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

Clinton County had the highest frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate of 67 counties in 2022, at 19.3%. Chester County had the lowest, at 13.3%. The median was 16.6%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Highest19.3Clinton County
Lowest13.3Chester County
Median16.667 counties

Top 40 counties, 2022

Clinton County: 19.3 %Clinton County19.3Philadelphia County: 19.2 %Philadelphia County19.2Clarion County: 18.5 %Clarion County18.5Columbia County: 18.4 %Columbia County18.4Centre County: 18.1 %Centre County18.1Mifflin County: 18.1 %Mifflin County18.1Union County: 18.1 %Union County18.1Blair County: 17.9 %Blair County17.9Fayette County: 17.9 %Fayette County17.9Schuylkill County: 17.9 %Schuylkill County17.9Crawford County: 17.7 %Crawford County17.7Tioga County: 17.6 %Tioga County17.6Greene County: 17.5 %Greene County17.5Indiana County: 17.5 %Indiana County17.5Clearfield County: 17.4 %Clearfield County17.4Erie County: 17.4 %Erie County17.4Jefferson County: 17.4 %Jefferson County17.4Franklin County: 17.3 %Franklin County17.3Northumberland County: 17.3 %Northumberland County17.3Wyoming County: 17.3 %Wyoming County17.3Dauphin County: 17.1 %Dauphin County17.1Huntingdon County: 17.1 %Huntingdon County17.1Juniata County: 17.1 %Juniata County17.1Luzerne County: 17.1 %Luzerne County17.1Mercer County: 17.1 %Mercer County17.1Armstrong County: 17 %Armstrong County17Forest County: 17 %Forest County17Lawrence County: 17 %Lawrence County17Sullivan County: 17 %Sullivan County17Cambria County: 16.9 %Cambria County16.9Cameron County: 16.8 %Cameron County16.8Perry County: 16.8 %Perry County16.8Warren County: 16.8 %Warren County16.8Adams County: 16.6 %Adams County16.6Bedford County: 16.6 %Bedford County16.6Lehigh County: 16.6 %Lehigh County16.6Lancaster County: 16.5 %Lancaster County16.5Lebanon County: 16.5 %Lebanon County16.5Venango County: 16.5 %Venango County16.5Washington County: 16.5 %Washington County16.5
%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Clinton County19.3+1.9 pts
2Philadelphia County19.2+1.2 pts
3Clarion County18.5+1.5 pts
4Columbia County18.4+1.6 pts
5Centre County18.1+1.8 pts
5Mifflin County18.1+1.4 pts
5Union County18.1+2.3 pts
8Blair County17.9+1.8 pts
8Fayette County17.9+1.2 pts
8Schuylkill County17.9+2 pts
11Crawford County17.7+1.4 pts
12Tioga County17.6+1.7 pts
13Greene County17.5+1.4 pts
13Indiana County17.5+0.9 pts
15Clearfield County17.4+1.3 pts
15Erie County17.4+1.2 pts
15Jefferson County17.4+1.2 pts
18Franklin County17.3+1.8 pts
18Northumberland County17.3+1.3 pts
18Wyoming County17.3+2 pts
21Dauphin County17.1+1.8 pts
21Huntingdon County17.1+1.1 pts
21Juniata County17.1+0.9 pts
21Luzerne County17.1+1.2 pts
21Mercer County17.1+0.8 pts
26Armstrong County17+1.8 pts
26Forest County17+1.5 pts
26Lawrence County17+1.1 pts
26Sullivan County17+2.4 pts
30Cambria County16.9+0.6 pts
31Cameron County16.8+0.8 pts
31Perry County16.8+1.1 pts
31Warren County16.8+1.7 pts
34Adams County16.6+1.6 pts
34Bedford County16.6+1 pts
34Lehigh County16.6+1.8 pts
37Lancaster County16.5+1.8 pts
37Lebanon County16.5+1.1 pts
37Venango County16.5+1.1 pts
37Washington County16.5+2.1 pts
41Fulton County16.4+0.5 pts
41Potter County16.4+0.5 pts
41Somerset County16.4+1.2 pts
44Bradford County16.3+0.5 pts
44Elk County16.3+1.3 pts
44Lackawanna County16.3+0.7 pts
44McKean County16.30 pts
44Wayne County16.3+1.4 pts
44York County16.3+1.3 pts
50Berks County16.2+1 pts
50Carbon County16.2+0.6 pts
50Lycoming County16.2+0.2 pts
50Montour County16.2+1.6 pts
54Northampton County16.1+1.6 pts
55Snyder County15.9-0.3 pts
56Beaver County15.7+1 pts
57Allegheny County15.6+1.4 pts
57Monroe County15.6+0.9 pts
59Bucks County15.5+2.1 pts
60Cumberland County15.2+1.2 pts
61Delaware County14.9+0.4 pts
62Pike County14.8+0.8 pts
63Butler County14.7+1 pts
63Westmoreland County14.70 pts
65Montgomery County14.6+1.3 pts
65Susquehanna County14.6-0.7 pts
67Chester County13.3+0.5 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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec 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, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence (Counties 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, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence, Counties in Pennsylvania by frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate, 2022. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-frequent-mental-distress-rate-county-estimate/pennsylvania-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2025. PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence. Counties 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-counties.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2025) PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence, Counties 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-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate?

Clinton County, with 19.3% in 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Which county has the lowest frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate?

Chester County, with 13.3% in 2022.

Where does this ranking come from?

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, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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