People Under Age 18 in Poverty, 1993 Estimates


County Estimates for People Under Age 18 in Poverty for Pennsylvania: 1993


Table D93-42. Estimated Number and Percent People Under
Age 18 in Poverty by County: Pennsylvania 1993

(Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates Program. Bureau of the Census)
(Population as of March 1994)

People Under Age 18 in Poverty
Number Percent
State and County Estimate 90% Confidence Interval Estimate 90% Confidence Interval
Pennsylvania 582,194 530,094 to 634,294 19.7 17.9 to 21.5
-Adams County 2,328 1,827 to 2,829 10.8 8.4 to 13.1
-Allegheny County 60,849 49,367 to 72,330 20.8 16.9 to 24.8
-Armstrong County 3,706 2,939 to 4,474 19.8 15.7 to 23.9
-Beaver County 9,549 7,582 to 11,516 20.7 16.5 to 25.0
-Bedford County 2,695 2,131 to 3,259 21.0 16.6 to 25.4
-Berks County 14,792 11,656 to 17,928 17.6 13.9 to 21.4
-Blair County 7,651 6,085 to 9,216 22.8 18.1 to 27.4
-Bradford County 3,494 2,764 to 4,225 20.2 16.0 to 24.4
-Bucks County 10,730 8,502 to 12,958 7.1 5.6 to 8.6
-Butler County 5,453 4,322 to 6,584 13.1 10.4 to 15.8
-Cambria County 7,821 6,215 to 9,428 20.1 16.0 to 24.2
-Cameron County 252 196 to 308 16.7 13.0 to 20.5
-Carbon County 2,200 1,740 to 2,660 15.9 12.6 to 19.2
-Centre County 3,148 2,484 to 3,812 12.6 10.0 to 15.3
-Chester County 9,494 7,476 to 11,512 9.2 7.3 to 11.2
-Clarion County 2,233 1,764 to 2,702 22.0 17.4 to 26.6
-Clearfield County 4,629 3,660 to 5,599 22.3 17.7 to 27.0
-Clinton County 1,953 1,540 to 2,367 21.6 17.0 to 26.2
-Columbia County 2,151 1,695 to 2,606 14.8 11.7 to 18.0
-Crawford County 5,683 4,506 to 6,860 24.1 19.1 to 29.1
-Cumberland County 3,649 2,869 to 4,428 7.8 6.1 to 9.5
-Dauphin County 11,086 8,819 to 13,353 18.3 14.6 to 22.1
-Delaware County 18,586 14,850 to 22,322 14.1 11.3 to 16.9
-Elk County 1,057 827 to 1,288 11.3 8.8 to 13.8
-Erie County 15,692 12,503 to 18,881 20.8 16.5 to 25.0
-Fayette County 12,448 9,847 to 15,050 33.9 26.8 to 41.0
-Forest County 224 169 to 280 20.8 15.6 to 25.9
-Franklin County 4,363 3,449 to 5,277 13.6 10.8 to 16.5
-Fulton County 648 505 to 790 16.3 12.7 to 19.8
-Greene County 3,184 2,498 to 3,871 29.7 23.3 to 36.1
-Huntingdon County 2,131 1,679 to 2,583 19.9 15.7 to 24.1
-Indiana County 5,017 3,973 to 6,060 22.7 17.9 to 27.4
-Jefferson County 2,497 1,973 to 3,021 20.4 16.1 to 24.7
-Juniata County 787 611 to 962 13.8 10.7 to 16.9
-Lackawanna County 9,079 7,235 to 10,923 18.6 14.8 to 22.3
-Lancaster County 18,515 14,634 to 22,395 15.2 12.0 to 18.4
-Lawrence County 5,935 4,700 to 7,169 25.3 20.0 to 30.6
-Lebanon County 3,575 2,817 to 4,334 12.1 9.6 to 14.7
-Lehigh County 9,979 7,951 to 12,006 14.2 11.3 to 17.1
-Luzerne County 14,000 11,170 to 16,829 19.3 15.4 to 23.2
-Lycoming County 6,262 4,980 to 7,545 20.1 16.0 to 24.2
-McKean County 2,699 2,129 to 3,268 22.5 17.7 to 27.2
-Mercer County 6,609 5,248 to 7,971 22.4 17.8 to 27.0
-Mifflin County 2,585 2,037 to 3,134 21.5 16.9 to 26.1
-Monroe County 3,489 2,716 to 4,263 11.9 9.3 to 14.6
-Montgomery County 11,314 8,953 to 13,675 6.9 5.5 to 8.3
-Montour County 570 446 to 693 12.5 9.8 to 15.2
-Northampton County 7,008 5,571 to 8,445 11.4 9.1 to 13.8
-Northumberland County 4,072 3,227 to 4,917 17.7 14.0 to 21.4
-Perry County 1,419 1,115 to 1,723 11.9 9.3 to 14.4
-Philadelphia County 167,655 136,106 to 199,204 43.3 35.1 to 51.4
-Pike County 1,037 803 to 1,270 11.2 8.6 to 13.7
-Potter County 1,064 834 to 1,294 22.2 17.4 to 27.1
-Schuylkill County 5,699 4,534 to 6,864 16.4 13.1 to 19.8
-Snyder County 1,580 1,230 to 1,931 16.0 12.5 to 19.5
-Somerset County 4,471 3,541 to 5,402 21.7 17.2 to 26.3
-Sullivan County 223 166 to 279 15.1 11.3 to 19.0
-Susquehanna County 2,266 1,782 to 2,750 19.6 15.4 to 23.8
-Tioga County 2,395 1,884 to 2,906 22.1 17.4 to 26.8
-Union County 1,306 1,026 to 1,586 14.6 11.5 to 17.8
-Venango County 3,691 2,919 to 4,463 23.5 18.6 to 28.4
-Warren County 1,955 1,546 to 2,364 16.8 13.3 to 20.3
-Washington County 9,576 7,608 to 11,545 19.6 15.6 to 23.7
-Wayne County 2,011 1,582 to 2,440 18.0 14.1 to 21.8
-Westmoreland County 15,707 12,527 to 18,886 17.9 14.3 to 21.5
-Wyoming County 1,390 1,094 to 1,685 17.0 13.4 to 20.6
-York County 10,879 8,648 to 13,110 12.0 9.6 to 14.5

These estimates were released in January 1998.



Source:        U.S. Census Bureau

Prepared by:   The Pennsylvania State Data Center, Penn State Harrisburg