Cases & Population Rate Per Ten Thousand by County of Residence
| 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | ||||||
| County | n |
per 10,000 |
n |
per 10,000 |
n |
per 10,000 |
n |
per 10,000 |
n |
per 10,000 |
| Adams | 16 |
2.0 |
31 |
3.9 |
44 |
5.5 |
48 |
5.8 |
35 |
4.2 |
| Allegheny | 4,766 |
35.6 |
5,455 |
40.8 |
6,520 |
48.7 |
6,342 |
48.0 |
5,958 |
45.5 |
| Armstrong | 36 |
4.9 |
50 |
6.7 |
146 |
19.7 |
123 |
16.5 |
125 |
16.8 |
| Beaver | 190 |
10.1 |
171 |
9.1 |
227 |
12.1 |
372 |
19.8 |
400 |
21.3 |
| Bedford | 5 |
1.0 |
9 |
1.9 |
22 |
4.6 |
10 |
2.0 |
10 |
2.0 |
| Berks | 694 |
20.3 |
788 |
23.1 |
978 |
28.7 |
844 |
24.3 |
978 |
28.0 |
| Blair | 26 |
2.0 |
38 |
2.9 |
59 |
4.5 |
53 |
4.0 |
42 |
3.2 |
| Bradford | 30 |
4.9 |
28 |
4.6 |
24 |
3.9 |
31 |
5.0 |
36 |
5.8 |
| Bucks | 598 |
10.9 |
730 |
13.3 |
954 |
17.4 |
934 |
16.5 |
1,148 |
20.0 |
| Butler | 239 |
15.4 |
259 |
16.7 |
239 |
15.4 |
337 |
20.8 |
395 |
23.9 |
| Cambria | 242 |
14.9 |
305 |
18.8 |
325 |
20.0 |
267 |
16.6 |
299 |
18.6 |
| Cameron | 3 |
5.1 |
2 |
3.4 |
1 |
1.7 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3.5 |
| Carbon | 43 |
7.5 |
60 |
10.4 |
100 |
17.4 |
60 |
10.2 |
80 |
13.6 |
| Centre | 6 |
0.5 |
18 |
1.4 |
20 |
1.6 |
27 |
2.1 |
43 |
3.3 |
| Chester | 353 |
9.2 |
582 |
15.2 |
697 |
18.2 |
610 |
15.4 |
782 |
19.3 |
| Clarion | 14 |
3.3 |
19 |
4.5 |
16 |
3.8 |
14 |
3.3 |
20 |
4.7 |
| Clearfield | 28 |
3.6 |
37 |
4.7 |
65 |
8.3 |
29 |
3.7 |
35 |
4.4 |
| Clinton | 6 |
1.6 |
10 |
2.7 |
12 |
3.2 |
21 |
5.6 |
20 |
5.4 |
| Columbia | 52 |
8.2 |
62 |
9.7 |
120 |
18.8 |
56 |
8.8 |
45 |
7.0 |
| Crawford | 69 |
8.0 |
94 |
10.8 |
142 |
16.4 |
127 |
14.4 |
137 |
15.4 |
| Cumberland | 82 |
4.1 |
125 |
6.3 |
112 |
5.7 |
136 |
6.6 |
162 |
7.9 |
| Dauphin | 363 |
15.1 |
453 |
18.9 |
501 |
20.9 |
501 |
20.4 |
525 |
21.3 |
| Delaware | 1,458 |
26.5 |
1,480 |
26.9 |
1,509 |
27.5 |
1,095 |
20.0 |
1,687 |
30.7 |
| Elk | 12 |
3.4 |
22 |
6.3 |
22 |
6.3 |
27 |
7.7 |
28 |
8.0 |
| Erie | 335 |
12.1 |
500 |
18.0 |
645 |
23.2 |
567 |
20.2 |
609 |
21.7 |
| Fayette | 113 |
7.7 |
171 |
11.7 |
219 |
15.0 |
219 |
14.9 |
254 |
17.3 |
| Forest | 4 |
8.3 |
4 |
8.3 |
4 |
8.3 |
4 |
8.3 |
4 |
8.0 |
| Franklin | 17 |
1.4 |
27 |
2.2 |
31 |
2.5 |
39 |
3.1 |
38 |
3.0 |
| Fulton | 2 |
1.4 |
4 |
2.8 |
3 |
2.1 |
4 |
2.8 |
9 |
6.3 |
| Greene | 19 |
4.8 |
16 |
4.0 |
19 |
4.8 |
18 |
4.5 |
15 |
3.6 |
| Huntingdon | 19 |
4.3 |
11 |
2.5 |
8 |
1.8 |
22 |
4.9 |
22 |
4.9 |
| Indiana | 41 |
4.5 |
43 |
4.8 |
60 |
6.6 |
47 |
5.2 |
62 |
6.8 |
| Jefferson | 11 |
2.4 |
17 |
3.7 |
6 |
1.3 |
13 |
2.8 |
17 |
3.6 |
| Juniata | 8 |
3.8 |
2 |
1.0 |
6 |
2.9 |
12 |
5.6 |
17 |
7.8 |
| Lackawanna | 173 |
7.9 |
221 |
10.1 |
323 |
14.7 |
290 |
13.4 |
330 |
15.3 |
| Lancaster | 637 |
14.8 |
780 |
18.1 |
969 |
22.5 |
1,019 |
23.0 |
857 |
19.1 |
| Lawrence | 87 |
9.0 |
130 |
13.5 |
95 |
9.9 |
183 |
18.9 |
180 |
18.6 |
| Lebanon | 59 |
5.1 |
75 |
6.5 |
74 |
6.4 |
93 |
8.0 |
85 |
7.3 |
| Lehigh | 575 |
19.5 |
605 |
20.6 |
1,023 |
34.8 |
677 |
22.7 |
783 |
26.3 |
| Luzerne | 216 |
6.6 |
275 |
8.3 |
240 |
7.3 |
296 |
9.0 |
427 |
13.1 |
| Lycoming | 126 |
10.5 |
112 |
9.3 |
164 |
13.7 |
143 |
11.8 |
131 |
10.9 |
| McKean | 12 |
2.5 |
19 |
4.0 |
29 |
6.1 |
16 |
3.3 |
26 |
5.4 |
| Mercer | 132 |
10.8 |
134 |
11.0 |
187 |
15.4 |
298 |
24.4 |
311 |
25.4 |
| Mifflin | 15 |
3.2 |
22 |
4.7 |
28 |
6.0 |
31 |
6.6 |
45 |
9.6 |
| Monroe | 55 |
5.5 |
101 |
10.0 |
101 |
10.0 |
138 |
12.3 |
117 |
10.1 |
| Montgomery | 873 |
12.7 |
1,138 |
16.6 |
1,446 |
21.1 |
1,308 |
18.7 |
1,438 |
20.4 |
| Montour | 22 |
12.3 |
32 |
17.9 |
18 |
10.1 |
27 |
14.8 |
25 |
13.7 |
| Northampton | 325 |
13.0 |
449 |
17.9 |
56 |
2.2 |
483 |
18.9 |
593 |
23.1 |
| Northumberland | 92 |
9.5 |
118 |
12.2 |
91 |
9.4 |
155 |
16.2 |
173 |
18.0 |
| Perry | 10 |
2.4 |
10 |
2.4 |
11 |
2.6 |
21 |
4.9 |
20 |
4.6 |
| Philadelphia | 16,159 |
102.8 |
19,709 |
125.3 |
17,517 |
111.4 |
17,523 |
115.0 |
18,336 |
122.3 |
| Pike | 8 |
2.6 |
17 |
5.6 |
10 |
3.3 |
8 |
2.3 |
15 |
4.1 |
| Potter | 10 |
5.9 |
6 |
3.6 |
7 |
4.1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1.2 |
| Schuylkill | 97 |
6.3 |
163 |
10.7 |
163 |
10.7 |
175 |
11.4 |
200 |
13.0 |
| Snyder | 14 |
3.8 |
21 |
5.7 |
33 |
8.9 |
26 |
6.9 |
31 |
8.2 |
| Somerset | 30 |
3.8 |
39 |
4.9 |
22 |
2.8 |
37 |
4.7 |
46 |
5.7 |
| Sullivan | 1 |
1.6 |
4 |
6.5 |
3 |
4.9 |
5 |
8.2 |
6 |
9.7 |
| Susquehanna | 3 |
0.7 |
10 |
2.4 |
11 |
2.7 |
8 |
1.9 |
13 |
3.1 |
| Tioga | 11 |
2.7 |
16 |
3.9 |
9 |
2.2 |
18 |
4.3 |
13 |
3.1 |
| Union | 17 |
4.7 |
29 |
8.0 |
29 |
8.0 |
38 |
10.2 |
43 |
10.5 |
| Venango | 52 |
8.7 |
58 |
9.7 |
49 |
8.2 |
43 |
7.3 |
63 |
10.7 |
| Warren | 8 |
1.8 |
21 |
4.7 |
25 |
5.6 |
39 |
8.7 |
55 |
12.2 |
| Washington | 278 |
13.5 |
292 |
14.2 |
254 |
12.4 |
380 |
18.3 |
388 |
18.7 |
| Wayne | 32 |
7.8 |
55 |
13.4 |
15 |
3.6 |
30 |
7.0 |
31 |
7.0 |
| Westmoreland | 326 |
8.8 |
406 |
10.9 |
242 |
6.5 |
533 |
14.2 |
542 |
14.4 |
| Wyoming | 9 |
3.2 |
10 |
3.5 |
1 |
0.4 |
13 |
4.4 |
14 |
4.8 |
| York | 391 |
11.3 |
493 |
14.3 |
445 |
12.9 |
533 |
14.9 |
594 |
16.4 |
| Total PA Residents | 30,755 |
25.7 |
37,193 |
31.0 |
37,546 |
31.2 |
37,596 |
31.2 |
39,972 |
33.1 |
Note: The statewide totals in this table represent fewer cases due to invalid, missing or out-of-state zip codes (1991=595 cases; 1992=649; 1993=737; 1994=685; 1995=787).
Source: Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council, 1991 - 1995