Grandparents Raising Grandchildren in Northeast PA

For The Institute for Public Policy and Economic Development
Feature Charticle

The Institute for Public Policy and Economic Development

Findings:

  • The statewide population of grandparents raising grandchildren has decreased since 2013, although it did rise by over seven percent between 2017 and 2018.
  • Luzerne County’s proportion of grandparents raising grandchildren has fluctuated throughout the past decade, and it reached its highest point when it grew over 50.0 percent between 2017 and 2018.
  • Lackawanna County's data is limited but has fluctuated since 2016, falling more than 45.0 percent between then and 2017, and ultimately rising to 1,207 grandparents raising grandchildren in 2018 – an increase of nearly 26.0 percent.

Read the full Indicators report here.