Philadelphia Leads Pennsylvania’s Population Growth

(AP) – Philadelphia and its suburbs have continued to attract new residents, and south-central Pennsylvania also grew at a healthy clip. But most of the rest of the state’s 67 counties lost people over the past decade. That’s according to new population data released by the U.S. Census Bureau. Pennsylvania as a whole added about 300,000 residents to surpass 13 million, but its anemic 2.4% growth rate cost the state another U.S. House seat. The detailed Census data released Thursday will be used to redraw the boundaries of Pennsylvania’s state legislative and congressional districts.