Life as a Teenager in Pennsylvania - Graduation Gap

Population by Age

County

County Type

Total County
Population

Population
12-21

% of Total
Population

Population
12-14

% of Total
Population

Population
15-17

% of Total
Population

Population
18-21

% of Total
Population

Adams

Rural

91,292

13,788

15.1%

4,459

4.9%

3,959

4.3%

5,370

5.9%

Allegheny

Urban

1,281,666

161,427

12.6%

48,952

3.8%

47,527

3.7%

64,948

5.1%

Armstrong

Rural-Mix

72,392

9,246

12.8%

2,987

4.1%

3,158

4.4%

3,101

4.3%

Beaver

Urban-Mix

181,412

22,655

12.5%

7,463

4.1%

7,145

3.9%

8,047

4.4%

Bedford

Rural

49,984

6,328

12.7%

2,119

4.2%

2,048

4.1%

2,161

4.3%

Berks

Urban-Mix

373,638

51,708

13.8%

15,860

4.2%

15,419

4.1%

20,429

5.5%

Blair

Urban-Mix

129,144

17,635

13.7%

5,107

4.0%

5,314

4.1%

7,214

5.6%

Bradford

Rural

62,761

8,305

13.2%

2,805

4.5%

2,893

4.6%

2,607

4.2%

Bucks

Urban

597,635

77,268

12.9%

27,205

4.6%

25,916

4.3%

24,147

4.0%

Butler

Rural-Mix

174,083

24,216

13.9%

7,467

4.3%

7,194

4.1%

9,555

5.5%

Cambria

Rural-Mix

152,598

20,577

13.5%

5,705

3.7%

6,001

3.9%

8,871

5.8%

Cameron

Rural

5,974

765

12.8%

240

4.0%

326

5.5%

199

3.3%

Carbon

Rural-Mix

58,802

7,421

12.6%

2,428

4.1%

2,486

4.2%

2,507

4.3%

Centre

Urban-Mix

135,758

33,231

24.5%

4,318

3.2%

4,173

3.1%

24,740

18.2%

Chester

Urban

433,501

58,748

13.6%

19,110

4.4%

18,562

4.3%

21,076

4.9%

Clarion

Rural

41,765

7,586

18.2%

1,628

3.9%

1,613

3.9%

4,345

10.4%

Clearfield

Rural

83,382

10,753

12.9%

3,648

4.4%

3,451

4.1%

3,654

4.4%

Clinton

Rural

37,914

6,283

16.6%

1,478

3.9%

1,450

3.8%

3,355

8.8%

Columbia

Rural

64,151

11,481

17.9%

2,551

4.0%

2,459

3.8%

6,471

10.1%

Crawford

Rural

90,366

13,588

15.0%

3,901

4.3%

4,157

4.6%

5,530

6.1%

Cumberland

Urban-Mix

213,674

31,728

14.8%

8,463

4.0%

8,182

3.8%

15,083

7.1%

Dauphin

Urban

251,798

31,546

12.5%

11,108

4.4%

10,052

4.0%

10,386

4.1%

Delaware

Urban

550,864

78,042

14.2%

23,437

4.3%

23,251

4.2%

31,354

5.7%

Elk

Rural

35,112

4,471

12.7%

1,519

4.3%

1,607

4.6%

1,345

3.8%

Erie

Urban-Mix

280,843

44,100

15.7%

11,905

4.2%

12,604

4.5%

19,591

7.0%

Fayette

Rural-Mix

148,644

18,625

12.5%

5,959

4.0%

5,980

4.0%

6,686

4.5%

Forest

Rural

4,946

785

15.9%

228

4.6%

373

7.5%

184

3.7%

Franklin

Rural-Mix

129,313

16,940

13.1%

5,329

4.1%

5,312

4.1%

6,299

4.9%

Fulton

Rural

14,261

1,818

12.7%

605

4.2%

588

4.1%

625

4.4%

Greene

Rural

40,672

5,755

14.1%

1,727

4.2%

1,629

4.0%

2,399

5.9%

Huntingdon

Rural

45,586

6,511

14.3%

1,877

4.1%

1,793

3.9%

2,841

6.2%

Indiana

Rural

89,605

17,156

19.1%

3,243

3.6%

3,735

4.2%

10,178

11.4%

Jefferson

Rural

45,932

6,251

13.6%

1,951

4.2%

2,103

4.6%

2,197

4.8%

Juniata

Rural

22,821

3,009

13.2%

997

4.4%

952

4.2%

1,060

4.6%

Lackawanna

Urban

213,295

29,224

13.7%

8,628

4.0%

8,345

3.9%

12,251

5.7%

Lancaster

Urban-Mix

470,658

67,852

14.4%

21,183

4.5%

20,125

4.3%

26,544

5.6%

Lawrence

Rural-Mix

94,643

12,700

13.4%

3,716

3.9%

3,977

4.2%

5,007

5.3%

Lebanon

Urban-Mix

120,327

15,707

13.1%

4,959

4.1%

4,867

4.0%

5,881

4.9%

Lehigh

Urban

312,090

40,019

12.8%

13,118

4.2%

12,139

3.9%

14,762

4.7%

Luzerne

Urban

319,250

41,003

12.8%

12,505

3.9%

12,320

3.9%

16,178

5.1%

Lycoming

Rural-Mix

120,044

17,980

15.0%

5,056

4.2%

5,133

4.3%

7,791

6.5%

McKean

Rural

45,936

6,311

13.7%

2,157

4.7%

2,012

4.4%

2,142

4.7%

Mercer

Rural-Mix

120,293

17,261

14.3%

5,063

4.2%

5,256

4.4%

6,942

5.8%

Mifflin

Rural

46,486

5,821

12.5%

1,999

4.3%

1,972

4.2%

1,850

4.0%

Monroe

Rural

138,687

20,776

15.0%

6,632

4.8%

6,344

4.6%

7,800

5.6%

Montgomery

Urban

750,097

91,205

12.2%

31,129

4.1%

29,387

3.9%

30,689

4.1%

Montour

Rural

18,236

2,256

12.4%

778

4.3%

832

4.6%

646

3.5%

Northampton

Urban

267,066

38,744

14.5%

11,293

4.2%

10,818

4.1%

16,633

6.2%

Northumberland

Rural

94,556

11,754

12.4%

3,778

4.0%

4,141

4.4%

3,835

4.1%

Perry

Rural-Mix

43,602

5,912

13.6%

1,963

4.5%

2,023

4.6%

1,926

4.4%

Philadelphia

Urban

1,517,550

227,316

15.0%

67,709

4.5%

60,286

4.0%

99,321

6.5%

Pike

Rural

46,302

5,689

12.3%

2,200

4.8%

1,984

4.3%

1,505

3.3%

Potter

Rural

18,080

2,491

13.8%

871

4.8%

854

4.7%

766

4.2%

Schuylkill

Rural-Mix

150,336

17,897

11.9%

5,775

3.8%

5,785

3.8%

6,337

4.2%

Snyder

Rural

37,546

6,149

16.4%

1,657

4.4%

1,575

4.2%

2,917

7.8%

Somerset

Rural-Mix

80,023

10,470

13.1%

3,401

4.3%

3,417

4.3%

3,652

4.6%

Sullivan

Rural

6,556

1,050

16.0%

265

4.0%

385

5.9%

400

6.1%

Susquehanna

Rural-Mix

42,238

5,825

13.8%

2,075

4.9%

2,044

4.8%

1,706

4.0%

Tioga

Rural

41,373

6,725

16.3%

1,759

4.3%

1,964

4.7%

3,002

7.3%

Union

Rural

41,624

7,159

17.2%

1,685

4.0%

1,505

3.6%

3,969

9.5%

Venango

Rural

57,565

7,812

13.6%

2,558

4.4%

2,732

4.7%

2,522

4.4%

Warren

Rural

43,863

5,766

13.1%

2,044

4.7%

1,996

4.6%

1,726

3.9%

Washington

Urban-Mix

202,897

25,457

12.5%

7,853

3.9%

7,799

3.8%

9,805

4.8%

Wayne

Rural-Mix

47,722

6,007

12.6%

2,063

4.3%

2,156

4.5%

1,788

3.7%

Westmoreland

Urban-Mix

369,993

44,345

12.0%

14,766

4.0%

14,723

4.0%

14,856

4.0%

Wyoming

Rural-Mix

28,080

4,158

14.8%

1,420

5.1%

1,371

4.9%

1,367

4.9%

York

Urban-Mix

381,751

50,056

13.1%

16,795

4.4%

15,968

4.2%

17,293

4.5%

TOTAL 12,281,054

1,688,643 13.7%

13.7%

516,632

4.2%

499,647

4.1%

672,364

5.5%

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