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Cumberland County, Pennsylvania

Cumberland County had 275,516 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 545.5 square miles of land. It ranks 15th of 67 in Pennsylvania by population and 41st by land area.

Population
275,516
#15 of 67 in Pennsylvania · #266 in US
Area
545.5 sq mi
#41 of 67 in Pennsylvania · #1,911 in US
Density
505 / sq mi
#13 of 67 in Pennsylvania · #280 in US
Median household income
$82,507
#7 of 67 in Pennsylvania · #385 in US

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

Cumberland County within Pennsylvania. Pin: Harrisburg.

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Cumberland County population, land area and income

Cumberland County had 275,516 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 545.5 square miles of land. It ranks 15th of 67 in Pennsylvania by population and 41st by land area. That works out to 505.1 people per square mile, 5.2 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top tenth nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Pennsylvania has 82,953 residents, so Cumberland County is 3.3 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $82,507 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

275,516

3144th1st

266th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

545 sq mi

3144th1st

1911th of 3,144 (US)

Density

505.1 / sq mi

3144th1st

280th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$82,507

3143rd1st

385th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Pennsylvania (67)

Population

275,516

67th1st

15th of 67 (PA)

Land area

545 sq mi

67th1st

41st of 67 (PA)

Density

505.1 / sq mi

67th1st

13th of 67 (PA)

Median household income

$82,507

67th1st

7th of 67 (PA)

How Cumberland County's population changed since 2020

Cumberland County gained 15,262 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 5.9%. That ranks 2nd 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, Cumberland County recorded 11,261 births and 11,431 deaths, a natural change of -170. Net international migration added +3,266 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +13,184. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 13,184 people.

260.3k2020265.6k2021268.7k2022271.6k2023275.5k2024
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
11,261
Deaths
11,431
Net international migration
+3,266
Net domestic migration
+13,184
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+3,963

Where Cumberland County is

The Census internal point of Cumberland County is at 40.164800, -77.263400. 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 Cumberland 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: Cumberland County internal point. Dark pin: Harrisburg.

Internal point

Decimal
40.164800, -77.263400
DMS
40°09'53.28"N 77°15'48.24"W
UTM
18N 307253.6E 4448504.9N
Geohash
dr1h3zf8b
Plus code
87G45P7P+WJ

Towns in Cumberland County

10 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Cumberland County, 65,940 people together, or 24% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Cumberland County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Carlisle with 22,517.

  1. 01Carlisle22,517
  2. 02Mechanicsburg10,085
  3. 03Camp Hill8,231
  4. 04New Cumberland7,625
  5. 05Lemoyne4,824
  6. 06Shippensburg (part)4,457
  7. 07Wormleysburg3,096
  8. 08Mount Holly Springs2,024
  9. 09Shiremanstown1,669
  10. 10Newville1,412
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Cumberland County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Cumberland County. The most populous is York County, PA, with 471,240 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Harrisburg and the nearest big city

Harrisburg is 21.2 miles ENE of Cumberland County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Baltimore, MD (population 568,271), 69.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Carlisle, PA (population 22,517), 4.0 miles away.

Cumberland County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Cumberland County is 42041: state code 42 for Pennsylvania plus county code 041. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $82,507.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 275,516. That is up 15,262 people (5.9%) from the July 2020 estimate of 260,254.

What is the FIPS code of Cumberland County?

42041. The first two digits (42) are Pennsylvania; the last three (041) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Cumberland County?

Carlisle, with 22,517 residents inside Cumberland County in 2024.

Which counties border Cumberland County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: York County, PA; Dauphin County, PA; Franklin County, PA; Adams County, PA; Perry 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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