Health · Delaware

Delaware, PA health

On most measures Delaware looks like Pennsylvania as a whole. Where it trails the state most: fewer adults seeing a dentist (56.5% vs 64.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 17094, 17059, 17049, 17062

Report card

How Delaware 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.

Care & screenings

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Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Delaware adults…

17 of every 100 Delaware adults of those 65+ have lost all their teeth

Pennsylvania: 15 in 100 · too close to call · margin 14.1–20.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Delaware, betterDelaware, worseToo close to callPennsylvania

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 38.6% Delaware
PA 37.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

Dentist visit

PA 64%

Colon screening

PA 68%

Mammogram

PA 78%

Around Delaware

Delaware and the towns around it

Care nearby

Geisinger-Lewistown HospitalLewistown · 19.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Penn State Health Hampden Medical CenterEnola · 23.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical CenterCamp Hill · 27.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

UPMC Pinnacle HospitalsHarrisburg · 29.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Perry CountyNewport · 8.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

Hamilton Family Care at MillersburgMillersburg · 14.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

✓ Primary careDelaware is not a shortage area

! Dental careDelaware's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Mifflin/Juniata Counties · need score 14 of 25

! Mental healthDelaware's county is a federal shortage area.Juniata Service Area · need score 14 of 25

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 Delaware. 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 Delaware

Measure	Delaware	Margin	Pennsylvania
Chronic conditions
Lost all teeth (65+)	17.2%	14.1–20.7%	14.5%	about the same
Habits
Sleep under 7 hours	38.6%	31.1–46.2%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Dentist visit	56.5%	52.4–60.4%	64.4%	worse
Colon screening	62.8%	57.1–68%	67.5%	about the same
Mammogram	73.7%	65–81%	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 Delaware door to door.

Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Pennsylvania figure falls inside it, we don't call Delaware better or worse.

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Delaware by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Delaware by how much of its land each one covers.

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.