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Health in Lancaster: the measures that matter

A factual read on health in Lancaster, PA: 55 City Health Dashboard measures spanning 5 domains — clinical care, health behaviors, health outcomes, physical environment, social and economic factors — each shown with its data period and the national dataset it comes from. Every number below is a City Health Dashboard estimate for Lancaster, with its data period and underlying source shown — read it as orientation, not a diagnosis.

Clinical Care

Dental Care
56.1%
Higher is better2022
PLACES Project, Centers for Disease Control
Routine Checkup, 18+
75.8%
Higher is better2022
PLACES Project, Centers for Disease Control
Uninsured
8.1%
Lower is better2024
American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau

Health Behaviors

Binge Drinking
18.2%
Lower is better2022
PLACES Project, Centers for Disease Control
Physical Inactivity
28.3%
Lower is better2022
PLACES Project, Centers for Disease Control
Smoking
17.6%
Lower is better2022
PLACES Project, Centers for Disease Control

Health Outcomes

Diabetes
12.1%
Lower is better2022
PLACES Project, Centers for Disease Control
Frequent Mental Distress
19.2%
Lower is better2022
PLACES Project, Centers for Disease Control
Frequent Physical Distress
14.6%
Lower is better2022
PLACES Project, Centers for Disease Control
High Blood Pressure
29.2%
Lower is better2021
PLACES Project, Centers for Disease Control
Independent Living Difficulty
5.7%
Lower is better2024
American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau
Life Expectancy - Neighborhood-Level, 2015
77.2 years
Higher is better2015
U.S. Small-area Life Expectancy Estimates Project (USALEEP)
Obesity
40.1%
Lower is better2022
PLACES Project, Centers for Disease Control
Premature Deaths (All Causes)
9779.7 per 100,000
Lower is better2023
Multiple Cause of Death Data, National Vital Statistics System, National Center for Health Statistics

Physical Environment

Air Pollution - Ozone
28.7 value
Lower is better202512
George Mason University
Air Pollution - Particulate Matter
10.6 µg/m³
Lower is better202512
George Mason University
CO2 Emissions - Census Tract Average, All Sectors
24567 value
Lower is better2025
Crosswalk Labs
CO2 Emissions - Census Tract Average, Commercial Buildings
3459 value
Lower is better2025
Crosswalk Labs
CO2 Emissions - Census Tract Average, Electricity Production
0 value
Lower is better2025
Crosswalk Labs
CO2 Emissions - Census Tract Average, Industrial Buildings
8610 value
Lower is better2025
Crosswalk Labs
CO2 Emissions - Census Tract Average, Residential Buildings
3738 value
Lower is better2025
Crosswalk Labs
CO2 Emissions - Census Tract Average, Transportation
8760 value
Lower is better2025
Crosswalk Labs
CO2 Emissions - Per Capita, All Sectors
5.8 value
Lower is better2025
Crosswalk Labs
CO2 Emissions - Per Capita, Commercial Buildings
0.9 value
Lower is better2025
Crosswalk Labs
CO2 Emissions - Per Capita, Electricity Production
0 value
Lower is better2025
Crosswalk Labs
CO2 Emissions - Per Capita, Industrial Buildings
2.6 value
Lower is better2025
Crosswalk Labs
CO2 Emissions - Per Capita, Residential Buildings
0.9 value
Lower is better2025
Crosswalk Labs
CO2 Emissions - Per Capita, Transportation
1.4 value
Lower is better2025
Crosswalk Labs
Housing with Potential Lead Risk
54.1%
Lower is better2024
American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau
Lead Exposure Risk Index
10 index
Lower is better2024
American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau
Park Access
96.1%
Higher is better2024
ParkServe®
Walkability
81.6 index
Higher is better2025
Walk Score®

Social and Economic Factors

Broadband Connection
73.4%
Higher is better2024
American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau
Children in Poverty
27.8%
Lower is better2024
American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau
High School Completion
84.3%
Higher is better2024
American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau
Income Inequality
-15 index
Lower is better2022
American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau
Neighborhood Racial/Ethnic Segregation
13.9 index
Lower is better2024
American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau
Racial/Ethnic Diversity
72.6 index
Higher is better2024
American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau
Rent Burden
46.6%
Lower is better2024
American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau
Third-Grade Reading Scores
1.5 grade level
Higher is better2019
Stanford Education Data Archive
Unemployment - Annual, Neighborhood-Level
8.1%
Lower is better2024
American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau
Unemployment - Current, City-Level
3.9%
Lower is better202604
Local Area Unemployment Statistics, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Voter Participation
55.2%
Higher is better2024
L2 and American Community Survey
Youth Not in Work or School
5.2%
Lower is better2024
American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau

How to read these numbers

  • Each figure is a City Health Dashboard estimate for Lancaster; the data period is shown on every measure.
  • The arrow shows CHD's scale direction — whether a higher number means better or worse health for that measure, not a grade for the city.
  • Every measure traces to a national dataset (CDC, Census, and peers); the exact source is linked on each card.
  • These are city-level population estimates for orientation — not individual medical advice.

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