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Schuylkill County

Schuylkill County Assistance Office

2640 Woodglen Road

Pottsville,PA,17901-1341

570-621-3000
2008 County Population: 147,254
2007 Percent Below Federal Poverty Level: 11.9%
1999 Per Capita Income: $17,230
2007 Median Household Income: $40,655
2007 Percent 18 and Under: 19.3%
2007 Percent 65 Years and Older: 18.2%
2008 Percent SSI Recipients: 2.3%
July 2009 Percent Enrolled in Medicaid: 17.1%
2008 Percent Children Enrolled in Medicaid: 47.9%
2008 Percent Elderly Enrolled in Medicaid: 9.4%
2005 Number Children and Families Enrolled in Medicaid: 11,810
2008 Number Disabled Enrolled in Medicaid: 6,507
2008 Number Chronically Ill Enrolled in Medicaid: 989
2005 Number of Medicaid Births: 557
July 2009 CHIP Enrollment: 2,349