Southern Indiana Snapshot 2022 | Page 26

YOUTH

POPULATION UNDER 18 2020
CLARK

COUNTY 26,446

2019 : 26,434
FLOYD

COUNTY 17,594

2019 : 17,622
SAFETY
( Identified / Substantiated by DCS )
Children in Need of Services ( CHINS ) rate per 1,000 children , under Age 18
Child abuse and neglect rate per 1,000 children , under age 18
WHITE
19,706
BLACK
1,644
HISPANIC
2,464
WHITE
14,189
BLACK
1,229
HISPANIC
1,057
CLARK
FLOYD 14.8 28.2
16.7 21.2
Juveniles committed to the dept . of corrections 6 4 High school graduation rate 75.3 % 91.8 %
CHILD CARE
CLARK
FLOYD
Teen birth rate per 1,000 ( ages 15-17 )
9.3
7.7
Low birthweight ( 2019 ) 70 122 Premature births ( 2019 ) 70 140
Percentage of mothers who received first trimester prenatal care ( 2019 )
Percentage of mothers who reported smoking during pregnancy ( 2017 )
72.6 % 78.8 %
11.6 % 10.3 %
Number of infant deaths , < age 1 ( 2017 ) 13 2 Death by injury ( 2019 ) 7 6
EDUCATION
CLARK
FLOYD Grades K-12 public school enrollment 18,500 11,524 Percent of ELL students ( 2017 ) 4.4 % 1.6 % Special education students ( 2017 ) 2,765 2,050 High school graduation rate 75.3 % 91.8 %
CHILD CARE
Number of licensed child care centers , homes and ministries
Total capacity of licensed child care centers , homes and ministries
EARLY CHILDHOOD
CLARK
FLOYD 49 84
1,720 1,808
CLARK
FLOYD
Number of children served by First Steps
472
329
Monthly avg . of children on wait list for vouchers
118
99
ECONOMIC WELL-BEING
CLARK
FLOYD
Percent of Children in poverty
15.0 %
15.2 %
Percent of public school students receiving free lunches
47.3 %
36.8 %
Monthly average number of persons issued food stamps
9,357
6,899
Percentage of food insecure children
15.4 %
15.6 %
Students experiencing homelessness
314
96
Children without health insurance
4.5 %
2.9 %
SOURCES : Indiana Youth Institute ; 2020 Indiana KIDS COUNT © DATA BOOK
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