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Mercer County

Mercer County Assistance Office

2236 Highland Road

Hermitage,PA,16148-2896

724-983-5000
2008 County Population: 116,652
2007 Percent Below Federal Poverty Level: 11.2%
1999 Per Capita Income: $17,636
2007 Median Household Income: $40,945
2007 Percent 18 and Under: 21.5%
2007 Percent 65 Years and Older: 17.8%
2008 Percent SSI Recipients: 3.6%
July 2009 Percent Enrolled in Medicaid: 20.1%
2008 Percent Children Enrolled in Medicaid: 49.9%
2008 Percent Elderly Enrolled in Medicaid: 7.4%
2005 Number Children and Families Enrolled in Medicaid: 12,447
2008 Number Disabled Enrolled in Medicaid: 7,508
2008 Number Chronically Ill Enrolled in Medicaid: 1,077
2005 Number of Medicaid Births: 449
July 2009 CHIP Enrollment: 1,531