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Highest Medicare coverage, Pennsylvania counties

Pennsylvania counties ranked by the share of people covered by Medicare, alone or in combination with other coverage (2024 ACS). A close proxy for retirement geography. This list covers the 67 counties in Pennsylvania that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 67 is 23.3%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Perry County, PA, up 12 places to #42.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDICAREVS 2020

01Forest County, PAPA6,61438.9%−5.0 pts

02▲1Sullivan County, PAPA5,85632.7%+2.9 pts

03▼1Cameron County, PAPA4,21132.5%+1.4 pts

04Wayne County, PAPA51,70329.4%+1.2 pts

05Potter County, PAPA15,89728.5%+1.6 pts

06Venango County, PAPA49,34627.5%+1.5 pts

07▲4Warren County, PAPA37,03827.4%+2.1 pts

08▼1Susquehanna County, PAPA38,23727.3%+1.6 pts

09▲1Elk County, PAPA29,92627.0%+1.7 pts

10▼1Cambria County, PAPA128,96826.7%+1.2 pts

11▲3Pike County, PAPA62,80826.6%+1.7 pts

12▲1Somerset County, PAPA72,00426.3%+1.3 pts

13▲5Westmoreland County, PAPA349,32426.0%+1.5 pts

14▲8Armstrong County, PAPA63,69825.8%+1.6 pts

15▼7Bedford County, PAPA47,48025.7%+0.2 pts

16▲7Crawford County, PAPA81,79225.7%+1.7 pts

17▼5Huntingdon County, PAPA43,00125.7%+0.7 pts

18▲1Fayette County, PAPA123,02125.6%+1.2 pts

19▼4Mercer County, PAPA107,86025.5%+0.8 pts

20▲9Carbon County, PAPA65,86825.4%+2.1 pts

21▼4Tioga County, PAPA40,50225.4%+0.9 pts

22▲4Bradford County, PAPA59,60025.3%+1.7 pts

23▲4Wyoming County, PAPA25,79025.2%+1.6 pts

24▼8Clearfield County, PAPA78,10025.0%+0.4 pts

25▼5Fulton County, PAPA14,48325.0%+0.7 pts

26▼5Lawrence County, PAPA83,91125.0%+0.7 pts

27▼3Northumberland County, PAPA89,92024.7%+0.8 pts

28▼3Beaver County, PAPA166,03224.6%+0.8 pts

29▲4McKean County, PAPA38,98424.6%+1.6 pts

30▲2Greene County, PAPA33,88524.0%+1.0 pts

31▲4Washington County, PAPA210,80223.7%+1.1 pts

32▲2Jefferson County, PAPA43,25523.7%+0.7 pts

33▼2Mifflin County, PAPA46,12723.6%+0.5 pts

34▼4Blair County, PAPA119,54123.3%+0.2 pts

35▼7Schuylkill County, PAPA145,08523.2%−0.2 pts

36▲9Montour County, PAPA17,86822.8%+1.9 pts

37▲3Adams County, PAPA107,59422.7%+1.0 pts

38▼2Juniata County, PAPA23,40322.6%+0.4 pts

39▲5Indiana County, PAPA82,87822.5%+1.4 pts

40▲1Clarion County, PAPA36,68022.4%+0.8 pts

41▲7Columbia County, PAPA66,19322.3%+1.7 pts

42▲12Perry County, PAPA46,80622.2%+2.4 pts

43Lycoming County, PAPA112,58722.2%+0.8 pts

44▼6Union County, PAPA42,31322.1%+0.2 pts

45▲5Butler County, PAPA200,16921.9%+1.6 pts

46▼4Clinton County, PAPA37,87021.8%+0.3 pts

47▼8Lackawanna County, PAPA216,50221.8%0.0 pts

48▼11Luzerne County, PAPA332,12621.8%−0.2 pts

49Erie County, PAPA265,83221.7%+1.1 pts

50▲6Monroe County, PAPA167,17921.7%+2.2 pts

51▼4Lebanon County, PAPA146,38021.4%+0.6 pts

52▲1Snyder County, PAPA39,65521.3%+1.1 pts

53▼1Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,03521.1%+0.9 pts

54▼3Northampton County, PAPA324,41121.1%+0.8 pts

55▼9Franklin County, PAPA160,65221.0%+0.1 pts

56▲1Bucks County, PAPA647,82820.9%+1.5 pts

57▲1York County, PAPA473,19720.0%+1.1 pts

58▼3Cumberland County, PAPA277,27019.8%+0.3 pts

59Lancaster County, PAPA563,15919.8%+1.1 pts

60▲1Dauphin County, PAPA293,35119.8%+1.4 pts

61▼1Berks County, PAPA440,07219.2%+0.6 pts

62Lehigh County, PAPA384,38318.8%+0.5 pts

63Montgomery County, PAPA877,64318.7%+0.8 pts

64Delaware County, PAPA580,93718.4%+0.8 pts

65Chester County, PAPA557,11617.6%+1.0 pts

66▲1Centre County, PAPA157,39317.3%+1.7 pts

67▼1Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,28116.7%+0.5 pts

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