Health in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: official figures
7.1% of residents of Philadelphia (111,385 people) had no health insurance in 2020-2024, 367th lowest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 8.4%; Pennsylvania: 5.6%).
How many children in Philadelphia are uninsured?
In Philadelphia, 4.6% of children under 19 and 9.5% of adults aged 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2020-2024, against 0.8% of those 65 and over (US: 5.5%, 11.7% and 0.8%).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · saved copyHow many people in Philadelphia are on Medicaid?
28.5% of residents of Philadelphia under 65 had Medicaid or other means-tested public coverage as their only health insurance in 2020-2024, 137th 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 Philadelphia have a disability?
17.4% of residents of Philadelphia (272,919 people) reported a disability in 2020-2024, 65th highest of 823 US cities of 50,000 or more (US: 13.3%; Pennsylvania: 14.4%); 9.0% had two or more types of disability.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · saved copyHow many older people in Philadelphia have a disability?
By age, 40.9% of residents of Philadelphia aged 65 and over, 15.3% of those aged 18 to 64 and 7.8% 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 Philadelphia compares with other cities in the United States
Residents without health insurance (2020-2024)
Philadelphia ranks 457 of 823, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents without health insurance |
|---|---|---|
| 454 | Longmont | 7.2% |
| 455 | Tustin | 7.1% |
| 456 | Mount Vernon | 7.1% |
| 457 | Philadelphia | 7.1% |
| 458 | San Marcos | 7.1% |
| 459 | Tacoma | 7.1% |
| 460 | New Britain | 7.1% |
Residents with a disability (2020-2024)
Philadelphia ranks 65 of 823, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents with a disability |
|---|---|---|
| 62 | Springfield | 17.4% |
| 63 | Reading | 17.4% |
| 64 | Albany | 17.4% |
| 65 | Philadelphia | 17.4% |
| 66 | Jackson | 17.4% |
| 67 | Akron | 17.3% |
| 68 | Topeka | 17.3% |
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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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