Pennsylvania Local News Coverage
Curbside tracks 5 local news markets, 140 sources, and 69 counties across Pennsylvania.
Coverage Snapshot
69
Total Counties
18
Strong
10
Covered
3
Thin
22
DMA-Only
16
Desert
41% of counties have covered or strong local news coverage. 23% are news deserts.
Local News Markets in Pennsylvania
Counties Needing Coverage
16 of 69 counties in Pennsylvania are news deserts with no dedicated local source.
Bedford County Blair County Cambria County Cameron County Centre County Clearfield County Elk County Huntingdon County
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Coverage by County
Local news coverage detail for 43 counties in Pennsylvania.
Adams County 2 Allegheny County 3 Armstrong County 8 Beaver County 0 Berks County 2 Blair County 0 Bradford County 0 Bucks County 0 Butler County 8 Cambria County 0 Carbon County 0 Centre County 0 Chester County 34 Clearfield County 0 Columbia County 0 Crawford County 1 Cumberland County 5 Dauphin County 7 Delaware County 34 Erie County 3 Fayette County 8 Franklin County 2 Indiana County 4 Lackawanna County 13 Lancaster County 2 Lawrence County 8 Lebanon County 2 Lehigh County 0 Luzerne County 4 Lycoming County 0 Mercer County 0 Monroe County 0 Montgomery County 0 Northampton County 0 Northumberland County 0 Philadelphia County 36 Pike County 0 Schuylkill County 0 Somerset County 0 Washington County 8 Wayne County 0 Westmoreland County 8 York County 2
Strongest Coverage Areas
Philadelphia County 36 sources
Chester County 34 sources
Delaware County 34 sources
Lackawanna County 13 sources
Venango County 10 sources
Methodology
Coverage tiers are based on tracked Curbside News sources at the county and sub-market level. Strong counties have multiple local sources. Covered counties have at least one local source. Thin counties have minimal coverage. Desert counties have no dedicated local source. Stories link to original publishers. Curbside does not republish full articles.