Profile for Carroll

- Indicators of Child Well-Being - Demographic Change - Economic Condition of Families - Family Supports - Health /Mental Health - Contact Information - Definitions & Data Sources

Indicators of Child Well-Being        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent of students enrolled in free/reduced lunch   2003/2007  MO   Carroll 39.2 44.5 41.7 47.2   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2003/2007  MO   Carroll 18.6 19.0 18.2 10.1   Percent low birthweight infants   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Carroll 7.8 6.3 8.1 5.2   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Carroll 7.7 6.7 7.5 5.4   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Carroll 24.8 0.0 22.8 11.2   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Carroll 47.0 40.3 32.6 33.3   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Carroll 4.8 1.6 3.8 0.0   Percent annual high school dropouts   2003/2007  MO   Carroll 3.4 2.0 3.7 1.6   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Carroll 43.1 34.5 45.7 36.1   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Carroll 70.3 55.9 65.1 89.7 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2003/2007  MO   Carroll 1,407,342 2,434 1,424,830 2,249   Children as a percent of total population   2003/2007  MO   Carroll 24.7 24.0 24.2 22.8   Percent Minority children   2003/2007  MO   Carroll 21.6 5.1 22.2 6.4   Children with limited English proficiency   2004/2007  MO   Carroll 14,855 2 18,971 1 (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children in poverty   1990/2000  MO   Carroll 17.7 18.1 15.3 17.0         Children under age 6  MO   Carroll 20.2 19.8 17.7 22.0   Percent children in single parent families   1990/2000  MO   Carroll 19.5 16.3 24.3 19.2   Average annual wage/salary   2003/2006  MO   Carroll $33,257 $21,972 $36,643 $23,577   Adult unemployment rate   2003/2007  MO   Carroll 5.6 5.4 5.0 5.1   High school graduation rate   2003/2007  MO   Carroll 84.4 90.0 86.3 95.3 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2003/2007  MO   Carroll 51.1 54.7 55.2 60.4   Children receiving subsidized child care   2003/2007  MO   Carroll 43,287 43 39,596 19   Licensed child care capacity   2003/2008  MO   Carroll 136,647 92 148,239 102   Accredited child care facilities   2003/2008  MO   Carroll 407 1 473 1   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2003/2007  MO   Carroll 5.6 4.7 4.7 4.4   Percent children receiving food stamps   2003/2007  MO   Carroll 28.1 31.8 31.0 34.4 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2003/2007  MO   Carroll 37.2 47.5 33.2 39.5   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2003/2007  MO   Carroll 4.4 5.9 1.5 4.5   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2003/2005  MO   Carroll 41,176 150 45,449 120   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2003/2006  MO   Carroll 59.8 67.9 58.6 48.9

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