State Cancer Profiles

Interpretation of Demographics Data

Demographic Data Report for Pennsylvania by County
Non-English Language: Language isolation
Ages 14+, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Percent

Pennsylvania

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
• Value (Percent) : The value is 2.7 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 142,189.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 33 of 51

United States

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.3 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 5,542,911.
• Rank within US : N/A

Cameron County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.0 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 0.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1 of 3142

Fulton County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.0 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 1.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1 of 3142

Clearfield County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.1 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 46.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 393 of 3142

Elk County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.1 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 16.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 393 of 3142

Huntingdon County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.1 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 10.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 393 of 3142

McKean County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.1 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 18.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 393 of 3142

Clarion County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.2 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 35.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 560 of 3142

Columbia County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.2 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 55.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 560 of 3142

Fayette County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.2 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 87.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 560 of 3142

Forest County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.2 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 4.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 560 of 3142

Susquehanna County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.2 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 38.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 560 of 3142

Tioga County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.2 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 28.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 560 of 3142

Bedford County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.3 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 61.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 734 of 3142

Bradford County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.3 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 66.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 734 of 3142

Greene County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.3 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 36.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 734 of 3142

Lycoming County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.3 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 123.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 734 of 3142

Venango County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.3 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 57.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 734 of 3142

Warren County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.3 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 47.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 734 of 3142

Wyoming County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.3 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 36.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 734 of 3142

Armstrong County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.4 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 116.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 896 of 3142

Clinton County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.4 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 68.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 896 of 3142

Jefferson County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.4 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 75.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 896 of 3142

Montour County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.4 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 33.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 896 of 3142

Perry County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.4 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 80.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 896 of 3142

Westmoreland County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.4 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 582.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 896 of 3142

Blair County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.5 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 235.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1056 of 3142

Cambria County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.5 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 255.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1056 of 3142

Potter County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.5 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 35.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1056 of 3142

Washington County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.5 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 477.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1056 of 3142

Beaver County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.6 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 408.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1202 of 3142

Carbon County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.6 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 157.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1202 of 3142

Lawrence County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.6 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 232.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1202 of 3142

Mercer County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.6 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 262.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1202 of 3142

Somerset County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.6 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 178.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1202 of 3142

Butler County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.7 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 544.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1327 of 3142

Crawford County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.7 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 251.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1327 of 3142

Indiana County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.7 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 237.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1327 of 3142

Snyder County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.7 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 102.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1327 of 3142

Northumberland County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.9 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 336.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1570 of 3142

Union County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.9 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 133.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1570 of 3142

Sullivan County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 1.1 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 28.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1772 of 3142

Adams County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 1.2 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 494.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1853 of 3142

Schuylkill County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 1.2 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 713.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1853 of 3142

Wayne County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 1.3 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 262.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1934 of 3142

Allegheny County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 1.4 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 7,885.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2003 of 3142

Erie County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 1.4 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 1,562.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2003 of 3142

Franklin County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 1.5 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 932.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2069 of 3142

Mifflin County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 1.5 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 274.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2069 of 3142

York County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 1.6 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 2,990.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2125 of 3142

Chester County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 1.7 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 3,523.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2186 of 3142

Cumberland County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 1.8 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 1,909.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2242 of 3142

Juniata County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 1.8 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 163.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2242 of 3142

Centre County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 2.1 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 1,219.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2379 of 3142

Monroe County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 2.2 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 1,317.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2422 of 3142

Pike County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 2.2 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 539.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2422 of 3142

Lackawanna County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 2.3 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 2,041.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2457 of 3142

Bucks County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 2.5 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 6,148.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2517 of 3142

Lebanon County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 2.5 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 1,440.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2517 of 3142

Montgomery County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 2.5 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 8,383.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2517 of 3142

Delaware County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 2.8 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 5,968.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2607 of 3142

Northampton County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 2.8 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 3,384.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2607 of 3142

Dauphin County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 3.1 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 3,759.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2672 of 3142

Lancaster County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 3.1 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 6,579.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2672 of 3142

Luzerne County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.1 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 5,565.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2809 of 3142

Berks County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.8 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 9,413.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2947 of 3142

Philadelphia County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 7.1 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 48,520.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2998 of 3142

Lehigh County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 8.0 percent.
• Households (language Isolation) : The number of households (language isolation) is 11,619.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 3031 of 3142

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/23/2026 11:22 am.

Φ Rural–urban county classifications are based on the 2023 USDA Rural–Urban Continuum Codes (except for Connecticut Counties which use 2013 codes). State-level cancer rates for rural areas are calculated using cancer cases registered exclusively in rural counties, while state-level cancer rates for urban areas are calculated using cases registered exclusively in urban counties.

Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.

For more information about Non-English Language: Language isolation, see the dictionary.

A "limited English speaking household" is one in which no member 14 years old and over (1) speaks only English or (2) speaks a non-English language and speaks English "very well."

Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.