Profile for Taney

- 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   Taney 38.0 47.6 40.7 51.8   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2002/2006  MO   Taney 18.9 23.5 18.8 24.6   Percent low birthweight infants   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Taney 7.7 6.0 8.1 7.7   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Taney 7.5 5.3 7.7 5.9   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Taney 25.3 21.3 23.2 30.6   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2002/2006  MO   Taney 44.0 65.4 32.7 53.7   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2002/2006  MO   Taney 5.1 13.4 4.1 12.9   Percent annual high school dropouts   2002/2006  MO   Taney 3.7 3.6 4.1 4.5   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2002/2006  MO   Taney 44.0 64.0 45.6 66.0   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1997-2001/2002-2006  MO   Taney 71.6 59.1 65.5 71.4 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2002/2006  MO   Taney 1,408,071 9,019 1,416,592 9,766   Children as a percent of total population   2002/2006  MO   Taney 24.8 22.2 24.2 22.3   Percent Minority children   2002/2006  MO   Taney 21.4 8.8 21.6 9.0   Children with limited English proficiency   2002/2006  MO   Taney 11,535 73 19,092 129 (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children in poverty   1990/2000  MO   Taney 17.7 18.1 15.3 17.6         Children under age 6  MO   Taney 20.2 20.8 17.7 20.8   Percent children in single parent families   1990/2000  MO   Taney 19.5 15.7 24.3 22.1   Average annual wage/salary   2002/2005  MO   Taney $32,527 $22,106 $35,448 $24,039   Adult unemployment rate   2002/2006  MO   Taney 5.2 9.1 4.8 7.1   High school graduation rate   2002/2006  MO   Taney 82.5 77.8 85.8 85.9 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2002/2006  MO   Taney 50.1 50.0 53.0 56.1   Children receiving subsidized child care   2002/2006  MO   Taney 44,201 141 41,295 102   Licensed child care capacity   2002/2007  MO   Taney 131,943 637 142,019 647   Accredited child care facilities   2002/2007  MO   Taney 345 1 527 2   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2002/2006  MO   Taney 6.0 3.0 5.0 2.8   Percent children receiving food stamps   2002/2006  MO   Taney 25.8 31.9 30.9 38.6 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2002/2006  MO   Taney 35.1 46.2 33.3 44.0   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2002/2006  MO   Taney 5.0 2.7 2.2 0.3   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2002/2005  MO   Taney 36,629 385 45,449 539   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2002/2005  MO   Taney 61.8 86.4 59.0 59.7

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