The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services publishes data on Medicaid and SNAP enrollees by county and congressional district. As of February 2025, PA had 3,009,860 individuals accessing Medicaid which is 23.17% of the population. In 2015, Pennsylvania implemented Medicaid Expansion, part of the Affordable Care Act that allows low-income people to obtain health care coverage. The SNAP data includes an interactive map by county and age group. The United States Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Center found that for every $1 issued in federal SNAP benefits, it helps grow our economy by $1.54 Click here to access the PA Department of Human Services Dashboard.
