Pennsylvania Resources
Geographic and Sociodemographic Factors and Receipt of Metabolic Disease Specialty Care
Examines geographic and sociodemographic factors that impact access to specialty metabolic care in rural areas. Utilizes data from 9,546 adults with chronic health conditions in Pennsylvania and provides data on receipt of endocrinology and cardiology care according to patient demographics, neighborhood characteristics, and location of urban, large rural town, or small rural town. Includes maps showing driving distance to care centers.
Author(s): Margaret F. Zupa, Scott D. Rothenberger, Jessica G. Bauer, et al.
Citation: JAMA Network Open, 8(5)
Date: 05/2025
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Examines geographic and sociodemographic factors that impact access to specialty metabolic care in rural areas. Utilizes data from 9,546 adults with chronic health conditions in Pennsylvania and provides data on receipt of endocrinology and cardiology care according to patient demographics, neighborhood characteristics, and location of urban, large rural town, or small rural town. Includes maps showing driving distance to care centers.
Author(s): Margaret F. Zupa, Scott D. Rothenberger, Jessica G. Bauer, et al.
Citation: JAMA Network Open, 8(5)
Date: 05/2025
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Reported Rural Drug Overdoses Decline 40 Percent in One Year (Pennsylvania)
Compares rates of drug overdoses in 2023 and 2024 in rural and urban areas of Pennsylvania. Features statistics on reported drug overdose rates per 100,000 during these years, percent of rural and urban residents receiving Naloxone in 2023 and 2024, demographic information on rural overdose victims, and a county-level map showing percent change in reported overdoses by county.
Date: 05/2025
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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Compares rates of drug overdoses in 2023 and 2024 in rural and urban areas of Pennsylvania. Features statistics on reported drug overdose rates per 100,000 during these years, percent of rural and urban residents receiving Naloxone in 2023 and 2024, demographic information on rural overdose victims, and a county-level map showing percent change in reported overdoses by county.
Date: 05/2025
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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2024 Pennsylvania Farm Fatal Injury Summary
Summarizes data related to farm fatal injuries in Pennsylvania in 2024. Includes statistics on victim demographics, types of injuries, and events leading to fatal injuries, and features a county-level map showing numbers of farm fatalities.
Author(s): Florence Becot
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: Penn State Extension
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Summarizes data related to farm fatal injuries in Pennsylvania in 2024. Includes statistics on victim demographics, types of injuries, and events leading to fatal injuries, and features a county-level map showing numbers of farm fatalities.
Author(s): Florence Becot
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: Penn State Extension
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Rural Pennsylvania Shows Slight Population Decline but Attracts Out-of-State Residents
Presents detailed population trends at the county level for Pennsylvania and the rest of the United States. Features county-level maps showing percent change in population by Pennsylvania county from 2020 to 2024, change in net domestic and international migration, and statistics on domestic and international migration in urban and rural areas of Pennsylvania in these years.
Date: 03/2025
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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Presents detailed population trends at the county level for Pennsylvania and the rest of the United States. Features county-level maps showing percent change in population by Pennsylvania county from 2020 to 2024, change in net domestic and international migration, and statistics on domestic and international migration in urban and rural areas of Pennsylvania in these years.
Date: 03/2025
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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Working Longer: Usual Hours Worked per Week in Rural and Urban Pennsylvania
Fact sheet presenting statistics on numbers of hours worked per week in 2023 in urban and rural areas of Pennsylvania, with breakdowns by various demographic characteristics and occupations. Includes statistics on healthcare workers in rural Pennsylvania.
Date: 02/2025
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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Fact sheet presenting statistics on numbers of hours worked per week in 2023 in urban and rural areas of Pennsylvania, with breakdowns by various demographic characteristics and occupations. Includes statistics on healthcare workers in rural Pennsylvania.
Date: 02/2025
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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2023 Pennsylvania Dentist and Dental Hygienist Workforce Survey Report
Presents findings from the 2023 Dentist Survey and 2023 Dental Hygienist Survey, designed to collect information on the characteristics and distribution of the dentist and dental hygienist workforces in Pennsylvania. Features demographics and statistics with breakdowns by urban and rural location.
Date: 01/2025
Sponsoring organization: Pennsylvania Department of Health
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Presents findings from the 2023 Dentist Survey and 2023 Dental Hygienist Survey, designed to collect information on the characteristics and distribution of the dentist and dental hygienist workforces in Pennsylvania. Features demographics and statistics with breakdowns by urban and rural location.
Date: 01/2025
Sponsoring organization: Pennsylvania Department of Health
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Total Fertility Rates by Pennsylvania County, 2019 to 2023
Map showing fertility rates by Pennsylvania county for women 15-44 years old, with shadings showing counties at or above replacement rate and those below replacement rate.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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Map showing fertility rates by Pennsylvania county for women 15-44 years old, with shadings showing counties at or above replacement rate and those below replacement rate.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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Natural Population Change (Births Minus Deaths) by Pennsylvania County, 2020 to 2023
Map showing the change in the number of people living in each Pennsylvania county from 2020 to 2023.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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Map showing the change in the number of people living in each Pennsylvania county from 2020 to 2023.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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Number of Skilled Nursing Facilities by Pennsylvania County, 2024
County-level Pennsylvania map showing numbers of skilled nursing facilities as of 2024, and shadings showing counties with fewer than 5, 5-9, and 10 or more facilities.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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County-level Pennsylvania map showing numbers of skilled nursing facilities as of 2024, and shadings showing counties with fewer than 5, 5-9, and 10 or more facilities.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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Top 10 Fastest Growing Rural Municipalities (Pennsylvania), 2020 to 2024
County-level map showing percentages of population growth between 2020 and 2024 in the fastest growing rural Pennsylvania townships and boroughs.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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County-level map showing percentages of population growth between 2020 and 2024 in the fastest growing rural Pennsylvania townships and boroughs.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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Last Updated: 10/20/2025