Here’s a roundup of states Pennsylvania residents moved to and from in 2024, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Pennsylvania saw modest net population growth from July 2024 to July 2025, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau, but where are new residents coming from?
The Census Bureau estimated Pennsylvania had 13,059,432 residents as of July 1, 2025, up by 13,584 residents compared to the previous year. While some states lost residents during the pandemic, the Keystone State’s population is up from its 2020 figure of 13,002,753.
A handful of states are leading in moves to Pennsylvania, including some in the Northeast, as well as some in the South.
While the commonwealth is gaining residents overall, Centre County’s population declined by about 3,000 residents from 2020 to 2024, the Centre Daily Times found in a recent analysis. The population of those younger than 30 years old saw a particularly sharp decline in the county.
From 2023 to 2024, Philadelphia County led the commonwealth for population growth, with 10,567 net residents gained, while Montgomery, Chester, York and Lehigh counties rounded out the top five.
Conversely, Fayette, Cambria, Greene, Westmoreland and Erie County lost the greatest number of residents over the one-year period.
Here’s what to know about migration to and from Pennsylvania in 2024, the most recent year for which Census data is available.
Where are new Pennsylvania residents coming from?
Here’s a roundup of the top 10 states with movers to Pennsylvania in 2024, according to the Census Bureau:
1. New Jersey: 38,467 movers to Pennsylvania
2. New York: 29,274
3. Florida: 25,048
4. Maryland: 18,254
5. Ohio: 12,344
6. California: 10,777
7. Virginia: 8,597
8. North Carolina: 7,838
9. Texas: 7,249
10. Delaware: 6,665
Some of the same states that saw the greatest number of residents move to Pennsylvania also made the list for top states Pennsylvania residents are moving to. Florida was the No. 1 destination, with 33,530 movers, with New Jersey, New York, Virginia, North Carolina, Texas, Maryland, Ohio, California and South Carolina rounding out the top 10.
The Census Bureau reported Pennsylvania was the fifth-most populous state in 2025, behind California, Texas, Florida and New York.
Note: An AI tool assisted with organizing the data for this story. A Centre Daily Times journalist reviewed the data and wrote the story. It was also edited by a CDT editor. You can read more about our AI policy here.
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Meredith Howard is a service journalist with the Belleville News-Democrat. She is a Baylor University graduate and has previously freelanced with the Illinois Times and the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting.
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