Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania covers 44,817 square miles, with a 2017 estimated population of 12,805,537 people – 1,461,418 of which live in rural Pennsylvania (USDA-ERS). Harrisburg is the state capital. The state’s largest cities are Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Allentown. According to 2017 data from the U.S. Census Bureau, 82.1% of the state’s population is white, 11.9% is African-American, 3.6% is Asian, 0.4% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.1% is Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and 7.3% is of Hispanic or Latino origin.

Pennsylvania Rural Healthcare Facilities

According to data.HRSA.gov, as of January 2019 Pennsylvania had:

• 15 Critical Access Hospitals
• 73 Rural Health Clinics
• 88 Federally Qualified Health Center sites located outside of Urbanized Areas
• 38 short term hospitals located outside of Urbanized Areas

Selected Social Determinants of Health for Rural Pennsylvania

6% of Pennsylvania residents lack health insurance (Kaiser, 2017). According to the USDA Economic Research Service, the average per capita income for Pennsylvania residents in 2017 was $53,300, although rural per capita income lagged at $39,895. The ERS reports, based on 2017 ACS data, that the poverty rate in rural Pennsylvania is 13.5%, compared with 12.4% in urban areas of the state. 11.9% of the rural population has not completed high school, while 9.9% of the urban population lacks a high school diploma according to 2013-2017 ACS data reported by ERS. The 2015 unemployment rate in rural Pennsylvania is 5.6%, while in urban Pennsylvania it is 4.8% (USDA-ERS 2017).

Data Sources
Kaiser Family Foundation State Health Facts; U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts; USDA Economic Research Service: State Fact Sheets

Contacts

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