Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US metro and micro areas.

Safety94#55/924
Economy33#622/925
Housing87#123/925
Health44#520/925
Healthcare34#608/923
Environment44#518/917
Education4#890/925
Infrastructure13#809/925
Community56#410/925
Leisure & amenities36#592/925

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Lewistown, PA micropolitan area ranks highest and lowest among US metro and micro areas (score = percentile, 100 = best).

Strengths

Income inequality (Gini index) · low0.398
98/100Pennsylvania 0.474United States 0.4832020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B19083
Flu vaccinations · high55.0%
97/100Pennsylvania 52.0%United States 44.0%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Mammography screening · high59.0%
96/100Pennsylvania 51.0%United States 46.0%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Grocery stores · high3.0 /10k
96/100Pennsylvania 1.9 /10kUnited States 1.7 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsAggregated from counties
Distance to an Amtrak station · low6 mi
96/100Pennsylvania 21 miUnited States 43 mi2026Federal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census BureauAggregated from counties
Drug overdose deaths · low7.2 /100k
94/100Pennsylvania 19.6 /100kUnited States 18.4 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties

Weaknesses

Arts, entertainment and recreation · low1.1 /10k
1/100Pennsylvania 4.6 /10kUnited States 5.5 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsAggregated from counties
Adult smoking · high22.3%
1/100Pennsylvania 15.6%United States 16.1%2022University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Some college · low41.8%
2/100Pennsylvania 67.5%United States 67.8%2019-2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
New business applications · low7.0 /1k
2/100Pennsylvania 12.4 /1kUnited States 16.6 /1k2025U.S. Census BureauAggregated from counties
Bachelor's degree or higher · low14.9%
4/100Pennsylvania 35.2%United States 35.7%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B15003
Child poverty rate · high29.0%
8/100Pennsylvania 15.3%United States 15.5%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B17001

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

Drought exposureWorsening
0% (2021) → 27% (Oct 2025–Sep 2026)
+27 pts5 yearsUS 40% → 43%
Access to exercise opportunitiesImproving
45.9% (2010 & 2021) → 70.2% (2022 & 2024)
+24 pts3 yearsUS 79.8% → 84.5%
Homicide rateImproving
2.5 /100k (2021) → 0.0 /100k (May 2025–Apr 2026)
−100%5 yearsUS 7.8 /100k → 4.8 /100k
Drug overdose deathsImproving
34.7 /100k (2021) → 7.2 /100k (Mar 2025–Feb 2026)
−79%5 yearsUS 30.8 /100k → 18.4 /100k
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
70.6% (2015-2019) → 82.9% (2020-2024)
+12 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%
New homes permittedWorsening
2.0 /1k (2021) → 0.9 /1k (Sep 2025–Aug 2026)
−55%5 yearsUS 5.2 /1k → 4.2 /1k

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Lewistown, PA micropolitan area improved on 11 of 29 measures with a comparison and declined on 6. 8 moved within the margin of error and 4 barely changed.

Earlier period
Latest period
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among metro and micro areas: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts. Periods differ by measure (most compare 2015-2019 with 2020-2024); each row names its own in its tooltip and in the table.

Improved11

Pharmacies+50%1.3 /10k → 2.0 /10k
Homicides−100%3.5 /100k → 0.0 /100k
Broadband+12 points70.6% → 82.9%
Overdose deaths−52%15.1 /100k → 7.2 /100k
Unemployment−3.8 points7.7% → 3.9%

Declined6

Child poverty+7.6 points21.3% → 28.9%
Arts & recreation−37%1.7 /10k → 1.1 /10k
Restaurants−17%10.0 /10k → 8.2 /10k
Traffic deaths+44%9.9 /100k → 14.3 /100k
Grocery stores−6.6%3.3 /10k → 3.0 /10k

All 29 measures

Change of every measure of Lewistown, PA micropolitan area between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Arts, entertainment and recreation	1.7 /10k2020	1.1 /10k2025	−37%	Declined	1%
Average commute time	23.4 min2015-2019	25.0 min2020-2024	+1.6 min	Within the margin of error	18%
Average weekly wage	$8392020	$1,0442025	+24%	Improved	61%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.9%2015-2019	14.9%2020-2024	+3 points	Improved	54%
Broadband subscriptions	70.6%2015-2019	82.9%2020-2024	+12 points	Improved	79%
Child poverty rate	21.3%2015-2019	28.9%2020-2024	+7.6 points	Declined	1%
Distance to an airport	54 mi2020	54 mi2025	0 mi	Little change	50%
Drug overdose deaths	15.1 /100k2020	7.2 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026	−52%	Improved	84%
Effective property tax rate	1.45%2015-2019	1.22%2020-2024	−0.2 points	Little change	79%
Firearm deaths	10.8 /100k2020	10.0 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−7.4%	Improved	62%
Grocery stores	3.3 /10k2020	3.0 /10k2025	−6.6%	Declined	30%
Gyms and fitness centers	0.7 /10k2020	0.7 /10k2025	+0%	Little change	42%
High school diploma or higher	85.0%2015-2019	84.6%2020-2024	−0.4 points	Within the margin of error	4%
Home price to income ratio	2.3×2015-2019	2.5×2020-2024	+0.1×	Within the margin of error	89%
Homicide rate	3.5 /100k2020	0.0 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−100%	Improved	95%
Income adjusted for local prices	$43,2892019	$56,5972024	+31%	Improved	42%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4122015-2019	0.3982020-2024	−0.014	Within the margin of error	83%
Median household income	$50,2192015-2019	$63,9532020-2024	+27%	Improved	52%
New business applications	4.6 /1k2020	7.0 /1k2025	+53%	Improved	61%
Pharmacies	1.3 /10k2020	2.0 /10k2025	+50%	Improved	99%
Poverty rate	13.5%2015-2019	16.2%2020-2024	+2.8 points	Within the margin of error	3%
Public libraries	0.4 /10k2019	0.4 /10k2024	+0.1%	Little change	65%
Rent as share of income	25.6%2015-2019	24.9%2020-2024	−0.7 points	Within the margin of error	72%
Rent-burdened households	40.7%2015-2019	38.7%2020-2024	−2 points	Within the margin of error	74%
Restaurants and bars	10.0 /10k2020	8.2 /10k2025	−17%	Declined	5%
Suicide rate	12.7 /100k2020	14.0 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	+10%	Declined	38%
Traffic deaths	9.9 /100k2015-2019	14.3 /100k2020-2024	+44%	Declined	9%
Unemployment rate	7.7%2020	3.9%2025	−3.8 points	Improved	75%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	14.9%2015-2019	16.1%2020-2024	+1.2 points	Within the margin of error	17%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 786 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts; Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; Mapping Injury, Overdose, and Violence; American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates; Business Formation Statistics; Public Libraries Survey; Fatality Analysis Reporting System; Distance to airports and intercity rail. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 925 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Metro and micro areas like Lewistown, PA micropolitan area five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Lewistown, PA micropolitan area in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Lewistown, PA micropolitan area itself moved +0.4 points in standing on average over the same 28 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

46,041 residents

Men
Women

80 and over
70–79
60–69
50–59
40–49
30–39
20–29
10–19
Under 10

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 40–49 women (−0.9 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

46,041 residents

Lewistown, PA micropolitan area
United States share

White93%42,953
Black1.0%449
Hispanic or Latino2.3%1,050
Asian0.3%†146
American Indian and Alaska Native0.1%†41
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander0.1%†24
Other or two or more races3.0%1,378

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: White (−2.6 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B03002View table on data.census.gov

Education

32,414 residents (±84)

Lewistown, PA micropolitan area
United States share

No high school diploma15%4,991
High school or GED47%15,195
Some college14%4,478
Associate degree9.0%2,910
Bachelor's degree9.4%3,043
Graduate degree5.5%1,797

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: High school or GED (−4.9 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B15003View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

18,510 households (±399)

Lewistown, PA micropolitan area
United States share

Under $25k16%3,028
$25k–50k22%4,104
$50k–75k19%3,512
$75k–100k17%3,175
$100k–150k17%3,087
$150k–200k5.7%1,054
$200k or more3.0%550

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: $25k–50k (−5.9 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

18,510 households (±399)

Lewistown, PA micropolitan area
United States share

Own71%13,166
Rent29%5,344

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

4,855 households (±389)

Lewistown, PA micropolitan area
United States share

Under $75039%1,877
$750–1,00034%1,653
$1,000–1,50024%1,155

Home values

13,166 homes (±491)

Lewistown, PA micropolitan area
United States share

Under $150k47%6,178
$150k–250k30%4,001
$250k–400k15%1,969
$400k–750k

Age of homes

21,468 homes (±52)

Lewistown, PA micropolitan area
United States share

2010 or later4.3%928
2000–20096.2%1,325
1980–199915%3,292

Size of homes

21,468 homes (±52)

Lewistown, PA micropolitan area
United States share

Studio2.7%†571
1 bedroom10%2,214
2 bedrooms25%5,326

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

21,152 workers (±544)

Lewistown, PA micropolitan area
United States share

Drive alone79%16,787
Carpool12%2,453
Public transit0.2%†50
Walk1.4%288
Bike0.1%†12
Work from home6.6%1,402
Other0.8%†160

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Work from home (+2.3 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

19,750 workers (±607)

Lewistown, PA micropolitan area
United States share

Under 15 min37%7,393
15–29 min31%6,028
30–44 min16%3,110

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes no occupation wages for Lewistown, PA micropolitan area.

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

Lewistown, PA has 1,015 employer establishments, 221 for every 10,000 residents (0.89× the US rate of 248), with 14,987 paid employees at an average annual pay of $50,583. The Census Bureau also counts 3,029 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 1,015; 3,029 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 221; US 248
Paid employees: 14,987
Average annual pay: $50,583; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Lewistown, PA by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Specialty trade contractors	79	17.2	1.11×About typical	662	$65,841	306
Ambulatory health care services	71	15.4	0.74×Fewer than typical	1,111	$84,276	72
Restaurants and other eating places	67	14.6	0.79×Fewer than typical	1,261	$17,187	6
Religious organizations	56	12.2	2.20×More than typical	293	$16,939	—
Construction of buildings	38	8.3	1.09×About typical	114	$37,447	104
Truck transportation	38	8.3	1.63×More than typical	313	$63,019	122
Foundation, structure and building exterior contractors	35	7.6	2.42×More than typical	416	$74,865	47
Offices of physicians	33	7.2	1.11×About typical	474	$122,525	9
Full-service restaurants	30	6.5	0.85×About typical	620	$16,473	—
Limited-service restaurants	27	5.9	0.73×Fewer than typical	525	$17,669	3
Automotive repair and maintenance	24	5.2	1.04×About typical	94	$39,968	54
Banks and credit unions	23	5	1.55×More than typical	251	$58,422	—

Rank places for an industry

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 45,976 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
A metro area's figures are the exact sums of its counties.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contract spending

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $600K on contracts performed in Lewistown, PA micropolitan area: $13.01 per resident (US $1,995).

Obligations: $600K; +55% vs FY2025
Per resident: $13.01; US $1,995
Sole-source: 97%; US 30%
Single offer: 0.0%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Office of Procurement Operations$583.8K97%
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration$16.2K2.7%

Top recipients

CIGNAL LLC$583.8K97%
STATELINE SOLUTION LLC$16.2K2.7%

Spending by fiscal year

4.8MFY2017
268KFY2018
413.7KFY2019
426.5KFY2020
49.7KFY2021
79.5KFY2022
700KFY2023
139.7KFY2024

Top industries (NAICS)

Scientific research and development services · 5417$583.8K97%
Railroad rolling stock manufacturing · 3365$16.2K2.7%

Largest awards

SYNTHETIC DATA GENERATION FOR PROPERTY AND PASSENGER SCREENING$583.8K
CIGNAL LLC· Mifflin County, PA· Research & development· Sep 28, 2026 – Sep 28, 2026· 70RSAT26C00000029
PURCHASE OF SCRAP RAILROAD WHEELS$16.2K
STATELINE SOLUTION LLC· Mifflin County, PA· Other equipment & supplies· Aug 4, 2026 – Aug 4, 2026· 1333MJ26P0036

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 6, 2026, loaded Oct 6, 2026.

Federal grants & assistance

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $305.7M in grants, loans, direct payments and insurance for Lewistown, PA micropolitan area: $6,628 per resident (US $12,957).

Assistance · FY2026: $305.7M; −2.6% vs FY2025
Per resident: $6,628; US $12,957
Loan face value: $6.2M; lent or guaranteed
To individuals: 0.3%; counted, never named

Top programs

96.002 · Social Security Retirement Insurance$195.9M64%
96.001 · Social Security Disability Insurance$28.7M9.4%
96.004 · Social Security Survivors Insurance$19.5M6.4%
64.109 · Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$18.8M6.1%
96.006 · Supplemental Security Income$10.7M3.5%
93.600 · Head Start$6.8M2.2%
20.263 · Bridge Formula Program$4.9M1.6%
20.279 · National Highway Performance Program (NHPP)$4.8M1.6%

Top recipients (organizations)

PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION$15.5M5.1%
HARRISBURG, PA
SUMMIT EARLY LEARNING INC$6.8M2.2%
MIFFLINBURG, PA
METZLER FOREST PRODUCTS LLC$1.2M0.4%
REEDSVILLE, PA
TREASURE LAKE LP$379.3K0.1%
COUDERSPORT, PA
COUNTY OF MIFFLIN$356.5K

Organizations only: awards to individuals and county aggregate records count in the totals but are never listed. Grants to state governments recorded at the agency's own address are counted statewide, not in the capital's county.

Top agencies

Social Security Administration$254.8M83%
Under Secretary for Benefits/Veterans Benefits Administration$21.8M7.1%
Department of Veterans Affairs
Federal Highway Administration$15.9M5.2%
Department of Transportation
Administration for Children and Families$6.8M2.2%
Department of Health and Human Services
Railroad Retirement Board

Assistance by fiscal year

260MFY2021
267.3MFY2022
276MFY2023
301.6MFY2024
313.9MFY2025
305.7MFY2026

County aggregates

91%

Share of obligations reported only as county totals of many small awards (for example Social Security or Medicare payments), with no recipient named.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 6, 2026, loaded Oct 6, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

Counties in Lewistown, PA

Whole counties, as the U.S. Office of Management and Budget delineates the area. Federal spending below is the exact sum of these counties.

Mifflin CountyCentral county5046,127

Principal cities

The cities the area is named for.

LewistownPrincipal city8,479

Largest cities and towns

By population, for places with most of their residents in the area.

Other metro and micro areas in Pennsylvania

Areas based in Pennsylvania, best score first.

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Places that share a border, best score first.

Similar metro and micro areas

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

Mapping Injury, Overdose, and ViolenceCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2026-10-01
PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Daily county PM2.5 and ozone (EPA downscaler model)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2022
Care Compare: Hospital General Information and Timely and Effective CareCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · release 2026-07-22
Distance to airports and intercity railFederal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau · release 2025+amtrak-2026-04-23
Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master filesFederal Bureau of Investigation · release 2025
Public Libraries SurveyInstitute of Museum and Library Services · release FY2024
U.S. Drought Monitor county statisticsNational Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA · release 2026-09-29
Fatality Analysis Reporting SystemNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · release 2024
nClimGrid-Daily county averagesNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · release 2025
Regional Economic AccountsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · release 2024
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2026 Q1
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Business Formation StatisticsU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-10-01
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Alternative Fuels Data Center station locatorU.S. Department of Energy · release 2026-10
Election Administration and Voting SurveyU.S. Election Assistance Commission · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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Scores by category

Strengths · Weaknesses

Strengths

Weaknesses

Trends

What changed in five years

Improved11

Declined6

Metro and micro areas like Lewistown, PA micropolitan area five years ago that improved

Who lives here

Age and sex

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Income

Household income

Homes

Owners and renters

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

Getting to work

How people get to work

Time to get to work

Jobs and pay

Local businesses

Federal contract spending

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

Federal grants & assistance

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

Counties in Lewistown, PA

Principal cities

Largest cities and towns

Other metro and micro areas in Pennsylvania

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Similar metro and micro areas

Data and sources

Improved11

Declined6

Age and sex

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Household income

Owners and renters

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

How people get to work

Time to get to work

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

By type

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

What was bought