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Pennsylvania cities by disaster risk

25 cities and communities with 25,000 or more people. Ratings are for the county each city sits in.

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CityCountyOverall riskTop hazardPeople
PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia CountyVery HighInland flooding1,579,706
PittsburghAllegheny CountyHighInland flooding304,759
AllentownLehigh CountyModerateInland flooding125,976
ReadingBerks CountyModerateInland flooding95,242
ErieErie CountyModerateInland flooding93,850
BethlehemLehigh CountyModerateInland flooding77,956
ScrantonLackawanna CountyModerateInland flooding76,033
LancasterLancaster CountyHighInland flooding57,719
LevittownBucks CountyHighInland flooding50,926
HarrisburgDauphin CountyModerateInland flooding50,287
YorkYork CountyModerateInland flooding44,938
Wilkes-BarreLuzerne CountyModerateInland flooding44,423
AltoonaBlair CountyLowInland flooding43,196
State CollegeCentre CountyLowInland flooding41,050
NorristownMontgomery CountyHighInland flooding35,893
ChesterDelaware CountyModerateInland flooding33,619
Bethel ParkAllegheny CountyHighInland flooding32,881
Drexel HillDelaware CountyModerateInland flooding30,451
HazletonLuzerne CountyModerateInland flooding30,111
EastonNorthampton CountyModerateInland flooding29,739
MonroevilleAllegheny CountyHighInland flooding28,295
WilliamsportLycoming CountyLowInland flooding27,612
PlumAllegheny CountyHighInland flooding26,723
LebanonLebanon CountyLowInland flooding26,536
King of PrussiaMontgomery CountyHighInland flooding25,857