Health by ZIP

Lackawanna County, PA health estimates

Pennsylvania. 216,123 residents, 172,016 adults (the Census population estimates that PLACES uses). 23 ZIP Codes and 25 places with estimates.

Compare with another placeZIP Codes of the county (CSV)

Lackawanna County in Pennsylvania. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

The figures are model-based estimates for the adults of an area. They are not measurements. They say nothing about one person.

We do not produce estimates for individuals; only aggregated results for counties, places, census tracts, or ZCTAs.

First, it is not adequate to simply compare point estimates. The confidence intervals should also be considered, and some are very broad.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PLACES Frequently Asked Questions (page dated 11 Dec 2025, read on 2 Oct 2026)

PLACES 2025 release. Survey years (BRFSS): 2022 and 2023. CDC updated the data on . What an estimate is. How to read an interval. The site gives no medical advice.

CDC estimates that 32.8% of the adults of Lackawanna County, PA have obesity.

The 95% confidence interval is 26.2% to 40.1%.

PLACES 2024, BRFSS 2022.

The PLACES 2025 release has no obesity estimate for this area.

Report card: 40 measures by CDC category

Crude prevalence is the estimated share of all adults. Age-adjusted prevalence uses the 2000 US standard population, so that areas with different ages can be compared. CDC: Age-adjusted estimates are only available at the county and place-level.

"Higher" or "lower": the two 95% confidence intervals do not overlap. "Similar": they overlap. Against the state figure, which has no interval, the words are "above", "below" and "in line".

Health outcomes: Lackawanna County, PA
MeasureEstimate and interval on a scale of 0 to 50%Estimate95% intervalPA figure (site aggregate)United States
All teeth lost among adults aged ≥65 yearsBRFSS 202216.2%13.2 to 19.614.5%in line12.2%higherinterval 11.8 to 12.616.8%13.7 to 20.314.8%in line12.6%higherinterval 12.2 to 13.0
Arthritis among adultsBRFSS 2022, from the 2024 release32.4%31.0 to 33.830.4%above26.6%higherinterval 26.4 to 26.927.7%24.4 to 31.426.9%in line23.3%higherinterval 23.0 to 23.5
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adultsBRFSS 2022, from the 2024 release9.3%8.3 to 10.48.8%in line8.2%similar7.2%6.5 to 8.17.1%in line6.9%similar
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adultsBRFSS 2022, from the 2024 release8.1%7.2 to 9.17.6%in line6.8%higherinterval 6.6 to 6.96.8%6.0 to 7.76.6%in line5.9%similar
Coronary heart disease among adultsBRFSS 2022, from the 2024 release7.7%6.9 to 8.77.4%in line6.8%similar6.0%5.3 to 6.85.9%in line5.7%similar
Current asthma among adultsBRFSS 2022, from the 2024 release10.4%9.1 to 11.910.6%in line9.9%similar10.5%9.2 to 12.010.7%in line9.9%similar
Depression among adultsBRFSS 2022, from the 2024 release23.1%19.6 to 27.223.0%in line20.7%similar24.2%20.5 to 28.323.9%in line21.1%similar
Diagnosed diabetes among adultsBRFSS 2022, from the 2024 release11.5%9.9 to 13.511.6%in line12.0%similar9.5%8.1 to 11.29.8%in line10.4%similar
High blood pressure among adultsBRFSS 2021, from the 2024 release31.5%27.8 to 35.332.8%in line32.7%similar27.0%23.7 to 30.728.9%in line29.6%similar
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screenedBRFSS 2021, from the 2024 release33.6%29.5 to 37.833.8%in line35.5%similar28.0%24.0 to 32.128.6%in line30.4%similar
Obesity among adultsBRFSS 2022, from the 2024 release32.8%26.2 to 40.133.8%in line33.3%similar33.2%26.5 to 40.634.1%in line33.4%similar
Stroke among adultsBRFSS 2022, from the 2024 release3.7%3.3 to 4.13.7%in line3.6%similar3.0%2.7 to 3.33.1%in line3.1%similar
Prevention: Lackawanna County, PA
MeasureEstimate and interval on a scale of 0 to 90%Estimate95% intervalPA figure (site aggregate)United States
Cholesterol screening among adultsBRFSS 2021, from the 2024 release86.4%84.1 to 88.585.3%in line86.4%similar84.4%81.8 to 86.883.6%in line84.3%similar
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 yearsBRFSS 202269.1%64.0 to 74.067.5%in line66.3%similar63.1%57.8 to 68.361.5%in line54.1%higherinterval 53.7 to 54.6
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 yearsBRFSS 2022, from the 2024 release6.1%5.3 to 7.15.8%in line10.8%lowerinterval 10.5 to 11.18.2%7.1 to 9.47.9%in line11.2%lowerinterval 11.0 to 11.5
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 yearsBRFSS 202275.6%67.5 to 82.677.7%in line76.5%similar75.6%67.7 to 82.777.1%in line76.0%similar
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressureBRFSS 2021, from the 2024 release80.8%77.7 to 83.679.2%in line78.2%similar60.7%55.7 to 65.559.8%in line58.9%similar
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adultsBRFSS 202264.8%61.1 to 68.664.4%in line63.9%similar63.8%60.0 to 67.763.5%in line63.4%similar
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adultsBRFSS 2022, from the 2024 release78.9%75.2 to 82.678.8%in line76.1%similar76.5%72.4 to 80.576.7%in line74.2%similar
Health risk behaviors: Lackawanna County, PA
MeasureEstimate and interval on a scale of 0 to 50%Estimate95% intervalPA figure (site aggregate)United States
Binge drinking among adultsBRFSS 2022, from the 2024 release18.4%15.0 to 22.218.3%in line16.6%similar20.6%16.9 to 24.920.2%in line18.0%similar
Current cigarette smoking among adultsBRFSS 2022, from the 2024 release16.5%14.4 to 18.915.8%in line12.9%higherinterval 12.7 to 13.117.3%15.1 to 19.816.4%in line13.2%higherinterval 13.0 to 13.4
No leisure-time physical activity among adultsBRFSS 2022, from the 2024 release24.6%20.7 to 29.123.8%in line23.7%similar23.5%19.7 to 27.822.9%in line23.0%similar
Short sleep duration among adultsBRFSS 202240.0%33.5 to 47.037.9%in line36.0%similar41.4%34.8 to 48.439.2%in line36.8%similar
Disability: Lackawanna County, PA
MeasureEstimate and interval on a scale of 0 to 40%Estimate95% intervalPA figure (site aggregate)United States
Any disability among adultsBRFSS 2022, from the 2024 release32.2%28.2 to 36.831.3%in line29.9%similar30.0%26.0 to 34.429.4%in line28.3%similar
Cognitive disability among adultsBRFSS 2022, from the 2024 release14.1%12.5 to 15.914.1%in line13.4%similar14.8%13.1 to 16.614.7%in line13.7%similar
Hearing disability among adultsBRFSS 2022, from the 2024 release8.2%7.2 to 9.37.6%in line7.1%similar6.7%5.9 to 7.66.4%in line6.2%similar
Independent living disability among adultsBRFSS 2022, from the 2024 release8.1%7.3 to 9.18.1%in line7.9%similar7.9%7.0 to 8.87.9%in line7.7%similar
Mobility disability among adultsBRFSS 2022, from the 2024 release14.6%12.8 to 16.714.2%in line13.7%similar12.2%10.7 to 13.912.2%in line12.0%similar
Self-care disability among adultsBRFSS 2022, from the 2024 release3.7%3.4 to 4.13.7%in line3.8%similar3.4%3.1 to 3.73.4%in line3.5%similar
Vision disability among adultsBRFSS 2022, from the 2024 release5.1%4.7 to 5.75.1%in line5.7%similar4.8%4.3 to 5.34.8%in line5.4%similar
Health status: Lackawanna County, PA
MeasureEstimate and interval on a scale of 0 to 30%Estimate95% intervalPA figure (site aggregate)United States
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adultsBRFSS 2022, from the 2024 release19.0%16.9 to 21.518.7%in line17.9%similar17.8%15.8 to 20.217.6%in line17.0%similar
Frequent mental distress among adultsBRFSS 2022, from the 2024 release16.3%14.6 to 18.316.4%in line15.8%similar17.6%15.7 to 19.617.5%in line16.4%similar
Frequent physical distress among adultsBRFSS 2022, from the 2024 release13.8%12.2 to 15.713.2%in line12.7%similar12.9%11.3 to 14.612.4%in line12.0%similar

ZIP Codes in Lackawanna County

ZIP Codes in Lackawanna County, PA, in ZIP Code order
ZIP CodeResidentsEstimate95% confidence intervalAgainst Lackawanna County
ZIP Code 184037,36931.8%2024 release25.5 to 39.0similar
ZIP Code 1840714,04734.9%2024 release28.6 to 42.3similar
ZIP Code 1841122,85129.0%2024 release23.1 to 35.9similar
ZIP Code 184145,19431.6%2024 release26.5 to 37.4similar
ZIP Code 1842016931.2%2024 release25.0 to 38.4similar
ZIP Code 184245,59834.9%2024 release29.9 to 40.3similar
ZIP Code 184336,41631.1%2024 release24.8 to 38.3similar
ZIP Code 184344,09332.5%2024 release26.2 to 39.8similar
ZIP Code 1844413,54032.7%2024 release27.0 to 39.1similar
ZIP Code 1844710,36233.3%2024 release26.9 to 40.6similar
ZIP Code 184524,95031.1%2024 release24.9 to 38.2similar
ZIP Code 1847172228.8%2024 release22.9 to 35.6similar
ZIP Code 185031,79234.8%2024 release28.2 to 41.9similar
ZIP Code 1850421,26735.4%2024 release28.8 to 42.9similar
ZIP Code 1850520,98234.7%2024 release28.3 to 42.1similar
ZIP Code 185074,96831.7%2024 release25.5 to 38.9similar
ZIP Code 1850811,66435.3%2024 release28.8 to 42.8similar
ZIP Code 1850913,72033.0%2024 release26.7 to 40.1similar
ZIP Code 1851014,11032.3%2024 release26.0 to 39.3similar
ZIP Code 1851212,08132.3%2024 release26.0 to 39.5similar
ZIP Code 185175,25336.8%2024 release30.0 to 44.3similar
ZIP Code 185188,49731.7%2024 release25.5 to 39.0similar
ZIP Code 185195,00033.9%2024 release27.3 to 41.3similar

The dashed line in each drawing is Lackawanna County. The words are "higher" or "lower" when the two 95% confidence intervals do not overlap, and "similar" when they overlap. The table is in name order. The intervals of many rows overlap, so the table gives no rank.

A ZIP Code is in the county that holds the largest share of its land. A ZIP Code that is in two counties shows one time. Download the ZIP Codes of Lackawanna County as a CSV file, with all measures.

Cities and places in Lackawanna County

Places in Lackawanna County, PA, in name order
PlaceResidentsEstimate95% confidence intervalAgainst Lackawanna County
Archbald7,29731.7%2024 release25.4 to 38.9similar
Big Bass Lake1,33733.2%2024 release27.5 to 39.6similar
Blakely6,65731.5%2024 release25.3 to 38.7similar
Carbondale8,82836.2%2024 release29.6 to 43.9similar
Chinchilla1,95928.3%2024 release22.5 to 35.3similar
Clarks Green1,52427.8%2024 release22.1 to 34.5similar
Clarks Summit5,10729.0%2024 release23.1 to 35.8similar
Dalton1,28430.6%2024 release24.4 to 37.8similar
Dickson City6,03833.7%2024 release27.2 to 41.1similar
Dunmore14,04230.2%2024 release24.2 to 37.3similar
Glenburn1,14831.0%2024 release24.9 to 38.0similar
Jermyn2,15031.5%2024 release25.1 to 38.7similar
Jessup4,52032.4%2024 release26.2 to 39.8similar
Mayfield1,76331.3%2024 release25.1 to 38.5similar
Moosic5,95931.8%2024 release25.6 to 39.0similar
Moscow2,03930.3%2024 release24.2 to 37.4similar
Mount Cobb1,76334.2%2024 release27.5 to 41.7similar
Old Forge8,49731.7%2024 release25.5 to 39.0similar
Olyphant5,38334.7%2024 release28.1 to 42.1similar
Scranton76,32834.6%2024 release28.1 to 41.9similar
Simpson1,33634.0%2024 release27.4 to 41.4similar
Taylor6,29436.8%2024 release30.0 to 44.4similar
Throop4,06535.7%2024 release28.9 to 43.3similar
Vandling73033.2%2024 release26.7 to 40.5similar
Waverly64328.9%2024 release23.0 to 35.8similar

The dashed line in each drawing is Lackawanna County. The words are "higher" or "lower" when the two 95% confidence intervals do not overlap, and "similar" when they overlap. The table is in name order. The intervals of many rows overlap, so the table gives no rank.

Estimates in earlier PLACES releases

The current modeling procedure does not support using the estimates to track changes at the local level over time.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PLACES Frequently Asked Questions (page dated 11 Dec 2025, read on 2 Oct 2026)

The table lists what each PLACES release published for Lackawanna County, PA, for 12 of the 40 measures.

Lackawanna County, PA: crude prevalence and 95% confidence interval in each PLACES release
Measure2022 release2023 release2024 release2025 release
COPD8.2%7.0 to 9.67.8%6.3 to 9.58.1%7.2 to 9.1not published
Coronary Heart Disease7.9%7.1 to 8.87.2%6.2 to 8.47.7%6.9 to 8.7not published
Current Asthma10.0%9.5 to 10.510.4%9.1 to 11.910.4%9.1 to 11.9not published
Depression21.7%20.5 to 22.921.8%18.2 to 25.923.1%19.6 to 27.2not published
Diabetes11.5%10.6 to 12.411.3%9.5 to 13.211.5%9.9 to 13.5not published
High Blood Pressure32.3%30.9 to 33.732.5%28.5 to 36.731.5%27.8 to 35.3not published
Obesity31.6%30.1 to 33.232.6%26.5 to 39.332.8%26.2 to 40.1not published
Health Insurance11.2%9.3 to 13.38.0%6.2 to 10.26.1%5.3 to 7.1not published
Binge Drinking16.2%15.5 to 16.815.4%12.7 to 18.718.4%15.0 to 22.2not published
Current Cigarette Smoking18.2%15.3 to 21.217.7%13.8 to 21.416.5%14.4 to 18.9not published
Physical Inactivity25.3%22.5 to 27.926.2%21.4 to 31.224.6%20.7 to 29.1not published
General Health15.6%13.6 to 17.917.2%14.3 to 20.219.0%16.9 to 21.5not published

Official sources

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Cite this page

Health by ZIP. Lackawanna County, PA: CDC PLACES estimates, 2025 release. Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health. CDC updated the data on 4 Dec 2025. https://healthbyzip.com/county/pa/lackawanna-county/

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Where the figures come from

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. CDC updated the data on . The page shows the 2022, 2023, 2024 releases as a record. The data are a US government work in the public domain. Data set on data.cdc.gov. The boundaries and the links between ZIP Codes, counties and places come from the US Census Bureau. Percentages have one decimal, as CDC publishes them. A state figure is a site aggregate: the site computes it. The site corrects an error of its own processing at the next build. See corrections.

Questions about Lackawanna County, PA

How does the obesity estimate of Lackawanna County, PA compare with Pennsylvania?

The Pennsylvania figure is 33.8% (site aggregate).

It has no confidence interval.

The Pennsylvania figure is inside the interval of Lackawanna County, PA. The estimate is in line with it.

How does the obesity estimate of Lackawanna County, PA compare with the nation?

The US estimate is 33.3%.

The 95% confidence interval is 33.0% to 33.6%.

The two intervals overlap. The estimate for Lackawanna County, PA is similar.

What does CDC estimate for diagnosed diabetes in Lackawanna County, PA?

CDC estimates that 11.5% of the adults of Lackawanna County, PA have diagnosed diabetes.

The 95% confidence interval is 9.9% to 13.5%.

PLACES 2024, BRFSS 2022.

For how many measures is Lackawanna County, PA above or below the Pennsylvania figure?

Lackawanna County, PA and the Pennsylvania figure both have a value for 33 measures.

The estimate for Lackawanna County, PA is above the Pennsylvania figure for 1 measure.

It is below the Pennsylvania figure for 0 measures.

It is in line with the Pennsylvania figure for 32 measures.

28 estimates on the page are from a release before PLACES 2025. The report card names the release.

7 measures have no estimate for this area in any release on this site.