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Pennsylvania: births, delivery capacity and legal capacity

By Kevin Schwaner, Founder; Chief Marketing OfficerUpdated

Pennsylvania recorded 127,571 births in 2024 across 67 counties, served by 76 hospitals confirmed to provide inpatient labour and delivery, with 10 more whose status CMS does not report. There are 5,123 Offices of Lawyers establishments statewide, across all practice areas.

Births, 2024
127,571-2.1% since 2021
Delivering hospitals
7610 more not reported
Offices of Lawyers
5,123CBP 2023, NAICS 541110, all practice areas
Births per lawyer office
24.9national median for 500+ birth counties: 34.3

Births by county

Births by county in Pennsylvania, 2024A choropleth of Pennsylvania counties shaded by births recorded in 2024.
Births, 2024 ≤ 375 > 12,188

Figure 1. Hover any county for births, lawyer offices and delivering hospitals. Projected at build time; no mapping library on this page.

Pennsylvania births, 2021 to 2024. Four-year births series for Pennsylvania alongside the national total. Pennsylvania 127,571 -2.1% 2021→2024 United States 3,605,563 +0.6% 2021→2024 Delivering hospitals 76 +0.0% 2024 only Lawyer offices 5,123 +0.0% CBP 2023
Figure 2 — Pennsylvania against the national series. Only the first two series are time series; the third and fourth are single-vintage values shown flat, and are labelled as such rather than being interpolated into a trend. National births detail. Sources: Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 county population estimates (components of change), released June 2025; Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023, NAICS 541110 Offices of Lawyers, released May 2025; CMS Care Compare, Maternal Health · Hospital, reporting period 1 Jan – 31 Dec 2024.

Every county

All 67 counties in Pennsylvania. Sorted by births. Copy it into a spreadsheet — it is a real table.
CountyPopulation 2024Births 2024Lawyer officesBirths per officeDelivering hospitalsStatus unknown
Philadelphia County1,573,91618,75193420.163
Allegheny County1,231,81411,75168717.162
Montgomery County879,1908,33052315.951
Lancaster County563,2936,86510764.240
Delaware County584,8826,37626524.120
Bucks County650,1315,65425522.240
Chester County560,7455,58524722.630
York County471,2404,8239849.230
Berks County439,1174,52810244.420
Lehigh County385,6553,80211233.911
Dauphin County293,0293,11115719.820
Luzerne County331,3793,02412224.820
Westmoreland County350,9352,87711724.610
Northampton County322,9892,67410226.210
Erie County267,7502,6316341.820
Cumberland County275,5162,58410225.320
Lackawanna County216,8591,94015212.820
Washington County210,4341,8046926.110
Franklin County159,2851,7093746.210
Butler County199,3411,6855630.110
Lebanon County145,3191,5382269.910
Beaver County165,5401,4974334.810
Monroe County166,5231,3553637.610
Schuylkill County144,5231,1964228.510
Cambria County130,1081,1834625.710
Blair County120,2691,1704327.210
Centre County159,8051,0964126.710
Lycoming County113,2361,0613827.910
Mercer County108,1409402537.610
Adams County107,9149321658.310
Crawford County82,0898422042.110
Northumberland County90,0277712432.100
Lawrence County84,2337572926.100
Fayette County123,9417093619.700
Indiana County82,9536802428.310
Clearfield County78,1326542823.410
Bradford County59,6996111833.910
Somerset County72,1345812127.700
Columbia County66,0125741441.010
Carbon County65,7435302026.500
Armstrong County63,6795171339.810
Mifflin County45,935508863.510
Bedford County47,6434704117.500
Pike County62,3764631142.100
Perry County46,8164521141.100
Jefferson County43,3674231823.510
Venango County49,4764191429.910
Clinton County37,865410758.601
Wayne County51,4194072218.510
Tioga County40,6983841038.410
Huntingdon County43,359379754.100
Susquehanna County38,1003751231.302
Snyder County39,627355571.000
Union County42,1593521425.110
Clarion County36,8553491229.100
Warren County37,3733431131.210
McKean County39,4783391228.300
Juniata County23,395265553.000
Elk County30,124238639.700
Montour County18,115216372.010
Wyoming County25,771206922.900
Greene County33,960147818.400
Fulton County14,4521440undefined00
Potter County15,993143435.810
Cameron County4,348340undefined00
Sullivan County5,9273248.000
Forest County6,601200undefined00

20 counties record births with no confirmed delivering hospital, covering 7,241 births. As on the national page, this describes where facilities sit relative to where births are recorded by residence — not access to care.

Hospitals with obstetric services

86 Pennsylvania hospitals reporting an obstetric service status. Facilities confirming they do not provide labour and delivery are excluded from this table and counted on the national page.
HospitalCityCountyOwnershipLabour & deliveryBirthing Friendly
Acmh HospitalKittanningArmstrongVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Ahn Wexford HospitalWexfordAlleghenyVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Barnes-Kasson County HospitalSusquehannaSusquehannaVoluntary non-profit - PrivateNot reported—
Bryn Mawr HospitalBryn MawrMontgomeryVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Bucktail Medical CenterRenovoClintonVoluntary non-profit - PrivateNot reported—
Chester County HospitalWest ChesterChesterVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Children'S Home Of PittsburghPittsburghAlleghenyVoluntary non-profit - PrivateNot reported—
Children'S Hospital Of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphiaPhiladelphiaVoluntary non-profit - PrivateNot reported—
Conemaugh Memorial Medical CenterJohnstownCambriaProprietaryYesDesignated
Crozer Chester Medical CenterUplandDelawareVoluntary non-profit - OtherYesNo
Doylestown HospitalDoylestownBucksVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Eagleville HospitalEaglevilleMontgomeryVoluntary non-profit - PrivateNot reported—
Endless Mountains Health SystemsMontroseSusquehannaVoluntary non-profit - PrivateNot reported—
Excela Health Westmoreland Regional HospitalGreensburgWestmorelandVoluntary non-profit - OtherYesDesignated
Forbes HospitalMonroevilleAlleghenyVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Geisinger Medical CenterDanvilleMontourVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical CenterWilkes BarreLuzerneVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Geisinger-Bloomsburg HospitalBloomsburgColumbiaVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Geisinger-Community Medical CenterScrantonLackawannaVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Geisinger-Lewistown HospitalLewistownMifflinVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Gettysburg HospitalGettysburgAdamsVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Heritage Valley BeaverBeaverBeaverVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesNo
Holy Redeemer Hospital And Medical CenterMeadowbrookMontgomeryVoluntary non-profit - ChurchYesDesignated
Hospital Of Univ Of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaPhiladelphiaVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Independence Health System Butler Memorial HospitaButlerButlerVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Indiana Regional Medical CenterIndianaIndianaVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Jefferson Abington HospitalAbingtonMontgomeryVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Jefferson Einstein Montgomery HospitalEast NorritonMontgomeryVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia HospitalPhiladelphiaPhiladelphiaVoluntary non-profit - OtherYesDesignated
Jefferson HospitalJefferson HillsAlleghenyVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Lancaster General HospitalLancasterLancasterVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Lehigh Valley HospitalAllentownLehighVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Lehigh Valley Hospital - HazletonHazletonLuzerneVoluntary non-profit - OtherYesDesignated
Lehigh Valley Hospital - MacungieMacungieLehighProprietaryNot reported—
Lehigh Valley Hospital - PoconoEast StroudsburgMonroeVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Magee Womens Hospital Of Upmc Health SystemPittsburghAlleghenyVoluntary non-profit - OtherYesDesignated
Main Line Hospital LankenauWynnewoodMontgomeryVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Meadville Medical CenterMeadvilleCrawfordVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Milton S Hershey Medical CenterHersheyDauphinVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Mount Nittany Medical CenterState CollegeCentreVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Nazareth HospitalPhiladelphiaPhiladelphiaVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesNo
Paoli HospitalPaoliChesterVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Penn Highlands DuboisDuboisClearfieldVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Penn State Health Hampden Medical CenterEnolaCumberlandVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Penn State Health Lancaster Medical CenterLancasterLancasterVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Penn State Health St. JosephReadingBerksVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Pennsylvania HospitalPhiladelphiaPhiladelphiaVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Phoenixville HospitalPhoenixvilleChesterVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Punxsutawney Area HospitalPunxsutawneyJeffersonVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Reading HospitalWest ReadingBerksVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Regional Hospital Of ScrantonScrantonLackawannaProprietaryYesDesignated
Riddle Memorial HospitalMediaDelawareVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Robert Packer HospitalSayreBradfordVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Saint Vincent HospitalErieErieVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson StreetPottsvilleSchuylkillVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Shriners Hospitals For Children - PhiladelphiaPhiladelphiaPhiladelphiaVoluntary non-profit - OtherNot reported—
St Christopher'S Hospital For ChildrenPhiladelphiaPhiladelphiaProprietaryNot reported—
St Clair HospitalPittsburghAlleghenyVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
St Luke'S Hospital - Grand View CampusSellersvilleBucksVoluntary non-profit - OtherYesDesignated
St Luke'S Hospital - Upper Bucks CampusQuakertownBucksProprietaryYesDesignated
St Lukes HospitalBethlehemNorthamptonVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
St Mary Medical CenterLanghorneBucksVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Temple University HospitalPhiladelphiaPhiladelphiaVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Thomas Jefferson University HospitalPhiladelphiaPhiladelphiaVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Upmc AltoonaAltoonaBlairVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Upmc CarlisleCarlisleCumberlandVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Upmc Children'S Hospital Of PittsburghPittsburghAlleghenyVoluntary non-profit - OtherNot reported—
Upmc ColeCoudersportPotterVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Upmc HamotErieErieVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Upmc HanoverHanoverYorkVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Upmc HorizonGreenvilleMercerVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Upmc LititzLititzLancasterVoluntary non-profit - OtherYesDesignated
Upmc MemorialYorkYorkVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Upmc NorthwestSenecaVenangoVoluntary non-profit - OtherYesDesignated
Upmc Pinnacle HospitalsHarrisburgDauphinVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Upmc WellsboroWellsboroTiogaVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Upmc WilliamsportWilliamsportLycomingVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Warren General HospitalWarrenWarrenVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Washington Hospital, TheWashingtonWashingtonVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Wayne Memorial HospitalHonesdaleWayneVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Wellspan Chambersburg HospitalChambersburgFranklinVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Wellspan Ephrata Community HospitalEphrataLancasterVoluntary non-profit - OtherYesDesignated
Wellspan Evangelical Community HospitalLewisburgUnionVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Wellspan Good Samaritan HospitalLebanonLebanonVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
Wellspan York HospitalYorkYorkVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated
West Penn HospitalPittsburghAlleghenyVoluntary non-profit - PrivateYesDesignated

Birthing Friendly is a CMS designation reflecting a hospital's attestation to participating in a perinatal quality improvement collaborative and implementing recommended safety practices. It records reported structure and participation. It is not an outcome measure, and CMS published no obstetric outcome scores at all for 2024 — see the blackout.

A limit we will not cross. Nothing on this page links a clinical outcome rate to a legal claim. Adverse-event rates measure medicine. Litigation measures a legal process. They are different quantities, they are collected by different agencies for different reasons, and correlating them would be the fastest way to publish something false. Where we present clinical data and legal data together, it is to describe a market — never to imply that one causes, predicts, or justifies the other.

Sources

  1. U.S. Census Bureau — County Population Totals and Components of Change, Vintage 2024 — births by county, 2021–2024
  2. U.S. Census Bureau — County Business Patterns, 2023 — NAICS 541110, Offices of Lawyers; establishment counts by county
  3. CMS Care Compare — Maternal Health · Hospital — PC-02, PC-07a, PC-07b, SM-7; 2024 reporting period
  4. CMS Care Compare — Hospital General Information — ownership, facility type, Birthing Friendly designation
  5. U.S. Census Bureau — Cartographic Boundary Files, 2023 (1:20,000,000) — county and state polygons; projected to Albers equal-area at build time

Cite this analysis

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Birth Injury Marketing. “Pennsylvania: births, delivery capacity and legal capacity.” 24 August 2026. https://birthinjurymarketing.com/intelligence/pennsylvania/

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Related

No commercial page for Pennsylvania. Our rule is that a state gets one only where this data lets us say something true of that state and not of everywhere else, and Pennsylvania did not clear it. The rule, and every state it excludes, is published. We still work there.

All 51 states → · National legal capacity → · Why there is no outcome data → · Model this market → · Methodology →

Authorship & review

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Kevin Schwaner, Founder; Chief Marketing Officer. Credentials.
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