POPULATION HEALTH DATA BRIEF | 2021 Informatics for Transforming Nursing Care

POPULATION HEALTH DATA BRIEF | 2021 Informatics for Transforming Nursing Care April 22, 2021 Allegheny County, Pennsylvania A. SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE 1. Key Findings ● Adult obesity rates in Allegheny County are rising faster than state or national levels ● Air pollution and particulate matter are concerningly higher in Allegheny County than in state or national levels ● Allegheny County has a very low percentage of individuals that are uninsured classifying the county as a US top performer ● Allegheny County’s poverty level is higher than the national average ● Allegheny County is the 2nd worst Pennsylvania County for income inequality Note. This is a map of Allegheny County (Maps of World, n.d.). 2. Introductory paragraph Data gathered from the US Census Bureau’s QuickFacts shows Allegheny County is a densely populated part of the state of Pennsylvania and accounts for nearly 10% of the state’s population. Population per square mile for the state of Pennsylvania is 283.9 persons per square mile, while Allegheny County boasts 1,675.6 persons per square mile. The population of Allegheny County is similar in diversity to that of the United States. 79.9 percent of Allegheny County residents claim white alone as their ethnicity compared to the national 76.3 percent. Similarly, both Allegheny County and the United States contain 13.4 percent black residents. Allegheny County’s population is slightly older than the national population. While Allegheny County has only 18.6 percent of residents under the age of 18,