This post is a Cross-Post with healthcare4allPA.org.
The Census Bureau has released the 2013 Small Area Health Insurance Estimates for all counties and states in the US. The trend for the Pennsylvania and the US from 2006-2013 can be seen above. The US rate has decreased from a high of 17.7% in 2010 to 16.8% in 2013. Likewise the PA rate has decreased from a high of 12.1% in 2010 to 11.6% in 2013. The last quarter of 2013 was when the Affordable Care Act (ACA) went fully into effect.
The 10 counties with the highest rates in the state are given below. Since 2009, Philadelphia County had the highest rate in the state but in 2013 Sullivan county had a 2.4% increase in the 2013 (outside it's margin of error) rate and replaced Philly as the top rate in PA. Philadelphia County had an increase of 0.7% in 2013 which was exactly at its margin of error. The top 10 for 2012 are shown below as well as the trend for the state and its 67 counties.
|
county |
% Uninsured 2013 |
MOE Uninsured 13 (+/- %) |
| 1 |
Sullivan |
17.10 |
1.60 |
| 2 |
Philadelphia |
16.50 |
.70 |
| 3 |
Forest |
15.00 |
1.60 |
| 4 |
Susquehanna |
14.20 |
1.20 |
| 5 |
Juniata |
14.10 |
1.30 |
| 6 |
Snyder |
14.10 |
1.30 |
| 7 |
Lancaster |
14.00 |
.90 |
| 8 |
Monroe |
14.00 |
1.10 |
| 9 |
Potter |
14.00 |
1.30 |
| 10 |
Clinton |
13.70 |
1.30 |
|
county |
% Uninsured 2012 |
MOE Uninsured 12 (+/- %) |
| 1 |
Philadelphia |
15.80 |
.70 |
| 2 |
Sullivan |
14.70 |
1.40 |
| 3 |
Lancaster |
14.50 |
.90 |
| 4 |
Susquehanna |
14.40 |
1.20 |
| 5 |
Mifflin |
14.30 |
1.30 |
| 6 |
Forest |
14.20 |
1.50 |
| 7 |
Juniata |
14.10 |
1.30 |
| 8 |
Crawford |
13.80 |
1.10 |
| 9 |
Bedford |
13.70 |
1.10 |
| 10 |
Indiana |
13.60 |
1.20 |
| County |
% Uninsured2008 |
% Uninsured2009 |
% Uninsured2010 |
% Uninsured2011 |
% Uninsured2012 |
% Uninsured2013 |
| Pennsylvania |
10.60 |
11.70 |
12.10 |
12.00 |
11.70 |
11.60 |
| Adams |
11.60 |
12.40 |
12.40 |
12.50 |
12.30 |
12.40 |
| Allegheny |
9.10 |
10.40 |
10.40 |
10.30 |
10.20 |
9.80 |
| Armstrong |
12.20 |
11.80 |
12.10 |
12.10 |
11.30 |
11.80 |
| Beaver |
9.70 |
9.90 |
10.20 |
10.90 |
10.10 |
9.80 |
| Bedford |
12.80 |
12.80 |
14.40 |
14.30 |
13.70 |
12.70 |
| Berks |
10.40 |
12.40 |
12.40 |
12.70 |
13.10 |
12.30 |
| Blair |
10.30 |
11.80 |
12.20 |
11.20 |
11.20 |
10.90 |
| Bradford |
11.60 |
12.90 |
13.80 |
13.40 |
13.10 |
12.80 |
| Bucks |
7.60 |
8.00 |
8.80 |
8.70 |
8.70 |
8.50 |
| Butler |
8.70 |
9.80 |
9.70 |
9.60 |
9.10 |
8.60 |
| Cambria |
11.10 |
12.10 |
12.00 |
11.20 |
10.60 |
10.40 |
| Cameron |
12.50 |
13.00 |
13.10 |
12.40 |
11.80 |
11.90 |
| Carbon |
11.60 |
11.90 |
13.40 |
12.40 |
12.20 |
12.20 |
| Centre |
10.60 |
11.20 |
12.60 |
11.80 |
12.00 |
11.60 |
| Chester |
7.90 |
8.50 |
9.50 |
9.50 |
8.80 |
8.80 |
| Clarion |
12.70 |
13.60 |
13.80 |
13.50 |
12.40 |
12.10 |
| Clearfield |
12.60 |
13.50 |
13.20 |
12.70 |
11.80 |
12.70 |
| Clinton |
11.50 |
12.60 |
13.40 |
13.80 |
11.90 |
13.70 |
| Columbia |
11.30 |
11.90 |
12.00 |
11.90 |
10.20 |
11.10 |
| Crawford |
13.20 |
14.10 |
14.60 |
14.80 |
13.80 |
13.70 |
| Cumberland |
9.30 |
9.90 |
9.70 |
9.70 |
9.70 |
9.60 |
| Dauphin |
10.20 |
11.80 |
11.70 |
11.70 |
11.60 |
12.00 |
| Delaware |
9.10 |
10.00 |
10.90 |
10.20 |
10.60 |
10.60 |
| Elk |
9.90 |
10.70 |
10.80 |
11.30 |
10.30 |
9.60 |
| Erie |
11.00 |
11.30 |
11.90 |
12.50 |
10.60 |
10.90 |
| Fayette |
12.10 |
13.80 |
13.50 |
13.30 |
12.80 |
12.50 |
| Forest |
13.40 |
15.10 |
14.20 |
13.90 |
14.20 |
15.00 |
| Franklin |
12.80 |
13.80 |
14.00 |
14.60 |
13.20 |
13.50 |
| Fulton |
12.90 |
13.30 |
13.30 |
12.90 |
12.60 |
12.30 |
| Greene |
10.90 |
13.10 |
11.30 |
11.10 |
10.10 |
10.10 |
| Huntingdon |
12.80 |
15.30 |
12.30 |
12.70 |
11.50 |
11.80 |
| Indiana |
12.00 |
13.70 |
13.90 |
12.50 |
13.60 |
13.40 |
| Jefferson |
12.10 |
12.70 |
14.20 |
13.90 |
13.00 |
13.00 |
| Juniata |
13.60 |
14.30 |
15.60 |
14.40 |
14.10 |
14.10 |
| Lackawanna |
10.20 |
11.10 |
12.60 |
12.20 |
11.80 |
11.10 |
| Lancaster |
13.20 |
13.90 |
14.40 |
14.20 |
14.50 |
14.00 |
| Lawrence |
12.10 |
11.90 |
12.70 |
12.30 |
11.70 |
11.10 |
| Lebanon |
11.60 |
11.70 |
12.10 |
11.10 |
12.30 |
12.60 |
| Lehigh |
11.60 |
12.00 |
12.80 |
13.30 |
13.60 |
13.00 |
| Luzerne |
10.40 |
11.40 |
12.90 |
12.50 |
12.70 |
12.50 |
| Lycoming |
10.70 |
12.40 |
12.60 |
13.50 |
11.50 |
11.30 |
| McKean |
10.30 |
12.90 |
12.40 |
11.90 |
11.90 |
11.40 |
| Mercer |
10.70 |
11.90 |
12.10 |
12.00 |
10.70 |
11.50 |
| Mifflin |
12.90 |
14.50 |
15.80 |
14.90 |
14.30 |
13.50 |
| Monroe |
12.20 |
12.50 |
13.40 |
14.40 |
13.50 |
14.00 |
| Montgomery |
7.30 |
8.00 |
8.10 |
8.40 |
8.00 |
8.30 |
| Montour |
7.90 |
10.00 |
10.00 |
10.50 |
8.90 |
9.00 |
| Northampton |
9.80 |
11.40 |
11.10 |
11.10 |
11.20 |
11.30 |
| Northumberland |
12.10 |
13.30 |
13.30 |
13.00 |
12.90 |
12.40 |
| Perry |
12.90 |
12.10 |
14.20 |
14.40 |
12.80 |
13.00 |
| Philadelphia |
13.80 |
16.30 |
16.50 |
16.30 |
15.80 |
16.50 |
| Pike |
12.40 |
11.50 |
13.60 |
13.10 |
13.60 |
12.90 |
| Potter |
11.30 |
13.10 |
14.40 |
13.70 |
12.70 |
14.00 |
| Schuylkill |
10.70 |
12.10 |
12.00 |
12.30 |
12.30 |
11.90 |
| Snyder |
12.40 |
15.10 |
14.00 |
14.90 |
13.30 |
14.10 |
| Somerset |
13.30 |
14.10 |
15.00 |
13.90 |
12.80 |
13.40 |
| Sullivan |
15.60 |
14.80 |
15.90 |
14.30 |
14.70 |
17.10 |
| Susquehanna |
12.70 |
13.40 |
14.80 |
14.00 |
14.40 |
14.20 |
| Tioga |
12.70 |
14.70 |
14.70 |
14.20 |
13.40 |
12.50 |
| Union |
13.70 |
16.70 |
13.70 |
12.30 |
12.00 |
12.20 |
| Venango |
10.90 |
12.40 |
12.90 |
12.30 |
12.10 |
12.10 |
| Warren |
10.00 |
11.90 |
12.40 |
12.70 |
12.10 |
11.70 |
| Washington |
10.70 |
10.10 |
10.70 |
10.70 |
9.60 |
9.60 |
| Wayne |
13.20 |
13.20 |
14.80 |
13.50 |
12.90 |
13.10 |
| Westmoreland |
9.90 |
10.10 |
10.50 |
10.20 |
9.60 |
9.30 |
| Wyoming |
11.00 |
11.30 |
11.30 |
11.80 |
11.90 |
11.50 |
| York |
10.30 |
10.20 |
11.10 |
11.70 |
10.90 |
10.90 |
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The Census Bureau has released the 2013 Small Area Health Insurance Estimates for all counties and states in the US. The trend for the Pennsylvania and the US from 2006-2013 can be seen above. The US rate has decreased from a high of 17.7% in 2010 to 16.8% in 2013. Likewise the PA rate has decreased from a high of 12.1% in 2010 to 11.6% in 2013. The last quarter of 2013 was when the Affordable Care Act (ACA) went fully into effect.
The 10 counties with the highest rates in the state are given below. Since 2009, Philadelphia County had the highest rate in the state but in 2013 Sullivan county had a 2.4% increase in the 2013 (outside it's margin of error) rate and replaced Philly as the top rate in PA. Philadelphia County had an increase of 0.7% in 2013 which was exactly at its margin of error. The top 10 for 2012 are shown below as well as the trend for the state and its 67 counties.
