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Pharmacies in Pennsylvania

How many pharmacies exist per person present (residents + daytime workers) across the 26 Pennsylvania counties we cover, by ZIP code, compared with the U.S. average. Data: Census ZBP 2023 + ACS 2024 + BLS QCEW.

Includes: Pharmacies · Drug stores · Community & compounding pharmacies. Counted together because official statistics use one 446110 code.

State verdict (covered counties): In line with the U.S. rate — 93% of the U.S. rate
Counties covered
26
in Pennsylvania
Pharmacies
1,259
establishments (2023)
Per 10,000 present
1.0
residents + 0.5×workers
U.S. average
1.0
per 10,000 present
State index
93%
vs. U.S.
Residents
10,789,983
in covered counties
Workers
4,774,988
jobs in covered counties
Coverage. This page aggregates only the 26 Pennsylvania counties BizGapMap covers — not the whole state. Counts and the index reflect those counties. The aggregate index uses only ZIP cells Census published, so it is a lower bound. Density is a supply-side signal: it counts existing pharmacies and the people present, not foot traffic, income, rent, or whether locals want more.

Counties in Pennsylvania

CityCounty PharmaciesResidentsWorkers Per 10kIndexVerdict
Philadelphia Philadelphia County 341–371 1,580,199 690,182 1.8 172–180% High density
Beaver Falls Beaver County 23–55 164,772 45,043 1.2 119–284% Range spans bands
Bensalem Bucks County 92–184 634,655 249,175 1.2 117–194% Range spans bands
Clarks Summit Lackawanna County 31–73 215,434 90,335 1.2 115–242% Range spans bands
Wayne Delaware County 78–132 606,361 253,670 1.1 103–156% Range spans bands
Greensburg Westmoreland County 41–169 349,607 120,061 1.0 97–390% Range spans bands
Bethlehem Northampton County 39–77 343,263 146,757 0.9 91–156% Range spans bands
Chambersburg Franklin County 16–64 147,315 48,691 0.9 90–316% Range spans bands
King Of Prussia Montgomery County 101–205 863,513 543,597 0.9 86–151% Range spans bands
Camp Hill Cumberland County 29–55 269,697 129,697 0.9 84–148% Range spans bands
Johnstown Cambria County 13–93 131,380 43,083 0.9 82–564% Range spans bands
Wilkes Barre Luzerne County 33–111 326,090 128,019 0.8 82–226% Range spans bands
Allentown Lehigh County 37–85 358,762 170,695 0.8 81–168% Range spans bands
Cranberry Township Butler County 20–74 202,636 84,042 0.8 79–277% Range spans bands
Pittsburgh Allegheny County 126–298 1,213,050 682,711 0.8 79–166% Range spans bands
Pottsville Schuylkill County 13–99 140,336 41,570 0.8 78–595% Range spans bands
Hershey Dauphin County 28–74 285,266 155,968 0.8 75–176% Range spans bands
Canonsburg Washington County 19–113 215,520 85,413 0.7 71–424% Range spans bands
Malvern Chester County 44–132 535,535 241,727 0.7 65–148% Range spans bands
Lebanon Lebanon County 11–39 147,065 50,980 0.6 62–208% Range spans bands
Stroudsburg Monroe County 12–70 166,936 46,499 0.6 61–326% Range spans bands
Lancaster Lancaster County 39–155 558,059 236,033 0.6 56–182% Range spans bands
Reading Berks County 28–116 430,466 167,711 0.5 53–207% Range spans bands
State College Centre County 9–61 160,267 46,882 0.5 47–311% Range spans bands
York York County 25–93 476,698 173,506 0.4 43–156% Range spans bands
Erie Erie County 11–79 267,101 102,941 0.3 33–192% Range spans bands

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Lowest vs. highest measured density

Fewest competitors per capita

Philadelphia
172%
Beaver Falls
119%
Bensalem
117%
Clarks Summit
115%
Wayne
103%
Greensburg
97%
Bethlehem
91%
Chambersburg
90%

Most competitors per capita

Erie
33%
York
43%
State College
47%
Reading
53%
Lancaster
56%
Stroudsburg
61%
Lebanon
62%
Malvern
65%
Low measured density is not evidence of opportunity. A county with few pharmacies may simply lack foot traffic, retail space, or demand. Use the ranking to find where to look, then verify locally.

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