LATEST CALHOUN KIDS COUNT CHILDRENS WELL BEING - Children In Poverty Drops Slightly, County Ranks 30th In 55 Counties |
(09/30/2017) |
Calhoun ranks 30th of 55 counties in the latest Kids Count status of children's well-being (1 being best/55 worst) Regional County Status
Braxton 45 In USA, WV moved to the better from 43 to 39 in the states, but still remains among a dozen states in the south with the worst statistics. KIDS COUNT CALHOUN RATINGS Percent low birth-weight babies - Calhoun 8.3% (State 9.4%) Calhoun ranks 17 of 55 Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) - Calhoun 13.3% (State 7.2%) Calhoun ranks 50th of 55 Child and teen death rate (ages 1-19 per 100,000 children/teens) - Calhoun 86.4% (State 35.1%) Calhoun ranks 52 of 55 Percent children under age six who live in families with parents in the labor force - Calhoun 60.9% (State 58.3%) Calhoun ranks 19 of 55 Teen birth rate (ages 15-19 per 100,000 females) - Calhoun ranks 29.5%(State 37.4%) Calhoun ranks 15 of 55. Percent children in poverty - 30% (State 24.7%) Calhoun ranks 42 of 55 Percent births to mothers with less than a 12th grade education - 11.3% (State 14.7%) Calhoun ranks 11 of 55 Percent of children with no health insurance - .3% (State 2.8%_ Calhoun ranks 1 of 55 Child Abuse/neglect rate (per 1,000 children) 68.7% (State 23.9%) Calhoun ranks 53 of 55 Percent four year olds enrolled in Pre-Kindergarten - 81.8% (State 71.5%) Calhoun ranks 21 of 55 Percent fourth graders who scored below proficient in reading/language arts - 42.5% (State 51.7%) Calhoun ranks 7 of 55 (P) Percent eighth graders who scored below proficient in math - 84.1% (State 73%) Calhoun ranks 46 of 55 Percent high school dropouts - 10.8% (State 7.6%) Calhoun ranks 47 of 55 Percent of children with Medicaid coverage - 48.7% (2015)
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