Profile for Dunklin

- 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   Dunklin 38.0 63.6 40.7 66.4   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2002/2006  MO   Dunklin 18.9 40.1 18.8 43.1   Percent low birthweight infants   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Dunklin 7.7 9.5 8.1 11.1   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Dunklin 7.5 7.8 7.7 11.9   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Dunklin 25.3 36.0 23.2 34.1   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2002/2006  MO   Dunklin 44.0 60.3 32.7 59.0   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2002/2006  MO   Dunklin 5.1 6.4 4.1 15.4   Percent annual high school dropouts   2002/2006  MO   Dunklin 3.7 4.7 4.1 5.2   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2002/2006  MO   Dunklin 44.0 87.3 45.6 108.5   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Dunklin 71.6 60.7 65.5 110.8 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2002/2006  MO   Dunklin 1,408,071 8,414 1,416,592 8,379   Children as a percent of total population   2002/2006  MO   Dunklin 24.8 25.6 24.2 26.0   Percent Minority children   2002/2006  MO   Dunklin 21.4 21.5 21.6 22.8   Children with limited English proficiency   2002/2006  MO   Dunklin 11,535 180 19,092 283 (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children in poverty   1990/2000  MO   Dunklin 17.7 40.1 15.3 33.9         Children under age 6  MO   Dunklin 20.2 37.5 17.7 37.5   Percent children in single parent families   1990/2000  MO   Dunklin 19.5 24.6 24.3 28.7   Average annual wage/salary   2002/2005  MO   Dunklin $32,527 $22,115 $35,448 $25,235   Adult unemployment rate   2002/2006  MO   Dunklin 5.2 7.0 4.8 7.3   High school graduation rate   2002/2006  MO   Dunklin 82.5 80.8 85.8 83.2 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2002/2006  MO   Dunklin 50.1 45.7 53.0 50.7   Children receiving subsidized child care   2002/2006  MO   Dunklin 44,201 380 41,295 254   Licensed child care capacity   2002/2007  MO   Dunklin 131,943 868 142,019 777   Accredited child care facilities   2002/2007  MO   Dunklin 345 0 527 3   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2002/2006  MO   Dunklin 6.0 15.7 5.0 14.6   Percent children receiving food stamps   2002/2006  MO   Dunklin 25.8 61.6 30.9 64.1 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2002/2006  MO   Dunklin 35.1 69.1 33.3 62.0   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2002/2006  MO   Dunklin 5.0 2.3 2.2 1.5   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2002/2005  MO   Dunklin 36,629 441 45,449 623   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2002/2005  MO   Dunklin 61.8 58.6 59.0 23.9

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