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HealthPennsylvania, PAUnited States
Air Quality (100=best)33.682.8
Water Quality (100=best)6655
Superfund Sites (100=best)6571
Physicians per 100k309.9261.3



There are 310 physicians per 100,000 population in Pennsylvania, PA. The US average is 261.

Pennsylvania, PA Health Index

Air quality in Pennsylvania, PA is 34 on a scale to 100 (higher is better). This is based on ozone alert days and number of pollutants in the air, as reported by the EPA.

Water quality in Pennsylvania, PA is 66 on a scale to 100 (higher is better). The EPA has a complex method of measuring watershed quality using 15 indicators.

Superfund index is 65 on a scale to 100 (higher is better). This is upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts.


Pennsylvania Health SperlingViews

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