How many people live in Forest County, PA?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 6,600 people living in Forest County, PA. That makes Forest County the 65th-most populous county in Pennsylvania. It is home to 0.05% of people living in the state.
6.6K
population of Forest County, PA (2024)
0.05%
County share of the Pennsylvania population (2024)
About 6,600 people lived in Forest County, PA in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Forest County, PA’s age demographics?
About 1,800 Forest County, PA residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 26.5% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 20.4% of Pennsylvania’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 243 Forest County residents, or 3.7% of the population, were children under 18. For comparison, the age group represents 20.1% of Pennsylvania’s population and 21.6% in the US overall.
A lower share of Forest County, PA's population is aged under 18 than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Forest County, PA’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Non-Hispanic white residents make up 68.4% of the Forest County population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Forest County also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic Black or African American (24.7%) than the US overall (12.6%).
In contrast, Forest County’s Hispanic population accounts for 5.4%, below the 20% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Asian population makes up 0.38% of the county, compared with 6.5% nationally.
Racial and ethnic make up differ based on location. These figures reflect how people identified their race alone (not in combination with other races), and separate out Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, following Census reporting standards.
Forest County, PA has a higher share of a non-Hispanic Black or African American population than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)
The largest city or town in Forest County, PA is Jenks with about 3,600 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Forest County, PA ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within county
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jenks | 3,623 |
| 2. | Tionesta | 641 |
| 3. | Harmony | 442 |
| 4. | Tionesta borough | 405 |
| 5. | Hickory | 393 |
| 6. | Green | 357 |
| 7. | Barnett | 292 |
| 8. | Kingsley | 253 |
| 9. | Howe | 195 |
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