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Cities in Pennsylvania by frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate, 2022

State College, PA had the highest frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate of 68 cities in 2022, at 27.4%. Franklin Park, PA had the lowest, at 11.8%. The median was 18.8%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest27.4State College, PA
Lowest11.8Franklin Park, PA
Median18.868 cities

Top 40 cities, 2022

State College, PA: 27.4 %State College, PA27.4Bloomsburg, PA: 23.9 %Bloomsburg, PA23.9Indiana, PA: 23.7 %Indiana, PA23.7West Chester, PA: 23.1 %West Chester, PA23.1Darby, PA: 22.2 %Darby, PA22.2Chester, PA: 21.7 %Chester, PA21.7Williamsport, PA: 21 %Williamsport, PA21York, PA: 20.8 %York, PA20.8Erie, PA: 20.7 %Erie, PA20.7New Castle, PA: 20.6 %New Castle, PA20.6Washington, PA: 20.5 %Washington, PA20.5Reading, PA: 20.3 %Reading, PA20.3Butler, PA: 20.2 %Butler, PA20.2Johnstown, PA: 20.2 %Johnstown, PA20.2Coatesville, PA: 20 %Coatesville, PA20Harrisburg, PA: 19.9 %Harrisburg, PA19.9Meadville, PA: 19.9 %Meadville, PA19.9Hazleton, PA: 19.8 %Hazleton, PA19.8Wilkes-Barre, PA: 19.8 %Wilkes-Barre, PA19.8Easton, PA: 19.5 %Easton, PA19.5Sharon, PA: 19.4 %Sharon, PA19.4Columbia, PA: 19.2 %Columbia, PA19.2Lancaster, PA: 19.2 %Lancaster, PA19.2Lebanon, PA: 19.2 %Lebanon, PA19.2McKeesport, PA: 19.2 %McKeesport, PA19.2Nanticoke, PA: 19.2 %Nanticoke, PA19.2Norristown, PA: 19.1 %Norristown, PA19.1Allentown, PA: 19 %Allentown, PA19Berwick, PA: 19 %Berwick, PA19Pottstown, PA: 19 %Pottstown, PA19Pottsville, PA: 19 %Pottsville, PA19Carlisle, PA: 18.9 %Carlisle, PA18.9Philadelphia, PA: 18.9 %Philadelphia, PA18.9Altoona, PA: 18.8 %Altoona, PA18.8Scranton, PA: 18.8 %Scranton, PA18.8Waynesboro, PA: 18.6 %Waynesboro, PA18.6Elizabethtown, PA: 18.4 %Elizabethtown, PA18.4Hanover, PA: 18.4 %Hanover, PA18.4Bethlehem, PA: 18.3 %Bethlehem, PA18.3New Kensington, PA: 17.7 %New Kensington, PA17.7State College, PA: 27.4 %State College, PA27.4Bloomsburg, PA: 23.9 %Bloomsburg, PA23.9Indiana, PA: 23.7 %Indiana, PA23.7West Chester, PA: 23.1 %West Chester, PA23.1Darby, PA: 22.2 %Darby, PA22.2Chester, PA: 21.7 %Chester, PA21.7Williamsport, PA: 21 %Williamsport, PA21York, PA: 20.8 %York, PA20.8Erie, PA: 20.7 %Erie, PA20.7New Castle, PA: 20.6 %New Castle, PA20.6Washington, PA: 20.5 %Washington, PA20.5Reading, PA: 20.3 %Reading, PA20.3Butler, PA: 20.2 %Butler, PA20.2Johnstown, PA: 20.2 %Johnstown, PA20.2Coatesville, PA: 20 %Coatesville, PA20Harrisburg, PA: 19.9 %Harrisburg, PA19.9Meadville, PA: 19.9 %Meadville, PA19.9Hazleton, PA: 19.8 %Hazleton, PA19.8Wilkes-Barre, PA: 19.8 %Wilkes-Barre, PA19.8Easton, PA: 19.5 %Easton, PA19.5Sharon, PA: 19.4 %Sharon, PA19.4Columbia, PA: 19.2 %Columbia, PA19.2Lancaster, PA: 19.2 %Lancaster, PA19.2Lebanon, PA: 19.2 %Lebanon, PA19.2McKeesport, PA: 19.2 %McKeesport, PA19.2Nanticoke, PA: 19.2 %Nanticoke, PA19.2Norristown, PA: 19.1 %Norristown, PA19.1Allentown, PA: 19 %Allentown, PA19Berwick, PA: 19 %Berwick, PA19Pottstown, PA: 19 %Pottstown, PA19Pottsville, PA: 19 %Pottsville, PA19Carlisle, PA: 18.9 %Carlisle, PA18.9Philadelphia, PA: 18.9 %Philadelphia, PA18.9Altoona, PA: 18.8 %Altoona, PA18.8Scranton, PA: 18.8 %Scranton, PA18.8Waynesboro, PA: 18.6 %Waynesboro, PA18.6Elizabethtown, PA: 18.4 %Elizabethtown, PA18.4Hanover, PA: 18.4 %Hanover, PA18.4Bethlehem, PA: 18.3 %Bethlehem, PA18.3New Kensington, PA: 17.7 %New Kensington, PA17.7
%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1State College, PA27.4-0.5 pts
2Bloomsburg, PA23.9-1.2 pts
3Indiana, PA23.7-2.5 pts
4West Chester, PA23.1+2.9 pts
5Darby, PA22.2+2.9 pts
6Chester, PA21.7+0.6 pts
7Williamsport, PA21+0.5 pts
8York, PA20.8-0.5 pts
9Erie, PA20.7+0.7 pts
10New Castle, PA20.6+1.3 pts
11Washington, PA20.5+1.8 pts
12Reading, PA20.3-0.3 pts
13Butler, PA20.2+1.2 pts
13Johnstown, PA20.2-1.1 pts
15Coatesville, PA20+0.4 pts
16Harrisburg, PA19.9+0.4 pts
16Meadville, PA19.9+0.1 pts
18Hazleton, PA19.8+1.4 pts
18Wilkes-Barre, PA19.80 pts
20Easton, PA19.5+1.2 pts
21Sharon, PA19.4-0.1 pts
22Columbia, PA19.2+1.1 pts
22Lancaster, PA19.2+0.7 pts
22Lebanon, PA19.2+0.2 pts
22McKeesport, PA19.2+0.2 pts
22Nanticoke, PA19.2+1.2 pts
27Norristown, PA19.1+0.1 pts
28Allentown, PA19+0.2 pts
28Berwick, PA19+1 pts
28Pottstown, PA19+0.9 pts
28Pottsville, PA19+1.6 pts
32Carlisle, PA18.9+2 pts
32Philadelphia, PA18.9-0.4 pts
34Altoona, PA18.8-0.1 pts
34Scranton, PA18.80 pts
36Waynesboro, PA18.6+0.1 pts
37Elizabethtown, PA18.4+1.1 pts
37Hanover, PA18.4+1.8 pts
39Bethlehem, PA18.3+1.2 pts
40New Kensington, PA17.7-0.2 pts
41Kingston, PA17.6+1.5 pts
41Pittsburgh, PA17.6+0.3 pts
43Greensburg, PA17.5+0.1 pts
43Yeadon, PA17.5+1.9 pts
45Chambersburg, PA17.4+0.7 pts
46Ephrata, PA17.3+0.2 pts
46Northampton, PA17.3+1 pts
48Munhall, PA17.1+1.5 pts
49Wilkinsburg, PA16.8+0.2 pts
50St. Marys, PA16.7+1.7 pts
51West Mifflin, PA16.6+1 pts
52Lansdowne, PA16.2+1 pts
53Emmaus, PA15.9+0.7 pts
54Dunmore, PA15.8+0.5 pts
55Lansdale, PA15.6+0.8 pts
56Hermitage, PA15.2+0.8 pts
57Phoenixville, PA15.1-0.3 pts
58Mechanicsburg, PA14.9+0.1 pts
59Baldwin, PA14.8+0.2 pts
60Lower Burrell, PA14.4+0.2 pts
60Whitehall, PA14.4+0.8 pts
62Monroeville, PA14+0.7 pts
63Plum, PA13.6-0.2 pts
64Jefferson Hills, PA13.5+0.1 pts
65Bethel Park, PA13+0.3 pts
66Wyomissing, PA12.8+0.8 pts
67Murrysville, PA12.6+0.6 pts
68Franklin Park, PA11.8+0.6 pts

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About this ranking

Percentage of adults who say their mental health was not good on 14 or more of the past 30 days. Model-based estimate for adults aged 18 and over from CDC PLACES. Crude prevalence, not age-adjusted.

US counties and cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). CDC PLACES combines Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) answers with local population data through multilevel regression and poststratification, so a county or city value is a model estimate, not a survey count. The year is the BRFSS survey year, not the release year. CDC says the method does not support tracking change in a place over time, and each annual release can change the model, so values for different years are not strictly comparable. A state is missing in a year when its BRFSS data did not meet standards (Kentucky and Pennsylvania in 2023, Florida in 2021). Connecticut counties appear as its nine planning regions from 2022; its eight former counties are not served. City values for 2021 come from the 2023 release, built on 2010 Census place boundaries; later years use 2020 boundaries.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Retrieved 2026-10-12. These data are available free from CDC. Use does not imply endorsement by CDC, ATSDR, HHS or the United States Government.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2025). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence (Cities in Pennsylvania by frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.cdc.gov/places/

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PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence, Cities in Pennsylvania by frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate, 2022. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 12 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-frequent-mental-distress-rate-county-estimate/pennsylvania-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2025. PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence. Cities in Pennsylvania by frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-frequent-mental-distress-rate-county-estimate/pennsylvania-cities.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2025) PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence, Cities in Pennsylvania by frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-frequent-mental-distress-rate-county-estimate/pennsylvania-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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State College, PA, with 27.4% in 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Franklin Park, PA, with 11.8% in 2022.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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