Health · Reading

Reading, PA health

On most measures Reading looks like Pennsylvania as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (25.2% vs 14.5%) and fewer adults seeing a dentist (46.7% vs 64.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Reading

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CDC doesn't publish all seven estimates the grade is built on for Reading, so we show its figures without a grade.

Report card

How Reading 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 Reading adults…

25 of every 100 Reading adults of those 65+ have lost all their teeth

Pennsylvania: 15 in 100 · worse · margin 21–29.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Reading, betterReading, worseToo close to callPennsylvania

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 46.5% Reading
PA 37.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Reading 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 Reading

Reading and the towns around it

Care nearby

Reading HospitalWest Reading · 1.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Surgical Institute of ReadingWyomissing · 3.5 mi Directions Medicare profile

Penn State Health St. JosephReading · 3.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Wellspan Ephrata Community HospitalEphrata · 17.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Berks Community Health CenterReading · 0.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Berks Community Health Center at OakbrookReading · 1.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary carePart of Reading is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Reading Area · need score 16 of 25

✓ Dental careReading is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthReading 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 Reading. 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 Reading

Measure	Reading	Margin	Pennsylvania
Chronic conditions
Lost all teeth (65+)	25.2%	21–29.5%	14.5%	worse
Habits
Sleep under 7 hours	46.5%	39.6–53.7%	37.9%	worse
Care & screenings
Dentist visit	46.7%	42.7–50.5%	64.4%	worse
Colon screening	53.4%	47.8–59%	67.5%	worse
Mammogram	72.3%	63.8–79.8%	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 Reading door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Reading 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.