Table 1: Population, Pennsylvania's 15 Largest Cities, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2004
City	April 1, 2000	April 1, 2000 Estimates Base	July 1, 2003 Estimate	July 1, 2004 Estimate	Numeric Change 2000 Estimate Base to July 1, 2004	Percent Change 2000 Estimate Base to July 1, 2004	Numeric Change July 1, 2003 to July 1, 2004	Percent Change July 1, 2003 to July 1, 2004
Philadelphia	1,517,550	1,517,550	1,476,953	1,470,151	-47,399	-3.1	-6,802	-0.5
Pittsburgh	334,563	334,563	325,599	322,450	-12,113	-3.6	-3,149	-1.0
Allentown	106,632	106,632	106,404	106,732	100	0.1	328	0.3
Erie	103,717	103,688	103,981	103,925	237	0.2	-56	-0.1
Reading	81,207	81,207	80,733	80,727	-480	-0.6	-6	0.0
Scranton	76,415	76,415	74,372	73,928	-2,487	-3.3	-444	-0.6
Lancaster	56,348	56,356	55,481	55,182	-1,174	-2.1	-299	-0.5
Bethlehem	52,300	52,300	53,166	53,116	816	1.6	-50	-0.1
Altoona	49,523	49,523	48,136	47,832	-1,691	-3.4	-304	-0.6
Harrisburg	48,950	48,950	48,136	47,635	-1,315	-2.7	-501	-1.0
Wilkes-Barre	43,123	43,123	41,919	41,559	-1,564	-3.6	-360	-0.9
York	40,862	40,862	40,230	40,043	-819	-2.0	-187	-0.5
Chester	36,854	36,854	37,069	36,922	68	0.2	-147	-0.4
Williamsport	30,706	30,706	30,349	30,175	-531	-1.7	-174	-0.6
Easton	26,263	26,263	26,256	26,267	4	0.0	11	0.0
Total	2,605,013	2,604,992	2,548,784	2,536,644	-68,348	-2.6	-12,140	-0.5