RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 270 SHOWN OF 270

Highest Medicaid coverage, Pennsylvania cities · 2020

Pennsylvania cities ranked by the share of people covered by Medicaid or other means-tested public insurance, alone or in combination with other coverage (2020 ACS). This list covers the 270 cities in Pennsylvania that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDICAIDVS –

01Duquesne, PAPA5,01949.7%–

02Johnstown, PAPA17,65448.6%–

03McKees Rocks, PAPA5,62448.2%–

04Reading, PAPA95,83248.1%–

05West Hazleton, PAPA5,28446.5%–

06Shamokin, PAPA6,76445.8%–

07New Castle, PAPA21,17545.7%–

08Coatesville, PAPA13,28343.9%–

09McKeesport, PAPA16,90743.7%–

10Lebanon, PAPA26,47943.3%–

11Darby, PAPA10,66643.2%–

12York, PAPA45,34242.8%–

13West York, PAPA5,11042.8%–

14Chester, PAPA33,99641.9%–

15Harrisburg, PAPA50,52241.7%–

16Beaver Falls, PAPA8,83240.8%–

17Butler, PAPA12,87940.8%–

18Bangor, PAPA5,11840.8%–

19Allentown, PAPA126,04440.7%–

20Clearfield, PAPA5,75339.6%–

21Pittston, PAPA7,71538.9%–

22Bradford, PAPA7,44238.8%–

23Sharon, PAPA12,64838.1%–

24Erie, PAPA91,83837.6%–

25Lewistown, PAPA8,38537.6%–

26New Brighton, PAPA5,50337.3%–

27Uniontown, PAPA9,43437.1%–

28Titusville, PAPA5,11236.8%–

29Hazleton, PAPA30,28636.3%–

30Lancaster, PAPA58,36636.2%–

31Oil City, PAPA9,30136.1%–

32Aliquippa, PAPA9,00236.0%–

33Plymouth, PAPA5,80135.7%–

34Carbondale, PAPA8,73135.6%–

35Punxsutawney, PAPA5,55835.6%–

36Tamaqua, PAPA6,92935.4%–

37Clifton Heights, PAPA6,83535.2%–

38Wilkes-Barre, PAPA44,52335.0%–

39Clairton, PAPA5,87635.0%–

40Philadelphia, PAPA1,574,28134.2%–

41Sunbury, PAPA9,49534.1%–

42Williamsport, PAPA27,38433.6%–

43Mount Carmel, PAPA5,57933.5%–

44Steelton, PAPA6,32833.4%–

45Columbia, PAPA10,31433.3%–

46Altoona, PAPA42,34733.3%–

47Connellsville, PAPA6,57433.1%–

48Sharon Hill, PAPA5,99532.7%–

49Norristown, PAPA35,91132.7%–

50Washington, PAPA13,37732.6%–

51Corry, PAPA5,99332.6%–

52Wilkinsburg, PAPA13,60232.0%–

53Folcroft, PAPA6,78032.0%–

54Jeannette, PAPA8,48931.8%–

55Nanticoke, PAPA10,71231.8%–

56Scranton, PAPA75,51431.8%–

57Waynesboro, PAPA11,19031.5%–

58Somerset, PAPA5,81531.5%–

59Lehighton, PAPA5,23231.5%–

60Monaca, PAPA5,45631.4%–

61Pottstown, PAPA23,32231.3%–

62Collingdale, PAPA8,89831.2%–

63Sierra View, PAPA6,36531.1%–

64DuBois, PAPA7,25430.5%–

65Palmyra, PAPA7,76230.3%–

66New Kensington, PAPA11,75930.2%–

67Olyphant, PAPA5,39030.1%–

68Red Lion, PAPA6,52330.0%–

69Taylor, PAPA6,23229.8%–

70Monessen, PAPA6,65729.4%–

71Pottsville, PAPA13,17028.9%–

72East Stroudsburg, PAPA9,43828.8%–

73Middletown, PAPA9,77628.6%–

74Ambridge, PAPA6,94428.5%–

75Greenville, PAPA5,40628.2%–

76Bridgeport, PAPA5,75828.1%–

77Lock Haven, PAPA8,50028.1%–

78Meadville, PAPA12,23027.8%–

79Glenolden, PAPA7,21726.9%–

80Latrobe, PAPA7,82626.8%–

81Brentwood, PAPA9,59726.2%–

82Tyrone, PAPA5,22626.1%–

83West Mifflin, PAPA18,70726.0%–

84Franklin, PAPA5,89925.9%–

85Ellwood City, PAPA7,36225.8%–

86Kingston, PAPA13,46225.7%–

87Sanatoga, PAPA8,94925.3%–

88Easton, PAPA30,40225.2%–

89Yeadon, PAPA12,32025.0%–

90Oxford, PAPA5,88724.5%–

91Coraopolis, PAPA5,28024.4%–

92Bethlehem, PAPA79,64424.3%–

93Carnegie, PAPA7,77724.3%–

94Dickson City, PAPA5,97624.2%–

95Hermitage, PAPA16,30824.1%–

96Greensburg, PAPA14,46224.0%–

97Stroudsburg, PAPA5,80923.4%–

98Berwick, PAPA10,29723.1%–

99Woodlyn, PAPA9,73623.0%–

100Pennside, PAPA5,40722.9%–

101Enola, PAPA6,53422.4%–

102Hanover, PAPA16,68422.4%–

103Exeter, PAPA5,58722.4%–

104Rutherford, PAPA6,89022.2%–

105Progress, PAPA11,01722.1%–

106Chambersburg, PAPA23,37621.8%–

107Swissvale, PAPA8,19721.6%–

108Bristol, PAPA9,97021.6%–

109Warren, PAPA9,04621.5%–

110Croydon, PAPA9,68421.5%–

111St. Marys, PAPA12,25321.4%–

112Old Forge, PAPA8,64021.4%–

113Hollidaysburg, PAPA5,47021.4%–

114Archbald, PAPA7,59820.7%–

115Pittsburgh, PAPA307,63220.6%–

116Wilson, PAPA8,15920.5%–

117Prospect Park, PAPA6,40920.4%–

118Milton, PAPA6,45720.3%–

119Ephrata, PAPA13,64720.2%–

120Duryea, PAPA5,15720.2%–

121Munhall, PAPA10,25320.1%–

122Huntingdon, PAPA6,86220.1%–

123Carlisle, PAPA22,69319.9%–

124Lansdowne, PAPA11,14119.8%–

125Norwood, PAPA5,92719.8%–

126Sayre, PAPA5,32819.6%–

127Fullerton, PAPA16,72419.5%–

128Mount Joy, PAPA8,31919.3%–

129Shippensburg, PAPA5,61519.1%–

130New Holland, PAPA5,75418.9%–

131Whitehall, PAPA14,52118.7%–

132Souderton, PAPA7,28818.3%–

133Swoyersville, PAPA5,15518.3%–

134Colonial Park, PAPA18,03218.3%–

135Quakertown, PAPA9,23518.2%–

136Fairless Hills, PAPA8,82718.1%–

137South Williamsport, PAPA6,12418.1%–

138Leola, PAPA7,44818.0%–

139Bloomsburg, PAPA13,37518.0%–

140Gettysburg, PAPA8,36517.8%–

141Ambler, PAPA6,84017.8%–

142Morrisville, PAPA9,66517.6%–

143Nazareth, PAPA6,09117.6%–

144Canonsburg, PAPA9,52917.5%–

145Weigelstown, PAPA15,48517.4%–

146Emmaus, PAPA12,51417.4%–

147Arlington Heights, PAPA6,84717.2%–

148Blakely, PAPA6,61117.1%–

149Parkville, PAPA8,12817.1%–

150Phoenixville, PAPA20,35616.9%–

151Moosic, PAPA5,98916.8%–

152Crafton, PAPA5,79016.6%–

153Lansdale, PAPA18,98616.4%–

154Palmerton, PAPA5,61516.4%–

155Selinsgrove, PAPA5,48816.4%–

156Schuylkill Haven, PAPA5,25316.3%–

157Northampton, PAPA10,57016.3%–

158Kennett Square, PAPA6,89316.1%–

159Shillington, PAPA5,54216.1%–

160Hellertown, PAPA6,13816.0%–

161Birdsboro, PAPA5,16115.9%–

162Middletown, PAPA7,62815.8%–

163Levittown, PAPA50,92615.3%–

164Campbelltown, PAPA6,09215.3%–

165Grove City, PAPA7,69415.0%–

166Baldwin, PAPA20,51614.9%–

167Millersville, PAPA9,28014.8%–

168Homeacre-Lyndora, PAPA6,78314.8%–

169Monroeville, PAPA27,68514.7%–

170Willow Grove, PAPA14,13114.5%–

171West Chester, PAPA19,59114.5%–

172Lower Allen, PAPA7,64614.4%–

173Northwest Harborcreek, PAPA8,75314.2%–

174Kenmar, PAPA5,07714.0%–

175Bellefonte, PAPA5,86214.0%–

176Castle Shannon, PAPA8,00613.7%–

177Elizabethtown, PAPA11,96113.7%–

178Roslyn, PAPA10,63913.4%–

179Willow Street, PAPA9,64713.2%–

180Drexel Hill, PAPA30,45113.2%–

181Lititz, PAPA9,68913.1%–

182Village Green-Green Ridge, PAPA9,07313.0%–

183Dunmore, PAPA14,24913.0%–

184Wayne, PAPA6,63512.9%–

185Downingtown, PAPA8,38412.8%–

186Lionville, PAPA7,68312.7%–

187Indiana, PAPA14,69712.5%–

188Mechanicsburg, PAPA10,03712.4%–

189Edinboro, PAPA5,79012.4%–

190Folsom, PAPA8,67112.4%–

191Brookhaven, PAPA8,36212.2%–

192West View, PAPA6,35512.1%–

193Park Forest, PAPA8,62412.0%–

194Wescosville, PAPA7,14811.9%–

195Mountain Top, PAPA11,85011.8%–

196East York, PAPA9,38811.8%–

197Catasauqua, PAPA6,59011.8%–

198Lower Burrell, PAPA11,47011.6%–

199Shiloh, PAPA11,24611.6%–

200New Cumberland, PAPA7,59011.5%–

201White Oak, PAPA7,28611.3%–

202Bellevue, PAPA7,88810.9%–

203Broomall, PAPA10,67910.9%–

204Horsham, PAPA16,00510.7%–

205Hatboro, PAPA8,59310.6%–

206Oakmont, PAPA6,57610.4%–

207Camp Hill, PAPA8,19910.3%–

208Wyomissing, PAPA11,28510.1%–

209Ancient Oaks, PAPA7,77710.0%–

210Lewisburg, PAPA5,2269.9%–

211Clarks Summit, PAPA5,0699.9%–

212New Freedom, PAPA5,1169.9%–

213Glenshaw, PAPA9,1399.8%–

214Paoli, PAPA6,3629.8%–

215Gilbertsville, PAPA6,1659.7%–

216Schlusser, PAPA5,4029.7%–

217Bethel Park, PAPA32,0749.7%–

218Montgomeryville, PAPA13,3889.5%–

219Oreland, PAPA5,9539.5%–

220Dormont, PAPA7,8169.3%–

221Doylestown, PAPA8,3309.2%–

222Elkins Park, PAPA7,2139.1%–

223Ridley Park, PAPA7,2559.0%–

224Forest Hills, PAPA6,1168.9%–

225Perkasie, PAPA9,3128.8%–

226Shanor-Northvue, PAPA5,1258.7%–

227Hershey, PAPA14,2428.6%–

228Plum, PAPA26,2258.6%–

229State College, PAPA40,8448.6%–

230Bryn Mawr, PAPA5,8808.5%–

231Allison Park, PAPA22,0458.4%–

232Linglestown, PAPA6,9578.4%–

233Kulpsville, PAPA8,7998.2%–

234Whitfield, PAPA5,2268.1%–

235Media, PAPA5,9207.9%–

236Pleasant Hills, PAPA8,2127.9%–

237Jefferson Hills, PAPA12,3577.6%–

238Dorneyville, PAPA5,2117.6%–

239Ardmore, PAPA13,9097.5%–

240Audubon, PAPA9,2297.5%–

241Wyndmoor, PAPA5,6337.5%–

242Harleysville, PAPA9,0907.4%–

243Bala Cynwyd, PAPA10,2277.4%–

244Economy, PAPA9,0987.4%–

245Carnot-Moon, PAPA13,5347.1%–

246Murrysville, PAPA20,6367.1%–

247Glenside, PAPA7,6597.0%–

248Collegeville, PAPA5,2877.0%–

249Fort Washington, PAPA6,2716.9%–

250Churchville, PAPA6,0846.6%–

251Plymouth Meeting, PAPA7,5026.4%–

252Breinigsville, PAPA7,7696.3%–

253Fox Chapel, PAPA5,1396.3%–

254Franklin Park, PAPA14,9786.3%–

255King of Prussia, PAPA25,8576.3%–

256Swarthmore, PAPA6,5616.2%–

257Penn Wynne, PAPA6,0706.2%–

258Villanova, PAPA9,1866.0%–

259Blandon, PAPA7,3575.2%–

260Treasure Lake, PAPA5,3364.7%–

261Conshohocken, PAPA9,2664.7%–

262Merion Station, PAPA5,7884.6%–

263Maple Glen, PAPA6,6434.0%–

264Chesterbrook, PAPA5,8393.9%–

265Spring House, PAPA5,1373.9%–

266Exton, PAPA6,7723.6%–

267Chestnut Hill, PAPA7,0863.5%–

268Newtown Grant, PAPA6,1932.7%–

269Richboro, PAPA6,9632.7%–

270Blue Bell, PAPA6,4242.6%–

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS