When it comes to wages, Pennsylvania is slipping.

The Keystone State's minimum wage remains tied to the federal minimum of $7.25 an hour. Meanwhile, all of Pennsylvania's neighboring states now have a higher minimum wage, thanks to increases that went into effect for 2019.

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Wolf blocked

Gov. Tom Wolf could not push through an increase for Pennsylvania workers in his first term.

Wolf's proposal for a $12/hour minimum met unshakable Republican resistance in the General Assembly. And prospects for a raise for Pa. workers might not get any better in Wolf's about-to-begin second term.

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No pennies from heaven

As PennLive opinion editor John Micek writes, wage relief for Pennsylvania workers appears to be little more than a second-term mirage for Wolf.

This, as Republicans in the state House and Senate have lost seats in the November election, yet still enjoy a smaller but more deeply conservative majorities in each chamber.

Thus, the odds for Wolf winning a minimum wage increase actually look even longer in term two, despite Wolf's own convincing election triumph.

Bottom line: There likely will be no poverty-raising pennies from heaven for the state's minimum-wage workers any time soon.

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Poverty's pain

But the real fallout s being felt in the 67 counties across Pennsylvania, where the cost of living varies widely. A Living Wage Calculator hosted by MIT shows how much it takes for families to eke out a living at a basic, no-frills subsistence level, county by county.

The living wage varies by county, yet all of Pa.'s counties have one thing in common: At $7.25 an hour, an adult working full-time and supporting one child is not making anything near a "living wage." In fact, this minimum-wage single parent is below Pennsylvania's poverty level of $7.81 an hour in all 67 counties.

With more children to care for, this same earner is hopelessly plunged deep into abject poverty.

Scroll through the slideshow below to check the living wages and poverty levels for various family sizes in each of Pennsylvania's 67 counties.

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About the MIT Living Wage Calculator

The living wage for each of Pennsylvania's 67 counties is shown below as the hourly rate that an individual, who is the sole provider and is working full-time at 2,080 hours annually, must earn in order to support his or her family by covering basic expenses at a bare-bones level in the county of residence.

All of the living wage calculations are for one full-time working adult in families of various sizes, based on the differing costs of basic living expenses in each county.

The Pa. minimum wage of $7.25 per hour is the same for all individuals, regardless of how many dependents they have and where they may live across the state.

The poverty rate is typically quoted as gross annual income. But it has been converted here to an hourly wage for the sake of comparison.

Source: MIT

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Adams

Living wage for 1 adult, 1 child: $22.69 vs. poverty wage of $7.81

Living wage for 1 adult, 3 children: $35.47 vs. poverty wage of $11.83

Living wage for 2 adults, 2 children: $23.27 vs poverty wage of $11.83

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Allegheny

Living wage for 1 adult, 1 child: $22.35 vs. poverty wage of $7.81

Living wage for 1 adult, 3 children: $34.57 vs. poverty wage of $11.83

Living wage for 2 adults, 2 children: $22.93 vs poverty wage of $11.83

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Armstrong

Living wage for 1 adult, 1 child: $21.42 vs. poverty wage of $7.81

Living wage for 1 adult, 3 children: $33.53 vs. poverty wage of $11.83

Living wage for 2 adults, 2 children: $22.00 vs poverty wage of $11.83

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Beaver

Living wage for 1 adult, 1 child: $22.35 vs. poverty wage of $7.81

Living wage for 1 adult, 3 children: $34.57 vs. poverty wage of $11.83

Living wage for 2 adults, 2 children: $22.93 vs poverty wage of $11.83

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Bedford

Living wage for 1 adult, 1 child: $21.42 vs. poverty wage of $7.81

Living wage for 1 adult, 3 children: $33.41 vs. poverty wage of $11.83

Living wage for 2 adults, 2 children: $22.00 vs poverty wage of $11.83

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Berks

Living wage for 1 adult, 1 child: $23.22 vs. poverty wage of $7.81

Living wage for 1 adult, 3 children: $35.67 vs. poverty wage of $11.83

Living wage for 2 adults, 2 children: $23.80 vs poverty wage of $11.83

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Blair

Living wage for 1 adult, 1 child: $21.71 vs. poverty wage of $7.81

Living wage for 1 adult, 3 children: $33.77 vs. poverty wage of $11.83

Living wage for 2 adults, 2 children: $22.29 vs poverty wage of $11.83

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Bradford

Living wage for 1 adult, 1 child: $21.64 vs. poverty wage of $7.81

Living wage for 1 adult, 3 children: $34.45 vs. poverty wage of $11.83

Living wage for 2 adults, 2 children: $22.22 vs poverty wage of $11.83

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Bucks

Living wage for 1 adult, 1 child: $24.90 vs. poverty wage of $7.81

Living wage for 1 adult, 3 children: $37.77 vs. poverty wage of $11.83

Living wage for 2 adults, 2 children: $25.49 vs poverty wage of $11.83

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Butler

Living wage for 1 adult, 1 child: $22.35 vs. poverty wage of $7.81

Living wage for 1 adult, 3 children: $34.57 vs. poverty wage of $11.83

Living wage for 2 adults, 2 children: $22.93 vs poverty wage of $11.83

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Cambria

Living wage for 1 adult, 1 child: $21.42 vs. poverty wage of $7.81

Living wage for 1 adult, 3 children: $33.53 vs. poverty wage of $11.83

Living wage for 2 adults, 2 children: $22.00 vs poverty wage of $11.83

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Cameron

Living wage for 1 adult, 1 child: $21.42 vs. poverty wage of $7.81

Living wage for 1 adult, 3 children: $33.94 vs. poverty wage of $11.83

Living wage for 2 adults, 2 children: $22.00 vs poverty wage of $11.83

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Carbon

Living wage for 1 adult, 1 child: $23.77 vs. poverty wage of $7.81

Living wage for 1 adult, 3 children: $36.57 vs. poverty wage of $11.83

Living wage for 2 adults, 2 children: $24.35 vs poverty wage of $11.83

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Centre

Living wage for 1 adult, 1 child: $23.12 vs. poverty wage of $7.81

Living wage for 1 adult, 3 children: $36.39 vs. poverty wage of $11.83

Living wage for 2 adults, 2 children: $23.70 vs poverty wage of $11.83

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Chester

Living wage for 1 adult, 1 child: $24.90 vs. poverty wage of $7.81

Living wage for 1 adult, 3 children: $37.77 vs. poverty wage of $11.83

Living wage for 2 adults, 2 children: $25.49 vs poverty wage of $11.83

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Clarion

Living wage for 1 adult, 1 child: $21.42 vs. poverty wage of $7.81

Living wage for 1 adult, 3 children: $33.41 vs. poverty wage of $11.83

Living wage for 2 adults, 2 children: $22.00 vs poverty wage of $11.83

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Clearfield

Living wage for 1 adult, 1 child: $22.18 vs. poverty wage of $7.81

Living wage for 1 adult, 3 children: $34.80 vs. poverty wage of $11.83

Living wage for 2 adults, 2 children: $22.76 vs poverty wage of $11.83

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Clinton

Living wage for 1 adult, 1 child: $21.97 vs. poverty wage of $7.81

Living wage for 1 adult, 3 children: $34.10 vs. poverty wage of $11.83

Living wage for 2 adults, 2 children: $22.55 vs poverty wage of $11.83

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Columbia

Living wage for 1 adult, 1 child: $22.41 vs. poverty wage of $7.81

Living wage for 1 adult, 3 children: $34.75 vs. poverty wage of $11.83

Living wage for 2 adults, 2 children: $22.99 vs poverty wage of $11.83

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Crawford

Living wage for 1 adult, 1 child: $21.94 vs. poverty wage of $7.81

Living wage for 1 adult, 3 children: $34.06 vs. poverty wage of $11.83

Living wage for 2 adults, 2 children: $22.52 vs poverty wage of $11.83

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Cumberland

Living wage for 1 adult, 1 child: $22.98 vs. poverty wage of $7.81

Living wage for 1 adult, 3 children: $35.58 vs. poverty wage of $11.83

Living wage for 2 adults, 2 children: $23.56 vs poverty wage of $11.83

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Dauphin

Living wage for 1 adult, 1 child: $22.98 vs. poverty wage of $7.81

Living wage for 1 adult, 3 children: $35.58 vs. poverty wage of $11.83

Living wage for 2 adults, 2 children: $23.56 vs poverty wage of $11.83

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Delaware

Living wage for 1 adult, 1 child: $24.90 vs. poverty wage of $7.81

Living wage for 1 adult, 3 children: $37.77 vs. poverty wage of $11.83

Living wage for 2 adults, 2 children: $25.49 vs poverty wage of $11.83

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Elk

Living wage for 1 adult, 1 child: $21.42 vs. poverty wage of $7.81

Living wage for 1 adult, 3 children: $33.41 vs. poverty wage of $11.83

Living wage for 2 adults, 2 children: $22.00 vs poverty wage of $11.83

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Erie

Living wage for 1 adult, 1 child: $21.92 vs. poverty wage of $7.81

Living wage for 1 adult, 3 children: $34.14 vs. poverty wage of $11.83

Living wage for 2 adults, 2 children: $22.50 vs poverty wage of $11.83

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Fayette

Living wage for 1 adult, 1 child: $22.35 vs. poverty wage of $7.81

Living wage for 1 adult, 3 children: $34.57 vs. poverty wage of $11.83

Living wage for 2 adults, 2 children: $22.93 vs poverty wage of $11.83

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Forest

Living wage for 1 adult, 1 child: $21.67 vs. poverty wage of $7.81

Living wage for 1 adult, 3 children: $33.73 vs. poverty wage of $11.83

Living wage for 2 adults, 2 children: $22.25 vs poverty wage of $11.83

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Franklin

Living wage for 1 adult, 1 child: $22.52 vs. poverty wage of $7.81

Living wage for 1 adult, 3 children: $35.00 vs. poverty wage of $11.83

Living wage for 2 adults, 2 children: $23.10 vs poverty wage of $11.83

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Fulton

Living wage for 1 adult, 1 child: $21.42 vs. poverty wage of $7.81

Living wage for 1 adult, 3 children: $33.72 vs. poverty wage of $11.83

Living wage for 2 adults, 2 children: $22.00 vs poverty wage of $11.83

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Greene

Living wage for 1 adult, 1 child: $21.43 vs. poverty wage of $7.81

Living wage for 1 adult, 3 children: $33.43 vs. poverty wage of $11.83

Living wage for 2 adults, 2 children: $22.01 vs poverty wage of $11.83

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Huntingdon

Living wage for 1 adult, 1 child: $21.42 vs. poverty wage of $7.81

Living wage for 1 adult, 3 children: $33.87 vs. poverty wage of $11.83

Living wage for 2 adults, 2 children: $22.00 vs poverty wage of $11.83

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Indiana

Living wage for 1 adult, 1 child: $21.72 vs. poverty wage of $7.81

Living wage for 1 adult, 3 children: $33.81 vs. poverty wage of $11.83

Living wage for 2 adults, 2 children: $22.30 vs poverty wage of $11.83

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Jefferson

Living wage for 1 adult, 1 child: $21.42 vs. poverty wage of $7.81

Living wage for 1 adult, 3 children: $33.46 vs. poverty wage of $11.83

Living wage for 2 adults, 2 children: $22.00 vs poverty wage of $11.83

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Juniata

Living wage for 1 adult, 1 child: $21.42 vs. poverty wage of $7.81

Living wage for 1 adult, 3 children: $33.42 vs. poverty wage of $11.83

Living wage for 2 adults, 2 children: $22.00 vs poverty wage of $11.83

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Lackawanna

Living wage for 1 adult, 1 child: $22.22 vs. poverty wage of $7.81

Living wage for 1 adult, 3 children: $34.63 vs. poverty wage of $11.83

Living wage for 2 adults, 2 children: $22.80 vs poverty wage of $11.83

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Lancaster

Living wage for 1 adult, 1 child: $23.15 vs. poverty wage of $7.81

Living wage for 1 adult, 3 children: $35.77 vs. poverty wage of $11.83

Living wage for 2 adults, 2 children: $23.73 vs poverty wage of $11.83

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Lawrence

Living wage for 1 adult, 1 child: $21.55 vs. poverty wage of $7.81

Living wage for 1 adult, 3 children: $33.71 vs. poverty wage of $11.83

Living wage for 2 adults, 2 children: $22.13 vs poverty wage of $11.83

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Lebanon

Living wage for 1 adult, 1 child: $22.06 vs. poverty wage of $7.81

Living wage for 1 adult, 3 children: $34.53 vs. poverty wage of $11.83

Living wage for 2 adults, 2 children: $22.65 vs poverty wage of $11.83

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Lehigh

Living wage for 1 adult, 1 child: $23.77 vs. poverty wage of $7.81

Living wage for 1 adult, 3 children: $36.57 vs. poverty wage of $11.83

Living wage for 2 adults, 2 children: $24.35 vs poverty wage of $11.83

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Luzerne

Living wage for 1 adult, 1 child: $22.22 vs. poverty wage of $7.81

Living wage for 1 adult, 3 children: $34.63 vs. poverty wage of $11.83

Living wage for 2 adults, 2 children: $22.80 vs poverty wage of $11.83

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Lycoming

Living wage for 1 adult, 1 child: $21.43 vs. poverty wage of $7.81

Living wage for 1 adult, 3 children: $35.20 vs. poverty wage of $11.83

Living wage for 2 adults, 2 children: $23.01 vs poverty wage of $11.83

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McKean

Living wage for 1 adult, 1 child: $21.49 vs. poverty wage of $7.81

Living wage for 1 adult, 3 children: $33.50 vs. poverty wage of $11.83

Living wage for 2 adults, 2 children: $22.07 vs poverty wage of $11.83

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Mercer

Living wage for 1 adult, 1 child: $21.63 vs. poverty wage of $7.81

Living wage for 1 adult, 3 children: $33.68 vs. poverty wage of $11.83

Living wage for 2 adults, 2 children: $22.21 vs poverty wage of $11.83

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Mifflin

Living wage for 1 adult, 1 child: $21.42 vs. poverty wage of $7.81

Living wage for 1 adult, 3 children: $33.63 vs. poverty wage of $11.83

Living wage for 2 adults, 2 children: $22.00 vs poverty wage of $11.83

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Monroe

Living wage for 1 adult, 1 child: $24.78 vs. poverty wage of $7.81

Living wage for 1 adult, 3 children: $38.61 vs. poverty wage of $11.83

Living wage for 2 adults, 2 children: $25.36 vs poverty wage of $11.83

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Montgomery

Living wage for 1 adult, 1 child: $24.90 vs. poverty wage of $7.81

Living wage for 1 adult, 3 children: $37.77 vs. poverty wage of $11.83

Living wage for 2 adults, 2 children: $25.49 vs poverty wage of $11.83

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Montour

Living wage for 1 adult, 1 child: $23.39 vs. poverty wage of $7.81

Living wage for 1 adult, 3 children: $35.87 vs. poverty wage of $11.83

Living wage for 2 adults, 2 children: $23.97 vs poverty wage of $11.83

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Northamton

Living wage for 1 adult, 1 child: $23.77 vs. poverty wage of $7.81

Living wage for 1 adult, 3 children: $36.57 vs. poverty wage of $11.83

Living wage for 2 adults, 2 children: $24.35 vs poverty wage of $11.83

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Northumberland

Living wage for 1 adult, 1 child: $21.58 vs. poverty wage of $7.81

Living wage for 1 adult, 3 children: $33.79 vs. poverty wage of $11.83

Living wage for 2 adults, 2 children: $22.16 vs poverty wage of $11.83

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Perry

Living wage for 1 adult, 1 child: $22.98 vs. poverty wage of $7.81

Living wage for 1 adult, 3 children: $35.58 vs. poverty wage of $11.83

Living wage for 2 adults, 2 children: $23.56 vs poverty wage of $11.83

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Philadelphia

Living wage for 1 adult, 1 child: $24.90 vs. poverty wage of $7.81

Living wage for 1 adult, 3 children: $37.77 vs. poverty wage of $11.83

Living wage for 2 adults, 2 children: $25.49 vs poverty wage of $11.83

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Pike

Living wage for 1 adult, 1 child: $24.46 vs. poverty wage of $7.81

Living wage for 1 adult, 3 children: $38.45 vs. poverty wage of $11.83

Living wage for 2 adults, 2 children: $25.04 vs. poverty wage of $11.83

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Potter

Living wage for 1 adult, 1 child: $21.42 vs. poverty wage of $7.81

Living wage for 1 adult, 3 children: $33.41 vs. poverty wage of $11.83

Living wage for 2 adults, 2 children: $22.00 vs poverty wage of $11.83

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Schuylkill

Living wage for 1 adult, 1 child: $21.84 vs. poverty wage of $7.81

Living wage for 1 adult, 3 children: $34.44 vs. poverty wage of $11.83

Living wage for 2 adults, 2 children: $22.42 vs poverty wage of $11.83

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Snyder

Living wage for 1 adult, 1 child: $21.85 vs. poverty wage of $7.81

Living wage for 1 adult, 3 children: $33.96 vs. poverty wage of $11.83

Living wage for 2 adults, 2 children: $22.43 vs poverty wage of $11.83

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Somerset

Living wage for 1 adult, 1 child: $21.42 vs. poverty wage of $7.81

Living wage for 1 adult, 3 children: $33.85 vs. poverty wage of $11.83

Living wage for 2 adults, 2 children: $22.00 vs poverty wage of $11.83

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Sullivan

Living wage for 1 adult, 1 child: $21.42 vs. poverty wage of $7.81

Living wage for 1 adult, 3 children: $34.33 vs. poverty wage of $11.83

Living wage for 2 adults, 2 children: $22.00 vs poverty wage of $11.83

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Susquehanna

Living wage for 1 adult, 1 child: $21.93 vs. poverty wage of $7.81

Living wage for 1 adult, 3 children: $34.32 vs. poverty wage of $11.83

Living wage for 2 adults, 2 children: $22.51 vs poverty wage of $11.83

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Tioga

Living wage for 1 adult, 1 child: $21.85 vs. poverty wage of $7.81

Living wage for 1 adult, 3 children: $34.44 vs. poverty wage of $11.83

Living wage for 2 adults, 2 children: $22.43 vs poverty wage of $11.83

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Union

Living wage for 1 adult, 1 child: $22.10 vs. poverty wage of $7.81

Living wage for 1 adult, 3 children: $34.93 vs. poverty wage of $11.83

Living wage for 2 adults, 2 children: $22.68 vs poverty wage of $11.83

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Venango

Living wage for 1 adult, 1 child: $21.42 vs. poverty wage of $7.81

Living wage for 1 adult, 3 children: $33.41 vs. poverty wage of $11.83

Living wage for 2 adults, 2 children: $22.00 vs poverty wage of $11.83

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Warren

Living wage for 1 adult, 1 child: $21.42 vs. poverty wage of $7.81

Living wage for 1 adult, 3 children: $33.75 vs. poverty wage of $11.83

Living wage for 2 adults, 2 children: $22.00 vs poverty wage of $11.83

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Washington

Living wage for 1 adult, 1 child: $22.35 vs. poverty wage of $7.81

Living wage for 1 adult, 3 children: $34.57 vs. poverty wage of $11.83

Living wage for 2 adults, 2 children: $22.93 vs poverty wage of $11.83

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Wayne

Living wage for 1 adult, 1 child: $22.25 vs. poverty wage of $7.81

Living wage for 1 adult, 3 children: $35.11 vs. poverty wage of $11.83

Living wage for 2 adults, 2 children: $22.84 vs poverty wage of $11.83

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Westmoreland

Living wage for 1 adult, 1 child: $22.35 vs. poverty wage of $7.81

Living wage for 1 adult, 3 children: $34.57 vs. poverty wage of $11.83

Living wage for 2 adults, 2 children: $22.93 vs poverty wage of $11.83

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Wyoming

Living wage for 1 adult, 1 child: $22.22 vs. poverty wage of $7.81

Living wage for 1 adult, 3 children: $34.63 vs. poverty wage of $11.83

Living wage for 2 adults, 2 children: $22.80 vs poverty wage of $11.83

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York

Living wage for 1 adult, 1 child: $22.81 vs. poverty wage of $7.81

Living wage for 1 adult, 3 children: $35.48 vs. poverty wage of $11.83

Living wage for 2 adults, 2 children: $23.39 vs poverty wage of $11.83