(WHTM) -- More counties across the country saw population growth last year, according to U.S. Census Data released earlier this month.
Despite this, Pennsylvania was one of only eight states to see a population decline in 2023, with a total decline of 10,408, or -0.1%.
This was due in part to large population declines from the state's largest counties Philadelphia County (-16,294) and Allegheny County (-7,780.)
In fact, Philadelphia and Allegheny Counties were the sixth and eighth highest in country for annual numeric decline between July 1, 2022 to July 1, 2023, according to the Census.
However, some counties in the Midstate are seeing a different trend.
Between April 1, 2020, and July 2023, the Midstate was home to four of the state's top 10 counties for cumulative growth.
Cumulative Change from April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023
| State Ranking | County | Number | Percent |
| 1 | Chester | 15,369 | 2.9 |
| 2 | Montgomery | 12,201 | 1.4 |
| 3 | Cumberland | 11,259 | 4.3 |
| 4 | York | 8,199 | 1.8 |
| 5 | Northampton | 6,142 | 2 |
| 6 | Lancaster | 5,600 | 1 |
| 7 | Butler | 4,639 | 2.4 |
| 8 | Berks | 3,970 | 0.9 |
| 9 | Lehigh | 3,183 | 0.8 |
| 10 | Adams | 2,910 | 2.8 |
Dauphin (+2,832), Franklin (+1,909), and Lebanon Counties (+999) were also not far behind ranking 11th, 13th, and 15th respectively statewide.
In the past year alone, seven out of eleven Midstate counties gained population. Those that didn't were Fulton, Juniata, Mifflin, and Perry Counties.
Annual Change, July 1, 2022 to July 1, 2023
| County | Number | Percent |
| Adams | 789 | 0.7 |
| Cumberland | 2,206 | 0.8 |
| Dauphin | 547 | 0.2 |
| Franklin | 903 | 0.6 |
| Fulton | -86 | -0.6 |
| Juniata | -38 | -0.2 |
| Lancaster | 1,929 | 0.3 |
| Lebanon | 350 | 0.2 |
| Mifflin | -62 | -0.1 |
| Perry | -30 | -0.1 |
| York | 3,591 | 0.8 |