Publications

2008 County Data Book

Introduction | Essay | Economic Well-Being | Education | Health | Safety

Download the entire 2008 County Data Book (pdf), specific pdf sections of the data book, or maps and charts from those sections.

NOTE: The data reflected in the annual County Data Book is continually updated on the KIDS COUNT Data Center website. The Data Center will reflect more recent data, if available.

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Introduction

• Acknowledgements
• Using the 2008 County Data Book
• Letter to the Reader
• Kentucky Counties
• Table of Contents

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Essay

• Essay: Place, Income, and Race Matter

  • Map: Metropolitan, Micropolitan, and Rural Kentucky Counties

  • Chart: Kentucky Children by Race, 2007

  • Chart: Child Poverty Rates in Kentucky, 2005

• Child Population Estimates
• Child Population Estimates by Race & Ethnicity
• Children Living in Poverty
• Essay Data Sources and Notes

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Economic Well-Being

• Median Household Income

  • Chart: Median Income of Families with Children under 18, 2007

• Child Nutrition: Food Stamps
• Child Nutrition: WIC

  • Chart: Women, Infants & Children Receiving WIC, 2007

• Child Nutrition: School Meals
• Child Support

  • Chart: Rate of Open Cases with a Court Order, FY 2000 & 2008

• Children Receiving Cash Benefits: KTAP
• Children Receiving Cash Benefits: SSI
• Tax Credits: Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)

  • Chart: EITC Filers as a Percentage of All Filers by County, 2005

• Tax Credits: Child and Dependent Care

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Education

• Births to Mother with No High School Degree

  • Chart: Educational Attainment by Mother's Age at Birth of Child, 2006

• Child Care

  • Chart: Child Care Providers Participating in STARS, 2003 & 2008

• Child Care Subsidies
• Preschool
• School Attendance

  • Chart: First Grade Performance by Absenteeism in Kindergarten

• Student Achievement: CATS

  • Chart: Total CATS Academic Indices by Elementary, Middle & High, 2007 & 2008

• Student Achievement: NCLB

  • Chart: Percentage of Students Performing at or above Proficiency, 2003 & 2008

• Out-of-School Suspensions

  • Chart: Suspensions for Law and Board Violations, SY 2003-2007

• Corporal Punishment in Schools

  • Chart: Corporal Punishment Incidents in Kentucky, SY 2003-2007

• Graduation Rate

  • Chart: Students Dropping Out by Grade, 2007

• Successful Transition after High School

  • Chart: Work or Education among Kentucky High School Graduates Six Months after Graduation

• Teacher Quality
• School Finance
• College Success

  • Chart: Percent of Students Remaining in College of Those Entering in Fall of 2004

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Health

• Births

  • Chart: Kentucky Births by Rate and Ethnicity, 2006

• Adequate Prenatal Care

  • Chart: Percent of Births to Mothers Receiving Early and Regular Prenatal Care by Race, 2006

• Low and Very Low Birthweight Babies

  • Chart: Percent of Babies Born at Low Birthweight and Very Low Birthweight by Mother's Age, 2006

• Preterm Births

  • Map: Percent of Babies Born Preterm, 2004-2006

• Teen Births

  • Chart: Selected Annual Costs for Children of Teen Parents in Kentucky, 2004

• Repeat Births to Teens

  • Chart: Percent of Teen Births to Young Women Who Are Already Mothers, 1990-2005

• Smoking during Pregnancy

  • Map: Percent of Women Reporting Smoking during Pregnancy, 2006

• Breastfeeding

  • Map: Percent of Children Ever Breastfed by State among Children Born in 2005

• Health Insurance for Children: KCHIP
• Health Insurance for Children: Medicaid

  • Chart: Medicaid Payments by Enrollee in the U.S. and Kentucky, 2005

• Uninsured Children

  • Map: Percent of Children Who Lack Health Insurance But Are Eligible for Medicaid or KCHIP, 2008

• Dental Care

  • Map: Kentucky Dental Health Profession Shortage Areas, 2006

• Childhood Asthma
• Childhood Lead Poisoning

  • Map: Percent of Tested Children under Age Six with Confirmed Elevated Levels by Area Development District, 2007

• Infant Mortality

  • Map: Infant Mortality, 2005

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Safety

• Child Abuse and Neglect: An Overview

  • Map: Percent Change in Victimization Rates by County, 2003-2007

• Physical Abuse

  • Chart: Demographic Characteristics of U.S. Victims of Physical Abuse, 2006

• Sexual Abuse

  • Chart: Kentucky Child Abuse Investigations by Type of Abuse Reported and Substantiation, 2003 & 2007

• Neglect
• Children in Out-of-Home Care

  • Chart: Kentucky Youth Ages 18-21 in Out-of-Home Care by Placement Type, 2007

• Kinship Care

  • Chart: Kentucky Children in the Kinship Care Program by Age, 2008

• Children Exiting Out-of-Home Care

  • Chart: Kentucky Children Exiting Out-of-Home Care by Exit Placement and Race, 2006

• Youth Charged with Offenses

  • Chart: Top Five Juvenile Charges, 2007

• Youth and the Juvenile Justice System

  • Chart: Youth Detained in Kentucky, 2003-2007

• Youth under Department of Juvenile Justice Supervision

  • Chart: Percent of Youth in Custody for Non-violent Offenses, 2006

• Child Deaths

  • Chart: Injury Deaths by Type among Children Ages 1-14, 2002-2006

• Teen Deaths

  • Chart: Teen Deaths by Cause, 2004-2006