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Tioga County, Pennsylvania

Tioga County had 40,698 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,133.9 square miles of land. It ranks 51st of 67 in Pennsylvania by population and 4th by land area.

Population
40,698
#51 of 67 in Pennsylvania · #1,180 in US
Area
1,133.9 sq mi
#4 of 67 in Pennsylvania · #552 in US
Density
36 / sq mi
#62 of 67 in Pennsylvania · #1,774 in US
Median household income
$62,918
#34 of 67 in Pennsylvania · #1,566 in US

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

Tioga County within Pennsylvania. Pin: Harrisburg.

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Tioga County population, land area and income

Tioga County had 40,698 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,133.9 square miles of land. It ranks 51st of 67 in Pennsylvania by population and 4th by land area. That works out to 35.9 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Pennsylvania has 82,953 residents, so Tioga County has 49% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $62,918 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

40,698

3144th1st

1180th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,134 sq mi

3144th1st

552nd of 3,144 (US)

Density

35.9 / sq mi

3144th1st

1774th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$62,918

3143rd1st

1566th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Pennsylvania (67)

Population

40,698

67th1st

51st of 67 (PA)

Land area

1,134 sq mi

67th1st

4th of 67 (PA)

Density

35.9 / sq mi

67th1st

62nd of 67 (PA)

Median household income

$62,918

67th1st

34th of 67 (PA)

How Tioga County's population changed since 2020

Tioga County lost 319 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.8%. That ranks 36th 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, Tioga County recorded 1,656 births and 2,332 deaths, a natural change of -676. Net international migration added +31 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +326. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 676 people.

41.0k202041.3k202141.0k202240.7k202340.7k2024
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
1,656
Deaths
2,332
Net international migration
+31
Net domestic migration
+326
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-49

Where Tioga County is

The Census internal point of Tioga County is at 41.766900, -77.257300. 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 Tioga 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: Tioga County internal point. Dark pin: Harrisburg.

Internal point

Decimal
41.766900, -77.257300
DMS
41°46'0.84"N 77°15'26.28"W
UTM
18N 312369.5E 4626358.6N
Geohash
dr3j9gqvy
Plus code
87H4QP8V+Q3

Towns in Tioga County

5 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Tioga County, 10,755 people together, or 26% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Tioga County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Wellsboro with 3,422.

  1. 01Wellsboro3,422
  2. 02Mansfield2,937
  3. 03Elkland1,788
  4. 04Blossburg1,509
  5. 05Westfield1,099
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Tioga County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Tioga County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Lycoming County, PA, with 113,236 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Harrisburg and the nearest big city

Harrisburg is 105.6 miles S of Tioga County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Rochester, NY (population 207,282), 98.7 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Corning, NY (population 10,605), 28.3 miles away.

Tioga County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Tioga County is 42117: state code 42 for Pennsylvania plus county code 117. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $62,918.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Tioga County, Pennsylvania?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 40,698. That is down 319 people (0.8%) from the July 2020 estimate of 41,017.

What is the FIPS code of Tioga County?

42117. The first two digits (42) are Pennsylvania; the last three (117) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Tioga County?

Wellsboro, with 3,422 residents inside Tioga County in 2024.

Which counties border Tioga County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Lycoming County, PA; Steuben County, NY; Chemung County, NY; Bradford County, PA; Potter 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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