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Pennsylvania
PAUnited States national overview in the World Factbook ↗
DRAFT · Dated statistical and subject baseline. Figures retain their individual reference years.
Introduction
Background ⓘ
Pennsylvania was one of the original thirteen states. Its southern boundary was clarified by the Mason and Dixon survey in the 1760s.
Geography
Total area ⓘ
46,053.916 square miles (119,279.095 square kilometres) (2025)
Land area ⓘ
44,742.299 square miles (115,882.022 square kilometres) (2025)
Water area ⓘ
1,311.617 square miles (3,397.072 square kilometres) (2025)
Boundaries ⓘ
Pennsylvania shares boundaries with Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, West Virginia.
People
Government
Economy
Median household income ⓘ
81,473 2025 USD ± 603 (90% confidence) (2025)
Per capita income ⓘ
46,604 2025 USD ± 336 (90% confidence) (2025)
People below poverty level ⓘ
1,419,062 people ± 39,726 (90% confidence) (2025)
Population with poverty status determined ⓘ
12,640,589 people ± 5,099 (90% confidence) (2025)
Poverty rate ⓘ
11.2% (2025)
Housing
National Park Service places
Places associated with this state or territory in the NPS directory.
- Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site ↗
- Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument ↗
- Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area ↗
- Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site ↗
- Eisenhower National Historic Site ↗
- Flight 93 National Memorial ↗
- Fort Necessity National Battlefield ↗
- Friendship Hill National Historic Site ↗
- Gettysburg National Military Park ↗
- Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site ↗
- Independence National Historical Park ↗
- Johnstown Flood National Memorial ↗
- Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail ↗
- Steamtown National Historic Site ↗
- Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial ↗
- Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River ↗
- Valley Forge National Historical Park ↗
Further reading
- Official government ↗
- USAFacts population profile ↗
Secondary presentation of Census data; not independent corroboration of Census estimates.
Source records
- Background
U.S. Census Bureau, Guide to 2010 State and Local Census Geography: Pennsylvania ↗
Reference period: Not supplied by source.
Retrieved: 2026-10-31.
- Total area
U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 National States Gazetteer ↗
Reference period: 2025. 2025 Gazetteer geography. Land and water area in square miles, published to three decimal places. Total is calculated as land plus water; territory boundaries are statistical geography.
Retrieved: 2026-10-31T17:11:28.1089007Z.
Original source value: 46,053.916 square miles.
- Land area
U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 National States Gazetteer ↗
Reference period: 2025. 2025 Gazetteer geography. Land and water area in square miles, published to three decimal places. Total is calculated as land plus water; territory boundaries are statistical geography.
Retrieved: 2026-10-31T17:11:28.1089007Z.
Original source value: 44,742.299 square miles.
- Water area
U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 National States Gazetteer ↗
Reference period: 2025. 2025 Gazetteer geography. Land and water area in square miles, published to three decimal places. Total is calculated as land plus water; territory boundaries are statistical geography.
Retrieved: 2026-10-31T17:11:28.1089007Z.
Original source value: 1,311.617 square miles.
- Boundaries
U.S. Census Bureau, Guide to 2010 State and Local Census Geography: Pennsylvania ↗
Reference period: Not supplied by source. Census Bureau bordering-state list; includes water boundaries and point contacts, where listed. The District of Columbia is a federal district.
Retrieved: 2026-10-31.
- Resident population
U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 ↗
Reference period: 2025-07-01. July 1 resident population estimate; Vintage 2025. Includes all ages. Earlier vintages are revised by this release.
Retrieved: 2026-10-31T17:09:32.917713Z.
Original source value: 13,059,432 people.
- Resident population estimate, 2020
U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 ↗
Reference period: 2020-07-01. July 1, 2020 resident population estimate from the same Vintage 2025 series; not the April 1 decennial census count.
Retrieved: 2026-10-31T17:09:32.917713Z.
Original source value: 12,995,576 people.
- Population change, 2020–2025
U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 ↗
Reference period: 2020-07-01/2025-07-01. Calculated percentage change between July 1 population estimates in the same Vintage 2025 series.
Retrieved: 2026-10-31T17:09:32.917713Z.
Original source value: 0.49%.
- Capital
U.S. Census Bureau, Guide to 2010 State and Local Census Geography: Pennsylvania ↗
Reference period: Not supplied by source.
Retrieved: 2026-10-31.
- Constitution ratification
U.S. Census Bureau, Guide to 2010 State and Local Census Geography: Pennsylvania ↗
Reference period: Not supplied by source. Date the state ratified the United States Constitution.
Retrieved: 2026-10-31.
- Median household income
U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 ACS 1-year, B19013 ↗
Reference period: 2025 ACS 1-year. Median household income in the past 12 months, in 2025 inflation-adjusted dollars. Universe: households. Sampling estimate; margin of error uses a 90% confidence level.
Retrieved: 2026-10-31T17:12:11.8995582Z.
Original source value: 81,473 2025 USD ± 603 (90% confidence).
- Per capita income
U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 ACS 1-year, B19301 ↗
Reference period: 2025 ACS 1-year. Per capita income in the past 12 months, in 2025 inflation-adjusted dollars. Universe: total population. Sampling estimate; margin of error uses a 90% confidence level.
Retrieved: 2026-10-31T17:12:16.6293232Z.
Original source value: 46,604 2025 USD ± 336 (90% confidence).
- People below poverty level
U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 ACS 1-year, B17001 ↗
Reference period: 2025 ACS 1-year. People whose income in the past 12 months was below the poverty level. Universe: population for whom poverty status is determined. Sampling estimate; margin of error uses a 90% confidence level.
Retrieved: 2026-10-31T17:12:16.8869346Z.
Original source value: 1,419,062 people ± 39,726 (90% confidence).
- Population with poverty status determined
U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 ACS 1-year, B17001 ↗
Reference period: 2025 ACS 1-year. Denominator for the poverty count. Excludes people for whom poverty status is not determined. Sampling estimate; margin of error uses a 90% confidence level.
Retrieved: 2026-10-31T17:12:16.8869346Z.
Original source value: 12,640,589 people ± 5,099 (90% confidence).
- Poverty rate
U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 ACS 1-year, B17001 ↗
Reference period: 2025 ACS 1-year. Calculated as B17001_E002 / B17001_E001 × 100. Population for whom poverty status is determined. Rounded to one decimal. Source counts and their 90% margins of error are retained as separate facts; a margin of error for this derived rate has not been calculated.
Retrieved: 2026-10-31T17:12:16.8869346Z.
Original source value: 11.2%.
- Housing units
U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 ACS 1-year, B25001 ↗
Reference period: 2025 ACS 1-year. Total housing units, occupied and vacant. ACS estimate; not the annual Population Estimates Program housing-unit series. Sampling estimate; margin of error uses a 90% confidence level.
Retrieved: 2026-10-31T17:12:17.0506096Z.
Original source value: 5,881,903 housing units ± 450 (90% confidence).