Total Population in Philadelphia County, PA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Philadelphia County Compares
National Distribution
Where Philadelphia County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for total population.
■ Philadelphia County: 1,579,706
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #21 | Middlesex County, MA | 1,638,365 |
| #22 | New York County, NY | 1,629,477 |
| #23 | Sacramento County, CA | 1,594,006 |
| #24 | Philadelphia County, PA | 1,579,706 |
| #25 | Palm Beach County, FL | 1,533,806 |
| #26 | Suffolk County, NY | 1,530,146 |
| #27 | Hillsborough County, FL | 1,522,748 |
Total Population in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania has a total population of 1,579,706, which ranks #24 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 99.5% below the national value of 330M.
Within Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County ranks #1 of 67 out of 67 counties. This places it in the 99th percentile nationally.
Total population count from the American Community Survey. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.
About this data
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.