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Highest Medicaid coverage, Pennsylvania cities

Pennsylvania cities ranked by the share of people covered by Medicaid or other means-tested public insurance, alone or in combination with other coverage (2024 ACS). This list covers the 271 cities in Pennsylvania that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 271 is 20.6%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Bellefonte, PA, up 98 places to #77.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDICAIDVS 2020

01▲1Johnstown, PAPA17,65452.3%+3.7 pts

02▼1Duquesne, PAPA5,01951.9%+2.2 pts

03▲2West Hazleton, PAPA5,28451.8%+5.3 pts

04▲2Shamokin, PAPA6,76450.9%+5.1 pts

05▼2McKees Rocks, PAPA5,62449.8%+1.6 pts

06▲5Darby, PAPA10,66648.9%+5.7 pts

07▲27Carbondale, PAPA8,73148.1%+12.5 pts

08▲17Lewistown, PAPA8,38547.7%+10.1 pts

09▼5Reading, PAPA95,83247.5%−0.6 pts

10▼3New Castle, PAPA21,17547.2%+1.5 pts

11▼2McKeesport, PAPA16,90746.7%+3.0 pts

12▲2Chester, PAPA33,99646.4%+4.5 pts

13▲20Plymouth, PAPA5,80143.8%+8.1 pts

14▼2York, PAPA45,34243.8%+1.0 pts

15Harrisburg, PAPA50,52243.5%+1.8 pts

16▲20Tamaqua, PAPA6,92942.8%+7.4 pts

17▲12Hazleton, PAPA30,28642.8%+6.5 pts

18▲5Sharon, PAPA12,64842.4%+4.3 pts

19▲34Folcroft, PAPA6,78042.2%+10.2 pts

20▼12Coatesville, PAPA13,28342.1%−1.8 pts

21▼11Lebanon, PAPA26,47941.8%−1.5 pts

22▲5Uniontown, PAPA9,43441.1%+4.0 pts

23▼7Beaver Falls, PAPA8,83241.0%+0.2 pts

24▲19Mount Carmel, PAPA5,57940.9%+7.4 pts

25▼5Clearfield, PAPA5,75340.8%+1.2 pts

26▲9Punxsutawney, PAPA5,55840.7%+5.1 pts

27▼8Allentown, PAPA126,04439.9%−0.8 pts

28▼4Erie, PAPA91,83839.4%+1.8 pts

29▼12Butler, PAPA12,87939.3%−1.5 pts

30▲14Steelton, PAPA6,32839.0%+5.6 pts

31▼3Titusville, PAPA5,11239.0%+2.2 pts

32▼19West York, PAPA5,11038.6%−4.2 pts

33▲18Corry, PAPA5,99338.3%+5.7 pts

34▼3Oil City, PAPA9,30138.2%+2.1 pts

35▲13Sharon Hill, PAPA5,99537.9%+5.2 pts

36▼14Bradford, PAPA7,44237.2%−1.6 pts

37▲17Jeannette, PAPA8,48937.0%+5.2 pts

38▲40Meadville, PAPA12,23037.0%+9.2 pts

39▲16Nanticoke, PAPA10,71236.9%+5.1 pts

40▲2Williamsport, PAPA27,38436.9%+3.3 pts

41▲11Wilkinsburg, PAPA13,60236.3%+4.3 pts

42▼21Pittston, PAPA7,71536.2%−2.7 pts

43▲28Pottsville, PAPA13,17035.9%+7.0 pts

44▲18Collingdale, PAPA8,89835.9%+4.7 pts

45▼13Aliquippa, PAPA9,00235.8%−0.2 pts

46▼16Lancaster, PAPA58,36635.6%−0.6 pts

47▲23Monessen, PAPA6,65734.8%+5.4 pts

48▼22New Brighton, PAPA5,50334.7%−2.6 pts

49▼11Wilkes-Barre, PAPA44,52334.6%−0.4 pts

50▲6Scranton, PAPA75,51434.4%+2.6 pts

51▼11Philadelphia, PAPA1,574,28134.3%+0.1 pts

52▲32Franklin, PAPA5,89934.2%+8.3 pts

53▼4Norristown, PAPA35,91134.2%+1.5 pts

54▼8Altoona, PAPA42,34734.0%+0.7 pts

55▲19Ambridge, PAPA6,94434.0%+5.5 pts

56▼17Clairton, PAPA5,87633.7%−1.3 pts

57▼7Washington, PAPA13,37733.2%+0.6 pts

58▲3Pottstown, PAPA23,32233.1%+1.8 pts

59▼12Connellsville, PAPA6,57432.9%−0.2 pts

60▲9Taylor, PAPA6,23232.9%+3.1 pts

61▲25Kingston, PAPA13,46232.8%+7.1 pts

62▲4New Kensington, PAPA11,75932.5%+2.3 pts

63▼26Clifton Heights, PAPA6,83532.4%−2.8 pts

64▼19Columbia, PAPA10,31432.2%−1.1 pts

65▲39Rutherford, PAPA6,89031.7%+9.5 pts

66▲11Lock Haven, PAPA8,50031.5%+3.4 pts

67▲13Latrobe, PAPA7,82631.0%+4.2 pts

68▲11Glenolden, PAPA7,21730.6%+3.7 pts

69▲34Exeter, PAPA5,58730.6%+8.2 pts

70▲19Yeadon, PAPA12,32030.4%+5.4 pts

71▲29Pennside, PAPA5,40730.1%+7.2 pts

72▼9Sierra View, PAPA6,36529.4%−1.7 pts

73▼32Sunbury, PAPA9,49529.4%−4.7 pts

74▼10DuBois, PAPA7,25429.3%−1.2 pts

75▲1Bridgeport, PAPA5,75829.2%+1.1 pts

76▲61South Williamsport, PAPA6,12429.2%+11.1 pts

77▲98Bellefonte, PAPA5,86228.9%+14.9 pts

78▼3Greenville, PAPA5,40628.1%−0.1 pts

79▲27Chambersburg, PAPA23,37627.9%+6.1 pts

80▲2Tyrone, PAPA5,22627.6%+1.5 pts

81▲29Croydon, PAPA9,68427.5%+6.0 pts

82▲36Milton, PAPA6,45727.5%+7.2 pts

83▲4Sanatoga, PAPA8,94927.2%+1.9 pts

84▲33Prospect Park, PAPA6,40927.2%+6.8 pts

85▲42Fullerton, PAPA16,72427.0%+7.5 pts

86▼5Brentwood, PAPA9,59726.9%+0.7 pts

87▲46Swoyersville, PAPA5,15526.7%+8.4 pts

88▲32Duryea, PAPA5,15726.6%+6.4 pts

89▲1Oxford, PAPA5,88726.6%+2.1 pts

90▲4Dickson City, PAPA5,97626.4%+2.2 pts

91▼3Easton, PAPA30,40226.0%+0.8 pts

92▼34Somerset, PAPA5,81525.7%−5.8 pts

93▼25Red Lion, PAPA6,52325.7%−4.3 pts

94▼76Bangor, PAPA5,11825.6%−15.2 pts

95▲4Woodlyn, PAPA9,73625.6%+2.6 pts

96▲20Wilson, PAPA8,15925.6%+5.1 pts

97▲39Fairless Hills, PAPA8,82725.4%+7.3 pts

98▼6Bethlehem, PAPA79,64425.2%+0.9 pts

99▼26Middletown, PAPA9,77625.1%−3.5 pts

100▼41Lehighton, PAPA5,23225.0%−6.5 pts

101▼18West Mifflin, PAPA18,70724.8%−1.2 pts

102▲45Arlington Heights, PAPA6,84724.7%+7.5 pts

103▲31Colonial Park, PAPA18,03224.4%+6.1 pts

104▲55Shillington, PAPA5,54224.0%+7.9 pts

105▲48Lansdale, PAPA18,98623.9%+7.5 pts

106▲7Hollidaysburg, PAPA5,47023.9%+2.5 pts

107Swissvale, PAPA8,19723.9%+2.3 pts

108▲13Munhall, PAPA10,25323.8%+3.7 pts

109▼16Carnegie, PAPA7,77723.7%−0.6 pts

110▼25Ellwood City, PAPA7,36223.7%−2.1 pts

111▲37Blakely, PAPA6,61123.5%+6.4 pts

112▼21Coraopolis, PAPA5,28023.5%−0.9 pts

113▲22Quakertown, PAPA9,23523.4%+5.2 pts

114▼6Bristol, PAPA9,97023.1%+1.5 pts

115▼6Warren, PAPA9,04623.1%+1.6 pts

116▲8Lansdowne, PAPA11,14123.0%+3.2 pts

117▼60Waynesboro, PAPA11,19023.0%−8.5 pts

118▼7St. Marys, PAPA12,25322.9%+1.5 pts

119▼23Greensburg, PAPA14,46222.2%−1.8 pts

120▼48East Stroudsburg, PAPA9,43822.0%−6.8 pts

121▲28Parkville, PAPA8,12822.0%+4.9 pts

122▲19Ambler, PAPA6,84021.9%+4.1 pts

123▲6Shippensburg, PAPA5,61521.9%+2.8 pts

124▲32Schuylkill Haven, PAPA5,25321.7%+5.4 pts

125▼65Monaca, PAPA5,45621.6%−9.8 pts

126▲75White Oak, PAPA7,28621.6%+10.3 pts

127Natrona Heights, PAPA6,90321.5%–

128▼6Huntingdon, PAPA6,86221.3%+1.2 pts

129▼14Pittsburgh, PAPA307,63221.3%+0.7 pts

130▼35Hermitage, PAPA16,30821.1%−3.0 pts

131▲21Crafton, PAPA5,79021.1%+4.5 pts

132▲42Kenmar, PAPA5,07721.0%+7.0 pts

133▼66Olyphant, PAPA5,39020.9%−9.2 pts

134▼36Berwick, PAPA10,29720.8%−2.3 pts

135▲4Bloomsburg, PAPA13,37520.8%+2.8 pts

136▼8Mount Joy, PAPA8,31920.6%+1.3 pts

137▲23Hellertown, PAPA6,13820.4%+4.4 pts

138▲38Castle Shannon, PAPA8,00620.3%+6.6 pts

139▲15Palmerton, PAPA5,61520.2%+3.8 pts

140▼35Progress, PAPA11,01720.1%−2.0 pts

141▼39Hanover, PAPA16,68420.0%−2.4 pts

142▲26Homeacre-Lyndora, PAPA6,78319.8%+5.0 pts

143Nazareth, PAPA6,09119.7%+2.1 pts

144▼2Morrisville, PAPA9,66519.5%+1.9 pts

145▼22Carlisle, PAPA22,69319.4%−0.5 pts

146▼27Ephrata, PAPA13,64719.4%−0.8 pts

147▼46Enola, PAPA6,53419.2%−3.2 pts

148▲15Levittown, PAPA50,92619.2%+3.9 pts

149▲9Kennett Square, PAPA6,89318.9%+2.8 pts

150▲11Birdsboro, PAPA5,16118.8%+2.9 pts

151▲46Catasauqua, PAPA6,59018.7%+6.9 pts

152▼27Norwood, PAPA5,92718.6%−1.2 pts

153▲29Village Green-Green Ridge, PAPA9,07318.5%+5.5 pts

154▲15Monroeville, PAPA27,68518.2%+3.5 pts

155▼25New Holland, PAPA5,75418.1%−0.8 pts

156▼12Canonsburg, PAPA9,52918.0%+0.5 pts

157▼26Whitehall, PAPA14,52118.0%−0.7 pts

158▼1Northampton, PAPA10,57017.7%+1.4 pts

159▲14Northwest Harborcreek, PAPA8,75317.6%+3.4 pts

160▲40New Cumberland, PAPA7,59017.3%+5.8 pts

161▲19Drexel Hill, PAPA30,45117.2%+4.0 pts

162▲15Elizabethtown, PAPA11,96117.2%+3.5 pts

163▼98Palmyra, PAPA7,76217.2%−13.1 pts

164▼38Sayre, PAPA5,32817.2%−2.4 pts

165▼53Old Forge, PAPA8,64016.8%−4.6 pts

166▼69Stroudsburg, PAPA5,80916.8%−6.6 pts

167▲35Bellevue, PAPA7,88816.7%+5.8 pts

168▲26Wescosville, PAPA7,14816.7%+4.8 pts

169▼2Millersville, PAPA9,28016.6%+1.8 pts

170▲17Indiana, PAPA14,69716.6%+4.1 pts

171▼5Baldwin, PAPA20,51616.5%+1.6 pts

172▼40Souderton, PAPA7,28816.5%−1.8 pts

173▲26Shiloh, PAPA11,24616.4%+4.8 pts

174▲4Roslyn, PAPA10,63916.2%+2.8 pts

175▲85Treasure Lake, PAPA5,33616.2%+11.5 pts

176▼30Emmaus, PAPA12,51415.8%−1.6 pts

177▲48Perkasie, PAPA9,31215.6%+6.8 pts

178▲8Lionville, PAPA7,68315.4%+2.7 pts

179▲41Dormont, PAPA7,81615.3%+6.0 pts

180▲47Hershey, PAPA14,24215.2%+6.6 pts

181▲52Kulpsville, PAPA8,79915.0%+6.8 pts

182▼27Selinsgrove, PAPA5,48814.9%−1.5 pts

183▲60Bala Cynwyd, PAPA10,22714.7%+7.3 pts

184▼33Moosic, PAPA5,98914.7%−2.1 pts

185▲53Dorneyville, PAPA5,21114.6%+7.0 pts

186▼14Lower Allen, PAPA7,64614.6%+0.2 pts

187▲5West View, PAPA6,35514.5%+2.4 pts

188▼38Phoenixville, PAPA20,35614.4%−2.5 pts

189▲27Schlusser, PAPA5,40214.3%+4.6 pts

190▼9Lititz, PAPA9,68914.1%+1.0 pts

191▼8Dunmore, PAPA14,24914.0%+1.0 pts

192▼1Brookhaven, PAPA8,36213.9%+1.7 pts

193▲5Lower Burrell, PAPA11,47013.9%+2.3 pts

194▲65Blandon, PAPA7,35713.8%+8.6 pts

195▼55Gettysburg, PAPA8,36513.8%−4.0 pts

196▲46Harleysville, PAPA9,09013.8%+6.4 pts

197▲13Lewisburg, PAPA5,22613.6%+3.7 pts

198▲25Ridley Park, PAPA7,25513.6%+4.6 pts

199▼29Willow Grove, PAPA14,13113.5%−1.0 pts

200▲45Carnot-Moon, PAPA13,53413.3%+6.2 pts

201▼5East York, PAPA9,38813.3%+1.5 pts

202▼13Edinboro, PAPA5,79013.3%+0.9 pts

203▲2Hatboro, PAPA8,59313.3%+2.7 pts

204▼59Weigelstown, PAPA15,48513.3%−4.1 pts

205▼10Mountain Top, PAPA11,85013.2%+1.4 pts

206▲1Camp Hill, PAPA8,19913.0%+2.7 pts

207▲17Forest Hills, PAPA6,11612.9%+4.0 pts

208▲11Oreland, PAPA5,95312.9%+3.4 pts

209▼38West Chester, PAPA19,59112.5%−2.0 pts

210▲8Montgomeryville, PAPA13,38812.1%+2.6 pts

211Clarks Summit, PAPA5,06911.9%+2.0 pts

212▼3Ancient Oaks, PAPA7,77711.8%+1.8 pts

213▼29Wayne, PAPA6,63511.8%−1.1 pts

214▼100Archbald, PAPA7,59811.4%−9.3 pts

215▼50Grove City, PAPA7,69411.4%−3.6 pts

216▼54Middletown, PAPA7,62811.4%−4.4 pts

217▲33Churchville, PAPA6,08411.3%+4.7 pts

218▼80Leola, PAPA7,44811.2%−6.8 pts

219▼26Park Forest, PAPA8,62410.9%−1.1 pts

220▲19Ardmore, PAPA13,90910.8%+3.3 pts

221▼18Broomall, PAPA10,67910.7%−0.2 pts

222▲29Plymouth Meeting, PAPA7,50210.3%+3.9 pts

223▲21Economy, PAPA9,09810.3%+2.9 pts

224▲13Jefferson Hills, PAPA12,35710.1%+2.5 pts

225▲42Chestnut Hill, PAPA7,08610.1%+6.6 pts

226▼4Elkins Park, PAPA7,21310.1%+1.0 pts

227▲7Whitfield, PAPA5,22610.0%+1.9 pts

228▼43Downingtown, PAPA8,3849.9%−2.9 pts

229▲23Breinigsville, PAPA7,7699.9%+3.6 pts

230▲6Pleasant Hills, PAPA8,2129.6%+1.7 pts

231▼14Bethel Park, PAPA32,0749.4%−0.3 pts

232▼28Horsham, PAPA16,0059.4%−1.3 pts

233▼4State College, PAPA40,8449.3%+0.7 pts

234▲1Media, PAPA5,9209.2%+1.3 pts

235▼23New Freedom, PAPA5,1169.2%−0.7 pts

236▼46Folsom, PAPA8,6719.1%−3.3 pts

237▼23Paoli, PAPA6,3629.0%−0.8 pts

238▲3Wyndmoor, PAPA5,6338.9%+1.4 pts

239▼33Oakmont, PAPA6,5768.8%−1.6 pts

240▼27Glenshaw, PAPA9,1398.8%−1.0 pts

241▲5Murrysville, PAPA20,6368.7%+1.6 pts

242▲5Glenside, PAPA7,6598.4%+1.4 pts

243▲21Chesterbrook, PAPA5,8398.3%+4.4 pts

244▼29Gilbertsville, PAPA6,1658.1%−1.6 pts

245▼17Plum, PAPA26,2258.0%−0.6 pts

246▼15Allison Park, PAPA22,0458.0%−0.4 pts

247▼39Wyomissing, PAPA11,2858.0%−2.1 pts

248▼60Mechanicsburg, PAPA10,0377.8%−4.6 pts

249▼9Audubon, PAPA9,2297.7%+0.2 pts

250▼29Doylestown, PAPA8,3307.4%−1.8 pts

251▲4King of Prussia, PAPA25,8577.4%+1.1 pts

252▲4Swarthmore, PAPA6,5617.2%+1.0 pts

253▼89Campbelltown, PAPA6,0927.1%−8.2 pts

254▲7Conshohocken, PAPA9,2667.0%+2.3 pts

255▲11Exton, PAPA6,7726.9%+3.3 pts

256▲14Blue Bell, PAPA6,4246.5%+3.9 pts

257▲1Villanova, PAPA9,1866.4%+0.4 pts

258▲11Richboro, PAPA6,9636.4%+3.7 pts

259▼29Bryn Mawr, PAPA5,8806.1%−2.4 pts

260▼12Collegeville, PAPA5,2876.1%−0.9 pts

261▼35Shanor-Northvue, PAPA5,1256.0%−2.7 pts

262▲3Spring House, PAPA5,1375.7%+1.8 pts

263▼31Linglestown, PAPA6,9575.4%−3.0 pts

264▼85Willow Street, PAPA9,6475.4%−7.8 pts

265▼11Franklin Park, PAPA14,9785.3%−1.0 pts

266▲2Newtown Grant, PAPA6,1935.1%+2.4 pts

267▼14Fox Chapel, PAPA5,1395.0%−1.3 pts

268▼19Fort Washington, PAPA6,2714.9%−2.0 pts

269▼12Penn Wynne, PAPA6,0704.4%−1.8 pts

270▼8Merion Station, PAPA5,7883.6%−1.0 pts

271▼8Maple Glen, PAPA6,6432.8%−1.2 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES