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   2004/2008  MO   Carroll 40.5 47.7 42.0 46.5   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2004/2008  MO   Carroll 18.6 21.4 17.9 18.6   Percent low birthweight infants   1999-2003/2004-2008  MO   Carroll 7.8 6.7 8.1 5.7   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1999-2003/2004-2008  MO   Carroll 7.7 8.4 7.4 3.8   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1999-2003/2004-2008  MO   Carroll 24.2 0.0 20.3 10.7   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2004/2008  MO   Carroll 41.3 48.0 32.1 38.3   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2004/2008  MO   Carroll 4.7 0.8 3.8 0.5   Percent annual high school dropouts   2004/2008  MO   Carroll 3.3 2.1 3.9 2.7   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2004/2008  MO   Carroll 44.3 61.3 45.4 35.5   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1999-2003/2004-2008  MO   Carroll 68.3 56.3 66.7 125.2 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2004/2008  MO   Carroll 1,416,633 2,417 1,421,469 2,193   Children as a percent of total population   2004/2008  MO   Carroll 24.6 23.9 24.0 22.5   Percent Minority children   2004/2008  MO   Carroll 21.3 5.6 22.6 6.6   Children with limited English proficiency   2004/2008  MO   Carroll 14,855 2 19,053 5 (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children in poverty   2000/2007  MO   Carroll 15.3 17.0 18.3 18.9         Children under age 6  MO   Carroll 17.7 22.0 22.0 26.5   Percent children in single parent families   2000/2007  MO   Carroll 24.3 19.2 31.2 21.8   Average annual wage/salary   2004/2007  MO   Carroll $34,361 $22,815 $38,154 $27,034   Adult unemployment rate   2004/2008  MO   Carroll 5.8 5.5 6.1 7.2   High school graduation rate   2004/2008  MO   Carroll 85.6 90.6 85.8 91.9 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2004/2008  MO   Carroll 51.4 59.3 56.5 77.6   Children receiving subsidized child care   2004/2008  MO   Carroll 45,071 32 42,224 16   Licensed child care capacity   2004/2009  MO   Carroll 139,101 82 147,605 102   Accredited child care facilities   2003/2008  MO   Carroll 417 1 563 1   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2004/2008  MO   Carroll 5.5 4.5 4.5 4.8   Percent children receiving food stamps   2004/2008  MO   Carroll 30.2 33.1 32.7 35.1 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2004/2008  MO   Carroll 37.7 47.3 33.5 36.4   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2004/2008  MO   Carroll 3.0 3.7 1.2 2.1   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2009/2007  MO   Carroll 19,413 14 15,183 11   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2004/2007  MO   Carroll 60.1 48.2 55.6 72.5

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