As of 2023, Pennsylvania's population is estimated at 13,092,796, the fifth-highest of any state and 3.88% of the total U.S. population.
Philadelphia is the largest city in Pennsylvania and one of the largest in the U.S., boasting a population of 1,627,134 people as of 2023. The State's second-largest city is Pittsburgh, with a population of 302,152, and a large proportion of the State's population lives in the metropolitan areas surrounding one of these two cities. The state capital, however, is Harrisburg (pop. 50,270), the 10th-largest city in the State.
One of the original 13 colonies, Pennsylvania is known by nicknames, including the "Keystone State" and the "Quaker State." Pennsylvania is also the site of the first U.S. hospital and its first public zoo, which opened in Philadelphia in 1751 and 1874. Although California produces the most beer of any state, Pennsylvania produces nearly as much—3.6 million barrels per year—more than twice as many as any state other than California.
Pennsylvania, where the U.S. Constitution was written, was the second State admitted to the Union, officially becoming a state in December 1787. The Keystone State has participated in all 59 presidential elections through 2020. Pennsylvania is generally considered a battleground state, although it voted Democratic in the six elections before 2016. That election saw Donald Trump win the state election by 0.7%, one of three 'blue wall' states (Michigan & Wisconsin, the others), and he won on his way to winning the presidential election. Again competitive in 2020, Joe Biden won by 1.2%.
While still a significant prize, with 19 electoral votes, Pennsylvania, like many industrial northern states, has seen its population disappear
in recent decades. The State now has just half the 38 electoral votes it had a century ago.
According to a 2022 study from the U.S. Census Bureau, this State's local governments consist of 66 counties, 2,559 cities, towns, and villages, and 1,712 special districts.
The median age of the Pennsylvania population is approximately 40.6. Regarding the ratio of females to males, the State currently has 51.1% females and 48.9% males.
Regarding preferred religions, 73% of Pennsylvanians are affiliated with Christian-based faiths, 6% are affiliated with non-Christian faiths, and 21% are unaffiliated with any religion.
According to the most recent ACS, the racial composition of Pennsylvania was:
White: 78.28%
Black or African American: 10.99%
Two or more races: 4.28%
Asian: 3.55%
Other race: 2.7%
Native American: 0.16%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islands
Muslims are two percent,
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