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   2002/2006  MO   Mississippi 38.0 64.7 40.7 66.9   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2002/2006  MO   Mississippi 18.9 37.6 18.8 36.5   Percent low birthweight infants   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Mississippi 7.7 10.4 8.1 11.9   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Mississippi 7.5 9.5 7.7 5.2   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Mississippi 25.3 14.7 23.2 63.1   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2002/2006  MO   Mississippi 44.0 61.5 32.7 47.0   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2002/2006  MO   Mississippi 5.1 10.5 4.1 0.6   Percent annual high school dropouts   2002/2006  MO   Mississippi 3.7 3.0 4.1 3.4   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2002/2006  MO   Mississippi 44.0 86.1 45.6 118.0   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Mississippi 71.6 99.3 65.5 41.5 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2002/2006  MO   Mississippi 1,408,071 3,416 1,416,592 3,364   Children as a percent of total population   2002/2006  MO   Mississippi 24.8 24.3 24.2 24.4   Percent Minority children   2002/2006  MO   Mississippi 21.4 32.8 21.6 31.7   Children with limited English proficiency   2002/2006  MO   Mississippi 11,535 0 19,092 5 (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 27.0 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   2002/2005  MO   Mississippi $32,527 $21,861 $35,448 $24,490   Adult unemployment rate   2002/2006  MO   Mississippi 5.2 7.7 4.8 6.7   High school graduation rate   2002/2006  MO   Mississippi 82.5 87.3 85.8 87.5 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2002/2006  MO   Mississippi 50.1 49.3 53.0 52.4   Children receiving subsidized child care   2002/2006  MO   Mississippi 44,201 350 41,295 281   Licensed child care capacity   2002/2007  MO   Mississippi 131,943 456 142,019 302   Accredited child care facilities   2002/2007  MO   Mississippi 345 0 527 0   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2002/2006  MO   Mississippi 6.0 18.4 5.0 13.6   Percent children receiving food stamps   2002/2006  MO   Mississippi 25.8 59.0 30.9 62.7 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2002/2006  MO   Mississippi 35.1 64.4 33.3 61.2   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2002/2006  MO   Mississippi 5.0 1.7 2.2 0.4   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2002/2005  MO   Mississippi 36,629 142 45,449 215   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2002/2005  MO   Mississippi 61.8 311.6 59.0 310.5

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