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Luzerne County

Luzerne County Assistance Office

Wilkes-Barre District 205 South Washington Street

Wilkes-Barre,PA,18711-3298

570-826-2100
2008 County Population: 311,983
2007 Percent Below Federal Poverty Level: 11.7%
1999 Per Capita Income: $18,228
2007 Median Household Income: $41,679
2007 Percent 18 and Under: 20.0%
2007 Percent 65 Years and Older: 18.2%
2008 Percent SSI Recipients: 3.0%
July 2009 Percent Enrolled in Medicaid: 18.7%
2008 Percent Children Enrolled in Medicaid: 53.3%
2008 Percent Elderly Enrolled in Medicaid: 8.3%
2005 Number Children and Families Enrolled in Medicaid: 28,317
2008 Number Disabled Enrolled in Medicaid: 15,692
2008 Number Chronically Ill Enrolled in Medicaid: 2,607
2005 Number of Medicaid Births: 1,270
July 2009 CHIP Enrollment: 4,112