Population Change 1990-2000
County or Municipality	2000 Population	1990 Population	Population Change	Percent Change
Pennsylvania	12 281 054	11 881 643	399 411	3.4
Lackawanna County	213 295	219 039	- 5 744	- 2.6
Abington township	1 616	1 533	83	5.4
Archbald borough	6 220	6 291	-  71	- 1.1
Benton township	1 881	1 837	44	2.4
Blakely borough	7 027	7 222	-  195	- 2.7
Carbondale city	9 804	10 664	-  860	- 8.1
Carbondale township	1 008	907	101	11.1
Clarks Green borough	1 630	1 603	27	1.7
Clarks Summit borough	5 126	5 433	-  307	- 5.7
Clifton township	1 139	1 041	98	9.4
Covington township	1 994	2 055	-  61	- 3.0
Dalton borough	1 294	1 369	-  75	- 5.5
Dickson City borough	6 205	6 276	-  71	- 1.1
Dunmore borough	14 018	15 403	- 1 385	- 9.0
Elmhurst township	838	834	4	0.5
Fell township	2 331	2 426	-  95	- 3.9
Glenburn township	1 212	1 242	-  30	- 2.4
Greenfield township	1 990	1 743	247	14.2
Jefferson township	3 592	3 438	154	4.5
Jermyn borough	2 287	2 263	24	1.1
Jessup borough	4 718	4 605	113	2.5
La Plume township	603	647	-  44	- 6.8
Madison township	2 542	2 207	335	15.2
Mayfield borough	1 756	1 890	-  134	- 7.1
Moosic borough	5 575	5 339	236	4.4
Moscow borough	1 883	1 527	356	23.3
Newton township	2 699	2 843	-  144	- 5.1
North Abington township	782	691	91	13.2
Old Forge borough	8 798	8 834	-  36	- 0.4
Olyphant borough	4 978	5 222	-  244	- 4.7
Ransom township	1 429	1 608	-  179	- 11.1
Roaring Brook township	1 637	1 966	-  329	- 16.7
Scott township	4 931	5 350	-  419	- 7.8
Scranton city	76 415	81 805	- 5 390	- 6.6
South Abington township	8 638	6 377	2 261	35.5
Spring Brook township	2 367	2 097	270	12.9
Taylor borough	6 475	6 941	-  466	- 6.7
Thornhurst township	798	486	312	64.2
Throop borough	4 010	4 070	-  60	- 1.5
Vandling borough	738	660	78	11.8
West Abington township	311	294	17	5.8
Source: U.S. Census Bureau	Prepared by: Pennsylvania State Data Center