County profile
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Environmental & community health profile. Fused from EPA, CDC, CMS, and Census data into a single free view.
Opportunity Score
out of 100
Env
58
Disease
0
Provider
1
SDOH
35
Compound Signal Status
No compound signal at the 70th-percentile threshold
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania does not show a compound signal, but its environmental risk score of 58 (58th percentile nationally) is notably above the median. This reflects elevated air quality, water contamination, toxic releases, or climate exposure. The other dimensions remain below the 70th-percentile compound-signal threshold, so the pattern here is concentrated risk in one area rather than converging multi-dimensional stress.
Environmental Factors
Air, water, and exposure indicators
Top environmental indicators for Dauphin County with state and national benchmarks. Full profile covers 40+ metrics on the platform.
| Indicator | Dauphin County | PA avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
PM2.5 (annual mean) EPA AQS / EJSCREEN | 9.1 µg/m³ ▲ +19% vs PA | 7.7 | 7.4 |
Ozone EPA AQS / EJSCREEN | 58.7 ppb ▲ +3.0% vs PA | 57.0 | 57.1 |
Traffic Proximity EJSCREEN | 1,480,686 index ▲ +226% vs PA | 453,721 | 291,320 |
Days Above 95°F NOAA ACIS | 3 days/yr ▼ -36% vs PA | 5 | 25 |
Superfund Proximity EPA EJSCREEN | 0.02 score ▼ -88% vs PA | 0.17 | 0.16 |
Drinking Water Violations EPA EJSCREEN | 0.15 score ▼ -87% vs PA | 1.16 | 3.39 |
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Full Environmental Profile
All 40+ environmental metrics including toxic releases, hazardous site proximity, PFAS detection, pesticide exposure, and climate stress indicators.
Service Line Opportunities
See how Dauphin County ranks for respiratory, oncology, cardiovascular, renal, endocrine, and behavioral health service line opportunity.
Multi-County Comparison
Compare Dauphin County side-by-side with neighboring counties across every dimension.
Trend Analysis
5-year sparklines for health outcomes, SDOH measures, and mortality rates so you can see where the county is heading, not just where it is today.
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Nearby Counties
Counties bordering Dauphin County
Adjacent county profiles with their own scores and environmental health data. Source: Census Bureau County Adjacency File.
York County
Pennsylvania
18
Low
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania
18
Low
Schuylkill County
Pennsylvania
17
Low
Cumberland County
Pennsylvania
17
Low
Lebanon County
Pennsylvania
16
Low
Perry County
Pennsylvania
16
Low
Data sources: EPA AQS, EPA EJSCREEN, EPA TRI, CDC PLACES, CDC WONDER, CMS NPPES, Census ACS, County Health Rankings, NOAA ACIS, NCI State Cancer Profiles. Every score on this page is derived from publicly available federal data, fused by the Banana Analytics pipeline.
Methodology: See the full scoring methodology (v1.2.0) for weights, sensitivity analysis, and validation against county-level mortality data.
Last refreshed: April 17, 2026