Profile for Dent

- 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   Dent 40.5 53.4 42.0 57.6   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2004/2008  MO   Dent 18.6 25.4 17.9 23.7   Percent low birthweight infants   1999-2003/2004-2008  MO   Dent 7.8 6.7 8.1 9.0   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1999-2003/2004-2008  MO   Dent 7.7 7.7 7.4 4.5   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1999-2003/2004-2008  MO   Dent 24.2 28.7 20.3 28.2   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2004/2008  MO   Dent 41.3 65.5 32.1 47.3   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2004/2008  MO   Dent 4.7 13.2 3.8 2.6   Percent annual high school dropouts   2004/2008  MO   Dent 3.3 3.1 3.9 2.0   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2004/2008  MO   Dent 44.3 69.2 45.4 57.0   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1999-2003/2004-2008  MO   Dent 68.3 114.7 66.7 104.2 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2004/2008  MO   Dent 1,416,633 3,558 1,421,469 3,425   Children as a percent of total population   2004/2008  MO   Dent 24.6 23.6 24.0 22.5   Percent Minority children   2004/2008  MO   Dent 21.3 3.7 22.6 5.0   Children with limited English proficiency   2004/2008  MO   Dent 14,855 0 19,053 0 (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children in poverty   2000/2007  MO   Dent 15.3 24.3 18.3 25.2         Children under age 6  MO   Dent 17.7 21.7 22.0 24.3   Percent children in single parent families   2000/2007  MO   Dent 24.3 21.1 31.2 25.5   Average annual wage/salary   2004/2007  MO   Dent $34,361 $23,640 $38,154 $27,213   Adult unemployment rate   2004/2008  MO   Dent 5.8 6.5 6.1 7.7   High school graduation rate   2004/2008  MO   Dent 85.6 77.1 85.8 91.0 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2004/2008  MO   Dent 51.4 51.9 56.5 66.6   Children receiving subsidized child care   2004/2008  MO   Dent 45,071 81 42,224 34   Licensed child care capacity   2004/2009  MO   Dent 139,101 160 147,605 139   Accredited child care facilities   2003/2008  MO   Dent 417 0 563 0   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2004/2008  MO   Dent 5.5 5.6 4.5 5.3   Percent children receiving food stamps   2004/2008  MO   Dent 30.2 42.3 32.7 46.6 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2004/2008  MO   Dent 37.7 59.1 33.5 56.6   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2004/2008  MO   Dent 3.0 1.6 1.2 1.4   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2009/2007  MO   Dent 19,413 31 15,183 22   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2004/2007  MO   Dent 60.1 93.3 55.6 68.8

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