Health in Allentown, Pennsylvania: official figures
11.4% of residents of Allentown (14,138 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 173rd highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Pennsylvania: 5.6%).
How many children in Allentown are uninsured?
In Allentown, 6.1% of children under 19 and 16.0% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 0.4% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · saved copyHow many people in Allentown are on Medicaid?
36.6% of residents of Allentown under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 54th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 18.1%; Pennsylvania: 17.3%).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · saved copyHow many people in Allentown have a disability?
16.2% of residents of Allentown (20,148 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 115th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Pennsylvania: 14.4%); 7.5% had two or more types of disability.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · saved copyHow many older people in Allentown have a disability?
By age, 36.9% of residents of Allentown aged 65 and over, 13.8% of those aged 18 to 64 and 11.6% of children under 18 reported a disability in 2020-2024 (US: 32.9%, 10.9% and 4.9%).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · saved copyHow Allentown compares with other cities in the United States
Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)
Allentown ranks 173 of 823, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents without health insurance |
|---|---|---|
| 170 | Cape Coral | 11.6% |
| 171 | Knoxville | 11.6% |
| 172 | St. George | 11.5% |
| 173 | Allentown | 11.4% |
| 174 | Rocky Mount | 11.3% |
| 175 | Athens | 11.3% |
| 176 | Burlington | 11.3% |
Residents with a disability (2020-2024)
Allentown ranks 115 of 823, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents with a disability |
|---|---|---|
| 112 | Casa Grande | 16.3% |
| 113 | Utica | 16.3% |
| 114 | Grand Junction | 16.2% |
| 115 | Allentown | 16.2% |
| 116 | Peabody | 16.2% |
| 117 | Bridgeport | 16.2% |
| 118 | Casper | 16.2% |
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Sources
- U.S. Census Bureau: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, table C18108: Age by Number of Disabilities (Summary File rows for the US, the states and the listed cities, copied unchanged from the full file, sha256 8116247db31952c99ba053e6b0c767675a9674703b6b32e7705f1e4952f3b426), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 b8f09efa878c…)
- U.S. Census Bureau: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, table B27010: Types of Health Insurance Coverage by Age (Summary File rows for the US, the states and the listed cities, copied unchanged from the full file, sha256 2ceba99dada3ec1042310e1dc1f00bcc819de765c3143028aa000df025012a69), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 3db662ef4cb3…)
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