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  • Largest town: Palmerton

Carbon County, Pennsylvania

Carbon County had 65,743 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 381.4 square miles of land. It ranks 39th of 67 in Pennsylvania by population and 58th by land area.

Population
65,743
#39 of 67 in Pennsylvania · #834 in US
Area
381.4 sq mi
#58 of 67 in Pennsylvania · #2,595 in US
Density
172 / sq mi
#30 of 67 in Pennsylvania · #620 in US
Median household income
$64,894
#31 of 67 in Pennsylvania · #1,384 in US

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

Carbon County within Pennsylvania. Pin: Harrisburg.

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Carbon County population, land area and income

Carbon County had 65,743 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 381.4 square miles of land. It ranks 39th of 67 in Pennsylvania by population and 58th by land area. That works out to 172.4 people per square mile, 1.8 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Pennsylvania has 82,953 residents; Carbon County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $64,894 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

65,743

3144th1st

834th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

381 sq mi

3144th1st

2595th of 3,144 (US)

Density

172.4 / sq mi

3144th1st

620th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$64,894

3143rd1st

1384th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Pennsylvania (67)

Population

65,743

67th1st

39th of 67 (PA)

Land area

381 sq mi

67th1st

58th of 67 (PA)

Density

172.4 / sq mi

67th1st

30th of 67 (PA)

Median household income

$64,894

67th1st

31st of 67 (PA)

How Carbon County's population changed since 2020

Carbon County gained 991 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 1.5%. That ranks 18th 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, Carbon County recorded 2,379 births and 4,016 deaths, a natural change of -1,637. Net international migration added +244 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +2,424. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 2,424 people.

64.8k202065.5k202165.5k202265.4k202365.7k2024
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
2,379
Deaths
4,016
Net international migration
+244
Net domestic migration
+2,424
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+316

Where Carbon County is

The Census internal point of Carbon County is at 40.918400, -75.705000. 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 Carbon 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: Carbon County internal point. Dark pin: Harrisburg.

Internal point

Decimal
40.918400, -75.705000
DMS
40°55'6.24"N 75°42'18.00"W
UTM
18N 440635.1E 4529938.0N
Geohash
dr60v2cqc
Plus code
87G6W79W+92

Towns in Carbon County

7 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Carbon County, 28,609 people together, or 44% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Carbon County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Palmerton with 5,634.

  1. 01Palmerton5,634
  2. 02Lehighton5,262
  3. 03Jim Thorpe4,543
  4. 04Lansford4,143
  5. 05Nesquehoning3,343
  6. 06Summit Hill3,135
  7. 07Weatherly2,549
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Carbon County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Carbon County. The most populous is Lehigh County, PA, with 385,655 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Harrisburg and the nearest big city

Harrisburg is 76.6 miles SW of Carbon County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Allentown, PA (population 127,138), 25.4 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Hazleton, PA (population 30,354), 14.2 miles away.

Carbon County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Carbon County is 42025: state code 42 for Pennsylvania plus county code 025. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $64,894.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Carbon County, Pennsylvania?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 65,743. That is up 991 people (1.5%) from the July 2020 estimate of 64,752.

What is the FIPS code of Carbon County?

42025. The first two digits (42) are Pennsylvania; the last three (025) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Carbon County?

Palmerton, with 5,634 residents inside Carbon County in 2024.

Which counties border Carbon County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Lehigh County, PA; Luzerne County, PA; Northampton County, PA; Monroe County, PA; Schuylkill County, PA.

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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