Profile for Dunklin

- 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   Students enrolled in free/reduced lunch   1999/2003  MO   Dunklin 35.9 58.0 39.2 64.4   Births to mothers without h.s. diploma   1999/2003  MO   Dunklin 19.3 40.4 18.6 35.4   Low birthweight infants   1994-1998/1999-2003  MO   Dunklin 7.7 9.5 7.8 9.9   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1994-1998/1999-2003  MO   Dunklin 7.7 9.8 7.7 9.6   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1994-1998/1999-2003  MO   Dunklin 27.8 38.7 24.2 21.2   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   1999/2003  MO   Dunklin 35.6 43.4 45.9 71.5   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   1999/2003  MO   Dunklin 4.7 5.0 4.8 10.0   Annual high school dropouts   1999/2003  MO   Dunklin 4.8 4.6 3.4 2.5   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   1999/2003  MO   Dunklin 49.8 106.9 43.1 81.9   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1994-1998/1999-2003  MO   Dunklin 78.9 58.7 77.9 71.5 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   1999/2003  MO   Dunklin 1,420,235 8,650 1,407,342 8,404   Children as a percent of total population   1999/2003  MO   Dunklin 25.5 26.0 24.7 25.7   Percent Minority children   1999/2003  MO   Dunklin 20.7 20.3 21.6 21.9   Children with limited English proficiency   2000/2003  MO   Dunklin 8,157 95 14,855 166 (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Children in poverty   1990/2000  MO   Dunklin 17.7 40.1 15.3 33.9         Children under age 6  MO   Dunklin 20.2 37.5 17.7 37.5   Children in single parent families   1990/2000  MO   Dunklin 19.5 24.6 24.3 28.7   Average annual wage/salary   1999/2002  MO   Dunklin $29,388 $19,955 $32,518 $22,113   Adult unemployment   1999/2003  MO   Dunklin 3.4 5.1 5.6 8.3   High school graduation   1999/2003  MO   Dunklin 78.3 81.6 84.3 84.1 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Parents paying child support in state system   1999/2003  MO   Dunklin 45.8 40.5 51.1 48.7   Children receiving subsidized child care   1999/2003  MO   Dunklin 48,206 396 43,287 339   Licensed child care capacity   1999/2004  MO   Dunklin 121,252 663 139,101 739   Accredited child care facilities   2000/2004  MO   Dunklin 347 0 417 0   Children receiving cash assistance   1999/2003  MO   Dunklin 6.5 15.3 5.6 16.9   Children receiving food stamps   1999/2003  MO   Dunklin 21.8 53.1 28.1 65.1 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   1999/2003  MO   Dunklin 27.2 55.1 37.2 71.5   Public clinic immunization   1999/2003  MO   Dunklin 85.9 85.6 79.1 51.5   Children with elevated blood lead levels   1999/2003  MO   Dunklin 10.9 3.6 4.4 1.6   Children receiving public SED mental health services   1999/2003  MO   Dunklin 18,097 303 41,176 515   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   1999/2002  MO   Dunklin 72.2 76.6 61.8 58.6

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