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Chester County

Chester County Assistance Office

100 James Buchanan Drive

Thorndale,PA,19372-1132

610-466-1000
2008 County Population: 491,489
2007 Percent Below Federal Poverty Level: 5.5%
1999 Per Capita Income: $31,627
2007 Median Household Income: $82,979
2007 Percent 18 and Under: 24.5%
2007 Percent 65 Years and Older: 12.1%
2008 Percent SSI Recipients: .7%
July 2009 Percent Enrolled in Medicaid: 6.6%
2008 Percent Children Enrolled in Medicaid: 14.6%
2008 Percent Elderly Enrolled in Medicaid: 3.9%
2005 Number Children and Families Enrolled in Medicaid: 15,416
2008 Number Disabled Enrolled in Medicaid: 9,117
2008 Number Chronically Ill Enrolled in Medicaid: 1,445
2005 Number of Medicaid Births: 1,138
July 2009 CHIP Enrollment: 5,817