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Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania

Huntingdon County had 43,359 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 874.6 square miles of land. It ranks 49th of 67 in Pennsylvania by population and 17th by land area.

Population
43,359
#49 of 67 in Pennsylvania · #1,132 in US
Area
874.6 sq mi
#17 of 67 in Pennsylvania · #929 in US
Density
50 / sq mi
#55 of 67 in Pennsylvania · #1,482 in US
Median household income
$61,812
#37 of 67 in Pennsylvania · #1,655 in US

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

Huntingdon County within Pennsylvania. Pin: Harrisburg.

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Huntingdon County population, land area and income

Huntingdon County had 43,359 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 874.6 square miles of land. It ranks 49th of 67 in Pennsylvania by population and 17th by land area. That works out to 49.6 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

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

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $61,812 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

43,359

3144th1st

1132nd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

875 sq mi

3144th1st

929th of 3,144 (US)

Density

49.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

1482nd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$61,812

3143rd1st

1655th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Pennsylvania (67)

Population

43,359

67th1st

49th of 67 (PA)

Land area

875 sq mi

67th1st

17th of 67 (PA)

Density

49.6 / sq mi

67th1st

55th of 67 (PA)

Median household income

$61,812

67th1st

37th of 67 (PA)

How Huntingdon County's population changed since 2020

Huntingdon County lost 712 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 1.6%. That ranks 47th 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, Huntingdon County recorded 1,661 births and 2,337 deaths, a natural change of -676. Net international migration added +97 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -233. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 676 people.

44.1k202044.0k202143.3k202243.5k202343.4k2024
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
1,661
Deaths
2,337
Net international migration
+97
Net domestic migration
-233
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-186

Where Huntingdon County is

The Census internal point of Huntingdon County is at 40.422300, -77.968600. 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 Huntingdon 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: Huntingdon County internal point. Dark pin: Harrisburg.

Internal point

Decimal
40.422300, -77.968600
DMS
40°25'20.28"N 77°58'6.96"W
UTM
18N 248150.9E 4478862.7N
Geohash
dr0tcy8uz
Plus code
87G4C2CJ+WH

Towns in Huntingdon County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Huntingdon County, 9,101 people together, or 21% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Huntingdon County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Huntingdon with 6,857.

  1. 01Huntingdon6,857
  2. 02Mount Union2,244
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Huntingdon County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Huntingdon County. The most populous is Centre County, PA, with 159,805 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Harrisburg and the nearest big city

Harrisburg is 58.2 miles E of Huntingdon County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Pittsburgh, PA (population 307,668), 105.6 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Altoona, PA (population 42,719), 23.5 miles away.

Huntingdon County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Huntingdon County is 42061: state code 42 for Pennsylvania plus county code 061. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $61,812.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 43,359. That is down 712 people (1.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 44,071.

What is the FIPS code of Huntingdon County?

42061. The first two digits (42) are Pennsylvania; the last three (061) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Huntingdon County?

Huntingdon, with 6,857 residents inside Huntingdon County in 2024.

Which counties border Huntingdon County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Centre County, PA; Franklin County, PA; Blair County, PA; Bedford County, PA; Mifflin County, PA; Juniata County, PA; Fulton 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)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.