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Erie County

Erie County Assistance Office

1316 Holland Street P.O. Box 958

Erie,PA,16512-0958

814-461-2000

2008 County Population: 279,175
2007 Percent Below Federal Poverty Level: 14.4%
1999 Per Capita Income: $17,932
2007 Median Household Income: $42,365
2007 Percent 18 and Under: 23.0%
2007 Percent 65 Years and Older: 14.3%
2008 Percent SSI Recipients: 3.6%
July 2009 Percent Enrolled in Medicaid: 21.6%
2008 Percent Children Enrolled in Medicaid: 56.2%
2008 Percent Elderly Enrolled in Medicaid: 8.4%
2005 Number Children and Families Enrolled in Medicaid: 34,803
2008 Number Disabled Enrolled in Medicaid: 15,335
2008 Number Chronically Ill Enrolled in Medicaid: 2,765
2005 Number of Medicaid Births: 1,601
July 2009 CHIP Enrollment: 4,533