Pennsylvania Resources

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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Special Report on the Financial Health of Pennsylvania Rural Hospitals, Fiscal Year 2023
Provides data on general acute care (GAC) hospitals located in rural counties, as defined by the Center for Rural Pennsylvania. Features financial statistics for GAC hospitals from 2020-2023, with breakdowns by urban and rural areas, and a section on GAC hospital closures in rural areas of Pennsylvania from 2020-2023.
Date: 02/2025
Sponsoring organization: Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council
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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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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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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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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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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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Number of Licensed Pharmacies by Pennsylvania County as of May 2025
County-level Pennsylvania map showing numbers of licensed pharmacies, and shadings showing counties with fewer than 15, 15-99, and 100 or more pharmacies.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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Pennsylvania Locations of Hospitals with a Labor and Delivery Unit, 2025
County-level map showing locations of the 77 Pennsylvania hospitals with labor and delivery units, and shadings showing counties with no labor and delivery units.
Date: 2025
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
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Rural Versus Urban Genitourinary Cancer Incidence and Mortality in Pennsylvania: 1990–2019
Analyzes genitourinary (GU) cancer incidence and mortality in rural and urban Pennsylvania counties. Utilizes 1990-2019 Pennsylvania Cancer Registry data, examining rural and urban changes in GU cancer over time, with data breakdowns for prostate, bladder, and kidney cancers.
Author(s): Jonathan Pham, Ahmad N. Alzubaidi, Jay D. Raman, Tullika Garg
Citation: Current Oncology, 31(12), 8110-8117
Date: 12/2024
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