Greene County is one of 44 Pennsylvania counties that lost population between 2010 and 2020.
Shane Dunlap / For Spotlight PA
Greene County is one of 44 Pennsylvania counties that lost population between 2010 and 2020.
Shane Dunlap / For Spotlight PA
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(Harrisburg) — Data released this week by the U.S. Census Bureau reveals that Pennsylvania’s population grew by a sluggish 2.4% between 2010 and 2020.
Among the state’s 67 counties, the population in 44 declined during that decade-long span, with rural counties in the western and northern parts of Pennsylvania hit hardest. Counties in southeast and south-central Pennsylvania were among the top gainers.
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