Ranking of Pennsylvania Counties By Number of Deaths in 2020

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the Number of Deaths for Pennsylvania was 143.28K. Among all Pennsylvania counties, Philadelphia County had the highest number of deaths (16.68K), followed by Allegheny County (14.55K), and Montgomery County (8.42K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Pennsylvania counties.

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Ranking of Pennsylvania Counties By Number of Deaths in 2020
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Rank County Number of Deaths
1 Philadelphia County 16685
2 Allegheny County 14553
3 Montgomery County 8416
4 Bucks County 6632
5 Delaware County 5884
6 Lancaster County 5565
7 Westmoreland County 4744
8 Chester County 4549
9 York County 4460
10 Berks County 4204
10 Luzerne County 4204
11 Lehigh County 3571
12 Northampton County 3214
13 Erie County 3012
14 Dauphin County 2798
15 Lackawanna County 2711
16 Washington County 2691
17 Cumberland County 2510
18 Beaver County 2215
19 Butler County 2133
20 Fayette County 1938
21 Schuylkill County 1882
22 Cambria County 1837
23 Monroe County 1775
24 Franklin County 1763
25 Blair County 1740
26 Lebanon County 1628
27 Mercer County 1520
28 Lycoming County 1418
29 Centre County 1208
30 Northumberland County 1174
31 Lawrence County 1158
32 Adams County 1106
33 Crawford County 1043
34 Clearfield County 1008
35 Somerset County 999
36 Indiana County 961
37 Armstrong County 947
38 Carbon County 857
39 Bradford County 787
40 Columbia County 774
41 Venango County 723
42 Wayne County 664
43 Bedford County 598
44 Huntingdon County 572
45 Pike County 569
46 Mifflin County 564
47 Warren County 562
48 Jefferson County 554
49 McKean County 540
50 Tioga County 520
51 Susquehanna County 501
52 Perry County 499
53 Clarion County 481
54 Union County 463
55 Greene County 461
56 Clinton County 424
57 Snyder County 416
58 Elk County 386
59 Wyoming County 340
60 Juniata County 271
61 Montour County 241
62 Potter County 230
63 Fulton County 162
64 Sullivan County 110
65 Forest County 82
66 Cameron County 76