Demographics
Change in Population

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Change in Total Population

What does this measure?

The percent change in number of residents of a geographic area since 2010.

Why is this important?

Population measures provide insight on the changing size and face of communities. Changes in total population are a measure of the overall health of a community and its ability to attract and retain residents.

How does our county compare?

Since 2010, the overall population in Lancaster County has grown approximately 7.2%, notably higher than the state increase of 2% and a bit below the national rate. The City of Lancaster's population was stable until 2020, when it began to decline to 57,500, 3.1% below the level in 2010.

Lancaster had the third lowest growth rate since 2010 among comparison counties, outpacing Berks (4.6%) and York (6%). Cumberland had the highest growth rate at 14% followed by Chester at 9.4%. Lancaster County had the highest total population at 556,600 followed closely by Chester at 545,800. Lebanon had the smallest population at 144,000.

Notes about the data

Rate is percentage change from 2010.

Change in Total Population
2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022
PennsylvaniaN/A0.3%0.5%0.6%0.7%0.6%0.6%0.7%0.8%0.8%2.4%2.4%2.1%
Lancaster CountyN/A0.9%1.4%2.0%2.7%3.2%3.6%4.2%4.7%5.1%6.5%7.0%7.2%
Lancaster CityN/A0.3%0.2%0.2%0.2%0.3%0.4%0.4%0.2%0.0%-2.0%-2.7%-3.1%
Lancaster County Boroughs
Adamstown boroughN/A2.5%2.7%2.8%2.9%3.0%3.1%3.0%4.1%5.9%9.0%11.3%10.9%
Akron boroughN/A0.5%0.9%1.1%2.4%2.6%2.5%2.8%3.6%3.4%7.0%6.6%6.3%
Christiana boroughN/A0.3%0.3%0.2%0.3%0.3%0.3%0.3%0.4%0.3%-5.0%-5.3%-5.8%
Columbia boroughN/A0.0%0.0%0.1%0.2%0.1%0.0%0.1%-0.1%-0.3%-1.7%-2.2%-2.6%
Denver townshipN/A0.1%0.1%0.1%0.3%0.2%0.1%0.1%-0.1%-0.3%-1.8%-2.3%-2.6%
East Petersburg boroughN/A0.1%0.2%0.2%0.3%0.2%0.2%0.3%0.1%-0.0%1.6%1.9%1.7%
Elizabethtown boroughN/A0.1%0.8%0.4%-0.0%0.3%0.0%-0.6%-0.9%-0.6%1.1%3.7%3.7%
Ephrata boroughN/A0.1%0.8%0.9%3.3%3.3%3.2%3.4%4.0%3.9%3.4%3.0%2.6%
Lititz boroughN/A0.2%0.2%0.3%0.4%0.4%0.3%2.2%3.4%3.3%2.5%4.3%5.8%
Manheim boroughN/A0.3%0.2%0.4%0.4%0.4%0.2%0.2%0.1%-0.2%3.8%3.5%3.1%
Marietta boroughN/A0.0%0.3%1.1%1.1%1.1%1.0%1.0%0.9%0.6%1.4%14.8%14.5%
Millersville boroughN/A1.0%0.9%3.7%2.8%2.0%1.7%2.1%2.8%2.8%-2.9%13.0%12.9%
Mount Joy boroughN/A3.5%6.0%6.9%8.3%9.2%9.8%10.8%11.1%12.1%12.7%12.6%12.7%
Mountville boroughN/A0.4%1.1%1.5%1.7%1.7%1.6%1.9%1.7%1.4%7.5%7.1%6.8%
New Holland boroughN/A0.5%0.6%0.7%0.8%0.8%1.0%1.8%1.7%1.5%6.6%6.8%6.4%
Quarryville boroughN/A1.5%2.5%3.3%3.9%4.8%5.4%5.8%5.7%5.8%9.1%9.6%9.1%
Strasburg boroughN/A0.8%1.1%1.5%2.1%3.1%4.3%5.2%6.2%7.4%10.6%10.2%9.9%
Terre Hill boroughN/A1.7%2.7%4.0%5.1%6.7%7.8%9.5%10.9%10.5%4.5%4.2%3.6%
Lancaster County Townships
Bart townshipN/A1.7%2.5%3.8%5.9%6.6%7.3%8.2%8.7%9.3%3.2%3.6%4.2%
Brecknock townshipN/A1.0%1.7%1.9%2.3%2.7%3.4%4.4%5.8%6.6%5.0%5.3%6.1%
Caernarvon townshipN/A0.3%0.6%0.8%1.0%1.2%1.6%1.8%1.9%2.0%-3.2%-3.3%-3.5%
Clay townshipN/A2.4%3.0%4.8%6.4%7.5%8.0%8.7%9.6%9.9%8.9%9.7%10.2%
Colerain townshipN/A1.0%1.6%2.5%2.9%4.1%5.3%6.3%6.6%7.6%6.8%7.5%7.8%
Conestoga townshipN/A0.2%0.8%0.8%1.7%2.1%2.5%2.8%3.0%2.8%3.6%3.5%3.3%
Conoy townshipN/A4.7%4.6%5.1%6.2%7.0%7.7%7.7%7.8%7.7%5.0%4.5%4.3%
Drumore townshipN/A0.8%1.2%1.8%2.0%2.6%2.9%4.1%4.7%5.0%-0.0%1.1%1.4%
Earl townshipN/A0.9%1.3%1.6%2.0%2.2%2.1%2.5%2.7%2.5%1.8%1.4%1.7%
East Cocalico townshipN/A0.5%0.6%1.0%1.2%1.4%1.7%2.0%2.3%3.4%4.3%5.6%6.0%
East Donegal townshipN/A1.7%2.7%3.4%4.7%5.6%6.5%7.5%7.8%7.8%11.9%11.7%11.5%
East Drumore townshipN/A0.6%0.9%1.1%1.3%1.9%2.0%2.3%2.2%1.9%3.9%3.7%3.9%
East Earl townshipN/A1.3%2.0%2.7%4.0%4.6%4.8%5.1%5.9%5.9%3.0%3.7%4.0%
East Hempfield townshipN/A0.6%1.2%1.6%2.4%2.9%3.2%4.0%4.7%5.0%11.8%12.5%13.6%
East Lampeter townshipN/A0.5%1.6%2.1%2.6%2.9%3.0%3.3%3.5%3.6%8.0%7.8%7.5%
Eden townshipN/A1.1%1.7%1.9%1.8%2.9%3.6%4.2%4.6%5.3%5.5%6.0%6.1%
Elizabeth townshipN/A0.5%1.0%1.5%2.0%2.2%2.3%2.5%2.7%2.8%2.5%2.2%2.1%
Ephrata townshipN/A3.6%6.0%7.1%7.7%8.1%8.7%9.6%10.1%10.7%10.0%13.3%13.3%
Fulton townshipN/A1.2%1.3%1.9%2.3%2.7%2.7%3.2%3.4%3.2%4.5%4.3%4.2%
Lancaster townshipN/A2.4%4.4%4.6%5.4%5.5%5.7%6.0%6.0%6.0%15.2%14.8%14.7%
Leacock townshipN/A1.1%1.6%2.6%3.9%5.2%5.7%7.2%8.4%10.4%8.2%8.4%8.5%
Little Britain townshipN/A0.7%1.3%1.5%2.4%2.8%2.9%2.9%3.6%3.8%0.4%1.0%1.1%
Manheim townshipN/A0.9%1.3%2.0%2.9%3.6%4.2%4.9%5.5%6.3%15.2%15.5%15.7%
Manor townshipN/A1.2%1.9%2.9%4.1%4.7%5.7%6.2%6.6%7.0%11.2%11.6%12.1%
Martic townshipN/A0.2%0.5%0.5%0.6%0.6%0.5%0.8%0.7%0.4%0.6%0.2%-0.2%
Mount Joy townshipN/A1.3%3.3%7.9%8.5%8.7%9.1%11.2%13.7%13.7%8.1%8.6%9.0%
Paradise townshipN/A1.9%2.4%2.9%4.8%8.3%9.6%10.4%11.3%11.3%10.5%10.4%10.5%
Penn townshipN/A1.6%2.4%3.1%3.7%4.5%7.7%10.8%12.2%13.4%16.1%16.4%16.3%
Pequea townshipN/A0.3%0.4%1.0%1.7%3.0%4.0%7.8%10.0%16.2%19.3%22.2%27.2%
Providence townshipN/A0.4%0.7%0.9%1.2%1.5%2.0%2.4%2.6%2.7%1.9%1.8%2.7%
Rapho townshipN/A2.6%3.7%7.3%9.8%11.8%13.3%15.0%17.1%17.9%15.2%15.5%16.3%
Sadsbury townshipN/A0.5%0.9%1.3%1.7%2.5%2.7%2.9%3.2%3.0%4.7%4.4%4.1%
Salisbury townshipN/A0.8%1.4%1.6%2.0%3.3%3.2%3.3%3.4%3.4%4.0%3.8%3.6%
Strasburg townshipN/A0.6%0.7%1.0%1.7%1.9%2.3%3.0%3.6%3.8%6.8%7.0%7.2%
Upper Leacock townshipN/A0.8%1.2%1.5%1.5%1.7%1.9%2.3%2.5%2.6%2.3%2.3%2.4%
Warwick townshipN/A0.2%0.3%0.4%0.7%2.4%4.5%5.6%7.5%8.6%5.8%6.1%6.4%
West Cocalico townshipN/A0.3%0.4%1.2%1.4%1.8%1.9%2.1%2.2%2.9%2.4%4.5%4.4%
West Donegal townshipN/A0.5%1.8%2.7%4.4%4.7%5.1%5.7%8.5%9.8%8.3%9.2%9.3%
West Earl townshipN/A0.9%1.1%2.0%2.9%3.3%5.3%6.7%7.0%6.8%8.8%8.4%7.9%
West Hempfield townshipN/A0.5%0.8%1.1%1.4%1.6%1.8%2.3%2.7%3.6%5.3%6.4%6.1%
West Lampeter townshipN/A0.5%1.2%2.3%3.3%4.1%4.5%4.9%5.0%5.0%14.4%14.8%14.4%
Berks CountyN/A0.3%0.5%0.6%0.7%0.9%1.0%1.4%2.2%2.3%4.2%4.4%4.6%
Chester CountyN/A0.9%1.4%2.0%2.7%3.2%3.5%4.0%4.6%5.2%7.1%8.4%9.4%
Cumberland CountyN/A0.7%1.6%2.4%3.4%4.4%5.1%5.8%6.7%7.6%10.2%12.8%14.1%
Dauphin CountyN/A0.4%0.7%1.2%1.5%1.8%2.3%2.8%3.3%3.8%6.8%7.5%7.7%
Lebanon CountyN/A0.7%1.5%1.7%2.2%2.9%3.7%4.5%5.8%6.1%7.2%7.6%7.8%
York CountyN/A0.4%0.6%0.9%1.3%1.5%2.0%2.4%2.9%3.2%4.9%5.5%6.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Notes: Rate is percentage change since 2000.




Total Population
2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022
Pennsylvania12,702,86812,745,81512,767,11812,776,30912,788,31312,784,82612,782,27512,787,64112,800,92212,801,98913,002,68913,012,05912,972,008
Lancaster County519,443523,957526,878530,012533,289535,811538,160541,332543,969545,724552,969556,049556,629
Lancaster City59,26359,41759,40659,39759,41159,44659,48659,49459,40759,26558,05157,64657,453
Lancaster County Boroughs
Adamstown borough1,7761,8201,8241,8251,8271,8291,8311,8291,8491,8801,9351,9761,970
Akron borough3,8843,9043,9183,9253,9783,9843,9823,9914,0234,0154,1574,1404,129
Christiana borough1,1681,1721,1721,1701,1711,1711,1711,1711,1731,1711,1101,1061,100
Columbia borough10,39110,39510,39610,40510,41210,40510,39610,39710,38010,35510,21010,16410,126
Denver township3,8633,8673,8663,8663,8733,8703,8663,8683,8613,8513,7933,7763,763
East Petersburg borough4,5064,5114,5134,5134,5194,5164,5164,5194,5114,5044,5764,5914,583
Elizabethtown borough11,51411,52511,60511,56111,51011,54411,51911,44411,41511,44511,64211,93511,943
Ephrata borough13,34413,35313,45513,46213,78213,78113,76913,79213,87213,86213,79713,74313,693
Lititz borough9,1619,1819,1829,1909,2009,1959,1899,3669,4689,4659,3879,5599,693
Manheim borough4,8604,8744,8724,8784,8814,8784,8724,8724,8644,8495,0465,0305,012
Marietta borough2,5882,5882,5962,6162,6172,6162,6152,6142,6112,6042,6242,9702,963
Millersville borough8,1298,2118,2068,4308,3598,2928,2658,3038,3558,3597,8919,1839,180
Mount Joy borough7,3867,6427,8317,8967,9988,0648,1108,1838,2048,2788,3248,3178,323
Mountville borough2,8072,8182,8372,8492,8542,8542,8512,8612,8552,8473,0173,0072,998
New Holland borough5,3855,4145,4165,4225,4285,4285,4405,4825,4775,4645,7415,7495,732
Quarryville borough2,6052,6442,6692,6912,7062,7302,7462,7572,7532,7572,8412,8552,843
Strasburg borough2,8212,8432,8522,8632,8812,9082,9422,9682,9963,0303,1193,1093,101
Terre Hill borough1,2991,3211,3341,3511,3651,3861,4001,4221,4411,4351,3581,3531,346
Lancaster County Townships
Bart township3,0833,1343,1603,2003,2663,2873,3093,3353,3523,3693,1813,1953,212
Brecknock township7,1997,2717,3207,3367,3657,3917,4447,5137,6197,6777,5577,5837,640
Caernarvon township4,7484,7624,7774,7864,7944,8034,8224,8344,8404,8454,5974,5914,582
Clay township6,2986,4476,4866,6036,6996,7706,8006,8456,9036,9246,8616,9086,938
Colerain township3,6343,6713,6933,7253,7393,7823,8273,8623,8743,9123,8823,9053,918
Conestoga township3,7763,7853,8073,8073,8393,8563,8703,8823,8903,8813,9113,9083,902
Conoy township3,2003,3503,3473,3643,3993,4253,4463,4463,4493,4473,3603,3443,338
Drumore township2,5602,5812,5912,6052,6112,6262,6342,6652,6802,6892,5592,5872,595
Earl township7,0177,0777,1087,1277,1607,1707,1677,1937,2047,1907,1457,1177,137
East Cocalico township10,32110,37410,38810,42110,44310,46110,49410,53210,56110,67410,76910,89910,937
East Donegal township7,7597,8907,9728,0268,1228,1918,2658,3428,3658,3668,6818,6688,655
East Drumore township3,7893,8113,8243,8293,8383,8623,8633,8753,8713,8603,9383,9293,935
East Earl township6,5066,5886,6346,6846,7686,8066,8196,8356,8936,8916,6986,7446,768
East Hempfield township23,53323,66523,82723,91924,09624,20924,27924,48124,63124,70126,30326,47226,736
East Lampeter township16,45316,54316,71716,79816,88816,92816,95217,00317,02117,03917,77517,73417,685
Eden township2,1212,1452,1562,1612,1602,1822,1972,2112,2182,2332,2382,2482,250
Elizabeth township3,8883,9093,9273,9463,9653,9753,9763,9843,9933,9963,9843,9733,971
Ephrata township9,4439,78410,00610,11410,17210,20510,26710,35010,39410,45310,38410,70010,699
Fulton township3,0783,1143,1183,1363,1483,1613,1603,1753,1823,1753,2163,2093,207
Lancaster township16,17916,56716,89216,92317,04617,07417,10417,14717,14717,15618,63718,57618,556
Leacock township5,2205,2785,3035,3565,4245,4895,5195,5975,6595,7645,6485,6605,666
Little Britain township4,1014,1294,1534,1614,1994,2144,2184,2184,2494,2584,1194,1414,145
Manheim township38,15938,50638,65638,91839,27839,52539,74440,03640,26740,54843,97344,07744,138
Manor township19,64919,87620,02320,21720,45420,57220,76220,87320,94521,02121,85121,92722,017
Martic township5,1905,2015,2175,2185,2215,2215,2165,2325,2265,2125,2195,1985,181
Mount Joy township9,91010,03510,23510,69710,74910,77210,81511,02211,26311,27110,71610,76610,800
Paradise township5,1315,2315,2545,2785,3765,5595,6225,6645,7135,7105,6725,6675,670
Penn township8,7968,9379,0069,0729,1199,1949,4749,7509,8689,97210,20810,23510,228
Pequea township4,5964,6114,6144,6414,6754,7334,7824,9545,0545,3395,4845,6185,845
Providence township6,8706,8986,9156,9306,9536,9767,0107,0327,0527,0586,9986,9917,055
Rapho township10,43910,70910,82411,19911,46411,67211,82512,00712,22012,30412,02212,05212,145
Sadsbury township3,3763,3933,4053,4213,4353,4593,4683,4733,4833,4763,5353,5243,513
Salisbury township11,06011,15311,21211,23511,27711,42411,41611,42511,43111,43411,50511,47811,463
Strasburg township4,1714,1944,2024,2144,2414,2504,2674,2974,3234,3294,4544,4624,472
Upper Leacock township8,7188,7848,8208,8468,8508,8698,8838,9168,9338,9438,9188,9198,926
Warwick township17,98318,02718,03418,05118,11418,42218,79318,99319,33419,53619,02019,08419,138
West Cocalico township7,2927,3117,3247,3807,3947,4227,4287,4437,4547,5017,4647,6177,612
West Donegal township8,2548,2928,3998,4778,6198,6458,6798,7278,9529,0638,9409,0139,022
West Earl township7,8667,9377,9538,0248,0918,1258,2828,3968,4138,3998,5608,5248,490
West Hempfield township16,15816,24016,28516,34016,38916,42216,44116,52316,59416,74417,01617,18517,137
West Lampeter township15,18915,26715,36415,53715,69715,80515,87515,93115,95415,95017,37517,43517,377
Berks County411,570413,008413,518413,915414,559415,138415,784417,511420,529421,164428,840429,612430,449
Chester County499,133503,462506,089509,105512,770515,055516,767518,901522,086524,989534,408540,864545,823
Cumberland County235,387237,107239,244241,059243,280245,744247,369249,024251,131253,370259,464265,593268,579
Dauphin County268,126269,249270,005271,431272,223273,085274,196275,714276,864278,299286,399288,187288,800
Lebanon County133,597134,529135,545135,804136,538137,479138,480139,553141,339141,793143,262143,809144,011
York County435,015436,701437,466438,932440,475441,741443,693445,484447,847449,058456,442459,148461,058

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
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High School Cohort Graduation Rate Increasing
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Disengaged Youth Maintaining
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Plans of High School Graduates Not Applicable
Enrollment in Local Colleges Decreasing
College Graduation Rates Decreasing
Brain Drain/Gain Increasing
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Average Charitable Giving Maintaining
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Voter Participation Rate Increasing
Age of Housing Stock Not Applicable
Violent Crime Rate Maintaining
Incarceration Rate Decreasing
Incarceration Rate by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Population Density Increasing
Air Quality Decreasing
Water Use Decreasing
Waterways Impaired by Pollution Not Applicable
Change in Population Increasing
Change in Population by Age and Gender Not Applicable
Population by Age Not Applicable
Population by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
People with Disabilities Maintaining
Foreign-Born Population Increasing
Language Diversity Increasing
Change in Total Jobs Increasing
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Sector Share of Total Jobs Not Applicable
Workers by Occupation Not Applicable
Change in Labor Force Maintaining
People Entering/Leaving County/Region for Work Not Applicable
Average Salary by Sector Not Applicable
Change in Average Salary Since 2000 Increasing
Female to Male Earnings Ratio Maintaining
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Change in Number of Businesses by Sector Increasing
Change in Total Agricultural Sales Increasing
Spending for Local Government Maintaining
Spending for School Districts Maintaining
Children Living in Poverty Decreasing
Children in Poverty by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
People Living in Poverty Decreasing
People Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Veterans Living in Poverty Maintaining
Working Poor Decreasing
Median Household Income by Household Type Not Applicable
Median Household Income Maintaining
Median Household Income, by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Living Wage Not Applicable
Unemployment Rate by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Households Receiving SNAP by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Household Receiving Temporary Assistance Maintaining
Students Eligible for Free/Reduced Price Lunch Increasing
Median Home Value Maintaining
Occupied Housing Units Maintaining
Homeownership Rate, by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Cost of Homeownership by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Median Rent Maintaining
Cost of Renting Increasing
Households Without Vehicles Maintaining
Means of Transportation to Work, by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
People Without Health Insurance Decreasing
Early Prenatal Care by Mother's Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Health Status Decreasing
Prevalence of Mental Illness Maintaining
Adults Who are Overweight or Obese Not Applicable
Mortality Rates Decreasing
Mortality Rate, by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Fatal Drug Overdoses Increasing
Cancer Incidence Decreasing
Households With Internet Access Increasing
High-Tech Jobs Increasing
STEM Graduates Increasing
Science and Engineering Research and Development Maintaining
Single-Parent Families by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Education Levels of Adults by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Incarceration Rate by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Population by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Children in Poverty by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
People Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Median Household Income, by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Unemployment Rate by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Households Receiving SNAP by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Homeownership Rate, by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Cost of Homeownership by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Early Prenatal Care by Mother's Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable


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