Profile for Mississippi

- 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   Mississippi 39.2 65.1 41.7 71.1   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2003/2007  MO   Mississippi 18.6 32.3 18.2 29.3   Percent low birthweight infants   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Mississippi 7.8 11.0 8.1 11.4   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Mississippi 7.7 10.6 7.5 4.1   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Mississippi 24.8 15.0 22.8 63.2   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Mississippi 47.0 51.1 32.6 32.9   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Mississippi 4.8 7.3 3.8 1.5   Percent annual high school dropouts   2003/2007  MO   Mississippi 3.4 3.2 3.7 2.5   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   Mississippi 43.1 82.6 45.7 85.5   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   Mississippi 70.3 99.2 65.1 21.6 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2003/2007  MO   Mississippi 1,407,342 3,423 1,424,830 3,279   Children as a percent of total population   2003/2007  MO   Mississippi 24.7 23.8 24.2 24.0   Percent Minority children   2003/2007  MO   Mississippi 21.6 32.0 22.2 31.3   Children with limited English proficiency   2004/2007  MO   Mississippi 14,855 0 18,971 4 (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children in poverty   1990/2000  MO   Mississippi 17.7 39.5 15.3 31.7         Children under age 6  MO   Mississippi 20.2 42.9 17.7 27.0   Percent children in single parent families   1990/2000  MO   Mississippi 19.5 29.1 24.3 35.3   Average annual wage/salary   2003/2006  MO   Mississippi $33,257 $22,293 $36,643 $24,986   Adult unemployment rate   2003/2007  MO   Mississippi 5.6 7.2 5.0 6.5   High school graduation rate   2003/2007  MO   Mississippi 84.4 84.9 86.3 88.5 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2003/2007  MO   Mississippi 51.1 50.4 55.2 53.6   Children receiving subsidized child care   2003/2007  MO   Mississippi 43,287 324 39,596 257   Licensed child care capacity   2003/2008  MO   Mississippi 136,647 362 148,239 284   Accredited child care facilities   2003/2008  MO   Mississippi 407 0 473 0   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2003/2007  MO   Mississippi 5.6 17.1 4.7 12.9   Percent children receiving food stamps   2003/2007  MO   Mississippi 28.1 61.2 31.0 61.6 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2003/2007  MO   Mississippi 37.2 66.6 33.2 62.8   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2003/2007  MO   Mississippi 4.4 2.7 1.5 1.0   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2003/2005  MO   Mississippi 41,176 193 45,449 215   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2003/2006  MO   Mississippi 59.8 278.4 58.6 244.4

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