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  • Largest town: Selinsgrove

Snyder County, Pennsylvania

Snyder County had 39,627 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 328.8 square miles of land. It ranks 52nd of 67 in Pennsylvania by population and 63rd by land area.

Population
39,627
#52 of 67 in Pennsylvania · #1,198 in US
Area
328.8 sq mi
#63 of 67 in Pennsylvania · #2,740 in US
Density
121 / sq mi
#37 of 67 in Pennsylvania · #795 in US
Median household income
$68,089
#27 of 67 in Pennsylvania · #1,126 in US

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

Snyder County within Pennsylvania. Pin: Harrisburg.

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Snyder County population, land area and income

Snyder County had 39,627 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 328.8 square miles of land. It ranks 52nd of 67 in Pennsylvania by population and 63rd by land area. That works out to 120.5 people per square mile, 1.3 times the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Pennsylvania has 82,953 residents, so Snyder County has 48% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $68,089 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

39,627

3144th1st

1198th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

329 sq mi

3144th1st

2740th of 3,144 (US)

Density

120.5 / sq mi

3144th1st

795th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$68,089

3143rd1st

1126th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Pennsylvania (67)

Population

39,627

67th1st

52nd of 67 (PA)

Land area

329 sq mi

67th1st

63rd of 67 (PA)

Density

120.5 / sq mi

67th1st

37th of 67 (PA)

Median household income

$68,089

67th1st

27th of 67 (PA)

How Snyder County's population changed since 2020

Snyder County lost 115 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.3%. That ranks 31st 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, Snyder County recorded 1,666 births and 1,774 deaths, a natural change of -108. Net international migration added +127 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -149. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 149 people.

39.7k202039.7k202139.5k202239.7k202339.6k2024
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
1,666
Deaths
1,774
Net international migration
+127
Net domestic migration
-149
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-72

Where Snyder County is

The Census internal point of Snyder County is at 40.755400, -77.073000. 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 Snyder 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: Snyder County internal point. Dark pin: Harrisburg.

Internal point

Decimal
40.755400, -77.073000
DMS
40°45'19.44"N 77°04'22.80"W
UTM
18N 325008.9E 4513671.8N
Geohash
dr1py5m1k
Plus code
87G4QW4G+5R

Towns in Snyder County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Snyder County, 8,448 people together, or 21% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Snyder County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Selinsgrove with 5,501.

  1. 01Selinsgrove5,501
  2. 02Shamokin Dam1,633
  3. 03Middleburg1,314
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Snyder County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 4 neighbors for Snyder County. The most populous is Northumberland County, PA, with 90,027 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Harrisburg and the nearest big city

Harrisburg is 35.4 miles SSE of Snyder County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Allentown, PA (population 127,138), 84.3 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Williamsport, PA (population 27,628), 33.6 miles away.

Snyder County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Snyder County is 42109: state code 42 for Pennsylvania plus county code 109. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $68,089.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Snyder County, Pennsylvania?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 39,627. That is down 115 people (0.3%) from the July 2020 estimate of 39,742.

What is the FIPS code of Snyder County?

42109. The first two digits (42) are Pennsylvania; the last three (109) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Snyder County?

Selinsgrove, with 5,501 residents inside Snyder County in 2024.

Which counties border Snyder County?

4 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Northumberland County, PA; Mifflin County, PA; Union 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)

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