1. Set the geographic question before reading the numbers
A dashboard can show city and case-type data, but the meaning of a location result depends on how your firm defines its service area. York city and York County are not interchangeable labels, and neither is the same as Pennsylvania as a whole. Ask which geography a keyword, call, form or lead represents. A York-city target may answer a different management question from a countywide target. The Census record establishes York city’s relationship to York County; it does not establish that residents are searching for a particular legal service or that a page will produce a matter.
Recommended approach
Bring your intended geographic scope to the review. Decide whether the dashboard should separate York city from York County, identify broader Pennsylvania targets where relevant, and show geography only when the underlying record supports it. Treat location as a field to define and inspect—not as proof that a market exists or that a campaign is working.
