Profile for Daviess

- 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   Daviess 39.2 48.2 41.7 48.7   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2003/2007  MO   Daviess 18.6 21.1 18.2 33.1   Percent low birthweight infants   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Daviess 7.8 5.4 8.1 8.8   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Daviess 7.7 10.1 7.5 9.6   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Daviess 24.8 48.8 22.8 25.0   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Daviess 47.0 38.3 32.6 31.9   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Daviess 4.8 5.3 3.8 4.3   Percent annual high school dropouts   2003/2007  MO   Daviess 3.4 1.2 3.7 3.1   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Daviess 43.1 44.5 45.7 51.0   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Daviess 70.3 175.1 65.1 71.7 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2003/2007  MO   Daviess 1,407,342 2,088 1,424,830 2,098   Children as a percent of total population   2003/2007  MO   Daviess 24.7 26.1 24.2 26.3   Percent Minority children   2003/2007  MO   Daviess 21.6 3.1 22.2 3.4   Children with limited English proficiency   2004/2007  MO   Daviess 14,855 0 18,971 0 (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children in poverty   1990/2000  MO   Daviess 17.7 33.0 15.3 21.3         Children under age 6  MO   Daviess 20.2 46.7 17.7 25.6   Percent children in single parent families   1990/2000  MO   Daviess 19.5 8.6 24.3 15.4   Average annual wage/salary   2003/2006  MO   Daviess $33,257 $19,774 $36,643 $21,731   Adult unemployment rate   2003/2007  MO   Daviess 5.6 5.5 5.0 4.6   High school graduation rate   2003/2007  MO   Daviess 84.4 90.5 86.3 91.4 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2003/2007  MO   Daviess 51.1 48.6 55.2 60.8   Children receiving subsidized child care   2003/2007  MO   Daviess 43,287 38 39,596 21   Licensed child care capacity   2003/2008  MO   Daviess 136,647 30 148,239 70   Accredited child care facilities   2003/2008  MO   Daviess 407 0 473 0   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2003/2007  MO   Daviess 5.6 1.9 4.7 3.1   Percent children receiving food stamps   2003/2007  MO   Daviess 28.1 32.2 31.0 30.6 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2003/2007  MO   Daviess 37.2 40.8 33.2 34.0   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2003/2007  MO   Daviess 4.4 1.3 1.5 1.9   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2003/2005  MO   Daviess 41,176 83 45,449 72   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2003/2006  MO   Daviess 59.8 22.5 58.6 21.5

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