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   Students enrolled in free/reduced lunch   1999/2003  MO   Mississippi 35.9 64.9 39.2 65.1   Births to mothers without h.s. diploma   1999/2003  MO   Mississippi 19.3 40.5 18.6 32.3   Low birthweight infants   1994-1998/1999-2003  MO   Mississippi 7.7 11.1 7.8 10.8   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1994-1998/1999-2003  MO   Mississippi 7.7 9.9 7.7 9.9   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1994-1998/1999-2003  MO   Mississippi 27.8 41.3 24.2 30.5   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   1999/2003  MO   Mississippi 35.6 40.0 45.9 51.1   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   1999/2003  MO   Mississippi 4.7 2.8 4.8 7.3   Annual high school dropouts   1999/2003  MO   Mississippi 4.8 3.4 3.4 3.2   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   1999/2003  MO   Mississippi 49.8 131.2 43.1 82.6   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1994-1998/1999-2003  MO   Mississippi 78.9 153.1 77.9 59.2 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   1999/2003  MO   Mississippi 1,420,235 3,600 1,407,342 3,423   Children as a percent of total population   1999/2003  MO   Mississippi 25.5 26.5 24.7 23.8   Percent Minority children   1999/2003  MO   Mississippi 20.7 33.0 21.6 32.0   Children with limited English proficiency   2000/2003  MO   Mississippi 8,157 0 14,855 . (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   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   Children in single parent families   1990/2000  MO   Mississippi 19.5 29.1 24.3 35.3   Average annual wage/salary   1999/2002  MO   Mississippi $29,388 $19,282 $32,518 $21,761   Adult unemployment   1999/2003  MO   Mississippi 3.4 5.3 5.6 7.4   High school graduation   1999/2003  MO   Mississippi 78.3 68.2 84.3 84.9 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Parents paying child support in state system   1999/2003  MO   Mississippi 45.8 39.9 51.1 50.4   Children receiving subsidized child care   1999/2003  MO   Mississippi 48,206 426 43,287 324   Licensed child care capacity   1999/2004  MO   Mississippi 121,252 489 139,101 416   Accredited child care facilities   2000/2004  MO   Mississippi 347 0 417 0   Children receiving cash assistance   1999/2003  MO   Mississippi 6.5 20.3 5.6 17.1   Children receiving food stamps   1999/2003  MO   Mississippi 21.8 57.7 28.1 61.2 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   1999/2003  MO   Mississippi 27.2 59.9 37.2 66.6   Public clinic immunization   1999/2003  MO   Mississippi 85.9 88.5 79.1 79.6   Children with elevated blood lead levels   1999/2003  MO   Mississippi 10.9 8.9 4.4 2.7   Children receiving public SED mental health services   1999/2003  MO   Mississippi 18,097 127 41,176 193   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   1999/2002  MO   Mississippi 72.2 190.5 61.8 311.6

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