are not included. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program (Vintage 2025). Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how ranks and figures are built. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

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Questions

Which county in Pennsylvania gains the most people from other counties?

Forest County: 12.7 per 1,000 residents, ahead of Pike County (11.8 per 1,000 residents) and Wayne County (11.8 per 1,000 residents), of 67 Pennsylvania counties ranked.

How is this ranking calculated?

Net domestic migration from the Census Bureau's population estimates for 2025: people who moved in from other U.S. counties minus people who moved out, per 1,000 residents. Moves from and to other countries are not included. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

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