Not surprisingly the top 5 counties in terms of elderly population are around Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania's largest population centers.
| County | 2022 Estimate |
|---|---|
| Allegheny | 242,474 |
| Philadelphia | 223,219 |
| Montgomery | 155,467 |
| Bucks | 125,555 |
| Lancaster | 104,082 |
| Delaware | 96,358 |
| Chester | 91,051 |
| York | 83,046 |
| Westmoreland | 82,872 |
| Berks | 75,145 |
Now we look not at overall population, but the percent of the population that is 65 years or older.
| County | 2022 Estimate |
|---|---|
| Sullivan | 29.3% |
| Cameron | 28% |
| Potter | 24.9% |
| Wayne | 24.6% |
| Susquehanna | 24.2% |
| Warren | 23.8% |
| Venango | 23.7% |
| Westmoreland | 23.4% |
| Cambria | 23.1% |
| Somerset | 23.1% |
Finally, we look at the counties in which the 65+ Population has growth the fastest over the last 3 years.
| County | 2019 Estimate | 2022 Estimate | Change | Percent Growth Over 3 Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler | 34,025 | 38,240 | 4,215 | 12.4% |
| Pike | 12,152 | 13,564 | 1,412 | 11.6% |
| Bucks | 113,718 | 125,555 | 11,837 | 10.4% |
| Chester | 82,614 | 91,051 | 8,437 | 10.2% |
| Lancaster | 94,915 | 104,082 | 9,167 | 9.7% |
| Dauphin | 45,549 | 49,936 | 4,387 | 9.6% |
| York | 76,024 | 83,046 | 7,022 | 9.2% |
| Northampton | 56,396 | 61,421 | 5,025 | 8.9% |
| Monroe | 28,274 | 30,720 | 2,446 | 8.7% |
| Montgomery | 143,138 | 155,467 | 12,329 | 8.6% |
| County | 2019 Pop Estimate | 2020 Pop Estimate | 2021 Pop Estimate | 2022 Pop Estimate | 3 Year Change (2019-2022) | 3 Year Change Pct | 2019 Pct Estimate | 2020 Pct Estimate | 2021 Pct Estimate | 2022 Pct Estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams | 20,304 | 20,884 | 21,335 | 21,851 | 1,547 | 7.6% | 19.8% | 20.3% | 20.6% | 20.9% |
| Allegheny | 226,124 | 230,745 | 235,342 | 242,474 | 16,350 | 7.2% | 18.5% | 18.9% | 18.9% | 19.5% |
| Armstrong | 14,236 | 14,496 | 14,623 | 14,993 | 757 | 5.3% | 21.6% | 22.2% | 22.2% | 22.9% |
| Beaver | 34,713 | 35,351 | 35,943 | 36,827 | 2,114 | 6.1% | 20.9% | 21.5% | 21.4% | 22% |
| Bedford | 10,751 | 10,950 | 10,785 | 10,958 | 207 | 1.9% | 22.2% | 22.7% | 22.6% | 23% |
| Berks | 70,728 | 72,293 | 73,073 | 75,145 | 4,417 | 6.2% | 16.9% | 17.3% | 17.1% | 17.5% |
| Blair | 24,996 | 25,372 | 25,366 | 25,616 | 620 | 2.5% | 20.3% | 20.7% | 20.6% | 20.9% |
| Bradford | 12,671 | 12,948 | 12,800 | 13,080 | 409 | 3.2% | 20.8% | 21.3% | 21.3% | 21.7% |
| Bucks | 113,718 | 117,271 | 120,674 | 125,555 | 11,837 | 10.4% | 18.1% | 18.7% | 18.7% | 19.5% |
| Butler | 34,025 | 35,240 | 36,381 | 38,240 | 4,215 | 12.4% | 18.2% | 18.8% | 18.9% | 19.7% |
| Cambria | 29,240 | 29,633 | 30,111 | 30,817 | 1,577 | 5.4% | 22% | 22.5% | 22.5% | 23.1% |
| Cameron | 1,235 | 1,234 | 1,288 | 1,269 | 34 | 2.8% | 26.8% | 27.3% | 28% | 28% |
| Carbon | 13,196 | 13,398 | 13,536 | 14,034 | 838 | 6.4% | 20.7% | 20.9% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Centre | 22,306 | 23,102 | 23,050 | 23,904 | 1,598 | 7.2% | 13.8% | 14.2% | 14.5% | 15.1% |
| Chester | 82,614 | 85,378 | 87,163 | 91,051 | 8,437 | 10.2% | 15.9% | 16.4% | 16.4% | 17% |
| Clarion | 7,413 | 7,587 | 7,354 | 7,515 | 102 | 1.4% | 19.1% | 19.6% | 19.6% | 20% |
| Clearfield | 16,097 | 16,306 | 16,512 | 16,793 | 696 | 4.3% | 20.1% | 20.5% | 20.5% | 21.1% |
| Clinton | 7,121 | 7,220 | 7,036 | 7,311 | 190 | 2.7% | 18.3% | 18.7% | 18.6% | 19.3% |
| Columbia | 12,443 | 12,716 | 12,823 | 12,945 | 502 | 4% | 18.9% | 19.4% | 19.7% | 19.9% |
| Crawford | 17,140 | 17,487 | 17,427 | 18,081 | 941 | 5.5% | 20% | 20.6% | 20.6% | 21.6% |
| Cumberland | 45,230 | 46,482 | 47,125 | 48,759 | 3,529 | 7.8% | 18.1% | 18.5% | 18.3% | 18.7% |
| Dauphin | 45,549 | 46,922 | 48,181 | 49,936 | 4,387 | 9.6% | 16.5% | 16.9% | 17% | 17.5% |
| Delaware | 90,402 | 93,043 | 93,913 | 96,358 | 5,956 | 6.6% | 16% | 16.5% | 16.4% | 16.7% |
| Elk | 6,517 | 6,728 | 6,849 | 7,028 | 511 | 7.8% | 21.5% | 22.4% | 22.1% | 22.8% |
| Erie | 47,517 | 48,770 | 49,109 | 50,712 | 3,195 | 6.7% | 17.4% | 17.9% | 18.1% | 18.7% |
| Fayette | 27,082 | 27,486 | 27,393 | 28,050 | 968 | 3.6% | 20.6% | 21.1% | 21.2% | 21.8% |
| Forest | 1,603 | 1,675 | 1,663 | 1,593 | -10 | -.6% | 21.9% | 23.3% | 23.4% | 22.9% |
| Franklin | 29,673 | 30,172 | 30,118 | 30,901 | 1,228 | 4.1% | 19.2% | 19.5% | 19.4% | 19.8% |
| Fulton | 3,040 | 3,086 | 3,108 | 3,177 | 137 | 4.5% | 21% | 21.3% | 21.4% | 21.8% |
| Greene | 6,823 | 6,946 | 6,941 | 7,055 | 232 | 3.4% | 18.5% | 19% | 19.1% | 19.7% |
| Huntingdon | 9,299 | 9,437 | 9,102 | 9,342 | 43 | .5% | 20.5% | 20.9% | 20.5% | 21.2% |
| Indiana | 15,959 | 16,296 | 16,254 | 16,461 | 502 | 3.1% | 18.8% | 19.3% | 19.4% | 19.7% |
| Jefferson | 9,013 | 9,114 | 9,296 | 9,454 | 441 | 4.9% | 20.6% | 20.9% | 20.9% | 21.3% |
| Juniata | 4,896 | 4,984 | 4,758 | 4,839 | -57 | -1.2% | 19.9% | 20.2% | 20.2% | 20.6% |
| Lackawanna | 41,322 | 41,918 | 42,545 | 43,161 | 1,839 | 4.5% | 19.6% | 19.9% | 19.7% | 20% |
| Lancaster | 94,915 | 97,717 | 98,919 | 104,082 | 9,167 | 9.7% | 17.5% | 18% | 18% | 18.8% |
| Lawrence | 18,660 | 18,952 | 18,860 | 19,351 | 691 | 3.7% | 21.5% | 22% | 21.9% | 22.5% |
| Lebanon | 26,742 | 27,278 | 27,398 | 28,432 | 1,690 | 6.3% | 19.1% | 19.4% | 19.2% | 19.8% |
| Lehigh | 60,102 | 61,356 | 61,667 | 63,356 | 3,254 | 5.4% | 16.5% | 16.7% | 16.6% | 16.9% |
| Luzerne | 62,285 | 63,077 | 63,664 | 64,551 | 2,266 | 3.6% | 19.6% | 19.9% | 19.6% | 19.8% |
| Lycoming | 21,753 | 22,059 | 22,105 | 22,764 | 1,011 | 4.6% | 19% | 19.3% | 19.3% | 20% |
| McKean | 7,883 | 7,980 | 7,818 | 8,099 | 216 | 2.7% | 19% | 19.5% | 19.2% | 20% |
| Mercer | 23,624 | 23,997 | 24,114 | 24,777 | 1,153 | 4.9% | 21.2% | 21.7% | 21.7% | 22.4% |
| Mifflin | 9,787 | 9,992 | 9,808 | 9,980 | 193 | 2% | 21.1% | 21.6% | 21.2% | 21.6% |
| Monroe | 28,274 | 29,373 | 29,452 | 30,720 | 2,446 | 8.7% | 16.8% | 17.4% | 17.5% | 18.3% |
| Montgomery | 143,138 | 146,901 | 150,256 | 155,467 | 12,329 | 8.6% | 17.4% | 17.8% | 17.7% | 18.2% |
| Montour | 3,768 | 3,840 | 3,774 | 3,813 | 45 | 1.2% | 20.6% | 21.1% | 20.7% | 21% |
| Northampton | 56,396 | 57,836 | 59,023 | 61,421 | 5,025 | 8.9% | 18.6% | 19% | 19% | 19.5% |
| Northumberland | 19,142 | 19,318 | 19,407 | 19,725 | 583 | 3% | 20.9% | 21.2% | 21.1% | 21.6% |
| Perry | 8,293 | 8,497 | 8,559 | 8,901 | 608 | 7.3% | 18% | 18.4% | 18.7% | 19.4% |
| Philadelphia | 212,274 | 217,403 | 219,185 | 223,219 | 10,945 | 5.2% | 13.4% | 13.7% | 13.7% | 14% |
| Pike | 12,152 | 12,375 | 12,958 | 13,564 | 1,412 | 11.6% | 21.9% | 22.2% | 22.2% | 23% |
| Potter | 3,953 | 4,001 | 3,954 | 4,077 | 124 | 3.1% | 23.5% | 24% | 24% | 24.9% |
| Schuylkill | 28,561 | 28,972 | 28,931 | 29,578 | 1,017 | 3.6% | 20% | 20.4% | 20.2% | 20.7% |
| Snyder | 7,419 | 7,634 | 7,511 | 7,891 | 472 | 6.4% | 18.3% | 18.9% | 18.8% | 19.8% |
| Somerset | 16,178 | 16,425 | 16,492 | 17,034 | 856 | 5.3% | 21.8% | 22.2% | 22.2% | 23.1% |
| Sullivan | 1,696 | 1,691 | 1,655 | 1,722 | 26 | 1.5% | 27.6% | 28% | 27.9% | 29.3% |
| Susquehanna | 9,383 | 9,522 | 9,123 | 9,317 | -66 | -.7% | 22.9% | 23.5% | 23.5% | 24.2% |
| Tioga | 8,786 | 8,952 | 9,048 | 9,322 | 536 | 6.1% | 21.5% | 22% | 22% | 22.6% |
| Union | 7,996 | 8,157 | 7,822 | 8,138 | 142 | 1.8% | 17.7% | 18.2% | 18.2% | 19% |
| Venango | 11,213 | 11,576 | 11,572 | 11,964 | 751 | 6.7% | 21.6% | 22.5% | 22.8% | 23.7% |
| Warren | 8,882 | 9,043 | 8,920 | 9,142 | 260 | 2.9% | 22.3% | 22.9% | 23% | 23.8% |
| Washington | 41,708 | 42,525 | 42,901 | 44,435 | 2,727 | 6.5% | 20.1% | 20.5% | 20.5% | 21.2% |
| Wayne | 12,078 | 12,282 | 12,292 | 12,609 | 531 | 4.4% | 23.5% | 24% | 24% | 24.6% |
| Westmoreland | 78,061 | 79,710 | 80,611 | 82,872 | 4,811 | 6.2% | 22.1% | 22.7% | 22.7% | 23.4% |
| Wyoming | 5,598 | 5,729 | 5,616 | 5,751 | 153 | 2.7% | 20.5% | 21.2% | 21.3% | 21.9% |
| York | 76,024 | 78,264 | 79,398 | 83,046 | 7,022 | 9.2% | 17.1% | 17.5% | 17.5% | 18.2% |
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