Blair, Bedford Counties Both Losing Population

The U.S. Census Bureau on March 26 released estimates of the total population as of July 1, 2019 at the county level.

The data show that in Pennsylvania, the fastest growing counties since 2010 are Cumberland (+7.6 percent), Lebanon (+6.1 percent), Lehigh (+5.6 percent), Centre (+5.4 percent), and Chester (+5.2 percent).

Counties with the greatest percentage decreases were Cameron (-12.5 percent), Cambria (-9.4 percent), Venango (-7.9 percent), Susquehanna (-6.9 percent), and McKean (-6.5 percent).

By sheer numbers, Philadelphia continued to add the most population this decade (+58,052). Ph...