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  • FIPS 42017
  • Largest town: Bristol

Bucks County, Pennsylvania

Bucks County had 650,131 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 604.5 square miles of land. It ranks 4th of 67 in Pennsylvania by population and 37th by land area.

Population
650,131
#4 of 67 in Pennsylvania · #110 in US
Area
604.5 sq mi
#37 of 67 in Pennsylvania · #1,612 in US
Density
1,076 / sq mi
#6 of 67 in Pennsylvania · #151 in US
Median household income
$107,006
#2 of 67 in Pennsylvania · #81 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Bucks County within Pennsylvania. Pin: Harrisburg.

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Bucks County population, land area and income

Bucks County had 650,131 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 604.5 square miles of land. It ranks 4th of 67 in Pennsylvania by population and 37th by land area. That works out to 1,075.6 people per square mile, 11.2 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top tenth nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Pennsylvania has 82,953 residents, so Bucks County is 7.8 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $107,006 is in the top tenth among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

650,131

3144th1st

110th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

604 sq mi

3144th1st

1612th of 3,144 (US)

Density

1,075.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

151st of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$107,006

3143rd1st

81st of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Pennsylvania (67)

Population

650,131

67th1st

4th of 67 (PA)

Land area

604 sq mi

67th1st

37th of 67 (PA)

Density

1,075.6 / sq mi

67th1st

6th of 67 (PA)

Median household income

$107,006

67th1st

2nd of 67 (PA)

How Bucks County's population changed since 2020

Bucks County gained 3,941 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.6%. That ranks 25th of 67 in Pennsylvania for growth. The median Pennsylvania county changed by -0.5%, and the state as a whole by +0.6%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Bucks County recorded 23,655 births and 28,955 deaths, a natural change of -5,300. Net international migration added +8,493 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +150. The largest single component was international migration, which added 8,493 people.

646.2k2020647.5k2021645.9k2022647.6k2023650.1k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
23,655
Deaths
28,955
Net international migration
+8,493
Net domestic migration
+150
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+2,506

Where Bucks County is

The Census internal point of Bucks County is at 40.336900, -75.107100. It sits in UTM zone 18N. The map shades Pennsylvania's 67 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Bucks County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Adams County: +4.0%Potter County: -2.4%Sullivan County: +1.6%Bucks County: +0.6%Carbon County: +1.5%McKean County: -2.3%Montour County: -0.1%Fulton County: -0.9%Columbia County: +2.0%Cameron County: -4.1%Elk County: -2.6%Bradford County: -0.4%Bedford County: +0.1%York County: +3.2%Monroe County: -1.1%Forest County: -5.2%Berks County: +2.4%Cambria County: -2.3%Franklin County: +2.1%Snyder County: -0.3%Somerset County: -2.5%Clarion County: -0.9%Indiana County: -0.2%Lackawanna County: +0.6%Wyoming County: -1.0%Lawrence County: -2.0%Mercer County: -2.2%Lehigh County: +3.0%Northampton County: +3.3%Cumberland County: +5.9%Fayette County: -3.6%Jefferson County: -2.5%Centre County: +1.2%Lebanon County: +1.4%Union County: -1.2%Clinton County: +1.3%Chester County: +4.8%Montgomery County: +2.6%Wayne County: +0.5%Pike County: +6.5%Susquehanna County: -0.6%Allegheny County: -1.4%Clearfield County: -2.9%Butler County: +2.7%Beaver County: -1.4%Crawford County: -2.1%Washington County: +0.5%Venango County: -1.7%Warren County: -3.0%Blair County: -2.0%Huntingdon County: -1.6%Lancaster County: +1.9%Luzerne County: +1.9%Westmoreland County: -1.0%Juniata County: -0.4%Armstrong County: -2.7%Tioga County: -0.8%Delaware County: +1.4%Northumberland County: -1.7%Mifflin County: -0.5%Lycoming County: -0.8%Perry County: +2.1%Philadelphia County: -1.7%Schuylkill County: +1.1%Dauphin County: +2.2%Greene County: -5.3%Erie County: -1.1%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -2.2%
  2. < -1.0%
  3. < +0.1%
  4. < +1.9%
  5. ≥ +1.9%
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Orange pin: Bucks County internal point. Dark pin: Harrisburg.

Internal point

Decimal
40.336900, -75.107100
DMS
40°20'12.84"N 75°06'25.56"W
UTM
18N 490903.1E 4465156.4N
Geohash
dr4t6zhem
Plus code
87G68VPV+Q5

Towns in Bucks County

18 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Bucks County, 79,737 people together, or 12% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Bucks County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Bristol with 9,982.

  1. 01Bristol9,982
  2. 02Morrisville9,745
  3. 03Perkasie9,338
  4. 04Quakertown9,302
  5. 05Doylestown8,382
  6. 06Sellersville4,538
  7. 07Chalfont4,415
  8. 08New Britain2,814
  9. 09New Hope2,641
  10. 10Yardley2,591
  11. 11Penndel2,525
  12. 12Dublin2,278
  13. 13Newtown2,272
  14. 14Tullytown2,258
  15. 15Telford (part)2,205
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Bucks County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 8 neighbors for Bucks County, including 4 across a state line. The most populous is Philadelphia County, PA, with 1,573,916 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Harrisburg and the nearest big city

Harrisburg is 93.8 miles W of Bucks County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Philadelphia, PA (population 1,573,916), 22.7 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Lansdale, PA (population 19,154), 11.3 miles away.

Bucks County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Bucks County is 42017: state code 42 for Pennsylvania plus county code 017. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $107,006.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Bucks County, Pennsylvania?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 650,131. That is up 3,941 people (0.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 646,190.

What is the FIPS code of Bucks County?

42017. The first two digits (42) are Pennsylvania; the last three (017) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Bucks County?

Bristol, with 9,982 residents inside Bucks County in 2024.

Which counties border Bucks County?

8 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Philadelphia County, PA; Montgomery County, PA; Burlington County, NJ; Mercer County, NJ; Lehigh County, PA; Northampton County, PA; Hunterdon County, NJ; Warren County, NJ.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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