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Philadelphia Health profile at a glance

Philadelphia sits near the middle of large Pennsylvania cities on 2 of its 4 lead measures, toward the high end on mammogram and colon cancer screening. Dots show 10 other Pennsylvania cities and 10 major U.S. cities.

Sleep42%Short sleep (under 7 hours)of adults in Philadelphia · about 1 in 2Near the middle of large Pennsylvania cities
● this city ● Pennsylvania cities 38.4%–48.1% ● major U.S. cities 31.7%–42%
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Aging, ability & independence56.2%Dentist visitof adults in PhiladelphiaNear the middle of large Pennsylvania cities
● this city ● Pennsylvania cities 46.5%–64.7% ● major U.S. cities 50.5%–65%
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Women's health screening78.1%Mammogramof women aged 50 to 74 in PhiladelphiaToward the high end of large Pennsylvania cities
● this city ● Pennsylvania cities 70.9%–78.4% ● major U.S. cities 70.5%–78.6%
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Prevention & check-ups59.7%Colon cancer screeningof adults aged 45 to 75 in PhiladelphiaToward the high end of large Pennsylvania cities
● this city ● Pennsylvania cities 49.2%–63.1% ● major U.S. cities 50.3%–60.9%
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How to read these tiles

Each tile shows the lead CDC estimate for one wellness goal. The pill compares it with Philadelphia County. The bar counts how many of the 10 largest other cities in the state it differs from clearly (95% intervals that do not overlap). These are comparisons, not rankings: CDC advises against ranking areas from modeled estimates, and colours carry no judgement of good or bad.

Compared with: Pittsburgh, Allentown, Reading, Erie, Scranton, Bethlehem, Lancaster, Levittown, Harrisburg, York. Full health profile.

Health profile: Philadelphia

Estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that describe the adults who live in this city or town, grouped by wellness goal. They give community context for the wellness services listed here. They are not a diagnosis, and they are not a measure of any provider.

42% Short sleep (under 7 hours)
of adults in Philadelphia · about 1 in 2
95% interval 38.1% to 45.9%. Not clearly different from Philadelphia County.
78.1% Mammogram
of women aged 50 to 74 in Philadelphia
95% interval 72.3% to 83.2%. Not clearly different from Philadelphia County.
59.7% Colon cancer screening
of adults aged 45 to 75 in Philadelphia
95% interval 55.7% to 63.7%. Not clearly different from Philadelphia County.

Philadelphia 95% interval county state

Sleep

Wellness guides

Short sleep.

42% Short sleep (under 7 hours)
of adults in Philadelphia: likely between 38.1% and 45.9%; age-adjusted, 2022

Definitions and comparisons for this group

Adults sleeping fewer than 7 hours a night
42% of adults in Philadelphia sleep less than 7 hours a night.
Age-adjusted estimate, data year 2022; adults. CDC PLACES measure: "Short sleep duration among adults". Self-reported in the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) survey and modeled to local areas. See the CDC PLACES measure definitions for the exact survey question.
Philadelphia County: 42.7% (38.6% to 46.6%) CDC PLACES, same method. The intervals overlap, so the two are not clearly different.
The largest other places (10 compared): Philadelphia is clearly higher than 0 of 10, not clearly different from 10, and clearly lower than 0. Counts of clear differences only; this is not a ranking.

Aging, ability & independence

Wellness guides

Disability, hearing, vision, thinking, self-care and oral health.

56.2% Dentist visit
of adults in Philadelphia: likely between 53.1% and 59.2%; age-adjusted, 2022
19.5% All teeth lost (65+)
of adults aged 65 and older in Philadelphia: likely between 16.5% and 22.7%; age-adjusted, 2022

Definitions and comparisons for this group

Adults who visited a dentist in the past year
56.2% of adults in Philadelphia visited a dentist or dental clinic in the past year.
Age-adjusted estimate, data year 2022; adults. CDC PLACES measure: "Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults". Self-reported in the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) survey and modeled to local areas. See the CDC PLACES measure definitions for the exact survey question.
Philadelphia County: 55.3% (51.9% to 58.4%) CDC PLACES, same method. The intervals overlap, so the two are not clearly different.
The largest other places (10 compared): Philadelphia is clearly higher than 2 of 10, not clearly different from 7, and clearly lower than 1. Counts of clear differences only; this is not a ranking.
Adults 65+ who have lost all their teeth
19.5% of adults aged 65 and older in Philadelphia have lost all of their natural teeth.
Age-adjusted estimate, data year 2022; adults aged 65 and older. CDC PLACES measure: "All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years". Self-reported in the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) survey and modeled to local areas. See the CDC PLACES measure definitions for the exact survey question.
Philadelphia County: 22.2% (18.5% to 25.9%) CDC PLACES, same method. The intervals overlap, so the two are not clearly different.
The largest other places (10 compared): Philadelphia is clearly higher than 2 of 10, not clearly different from 8, and clearly lower than 0. Counts of clear differences only; this is not a ranking.

Women's health screening

Wellness guides

Screening for women.

78.1% Mammogram
of women aged 50 to 74 in Philadelphia: likely between 72.3% and 83.2%; age-adjusted, 2022

Definitions and comparisons for this group

Women 50-74 who had a mammogram
78.1% of women aged 50 to 74 in Philadelphia had a mammogram in the past two years.
Age-adjusted estimate, data year 2022; women aged 50-74 years. CDC PLACES measure: "Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years". Self-reported in the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) survey and modeled to local areas. See the CDC PLACES measure definitions for the exact survey question.
Philadelphia County: 77% (70.7% to 82.1%) CDC PLACES, same method. The intervals overlap, so the two are not clearly different.
The largest other places (10 compared): Philadelphia is clearly higher than 0 of 10, not clearly different from 10, and clearly lower than 0. Counts of clear differences only; this is not a ranking.

Prevention & check-ups

Wellness guides

Routine check-ups and screening.

59.7% Colon cancer screening
of adults aged 45 to 75 in Philadelphia: likely between 55.7% and 63.7%; age-adjusted, 2022

Definitions and comparisons for this group

Adults 45-75 up to date on colorectal cancer screening
59.7% of adults aged 45 to 75 in Philadelphia are up to date on screening for colorectal cancer.
Age-adjusted estimate, data year 2022; adults aged 45–75 years. CDC PLACES measure: "Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years". Self-reported in the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) survey and modeled to local areas. See the CDC PLACES measure definitions for the exact survey question.
Philadelphia County: 62.5% (58.3% to 66.3%) CDC PLACES, same method. The intervals overlap, so the two are not clearly different.
The largest other places (10 compared): Philadelphia is clearly higher than 1 of 10, not clearly different from 9, and clearly lower than 0. Counts of clear differences only; this is not a ranking.

Access to care: primary care (county-level)

County-level information for Philadelphia County, not specific to Philadelphia.

HRSA currently lists 14 primary care professional shortage-area designations that include part or all of Philadelphia County (14 facilities). The highest HRSA priority score among them is 17 (a higher score means a higher federal priority).

A designation is a federal policy finding about a shortage under a formula. It is not a count of providers, it can cover only part of a county, one population group or one facility, and it says nothing about any provider listed on this page. Most recent HRSA update among these: 2026-08-20.

Access to care: mental health (county-level)

County-level information for Philadelphia County, not specific to Philadelphia.

HRSA currently lists 14 mental health professional shortage-area designations that include part or all of Philadelphia County (14 facilities). The highest HRSA priority score among them is 15 (a higher score means a higher federal priority).

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Sources, method and dates

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, CDC, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. CDC PLACES 2025 release, county data; data years 2022 and 2023 (varies by measure); retrieved 2026-11-01.
CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, CDC, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. CDC PLACES 2025 release, place data; data years 2022 and 2023 (varies by measure); retrieved 2026-11-01.
HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas, HRSA. HRSA Mental health HPSA designations, downloaded 2026-11-01; data years current designations; retrieved 2026-11-01.
HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas, HRSA. HRSA Primary care HPSA designations, downloaded 2026-11-01; data years current designations; retrieved 2026-11-01.

These are modeled estimates, not counts of people. CDC PLACES builds them from a national telephone survey (BRFSS) and Census data, so every number carries a margin of uncertainty.
Age-adjusted estimates remove the effect of age, which makes comparing areas fairer.
Other-city comparisons use the largest other places in the same state (by Census population in the CDC file) and count how many differ clearly from this place. They are not a ranking and not an average.
We call one estimate higher or lower than another only when their intervals do not overlap. We do not rank areas, combine measures into a score, or describe changes between data releases as trends. Colours carry no judgement of good or bad.
These statistics describe communities. They do not show that any wellness service works for a condition, and a health condition in an area is not caused by the providers or the places named here.

Reviewed by AlternativeMed staff: 2026-11-01.

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Health profile: Philadelphia

Sleep

Adults sleeping fewer than 7 hours a night

Aging, ability & independence

Adults who visited a dentist in the past year

Adults 65+ who have lost all their teeth

Women's health screening

Women 50-74 who had a mammogram

Prevention & check-ups

Adults 45-75 up to date on colorectal cancer screening

Access to care: primary care (county-level)

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