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Lehigh County

Lehigh County Assistance Office

101 South 7th Street

Allentown,PA,18101-2295

610-821-6509
2008 County Population: 339,989
2007 Percent Below Federal Poverty Level: 9.1%
1999 Per Capita Income: $21,897
2007 Median Household Income: $51,725
2007 Percent 18 and Under: 23.6%
2007 Percent 65 Years and Older: 15.1%
2008 Percent SSI Recipients: 2.5%
July 2009 Percent Enrolled in Medicaid: 6.6%
2008 Percent Children Enrolled in Medicaid: 43.1%
2008 Percent Elderly Enrolled in Medicaid: 7.1%
2005 Number Children and Families Enrolled in Medicaid: 30,266
2008 Number Disabled Enrolled in Medicaid: 14,263
2008 Number Chronically Ill Enrolled in Medicaid: 2,395
2005 Number of Medicaid Births: 1,645
July 2009 CHIP Enrollment: 5,960