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Jefferson County

Jefferson County Assistance Office

100 Prushnok Drive P.O. Box 720

Punxsutawney,PA,15767-0720

814-938-2990
2008 County Population: 45,105
2007 Percent Below Federal Poverty Level: 13.2%
1999 Per Capita Income: $16,186
2007 Median Household Income: $36,268
2007 Percent 18 and Under: 21.0%
2007 Percent 65 Years and Older: 18.2%
2008 Percent SSI Recipients: 3.2%
July 2009 Percent Enrolled in Medicaid: 21.2%
2008 Percent Children Enrolled in Medicaid: 53.3%
2008 Percent Elderly Enrolled in Medicaid: 10.2%
2005 Number Children and Families Enrolled in Medicaid: 5,193
2008 Number Disabled Enrolled in Medicaid: 2,977
2008 Number Chronically Ill Enrolled in Medicaid: 349
2005 Number of Medicaid Births: 201
July 2009 CHIP Enrollment: 841