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The State of Philadelphians Living in Poverty, 2019
A fact sheet from April 2019
OverviewNearly 400,000 Philadelphia residents—roughly 26 percent of the city’s population—lived below the poverty line in 2017. And that percentage, which is among the highest for any American city, has not changed substantially in recent years, even as the national rate has fallen.
As highlighted in Pew’s 2018 report “Philadelphia’s Poor: Experiences From Below the Poverty Line,” this is about more than money. It affects health outcomes, employment prospects, exposure to crime, and access to quality schools.
Lexey Swall
Poverty and Deep Poverty in Philadelphia, 2007-17
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, one-year estimates, 2007-17, Table B17002 (Ratio of Income to Poverty Level in the Past 12 Months), http://factfinder.census.gov
© 2019 The Pew Charitable Trusts
Philadelphia’s poverty rate, down from a high of 28.4 percent in 2011, has remained essentially unchanged over the past five years. And the city’s deep poverty rate—measuring households with incomes no more than half of the federal poverty threshold—increased in 2017. A household of four was living in poverty in 2017 if its income was $24,600 or less and in deep poverty at $12,300 or less.
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5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
20172016201520142013201220112010200920082007
23.8% 24.1% 25.0%26.7%
28.4%
26.9%26.3% 26.0% 25.8% 25.7% 25.7%
11.1% 11.1% 12.0% 13.5% 13.1%12.3% 12.2% 12.3% 12.2% 12.3%
14.0%
Deep poverty rate
Poverty rate
Public Benefit Enrollment Trends in Philadelphia, 2007-17
Notes: Enrollment data for Medical Assistance are from the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (http://listserv.dpw.state.pa.us/ma-food-stamps-and-cash-stats.html), and Supplemental Security Income data are from the Social Security Administration (https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/ssi_sc/2017/index.html). Numbers represent enrollment for the month of December for each calendar year.
Sources: Pennsylvania Department of Human Services; Social Security Administration
© 2019 The Pew Charitable Trusts
Philadelphians’ enrollment in Medical Assistance, or Medicaid—the federal-state program that helps low-income individuals and families pay for health care—has grown dramatically after the 2015 expansion of eligibility in Pennsylvania under the Affordable Care Act. Supplemental Security Income benefits are available to disabled individuals or those 65 or older who have limited income and resources. Ninety-two percent of Philadelphians enrolled for Supplemental Security Income qualified for it because of a disability.
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100,000
200,000
300,000
400,000
500,000
600,000
700,000
20172016201520142013201220112010200920082007
461,451478,480 496,086529,595
516,315
517,135
521,607
528,758
618,386
649,751 666,591
98,424
99,854
101,631
104,864
108,137
111,263
112,075
110,676
109,532
108,140
107,209
Medical Assistance
Supplemental Security Income
Percentage of Philadelphians Living Below the Federal Poverty Line
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, five-year estimates, 2013-17, Table S1701 (Poverty Status in the Past 12 Months), http://factfinder.census.gov
© 2019 The Pew Charitable Trusts
Poverty in Philadelphia is widespread, with the highest concentrations found primarily in parts of North and West Philadelphia. In some areas, including much of North Philadelphia, the poverty rate is over 45 percent; in most of the city’s residential ZIP codes, it is over 20 percent.
19131
19124
19134
19144
19140
19104
19121
19132
19141
19139
19122
19145 19148
19143
19135
19149
19138
19153
19136
19111
19116
19115
19137
19151
19129
19146
19125
19150
19123
19126
19154
19114
19119
19152
19128
19127
19118
19130
1910319102
19133
19112
19147
1910619107
19142
19120
Less than 15 percent
15-29 percent
30-44 percent
45 percent or more
Insu�cient data/nonresidential
Contact: Elizabeth Lowe, communications officer Email: [email protected] Project website: pewtrusts.org/philaresearch
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