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Clarks Summit, PA health

On most measures Clarks Summit looks like Pennsylvania as a whole. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (4.1% vs 14.5%) and more adults seeing a dentist (74.5% vs 64.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Clarks Summit
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How Clarks Summit compares with Pennsylvania

Each theme counts how many of its measures are better, worse or too close to call against the state. Tap one to jump to it.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Clarks Summit adults…

4 of every 100 Clarks Summit adults of those 65+ have lost all their teeth
Pennsylvania: 15 in 100 · better · margin 3.2–5.2%

Bars show Clarks Summit; the black tick is Pennsylvania. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Clarks Summit, betterClarks Summit, worseToo close to callPennsylvania
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 36.5% Clarks Summit
PA 37.9%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Clarks Summit adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Pennsylvania.

75%
Dentist visit
PA 64%
75%
Colon screening
PA 68%
83%
Mammogram
PA 78%
Around Clarks Summit

Clarks Summit and the towns around it

Care nearby

Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson CityDickson City · 4.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
Regional Hospital of ScrantonScranton · 6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
Geisinger-Community Medical CenterScranton · 6.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical CenterWilkes Barre · 17 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
The Wright Center for Community Health Clarks Summit PracticeSouth Abington Township · 0.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
The Wright Center for Community Health Clarks Summit PracticeSouth Abington Township · 0.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
✓ Primary careClarks Summit is not a shortage area
! Dental careClarks Summit's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Lackawanna County · need score 16 of 25
✓ Mental healthClarks Summit is not a shortage area

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes). Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Clarks Summit. Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

All 5 measures for Clarks Summit
MeasureClarks SummitMarginPennsylvania
Chronic conditions
Lost all teeth (65+)4.1%3.2–5.2%14.5%better
Habits
Sleep under 7 hours36.5%30.5–43.1%37.9%about the same
Care & screenings
Dentist visit74.5%71.3–77.6%64.4%better
Colon screening75.4%71–79.7%67.5%better
Mammogram83.1%76.9–88.3%77.7%about the same
About these numbers

How CDC estimates town health

They're modeled estimatesCDC combines a large national health survey with each area's age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed Clarks Summit door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Pennsylvania figure falls inside it, we don't call Clarks Summit better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Clarks Summit directly, so these are its own figures.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Pennsylvania figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population.

Health estimates: CDC PLACES. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau.

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