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   2002/2006  MO   Daviess 38.0 47.3 40.7 49.4   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2002/2006  MO   Daviess 18.9 36.4 18.8 32.2   Percent low birthweight infants   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Daviess 7.7 5.1 8.1 7.6   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Daviess 7.5 10.1 7.7 9.9   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Daviess 25.3 36.6 23.2 37.5   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2002/2006  MO   Daviess 44.0 41.9 32.7 32.5   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2002/2006  MO   Daviess 5.1 3.8 4.1 6.7   Percent annual high school dropouts   2002/2006  MO   Daviess 3.7 2.2 4.1 2.2   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2002/2006  MO   Daviess 44.0 61.0 45.6 37.7   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Daviess 71.6 175.4 65.5 35.5 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2002/2006  MO   Daviess 1,408,071 2,078 1,416,592 2,093   Children as a percent of total population   2002/2006  MO   Daviess 24.8 26.1 24.2 25.9   Percent Minority children   2002/2006  MO   Daviess 21.4 3.0 21.6 2.9   Children with limited English proficiency   2002/2006  MO   Daviess 11,535 1 19,092 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 25.6 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   2002/2005  MO   Daviess $32,527 $19,675 $35,448 $21,264   Adult unemployment rate   2002/2006  MO   Daviess 5.2 4.9 4.8 4.5   High school graduation rate   2002/2006  MO   Daviess 82.5 88.1 85.8 86.6 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2002/2006  MO   Daviess 50.1 54.9 53.0 54.9   Children receiving subsidized child care   2002/2006  MO   Daviess 44,201 42 41,295 30   Licensed child care capacity   2002/2007  MO   Daviess 131,943 30 142,019 60   Accredited child care facilities   2002/2007  MO   Daviess 345 0 527 0   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2002/2006  MO   Daviess 6.0 2.1 5.0 2.4   Percent children receiving food stamps   2002/2006  MO   Daviess 25.8 27.6 30.9 31.0 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2002/2006  MO   Daviess 35.1 38.6 33.3 36.6   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2002/2006  MO   Daviess 5.0 2.7 2.2 1.6   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2002/2005  MO   Daviess 36,629 74 45,449 72   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2002/2005  MO   Daviess 61.8 13.2 59.0 20.1

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