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Venango County, Pennsylvania

Venango County had 49,476 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 674.3 square miles of land. It ranks 44th of 67 in Pennsylvania by population and 32nd by land area.

Population
49,476
#44 of 67 in Pennsylvania · #1,017 in US
Area
674.3 sq mi
#32 of 67 in Pennsylvania · #1,399 in US
Density
73 / sq mi
#45 of 67 in Pennsylvania · #1,143 in US
Median household income
$57,256
#58 of 67 in Pennsylvania · #2,105 in US

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

Venango County within Pennsylvania. Pin: Harrisburg.

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Venango County population, land area and income

Venango County had 49,476 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 674.3 square miles of land. It ranks 44th of 67 in Pennsylvania by population and 32nd by land area. That works out to 73.4 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; Venango County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $57,256 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

49,476

3144th1st

1017th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

674 sq mi

3144th1st

1399th of 3,144 (US)

Density

73.4 / sq mi

3144th1st

1143rd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$57,256

3143rd1st

2105th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Pennsylvania (67)

Population

49,476

67th1st

44th of 67 (PA)

Land area

674 sq mi

67th1st

32nd of 67 (PA)

Density

73.4 / sq mi

67th1st

45th of 67 (PA)

Median household income

$57,256

67th1st

58th of 67 (PA)

How Venango County's population changed since 2020

Venango County lost 881 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 1.7%. That ranks 50th 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, Venango County recorded 1,825 births and 3,306 deaths, a natural change of -1,481. Net international migration added +109 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +409. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 1,481 people.

50.4k202050.0k202149.7k202249.4k202349.5k2024
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
1,825
Deaths
3,306
Net international migration
+109
Net domestic migration
+409
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+40

Where Venango County is

The Census internal point of Venango County is at 41.400700, -79.765800. 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 Venango 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: Venango County internal point. Dark pin: Harrisburg.

Internal point

Decimal
41.400700, -79.765800
DMS
41°24'2.52"N 79°45'56.88"W
UTM
17N 603168.0E 4583975.0N
Geohash
dpr78bu2d
Plus code
87H2C62M+7M

Towns in Venango County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Venango County, 20,013 people together, or 40% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Venango County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Oil City with 9,368.

  1. 01Oil City9,368
  2. 02Franklin5,933
  3. 03Sugarcreek4,712
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Venango County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Venango County. The most populous is Butler County, PA, with 199,341 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Harrisburg and the nearest big city

Harrisburg is 169.9 miles ESE of Venango County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Pittsburgh, PA (population 307,668), 67.3 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Meadville, PA (population 12,347), 26.1 miles away.

Venango County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Venango County is 42121: state code 42 for Pennsylvania plus county code 121. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $57,256.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Venango County, Pennsylvania?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 49,476. That is down 881 people (1.7%) from the July 2020 estimate of 50,357.

What is the FIPS code of Venango County?

42121. The first two digits (42) are Pennsylvania; the last three (121) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Venango County?

Oil City, with 9,368 residents inside Venango County in 2024.

Which counties border Venango County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Butler County, PA; Mercer County, PA; Crawford County, PA; Warren County, PA; Clarion County, PA; Forest 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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