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Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States, and the Great Lakes region. The state borders Delaware to the southeast, Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, Lake Erie and Ontario, Canada to the northwest, New York to the north and New Jersey to the east. The Appalachian Mountains run through the middle of the state.

Pennsylvania is the 33rd largest, the 6th most populous, and the 9th most densely populated of the 50 United States. The state's five most populous cities are Philadelphia (1,560,297), Pittsburgh (305,801), Allentown (118,577), Erie (100,671), and Reading (89,893). The state capital is Harrisburg. Pennsylvania has 51 miles (82 km) of coastline along Lake Erie and 57 miles (92 km) of shoreline along the Delaware Estuary.

The state is one of the 13 original founding states of the United States; it was originally founded in 1681 as a result of a royal land grant to William Penn, the son of the state's namesake. Independence Hall, where the United States Declaration of Independence and United States Constitution were drafted, is located in the state. During the American Civil War, the Battle of Gettysburg was fought in this state.

Pictures

Downtown Philadelphia

A map of Pennsylvania counties

The Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg

The Pittsburgh skyline

Statistics

Population Statistics

Census Counts (April 1)
2010	12,702,379	6	4.11 %	308,745,538
2000	12,281,054	6	4.36 %	281,421,906
1990	11,882,842	5	4.78 %	248,790,925
1980	11,863,895	4	5.24 %	226,545,805
2000 to 2010 % change	3.4 %	42		9.7 %
1990 to 2010 % change	6.9 %	45		24.1 %
1980 to 2010 % change	7.1 %	45		36.3 %

Components of Population Change in 2014	Number	Rank	Percent of U.S.	U.S.
Net Domestic Migration	-31,448	47
Net International Migration	29,060	9	2.92 %	995,944
Natural Increase (births minus deaths)	13,432	27	0.99 %	1,363,581
Births	142,032	6	3.59 %	3,957,577
Deaths	128,600	5	4.96 %	2,593,996

Economy Statistics

Real Gross Domestic Product by State over Time (millions of chained 2009 dollars)	Adj. Amount ($000,000)	Rank	Change Index (YR 2009=100)
2014	609,141	6	107.528
2013	598,407	6	105.633
2012	589,335	6	104.032
2011	585,142	6	103.291
2010	578,975	6	102.203
Change 2010 to 2014	30,166	10	5.325

Per Capita Personal Income	Number	Rank	Percent of U.S.
Per Capita Income - 2014	$47,727	18	103.5 %
Per Capita Income - 2004 (adj. for inflation)	$43,447	19	101.1 %
Per Capita Income - 1994 (adj. for inflation)	$35,710	19	100.3 %
Per Capita Income - 1984 (adj. for inflation)	$30,687	22	97.5 %
10-Year % Change	9.9 %	19
20-Year % Change	33.7 %	22
30-Year % Change	55.5 %	18

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania
www.statsamerica.org

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