Profile for Pemiscot

- 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   Pemiscot 40.5 69.4 42.0 67.8   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2004/2008  MO   Pemiscot 18.6 38.3 17.9 33.1   Percent low birthweight infants   1999-2003/2004-2008  MO   Pemiscot 7.8 11.1 8.1 13.5   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1999-2003/2004-2008  MO   Pemiscot 7.7 11.2 7.4 10.4   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1999-2003/2004-2008  MO   Pemiscot 24.2 34.5 20.3 70.0   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2004/2008  MO   Pemiscot 41.3 64.5 32.1 49.7   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2004/2008  MO   Pemiscot 4.7 5.3 3.8 5.3   Percent annual high school dropouts   2004/2008  MO   Pemiscot 3.3 5.0 3.9 4.9   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2004/2008  MO   Pemiscot 44.3 98.0 45.4 112.4   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1999-2003/2004-2008  MO   Pemiscot 68.3 103.9 66.7 84.7 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2004/2008  MO   Pemiscot 1,416,633 5,674 1,421,469 5,312   Children as a percent of total population   2004/2008  MO   Pemiscot 24.6 29.0 24.0 28.7   Percent Minority children   2004/2008  MO   Pemiscot 21.3 42.4 22.6 40.6   Children with limited English proficiency   2004/2008  MO   Pemiscot 14,855 11 19,053 10 (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children in poverty   2000/2007  MO   Pemiscot 15.3 43.2 18.3 41.4         Children under age 6  MO   Pemiscot 17.7 49.9 22.0 47.7   Percent children in single parent families   2000/2007  MO   Pemiscot 24.3 39.4 31.2 49.3   Average annual wage/salary   2004/2007  MO   Pemiscot $34,361 $24,241 $38,154 $26,952   Adult unemployment rate   2004/2008  MO   Pemiscot 5.8 8.6 6.1 7.5   High school graduation rate   2004/2008  MO   Pemiscot 85.6 79.3 85.8 80.1 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2004/2008  MO   Pemiscot 51.4 50.4 56.5 51.6   Children receiving subsidized child care   2004/2008  MO   Pemiscot 45,071 417 42,224 180   Licensed child care capacity   2004/2009  MO   Pemiscot 139,101 489 147,605 373   Accredited child care facilities   2003/2008  MO   Pemiscot 417 0 563 2   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2004/2008  MO   Pemiscot 5.5 18.0 4.5 13.3   Percent children receiving food stamps   2004/2008  MO   Pemiscot 30.2 72.4 32.7 68.3 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2004/2008  MO   Pemiscot 37.7 76.1 33.5 65.3   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2004/2008  MO   Pemiscot 3.0 5.2 1.2 0.3   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2009/2007  MO   Pemiscot 19,413 55 15,183 48   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2004/2007  MO   Pemiscot 60.1 110.0 55.6 45.2

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