Pennsylvania county geography overview
Pennsylvania has 67 counties, which places it 20th among the 50 state and District of Columbia maps in this atlas when ordered by number of county-level units. Their combined 44,742.6 square miles of land place the state 32nd by mapped land area.
The average county-level area is 668 square miles, while the median is 653.3 square miles. The median is often the better description of a typical unit because one or two very large areas can pull the average upward. The five largest units together account for about 13% of the state’s mapped land area.
Largest and smallest Pennsylvania counties
Lycoming County is the largest county-level unit by land area at 1,228.9 square miles. It represents about 3% of all mapped land in Pennsylvania. At the other end of the range, Montour County has 130.3 square miles of land.
Largest by land area
- Lycoming County1,228.9 sq mi
- Bradford County1,147.4 sq mi
- Clearfield County1,145.1 sq mi
- Tioga County1,133.9 sq mi
- Centre County1,107.3 sq mi
Smallest by land area
- Montour County130.3 sq mi
- Philadelphia County134.3 sq mi
- Delaware County183.8 sq mi
- Union County316 sq mi
- Snyder County328.8 sq mi
Rankings use land area rather than total area. This avoids making coastal or lake counties appear larger solely because their boundaries include extensive water.
Alphabetical list of Pennsylvania counties
The table is alphabetical, so it works as a name and FIPS-code reference rather than an area ranking. Every identifier begins with the Pennsylvania state FIPS prefix 42. Land and water figures are rounded to one decimal place.
67 county-level areas
Download county data / numbered map key (CSV)| No. | Name | FIPS code | Land area | Water area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adams County | 42001 | 518.6 sq mi | 3.1 sq mi |
| 2 | Allegheny County | 42003 | 730 sq mi | 14.3 sq mi |
| 3 | Armstrong County | 42005 | 653.3 sq mi | 10.7 sq mi |
| 4 | Beaver County | 42007 | 434.7 sq mi | 9.3 sq mi |
| 5 | Bedford County | 42009 | 1,012 sq mi | 4.6 sq mi |
| 6 | Berks County | 42011 | 856.4 sq mi | 9.4 sq mi |
| 7 | Blair County | 42013 | 525.1 sq mi | 1.3 sq mi |
| 8 | Bradford County | 42015 | 1,147.4 sq mi | 13.6 sq mi |
| 9 | Bucks County | 42017 | 604.4 sq mi | 17.5 sq mi |
| 10 | Butler County | 42019 | 789.5 sq mi | 6.2 sq mi |
| 11 | Cambria County | 42021 | 688 sq mi | 5.3 sq mi |
| 12 | Cameron County | 42023 | 396.2 sq mi | 2.2 sq mi |
| 13 | Carbon County | 42025 | 381.4 sq mi | 6.1 sq mi |
| 14 | Centre County | 42027 | 1,107.3 sq mi | 4.4 sq mi |
| 15 | Chester County | 42029 | 750.6 sq mi | 8.6 sq mi |
| 16 | Clarion County | 42031 | 600.8 sq mi | 9 sq mi |
| 17 | Clearfield County | 42033 | 1,145.1 sq mi | 9.3 sq mi |
| 18 | Clinton County | 42035 | 889.6 sq mi | 9 sq mi |
| 19 | Columbia County | 42037 | 483.3 sq mi | 7.2 sq mi |
| 20 | Crawford County | 42039 | 1,012.4 sq mi | 25.2 sq mi |
| 21 | Cumberland County | 42041 | 545.5 sq mi | 4.9 sq mi |
| 22 | Dauphin County | 42043 | 524.9 sq mi | 33.2 sq mi |
| 23 | Delaware County | 42045 | 183.8 sq mi | 6.8 sq mi |
| 24 | Elk County | 42047 | 826.9 sq mi | 4.9 sq mi |
| 25 | Erie County | 42049 | 798.9 sq mi | 759.2 sq mi |
| 26 | Fayette County | 42051 | 790.8 sq mi | 8 sq mi |
| 27 | Forest County | 42053 | 427.3 sq mi | 3.2 sq mi |
| 28 | Franklin County | 42055 | 772.3 sq mi | 0.6 sq mi |
| 29 | Fulton County | 42057 | 437.6 sq mi | 0.5 sq mi |
| 30 | Greene County | 42059 | 575.9 sq mi | 2 sq mi |
| 31 | Huntingdon County | 42061 | 874.6 sq mi | 14.6 sq mi |
| 32 | Indiana County | 42063 | 827.4 sq mi | 7 sq mi |
| 33 | Jefferson County | 42065 | 652.4 sq mi | 4.4 sq mi |
| 34 | Juniata County | 42067 | 391.4 sq mi | 2.1 sq mi |
| 35 | Lackawanna County | 42069 | 458.9 sq mi | 6.1 sq mi |
| 36 | Lancaster County | 42071 | 943.9 sq mi | 39.9 sq mi |
| 37 | Lawrence County | 42073 | 357.4 sq mi | 4.4 sq mi |
| 38 | Lebanon County | 42075 | 361.8 sq mi | 0.7 sq mi |
| 39 | Lehigh County | 42077 | 345.3 sq mi | 2.9 sq mi |
| 40 | Luzerne County | 42079 | 889.8 sq mi | 16.2 sq mi |
| 41 | Lycoming County | 42081 | 1,228.9 sq mi | 15 sq mi |
| 42 | McKean County | 42083 | 979.7 sq mi | 5 sq mi |
| 43 | Mercer County | 42085 | 672.5 sq mi | 10 sq mi |
| 44 | Mifflin County | 42087 | 411 sq mi | 3.7 sq mi |
| 45 | Monroe County | 42089 | 608.4 sq mi | 8.8 sq mi |
| 46 | Montgomery County | 42091 | 482.9 sq mi | 4.2 sq mi |
| 47 | Montour County | 42093 | 130.3 sq mi | 2 sq mi |
| 48 | Northampton County | 42095 | 369.8 sq mi | 7.4 sq mi |
| 49 | Northumberland County | 42097 | 457.7 sq mi | 19.6 sq mi |
| 50 | Perry County | 42099 | 551.4 sq mi | 4.1 sq mi |
| 51 | Philadelphia County | 42101 | 134.3 sq mi | 8.1 sq mi |
| 52 | Pike County | 42103 | 544.9 sq mi | 21.9 sq mi |
| 53 | Potter County | 42105 | 1,081.2 sq mi | 0.2 sq mi |
| 54 | Schuylkill County | 42107 | 778.8 sq mi | 4 sq mi |
| 55 | Snyder County | 42109 | 328.8 sq mi | 2.8 sq mi |
| 56 | Somerset County | 42111 | 1,075 sq mi | 6.6 sq mi |
| 57 | Sullivan County | 42113 | 449.9 sq mi | 2.6 sq mi |
| 58 | Susquehanna County | 42115 | 823.5 sq mi | 8.6 sq mi |
| 59 | Tioga County | 42117 | 1,133.9 sq mi | 3.2 sq mi |
| 60 | Union County | 42119 | 316 sq mi | 1.8 sq mi |
| 61 | Venango County | 42121 | 674.3 sq mi | 8.6 sq mi |
| 62 | Warren County | 42123 | 884.3 sq mi | 14.4 sq mi |
| 63 | Washington County | 42125 | 857 sq mi | 3.8 sq mi |
| 64 | Wayne County | 42127 | 725.8 sq mi | 25 sq mi |
| 65 | Westmoreland County | 42129 | 1,027.7 sq mi | 8.2 sq mi |
| 66 | Wyoming County | 42131 | 397.3 sq mi | 7.7 sq mi |
| 67 | York County | 42133 | 904.4 sq mi | 6.4 sq mi |
How to read and use this map
County lines are administrative boundaries, not postal routes. A mailing address can use a city name associated with a neighboring area, and ZIP codes can cross county lines. When you need to identify a county for an address, confirm it with an official geocoder or local government source.
For classroom or planning use, download a PDF from the controls above. Labelled exports use numbered callouts for crowded areas; numbered quiz maps match the alphabetical county list. SVG files keep the boundary lines sharp at larger paper sizes.
Frequently asked questions
How many counties are in Pennsylvania?
Pennsylvania has 67 counties in the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2025 cartographic boundary file.
Can I print this Pennsylvania county map?
Yes. Choose Download / print and select PDF for a landscape Letter page, PNG for an image, or SVG for editable vector artwork. Because the map is SVG, its boundary lines stay sharp when scaled.
What is the largest county in Pennsylvania?
Lycoming County is the largest by land area in this dataset at 1,228.9 square miles. This is an area ranking, not a population ranking.
What is the smallest county in Pennsylvania?
Montour County is the smallest by land area in this dataset at 130.3 square miles.
Are these legal survey boundaries?
No. This is a generalized reference map. Property, parcel, election, and legal boundary questions should be checked with the relevant state or local agency.
Map source
U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary File, Counties, 1:5,000,000. Land and water area fields are supplied in the same file and converted from square meters to square miles. Accessed September 27, 2026.