Profile for Platte

- 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   Platte 40.5 16.8 42.0 20.8   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2004/2008  MO   Platte 18.6 8.5 17.9 7.6   Percent low birthweight infants   1999-2003/2004-2008  MO   Platte 7.8 6.1 8.1 6.7   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1999-2003/2004-2008  MO   Platte 7.7 7.2 7.4 3.9   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1999-2003/2004-2008  MO   Platte 24.2 17.5 20.3 9.4   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2004/2008  MO   Platte 41.3 26.9 32.1 20.1   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2004/2008  MO   Platte 4.7 0.6 3.8 0.6   Percent annual high school dropouts   2004/2008  MO   Platte 3.3 1.5 3.9 2.7   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2004/2008  MO   Platte 44.3 24.0 45.4 24.7   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1999-2003/2004-2008  MO   Platte 68.3 27.0 66.7 41.8 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2004/2008  MO   Platte 1,416,633 20,122 1,421,469 20,900   Children as a percent of total population   2004/2008  MO   Platte 24.6 24.9 24.0 24.3   Percent Minority children   2004/2008  MO   Platte 21.3 14.2 22.6 16.7   Children with limited English proficiency   2004/2008  MO   Platte 14,855 252 19,053 332 (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children in poverty   2000/2007  MO   Platte 15.3 5.7 18.3 10.9         Children under age 6  MO   Platte 17.7 8.4 22.0 12.5   Percent children in single parent families   2000/2007  MO   Platte 24.3 18.8 31.2 26.0   Average annual wage/salary   2004/2007  MO   Platte $34,361 $34,709 $38,154 $37,118   Adult unemployment rate   2004/2008  MO   Platte 5.8 4.6 6.1 4.7   High school graduation rate   2004/2008  MO   Platte 85.6 91.5 85.8 90.4 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2004/2008  MO   Platte 51.4 56.9 56.5 60.9   Children receiving subsidized child care   2004/2008  MO   Platte 45,071 157 42,224 172   Licensed child care capacity   2004/2009  MO   Platte 139,101 1,331 147,605 1,533   Accredited child care facilities   2003/2008  MO   Platte 417 3 563 4   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2004/2008  MO   Platte 5.5 1.8 4.5 1.7   Percent children receiving food stamps   2004/2008  MO   Platte 30.2 11.5 32.7 14.6 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2004/2008  MO   Platte 37.7 14.9 33.5 14.0   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2004/2008  MO   Platte 3.0 0.5 1.2 0.3   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2009/2007  MO   Platte 19,413 175 15,183 132   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2004/2007  MO   Platte 60.1 30.6 55.6 34.8

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