Child Well-being: Jefferson County
The Child Well-being Report provides a snapshot of the overall health, education and well-being of children, youth and families. This is the default profile.
| Economic Security: Jefferson County | |||||||
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Children and Youth Living Below Poverty, |
6,046 | 20.8 | 5,640 | 21.0 | 19.9 | ||
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Children and Youth Receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits, |
5,272 | 17.7 | 5,142 | 18.8 | 24.5 | ||
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Children and Youth Receiving Public Assistance, |
656 | 2.2 | 950 | 3.5 | 6.3 | ||
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Children and Youth Receiving Supplemental Security Income, |
416 | 1.4 | 344 | 1.3 | 2.1 | ||
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Children Receiving Free or Reduced-price School Lunch - Public Schools, |
7,925 | 43.4 | 9,051 | 53.0 | N/A | ||
| Physical and Emotional Health: Jefferson County | |||||||
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Asthma - Hospitalizations 0-4 years (Three-Year Average), |
32 | 33.8 | *19 | *18.2 | 49.3 | ||
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Self-Inflicted Injuries - Hospitalizations 10-14 years (Three-Year Average), |
N/A | N/A | *3 | *37.1 | 38.7 | ||
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Self-Inflicted Injuries - Hospitalizations 15-19 years (Three-Year Average), |
*12 | *149.8 | *11 | *152.4 | 118.8 | ||
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Self-Inflicted Injuries - Suicide Mortality (Three-Year Average), |
*1 | *6.4 | *2 | *11.7 | 3.2 | ||
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Infant Mortality (Three-Year Average), |
*13 | *6.2 | *17 | *7.9 | 4.8 | ||
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STD - Reported Cases of Gonorrhea (Three-Year Average), |
*16 | *199.7 | *10 | *147.6 | 319.8 | ||
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STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Males 15-19 yrs, |
24 | 546.9 | 29 | 782.0 | 941.3 | ||
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STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Males - all ages, |
167 | 277.6 | 233 | 373.5 | 338.9 | ||
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STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Females 15-19 yrs, |
113 | 3065.7 | 91 | 2800.9 | 3319.7 | ||
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STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Females - all ages, |
359 | 624.0 | 402 | 700.5 | 651.6 | ||
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Mortality by Age - Children 1-4 years (Three-Year Average), |
*2 | *22.5 | *2 | *24.5 | 19.7 | ||
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Mortality by Age - Children 5-9 years (Three-Year Average), |
*0 | *0.0 | *0 | *0.0 | 10.0 | ||
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Mortality by Age - Adolescents 10-14 years (Three-Year Average), |
*2 | *31.0 | *1 | *9.3 | 11.7 | ||
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Mortality by Age - Adolescents 15-19 years (Three-Year Average), |
*6 | *70.7 | *3 | *42.9 | 30.5 | ||
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Motor Vehicle Crashes - Hospitalizations (Three-Year Average), |
*15 | *76.0 | *13 | *67.4 | 82.5 | ||
| Education: Jefferson County | |||||||
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Student Math Performance - Gr. 8 - All students, |
124 | 17.3 | 281 | 34.1 | 33.2 | ||
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Student ELA Performance - Gr. 3 - All students, |
487 | 36.8 | 647 | 49.7 | 52.3 | ||
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Student ELA Performance - Gr. 4 - All students, |
399 | 33.7 | 527 | 42.0 | 47.7 | ||
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4-Year Cohort HS Graduation Rate - All students, |
1,090 | 86.2 | 1,090 | 85.0 | 82.6 | ||
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4-Year Cohort HS Dropout Rate - All students, |
85 | 6.7 | 100 | 7.8 | 6.0 | ||
| Civic Engagement: Jefferson County | |||||||
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Hospitalizations Resulting from Assault (Three-Year Average), |
*2 | *12.6 | N/A | N/A | 39.1 | ||
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Young Adult Arrests - Property Crimes - 16-21 years, |
246 | 192.7 | 113 | 115.1 | 106.7 | ||
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Young Adult Arrests - Violent Crimes - 16-21 years, |
35 | 27.4 | 24 | 24.4 | 56.9 | ||
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Juvenile Arrests - Property Crimes (under age of 16), |
132 | 94.5 | *19 | *15.0 | N/A | ||
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Juvenile Arrests - Violent Crimes (under age of 16), |
*8 | *5.7 | *7 | *5.5 | N/A | ||
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Juvenile - Arrests for Drug Use/Possession/Sale, |
*9 | *6.4 | *3 | *2.4 | N/A | ||
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Young Adults - Driving While Intoxicated, |
84 | 65.8 | 45 | 45.8 | 17.5 | ||
| Family: Jefferson County | |||||||
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Foster Care Children In Care - Children/Youth 0-21 years, |
122 | 3.5 | 112 | 2.9 | 3.0 | ||
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Foster Care Admissions - Children/Youth Admitted to Foster Care, |
101 | 3.6 | 61 | 1.6 | 1.7 | ||
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Foster Care Discharges - Children/Youth Discharged from Foster Care, |
69 | 36.1 | 56 | 33.3 | 36.4 | ||
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Child Abuse/Maltreatment - Children/Youth in Indicated Reports of Abuse/Maltreatment, |
973 | 31.7 | 790 | 24.4 | 17.1 | ||
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Foster Care Adoption Milestone - Children/Youth Discharged to Adoption, |
*19 | *86.4 | 21 | 91.3 | 51.2 | ||
| Community: Jefferson County | |||||||
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Crimes Known to the Police - Violent Index Crimes - General Population, |
215 | 18.2 | 235 | 20.6 | 35.5 | ||
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Unemployment - Resident Civilian, |
4,700 | 9.3 | 3,000 | 6.6 | 4.7 | ||
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High School Diploma - Adults 25 Years of Age and Older, |
21,055 | 27.0 | 21,548 | 27.7 | 22.2 | ||
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Poverty - Population in Poverty - General Population, |
16,917 | 13.8 | 16,189 | 13.5 | 14.5 | ||
Created December 8, 2019 8:11 AM EST
Notes:
- N/A: Data not available.
- * Rates are not stable when the number is less than 20.