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 7.5%, notably higher than the state increase of 2% and a bit below the national rate of 8.5%. The City of Lancaster's population continued a decline that began in 2020, decreasing 3.6% from 2010 to 2023.

Lancaster County had the third lowest growth rate since 2010 among comparison counties, outpacing Berks (5.2%) and York (6.8%). Cumberland had the highest growth rate at 15% followed by Chester at 10%. Lancaster County had the highest total population at 558,589 followed closely by Chester at 549,784. Lebanon had the smallest population at 144,252.

Notes about the data

Rate is percentage change from 2010.

Change in Total Population
20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
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%2.0%
Lancaster CountyN/A0.9%1.4%2.0%2.7%3.2%3.6%4.2%4.7%5.1%6.5%7.1%7.2%7.5%
Lancaster CityN/A0.3%0.2%0.2%0.2%0.3%0.4%0.4%0.2%0.0%-2.0%-2.7%-3.3%-3.6%
Lancaster County Boroughs
Adamstown boroughN/A2.5%2.7%2.8%2.9%3.0%3.1%3.0%4.1%5.9%8.8%11.2%10.8%10.7%
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%6.1%
Christiana boroughN/A0.3%0.3%0.2%0.3%0.3%0.3%0.3%0.4%0.3%-4.9%-5.2%-5.5%-5.9%
Columbia boroughN/A0.0%0.0%0.1%0.2%0.1%0.0%0.1%-0.1%-0.3%-1.7%-2.1%-2.5%-0.1%
Denver townshipN/A0.1%0.1%0.1%0.3%0.2%0.1%0.1%-0.1%-0.3%-1.8%-2.2%-2.5%-2.7%
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%1.4%
Elizabethtown boroughN/A0.1%0.8%0.4%-0.0%0.3%0.0%-0.6%-0.9%-0.6%1.1%3.7%4.3%4.2%
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%2.4%
Lititz boroughN/A0.2%0.2%0.3%0.4%0.4%0.3%2.2%3.4%3.3%2.4%4.4%5.8%6.3%
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%2.8%
Marietta boroughN/A0.0%0.3%1.1%1.1%1.1%1.0%1.0%0.9%0.6%1.4%14.8%14.4%14.1%
Millersville boroughN/A1.0%0.9%3.7%2.8%2.0%1.7%2.1%2.8%2.8%-2.9%13.0%14.0%13.8%
Mount Joy boroughN/A3.5%6.0%6.9%8.3%9.2%9.8%10.8%11.1%12.1%12.7%12.7%12.7%12.9%
Mountville boroughN/A0.4%1.1%1.5%1.7%1.7%1.6%1.9%1.7%1.4%7.5%7.2%6.8%6.6%
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%6.5%6.7%
Quarryville boroughN/A1.5%2.5%3.3%3.9%4.8%5.4%5.8%5.7%5.8%9.1%9.7%9.2%9.8%
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%9.7%
Terre Hill boroughN/A1.7%2.7%4.0%5.1%6.7%7.8%9.5%10.9%10.5%4.2%3.8%3.3%3.0%
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%3.7%4.2%5.1%
Brecknock townshipN/A1.0%1.7%1.9%2.3%2.7%3.4%4.4%5.8%6.6%5.0%5.4%6.2%6.7%
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%-3.4%
Clay townshipN/A2.4%3.0%4.8%6.4%7.5%8.0%8.7%9.6%9.9%8.9%9.7%10.1%10.6%
Colerain townshipN/A1.0%1.6%2.5%2.9%4.1%5.3%6.3%6.6%7.6%6.9%7.5%7.8%8.5%
Conestoga townshipN/A0.2%0.8%0.8%1.7%2.1%2.5%2.8%3.0%2.8%3.6%3.5%3.4%3.3%
Conoy townshipN/A4.7%4.6%5.1%6.2%7.0%7.7%7.7%7.8%7.7%4.9%4.5%4.3%3.9%
Drumore townshipN/A0.8%1.2%1.8%2.0%2.6%2.9%4.1%4.7%5.0%0.1%1.3%1.6%2.1%
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%1.9%
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%5.9%6.3%
East Donegal townshipN/A1.7%2.7%3.4%4.7%5.6%6.5%7.5%7.8%7.8%11.8%11.7%11.5%12.1%
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%3.8%3.9%
East Earl townshipN/A1.3%2.0%2.7%4.0%4.6%4.8%5.1%5.9%5.9%3.1%3.9%4.2%4.5%
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%14.4%
East Lampeter townshipN/A0.5%1.6%2.1%2.6%2.9%3.0%3.3%3.5%3.6%8.1%7.9%7.5%7.6%
Eden townshipN/A1.1%1.7%1.9%1.8%2.9%3.6%4.2%4.6%5.3%5.6%6.1%6.2%6.2%
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%2.0%
Ephrata townshipN/A3.6%6.0%7.1%7.7%8.1%8.7%9.6%10.1%10.7%9.9%13.3%13.3%13.1%
Fulton townshipN/A1.2%1.3%1.9%2.3%2.7%2.7%3.2%3.4%3.2%4.3%4.1%4.0%4.2%
Lancaster townshipN/A2.4%4.4%4.6%5.4%5.5%5.7%6.0%6.0%6.0%15.2%14.9%14.7%15.4%
Leacock townshipN/A1.1%1.6%2.6%3.9%5.2%5.7%7.2%8.4%10.4%8.2%8.5%8.6%8.7%
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%1.0%
Manheim townshipN/A0.9%1.3%2.0%2.9%3.6%4.2%4.9%5.5%6.3%15.2%15.6%15.7%16.0%
Manor townshipN/A1.2%1.9%2.9%4.1%4.7%5.7%6.2%6.6%7.0%11.2%11.6%12.0%12.0%
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%-0.4%
Mount Joy townshipN/A1.3%3.3%7.9%8.5%8.7%9.1%11.2%13.7%13.7%8.2%8.7%9.0%9.0%
Paradise townshipN/A1.9%2.4%2.9%4.8%8.3%9.6%10.4%11.3%11.3%10.6%10.5%10.5%10.6%
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%20.7%
Pequea townshipN/A0.3%0.4%1.0%1.7%3.0%4.0%7.8%10.0%16.2%19.4%22.3%27.2%36.3%
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%3.9%
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%17.0%
Sadsbury townshipN/A0.5%0.9%1.3%1.7%2.5%2.7%2.9%3.2%3.0%4.9%4.7%4.3%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%4.1%
Strasburg townshipN/A0.6%0.7%1.0%1.7%1.9%2.3%3.0%3.6%3.8%6.9%7.1%7.3%9.6%
Upper Leacock townshipN/A0.8%1.2%1.5%1.5%1.7%1.9%2.3%2.5%2.6%2.3%2.4%2.4%2.4%
Warwick townshipN/A0.2%0.3%0.4%0.7%2.4%4.5%5.6%7.5%8.6%5.8%6.2%6.4%6.9%
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%4.3%
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%10.3%
West Earl townshipN/A0.9%1.1%2.0%2.9%3.3%5.3%6.7%7.0%6.8%8.7%8.3%7.9%7.6%
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%6.2%
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%14.1%
Berks CountyN/A0.3%0.5%0.6%0.7%0.9%1.0%1.4%2.2%2.3%4.2%4.4%4.9%5.2%
Chester CountyN/A0.9%1.4%2.0%2.7%3.2%3.5%4.0%4.6%5.2%7.1%8.4%9.5%10.1%
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%15.0%
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%7.9%
Lebanon CountyN/A0.7%1.5%1.7%2.2%2.9%3.7%4.5%5.8%6.1%7.2%7.6%7.7%8.0%
York CountyN/A0.4%0.6%0.9%1.3%1.5%2.0%2.4%2.9%3.2%4.9%5.6%6.0%6.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Notes: Rate is percentage change since 2010.




Total Population
20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
Pennsylvania12,702,86812,745,81512,767,11812,776,30912,788,31312,784,82612,782,27512,787,64112,800,92212,801,98913,002,78813,013,61412,972,09112,961,683
Lancaster County519,443523,957526,878530,012533,289535,811538,160541,332543,969545,724552,989556,292556,660558,589
Lancaster City59,26359,41759,40659,39759,41159,44659,48659,49459,40759,26558,05657,67257,30657,153
Lancaster County Boroughs
Adamstown borough1,7761,8201,8241,8251,8271,8291,8311,8291,8491,8801,9331,9751,9681,966
Akron borough3,8843,9043,9183,9253,9783,9843,9823,9914,0234,0154,1564,1394,1284,121
Christiana borough1,1681,1721,1721,1701,1711,1711,1711,1711,1731,1711,1111,1071,1041,099
Columbia borough10,39110,39510,39610,40510,41210,40510,39610,39710,38010,35510,21110,16910,12810,380
Denver township3,8633,8673,8663,8663,8733,8703,8663,8683,8613,8513,7943,7783,7653,758
East Petersburg borough4,5064,5114,5134,5134,5194,5164,5164,5194,5114,5044,5774,5914,5844,571
Elizabethtown borough11,51411,52511,60511,56111,51011,54411,51911,44411,41511,44511,64211,93912,01112,000
Ephrata borough13,34413,35313,45513,46213,78213,78113,76913,79213,87213,86213,79813,75013,69513,660
Lititz borough9,1619,1819,1829,1909,2009,1959,1899,3669,4689,4659,3859,5619,6899,742
Manheim borough4,8604,8744,8724,8784,8814,8784,8724,8724,8644,8495,0455,0325,0114,994
Marietta borough2,5882,5882,5962,6162,6172,6162,6152,6142,6112,6042,6242,9702,9612,954
Millersville borough8,1298,2118,2068,4308,3598,2928,2658,3038,3558,3597,8929,1889,2679,252
Mount Joy borough7,3867,6427,8317,8967,9988,0648,1108,1838,2048,2788,3248,3218,3238,340
Mountville borough2,8072,8182,8372,8492,8542,8542,8512,8612,8552,8473,0173,0092,9982,991
New Holland borough5,3855,4145,4165,4225,4285,4285,4405,4825,4775,4645,7425,7525,7345,748
Quarryville borough2,6052,6442,6692,6912,7062,7302,7462,7572,7532,7572,8422,8572,8442,859
Strasburg borough2,8212,8432,8522,8632,8812,9082,9422,9682,9963,0303,1193,1083,1013,094
Terre Hill borough1,2991,3211,3341,3511,3651,3861,4001,4221,4411,4351,3541,3491,3421,338
Lancaster County Townships
Bart township3,0833,1343,1603,2003,2663,2873,3093,3353,3523,3693,1813,1973,2123,241
Brecknock township7,1997,2717,3207,3367,3657,3917,4447,5137,6197,6777,5597,5897,6437,684
Caernarvon township4,7484,7624,7774,7864,7944,8034,8224,8344,8404,8454,5974,5934,5824,586
Clay township6,2986,4476,4866,6036,6996,7706,8006,8456,9036,9246,8586,9086,9336,963
Colerain township3,6343,6713,6933,7253,7393,7823,8273,8623,8743,9123,8833,9083,9163,944
Conestoga township3,7763,7853,8073,8073,8393,8563,8703,8823,8903,8813,9113,9103,9033,900
Conoy township3,2003,3503,3473,3643,3993,4253,4463,4463,4493,4473,3583,3433,3363,326
Drumore township2,5602,5812,5912,6052,6112,6262,6342,6652,6802,6892,5632,5922,6002,613
Earl township7,0177,0777,1087,1277,1607,1707,1677,1937,2047,1907,1437,1187,1357,148
East Cocalico township10,32110,37410,38810,42110,44310,46110,49410,53210,56110,67410,76810,90310,93510,967
East Donegal township7,7597,8907,9728,0268,1228,1918,2658,3428,3658,3668,6768,6668,6488,695
East Drumore township3,7893,8113,8243,8293,8383,8623,8633,8753,8713,8603,9353,9283,9333,935
East Earl township6,5066,5886,6346,6846,7686,8066,8196,8356,8936,8916,7086,7576,7796,797
East Hempfield township23,53323,66523,82723,91924,09624,20924,27924,48124,63124,70126,30426,48526,73526,922
East Lampeter township16,45316,54316,71716,79816,88816,92816,95217,00317,02117,03917,77917,74517,69017,698
Eden township2,1212,1452,1562,1612,1602,1822,1972,2112,2182,2332,2402,2512,2522,253
Elizabeth township3,8883,9093,9273,9463,9653,9753,9763,9843,9933,9963,9843,9753,9713,967
Ephrata township9,4439,78410,00610,11410,17210,20510,26710,35010,39410,45310,38210,70010,69510,682
Fulton township3,0783,1143,1183,1363,1483,1613,1603,1753,1823,1753,2113,2053,2023,208
Lancaster township16,17916,56716,89216,92317,04617,07417,10417,14717,14717,15618,64018,58718,55818,677
Leacock township5,2205,2785,3035,3565,4245,4895,5195,5975,6595,7645,6495,6635,6675,675
Little Britain township4,1014,1294,1534,1614,1994,2144,2184,2184,2494,2584,1194,1434,1454,144
Manheim township38,15938,50638,65638,91839,27839,52539,74440,03640,26740,54843,97344,09644,15644,265
Manor township19,64919,87620,02320,21720,45420,57220,76220,87320,94521,02121,84721,93222,01222,011
Martic township5,1905,2015,2175,2185,2215,2215,2165,2325,2265,2125,2205,2015,1825,170
Mount Joy township9,91010,03510,23510,69710,74910,77210,81511,02211,26311,27110,71910,77410,80410,803
Paradise township5,1315,2315,2545,2785,3765,5595,6225,6645,7135,7105,6745,6725,6725,676
Penn township8,7968,9379,0069,0729,1199,1949,4749,7509,8689,97210,21010,24210,23110,617
Pequea township4,5964,6114,6144,6414,6754,7334,7824,9545,0545,3395,4865,6225,8456,266
Providence township6,8706,8986,9156,9306,9536,9767,0107,0327,0527,0587,0006,9967,0557,141
Rapho township10,43910,70910,82411,19911,46411,67211,82512,00712,22012,30412,02312,05812,14412,214
Sadsbury township3,3763,3933,4053,4213,4353,4593,4683,4733,4833,4763,5423,5333,5203,515
Salisbury township11,06011,15311,21211,23511,27711,42411,41611,42511,43111,43411,50211,48011,45811,513
Strasburg township4,1714,1944,2024,2144,2414,2504,2674,2974,3234,3294,4574,4674,4764,573
Upper Leacock township8,7188,7848,8208,8468,8508,8698,8838,9168,9338,9438,9198,9248,9288,931
Warwick township17,98318,02718,03418,05118,11418,42218,79318,99319,33419,53619,02119,09419,13819,218
West Cocalico township7,2927,3117,3247,3807,3947,4227,4287,4437,4547,5017,4647,6217,6127,602
West Donegal township8,2548,2928,3998,4778,6198,6458,6798,7278,9529,0638,9439,0179,0239,103
West Earl township7,8667,9377,9538,0248,0918,1258,2828,3968,4138,3998,5538,5208,4848,461
West Hempfield township16,15816,24016,28516,34016,38916,42216,44116,52316,59416,74417,01817,19517,14017,155
West Lampeter township15,18915,26715,36415,53715,69715,80515,87515,93115,95415,95017,36917,43617,37217,331
Berks County411,570413,008413,518413,915414,559415,138415,784417,511420,529421,164428,851429,635431,573432,821
Chester County499,133503,462506,089509,105512,770515,055516,767518,901522,086524,989534,415540,939546,638549,784
Cumberland County235,387237,107239,244241,059243,280245,744247,369249,024251,131253,370259,479265,537268,532270,738
Dauphin County268,126269,249270,005271,431272,223273,085274,196275,714276,864278,299286,402288,252288,687289,234
Lebanon County133,597134,529135,545135,804136,538137,479138,480139,553141,339141,793143,253143,759143,902144,252
York County435,015436,701437,466438,932440,475441,741443,693445,484447,847449,058456,441459,183461,049464,640

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
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Air Quality Increasing
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 Increasing
Foreign-Born Population Increasing
Language Diversity Maintaining
Change in Total Jobs Increasing
Change in Employment by Sector Not Applicable
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 2010 Increasing
Female to Male Earnings Ratio Maintaining
Employer Size Not Applicable
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 Increasing
Working Poor Maintaining
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 Increasing
Homeownership Rate, by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Cost of Homeownership by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Median Rent Maintaining
Cost of Renting Decreasing
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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