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As populations across Pennsylvania increased over the past 10 years, Westmoreland and Allegheny counties have seen the opposite effect.
New data from the American Community Survey shows that from 2010-19, Westmoreland County lost more than 16,000 people with the population of Allegheny County dropping by about 7,500. Those numbers aren’t necessarily surprising, though, given the decrease across both counties each year. The population in Allegheny is now estimated to be 1,221,744, with Westmoreland at 352,590.
Across the state, the population increased by about 92,000 people, according to the ACS, which is conducted every year, surveying about 3.5 million people across the country. A March census report shows several counties including Cumberland, Lebanon, Lehigh and Chester have seen population increases in the past decade
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