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| County | Formed | Parent County | County Seat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | 1800 | Parts of York County. | Gettysburg |
| Allegheny County | 1788 | Parts of Washington and Westmoreland Counties. | Pittsburgh |
| Armstrong County | 1800 | Parts of Allegheny, Lycoming, and Westmoreland Counties. | Kittanning |
| Beaver County | 1800 | Parts of Allegheny and Washington Counties. | Beaver |
| Bedford County | 1771 | Parts of Cumberland County. | Bedford |
| Berks County | 1752 | Parts of Chester, Lancaster and Philadelphia Counties. | Reading |
| Blair County | 1846 | Parts of Huntingdon and Bedford Counties. | Hollidaysburg |
| Bradford County | 1810 | Parts of Luzerne and Lycoming Counties; originally called Ontario County, renamed as Bradford County in 1812. | Towanda |
| Bucks County | 1682 | One of the original counties at the formation of Pennsylvania | Doylestown |
| Butler County | 1800 | Parts of Allegheny County. | Butler |
| Cambria County | 1804 | Parts of Somerset and Huntingdon Counties. | Ebensburg |
| Cameron County | 1860 | Parts of Clinton, Elk, McKean, and Potter Counties. | Emporium |
| Carbon County | 1843 | Parts of Monroe and Northampton Counties. | Jim Thorpe |
| Centre County | 1800 | Parts of Lycoming, Mifflin, Northumberland, and Huntingdon Counties. | Bellefonte |
| Chester County | 1682 | One of the original counties at the formation of Pennsylvania. | West Chester |
| Clarion County | 1839 | Parts of Venango and Armstrong Counties. | Clarion |
| Clearfield County | 1804 | Parts of Lycoming and Huntingdon Counties; Clearfield functioned as a part of Centre County for judiciary purposes until 1822. | Clearfield |
| Clinton County | 1839 | Parts of Lycoming and Centre Counties. | Lock Haven |
| Columbia County | 1813 | Parts of Northumberland and Luzerne Counties. | Bloomsburg |
| Crawford County | 1800 | Parts of Allegheny County. | Meadville |
| Cumberland County | 1750 | Parts of Lancaster County. | Carlisle |
| Dauphin County | 1785 | Parts of Lancaster County. | Harrisburg |
| Delaware County | 1789 | Parts of Chester County. | Media |
| Elk County | 1843 | Parts of Jefferson, McKean, and Clearfield Counties. | Ridgway |
| Erie County | 1800 | Parts of Allegheny County; attached to Crawford County until 1803. | Erie |
| Fayette County | 1783 | Parts of Westmoreland County. | Uniontown |
| Forest County | 1848 | Parts of Jefferson County; attached to Jefferson County until 1857. | Tionesta |
| Franklin County | 1784 | Parts of Cumberland County. | Chambersburg |
| Fulton County | 1850 | Parts of Bedford County. | McConnellsburg |
| Greene County | 1796 | Parts of Washington County. | Waynesburg |
| Huntingdon County | 1787 | Parts of Bedford County. | Huntingdon |
| Indiana County | 1803 | Parts of Lycoming and Westmoreland Counties; it was attached to Westmoreland County until 1806. | Indiana |
| Jefferson County | 1804 | Parts of Lycoming County. Attached to Westmoreland County until 1806 and to Indiana County until 1830. | Brookville |
| Juniata County | 1831 | Parts of Mifflin County. | Mifflintown |
| Lackawanna County | 1878 | Parts of Luzerne County. | Scranton |
| Lancaster County | 1729 | Parts of Chester County. | Lancaster |
| Lawrence County | 1849 | Parts of Beaver and Mercer Counties. | New Castle |
| Lebanon County | 1813 | Parts of Dauphin and Lancaster Counties. | Lebanon |
| Lehigh County | 1812 | Parts of Northampton County. | Allentown |
| Luzerne County | 1786 | Parts of Northumberland County. | Wilkes-Barre |
| Lycoming County | 1795 | Parts of Northumberland County. | Williamsport |
| McKean County | 1804 | Parts of Lycoming County; Attached to Centre County until 1814 and to Lycoming County until 1826 for judicial and elective purposes. McKean was fully organized only in 1826. | Smethport |
| Mercer County | 1800 | Parts of Allegheny County. | Mercer |
| Mifflin County | 1789 | Parts of Cumberland and Northumberland Counties. | Lewistown |
| Monroe County | 1836 | Parts of Pike and Northampton Counties. | Stroudsburg |
| Montgomery County | 1784 | Parts of Philadelphia County. | Norristown |
| Montour County | 1850 | Parts of Columbia County. | Danville |
| Northampton County | 1752 | Parts of Bucks County. | Easton |
| Northumberland County | 1772 | Parts of Lancaster, Berks, Bedford, Cumberland, and Northampton Counties. | Sunbury |
| Perry County | 1820 | Parts of Cumberland County. | New Bloomfield |
| Philadelphia County | 1682 | One of the original counties at the formation of Pennsylvania. | Philadelphia |
| Pike County | 1814 | Parts of Wayne County. | Milford |
| Potter County | 1804 | From Lycoming county. Attached to Lycoming County until 1826 and to McKean County until 1835 for judicial purposes, Potter was not fully organized until 1835. | Coudersport |
| Schuylkill County | 1811 | Parts of Berks and Northampton Counties. | Pottsville |
| Snyder County | 1855 | Parts of Union County. | Middleburg |
| Somerset County | 1795 | Parts of Bedford County. | Somerset |
| Sullivan County | 1847 | Parts of Lycoming County; attached to Lycoming until 1848. | Laporte |
| Susquehanna County | 1810 | Parts of Luzerne County ; attached to Luzerne County until 1812. | Montrose |
| Tioga County | 1804 | Parts of Lycoming County; attached to Lycoming until 1812. | Wellsboro |
| Union County | 1813 | Parts of Northumberland County. | Lewisburg |
| Venango County | 1800 | Parts of Allegheny and Lycoming Counties; attached to until 1805. | Franklin |
| Warren County | 1800 | Parts of Allegheny and Lycoming counties; attached to Crawford County until 1805 and then to Venango until Warren was formally organized in 1819. | Warren |
| Washington County | 1781 | Parts of Westmoreland County. | Washington |
| Wayne County | 1798 | Parts of Northampton County. | Honesdale |
| Westmoreland County | 1773 | Parts of Bedford County. | Greensburg |
| Wyoming County | 1842 | Parts of Luzerne County. | Tunkhannock |
| York County | 1749 | Parts of Lancaster County. | York |
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