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Fayette County, Pennsylvania

Fayette County had 123,941 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 790.8 square miles of land. It ranks 27th of 67 in Pennsylvania by population and 24th by land area.

Population
123,941
#27 of 67 in Pennsylvania · #525 in US
Area
790.8 sq mi
#24 of 67 in Pennsylvania · #1,090 in US
Density
157 / sq mi
#32 of 67 in Pennsylvania · #676 in US
Median household income
$54,030
#64 of 67 in Pennsylvania · #2,406 in US

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

Fayette County within Pennsylvania. Pin: Harrisburg.

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Fayette County population, land area and income

Fayette County had 123,941 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 790.8 square miles of land. It ranks 27th of 67 in Pennsylvania by population and 24th by land area. That works out to 156.7 people per square mile, 1.6 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

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

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $54,030 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

123,941

3144th1st

525th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

791 sq mi

3144th1st

1090th of 3,144 (US)

Density

156.7 / sq mi

3144th1st

676th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$54,030

3143rd1st

2406th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Pennsylvania (67)

Population

123,941

67th1st

27th of 67 (PA)

Land area

791 sq mi

67th1st

24th of 67 (PA)

Density

156.7 / sq mi

67th1st

32nd of 67 (PA)

Median household income

$54,030

67th1st

64th of 67 (PA)

How Fayette County's population changed since 2020

Fayette County lost 4,644 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 3.6%. That ranks 64th 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, Fayette County recorded 4,356 births and 8,833 deaths, a natural change of -4,477. Net international migration added +658 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -1,066. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 4,477 people.

128.6k2020127.1k2021125.6k2022124.7k2023123.9k2024
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
4,356
Deaths
8,833
Net international migration
+658
Net domestic migration
-1,066
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-758

Where Fayette County is

The Census internal point of Fayette County is at 39.918900, -79.640300. It sits in UTM zone 17N. The map shades Pennsylvania's 67 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Fayette 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: Fayette County internal point. Dark pin: Harrisburg.

Internal point

Decimal
39.918900, -79.640300
DMS
39°55'8.04"N 79°38'25.08"W
UTM
17N 616202.7E 4419640.9N
Geohash
dpp75ep8q
Plus code
87F2W995+HV

Towns in Fayette County

8 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Fayette County, 27,880 people together, or 22% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Fayette County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Uniontown with 9,554.

  1. 01Uniontown9,554
  2. 02Connellsville6,682
  3. 03Masontown3,153
  4. 04Brownsville2,099
  5. 05South Connellsville1,843
  6. 06Fairchance1,816
  7. 07Perryopolis1,621
  8. 08Point Marion1,112
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Fayette County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Fayette County, including 3 across a state line. The most populous is Westmoreland County, PA, with 350,935 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Harrisburg and the nearest big city

Harrisburg is 147.6 miles E of Fayette County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Pittsburgh, PA (population 307,668), 40.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Morgantown, WV (population 30,490), 25.4 miles away.

Fayette County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Fayette County is 42051: state code 42 for Pennsylvania plus county code 051. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $54,030.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Fayette County, Pennsylvania?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 123,941. That is down 4,644 people (3.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 128,585.

What is the FIPS code of Fayette County?

42051. The first two digits (42) are Pennsylvania; the last three (051) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Fayette County?

Uniontown, with 9,554 residents inside Fayette County in 2024.

Which counties border Fayette County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Westmoreland County, PA; Washington County, PA; Monongalia County, WV; Somerset County, PA; Preston County, WV; Greene County, PA; Garrett County, MD.

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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