| 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 |
| Northumberland County | 94 556 | 96 771 | - 2 215 | - 2.3 |
| Coal township | 10 628 | 9 922 | 706 | 7.1 |
| Delaware township | 4 341 | 4 018 | 323 | 8.0 |
| East Cameron township | 686 | 646 | 40 | 6.2 |
| East Chillisquaque township | 664 | 679 | - 15 | - 2.2 |
| Herndon borough | 383 | 422 | - 39 | - 9.2 |
| Jackson township | 928 | 845 | 83 | 9.8 |
| Jordan township | 761 | 847 | - 86 | - 10.2 |
| Kulpmont borough | 2 985 | 3 233 | - 248 | - 7.7 |
| Lewis township | 1 862 | 1 881 | - 19 | - 1.0 |
| Little Mahanoy township | 435 | 432 | 3 | 0.7 |
| Lower Augusta township | 1 079 | 1 024 | 55 | 5.4 |
| Lower Mahanoy township | 1 586 | 1 669 | - 83 | - 5.0 |
| McEwensville borough | 314 | 273 | 41 | 15.0 |
| Marion Heights borough | 735 | 837 | - 102 | - 12.2 |
| Milton borough | 6 650 | 6 746 | - 96 | - 1.4 |
| Mount Carmel borough | 6 390 | 7 196 | - 806 | - 11.2 |
| Mount Carmel township | 2 701 | 2 679 | 22 | 0.8 |
| Northumberland borough | 3 714 | 3 860 | - 146 | - 3.8 |
| Point township | 3 722 | 3 466 | 256 | 7.4 |
| Ralpho township | 3 764 | 3 625 | 139 | 3.8 |
| Riverside borough | 1 861 | 1 991 | - 130 | - 6.5 |
| Rockefeller township | 2 221 | 2 029 | 192 | 9.5 |
| Rush township | 1 189 | 1 097 | 92 | 8.4 |
| Shamokin city | 8 009 | 9 184 | - 1 175 | - 12.8 |
| Shamokin township | 2 159 | 1 697 | 462 | 27.2 |
| Snydertown borough | 357 | 416 | - 59 | - 14.2 |
| Sunbury city | 10 610 | 11 591 | - 981 | - 8.5 |
| Turbot township | 1 677 | 1 846 | - 169 | - 9.2 |
| Turbotville borough | 691 | 675 | 16 | 2.4 |
| Upper Augusta township | 2 556 | 2 681 | - 125 | - 4.7 |
| Upper Mahanoy township | 599 | 621 | - 22 | - 3.5 |
| Washington township | 660 | 620 | 40 | 6.5 |
| Watsontown borough | 2 255 | 2 310 | - 55 | - 2.4 |
| West Cameron township | 517 | 527 | - 10 | - 1.9 |
| West Chillisquaque township | 2 846 | 3 119 | - 273 | - 8.8 |
| Zerbe township | 2 021 | 2 067 | - 46 | - 2.2 |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau | Prepared by: Pennsylvania State Data Center | |||