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Berks County

Berks County Assistance Office

Reading State Office Building 625 Cherry Street Room 215

Reading,PA,19602-1188

610-736-4211
2008 County Population: 403,595
2007 Percent Below Federal Poverty Level: 11.1%
1999 Per Capita Income: $21,232
2007 Median Household Income: $52,620
2007 Percent 18 and Under: 23.8%
2007 Percent 65 Years and Older: 14.1%
2008 Percent SSI Recipients: 2.2%
July 2009 Percent Enrolled in Medicaid: 16.6%
2008 Percent Children Enrolled in Medicaid: 44.0%
2008 Percent Elderly Enrolled in Medicaid: 6.6%
2005 Number Children and Families Enrolled in Medicaid: 36,974
2008 Number Disabled Enrolled in Medicaid: 14,327
2008 Number Chronically Ill Enrolled in Medicaid: 3,259
2005 Number of Medicaid Births: 2,031
July 2009 CHIP Enrollment: 6,605