Health Departments in Pennsylvania

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There are 113 Health Departments in Pennsylvania, serving a population of 12,790,505 people in an area of 44,732 square miles. There is 1 Health Department per 113,190 people, and 1 Health Department per 395 square miles.

The state of Pennsylvania is ranked 44th in Health Departments per capita, and 25th in Health Departments per square mile.

Pennsylvania Health Statistics

Find Pennsylvania Population of People With Disabilities, Population by Disability Type, Public Health Insurance Coverage, and Private Health Insurance Coverage. Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey, 2018 ACS 5-Year Estimates.

Pennsylvania Population of People With Disabilities

	Pennsylvania	United States
People With Disabilities	1,751,584 (13.9%)	40,071,666 (12.6%)
Females With Disabilities	916,562 (14.2%)	20,697,026 (12.7%)
Males With Disabilities	835,022 (13.6%)	19,374,640 (12.5%)

Pennsylvania Population by Disability Type

	Pennsylvania	United States
Hearing Difficulty	478,818 (3.8%)	11,353,583 (3.6%)
Vision Difficulty	291,363 (2.3%)	7,448,320 (2.3%)
Cognitive Difficulty	684,464 (5.8%)	15,101,598 (5.1%)
Ambulatory Difficulty	880,736 (7.4%)	20,770,244 (7.0%)
Self-Care Difficulty	328,649 (2.8%)	7,928,915 (2.7%)
Independent Living Difficulty	627,808 (6.3%)	14,142,412 (5.8%)

Pennsylvania Public Health Insurance Coverage

	Pennsylvania	United States
Public Health Insurance	4,448,586 (35.3%)	110,186,951 (34.7%)
Medicare Coverage	2,414,308 (19.2%)	53,882,811 (16.9%)
Medicaid Coverage	2,373,720 (18.9%)	63,906,660 (20.1%)
VA Health Care Coverage	269,704 (2.1%)	7,213,163 (2.3%)

Pennsylvania Private Health Insurance Coverage

	Pennsylvania	United States
Private Health Insurance	9,220,970 (73.3%)	215,327,263 (67.7%)
Employer Based Coverage	7,506,888 (59.6%)	174,943,848 (55.0%)
Direct-Purchase Coverage	1,971,366 (15.7%)	43,148,566 (13.6%)
Tricare & Military Coverage	181,201 (1.4%)	8,572,800 (2.7%)