Healthcare & Safety — Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania

Health Infrastructure

Hospitals130
EMS Stations78
Fire Stations78

Health Outcomes (County Health Rankings)

Premature Death Rate8,819
Poor/Fair Health15.8%
Poor Physical Health Days3.74
Poor Mental Health Days5.08
Adult Smoking18.6%
Adult Obesity32.8%
Physical Inactivity24.9%

Overdose Deaths

Death Rate per 100k51.73
Year2021
Urban/Rural ClassMedium Metro
Trendrising

Air Quality

Good Days265
Moderate Days101
Unhealthy for Sensitive0
Max AQI97
Median AQI40
Year2,024

Data provenance: aggregated from town-level sources, county.json. Rebuilt 2026-04-13T15:43:30.249527+00:00; aggregated 2026-04-13T16:08:25.349375+00:00.