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  • Largest town: Marysville

Perry County, Pennsylvania

Perry County had 46,816 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 551.5 square miles of land. It ranks 46th of 67 in Pennsylvania by population and 40th by land area.

Population
46,816
#46 of 67 in Pennsylvania · #1,053 in US
Area
551.5 sq mi
#40 of 67 in Pennsylvania · #1,894 in US
Density
85 / sq mi
#43 of 67 in Pennsylvania · #1,032 in US
Median household income
$71,392
#22 of 67 in Pennsylvania · #899 in US

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

Perry County within Pennsylvania. Pin: Harrisburg.

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Perry County population, land area and income

Perry County had 46,816 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 551.5 square miles of land. It ranks 46th of 67 in Pennsylvania by population and 40th by land area. That works out to 84.9 people per square mile, near the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

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

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $71,392 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

46,816

3144th1st

1053rd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

551 sq mi

3144th1st

1894th of 3,144 (US)

Density

84.9 / sq mi

3144th1st

1032nd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$71,392

3143rd1st

899th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Pennsylvania (67)

Population

46,816

67th1st

46th of 67 (PA)

Land area

551 sq mi

67th1st

40th of 67 (PA)

Density

84.9 / sq mi

67th1st

43rd of 67 (PA)

Median household income

$71,392

67th1st

22nd of 67 (PA)

How Perry County's population changed since 2020

Perry County gained 978 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.1%. That ranks 13th 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, Perry County recorded 2,058 births and 2,165 deaths, a natural change of -107. Net international migration added +339 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +740. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 740 people.

45.8k202046.0k202146.2k202246.4k202346.8k2024
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
2,058
Deaths
2,165
Net international migration
+339
Net domestic migration
+740
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+449

Where Perry County is

The Census internal point of Perry County is at 40.397800, -77.266300. 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 Perry 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: Perry County internal point. Dark pin: Harrisburg.

Internal point

Decimal
40.397800, -77.266300
DMS
40°23'52.08"N 77°15'58.68"W
UTM
18N 307668.4E 4474376.5N
Geohash
dr1jcf0qh
Plus code
87G49PXM+4F

Towns in Perry County

4 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Perry County, 6,972 people together, or 15% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Perry County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Marysville with 2,721.

  1. 01Marysville2,721
  2. 02Newport1,522
  3. 03Duncannon1,471
  4. 04Bloomfield1,258
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Perry County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Perry County. The most populous is Dauphin County, PA, with 293,029 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Harrisburg and the nearest big city

Harrisburg is 22.2 miles ESE of Perry County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Baltimore, MD (population 568,271), 83.5 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Carlisle, PA (population 22,517), 14.0 miles away.

Perry County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Perry County is 42099: state code 42 for Pennsylvania plus county code 099. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $71,392.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Perry County, Pennsylvania?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 46,816. That is up 978 people (2.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 45,838.

What is the FIPS code of Perry County?

42099. The first two digits (42) are Pennsylvania; the last three (099) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Perry County?

Marysville, with 2,721 residents inside Perry County in 2024.

Which counties border Perry County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Dauphin County, PA; Cumberland County, PA; Franklin County, PA; Northumberland County, PA; Juniata 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.