Nevada KIDS COUNT County Profiles: 2003

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Nevada KIDS COUNT County Profiles provide individual, county-specific data summarizing demographics, health, economic well-being, education and achievement, child and youth safety/welfare, and juvenile justice.



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DEMOGRAPHICS County State
Total Population 3,714 2,127,117
Age Distribution: 2001 <5 97 153,003
5-17 560 383,513
5-19 630 441,884
18-44 1,149 858,186
20-44 1,079 799,814
45-64 1,390 495,908
65+ 517 236,507
Racial/Ethnic Distribution Asian 4 28,362
(Children age 17 and under): 2001 Black (African American) 0 46,922
Hispanic 59 159,391
Native American 11 8,168
White 583 293,671
HEALTH CONDITIONS AND HEALTH CARE
Annual Average Percent Low-Birthweight Babies: 1999-2001 0.0% 7.5%
Average Teen Birth Rate: 1999-2001 (Births per 1,000 females) 0.0 33.2
Public-Health Immunization Rate: 2002 NA 64.1%
ECONOMIC WELL-BEING
Percent of Related Children Under Age 18 in Poverty: 1999 4.2% 13.5%
In Female-Headed Families 14.5% 31.5%
In Male-Headed Families 0.0% 18.2%
In Married-Couple Families 3.2% 7.7%
Percent of Families with Children Headed by a Single Parent: 1999 21.1% 29.5%
Percent of Children Who Live in a Family Where No Parent Is Employed: 1999 3.2% 11.4%
EDUCATION AND ACHIEVEMENT
Percent Change in Enrollment 1999-2000 to 2000-2001 -2.8% 4.6%
School Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity: 2000-2001 Asian/Pacific Islander 1.8% 5.7%
Black (African American) 0.2% 10.2%
Hispanic 9.0% 25.7%
Native American/Alaskan Native 0.7% 1.7%
White 88.3% 56.7%
Transiency Rate: 2001-2002 20.0% 33.0%
High School Dropout Rate: 2001-2002 14.0% 5.0%
Teens Not in School and Not Working (Ages 16-19): 2000 0.0% 12.6%
CHILD AND YOUTH SAFETY/WELFARE
Infant Mortality Rate: 1999-2001 (Deaths per 1,000 live births) NM 6.2
Child Death Rate: 1999-2001 (Deaths per 100,000 children) NM 23.0
Teen Violent Death Rate (Deaths per 100,000 teens Ages 15-19): 1999-2001 (Includes homicides, suicides, and accidents) 0.0 51.3
Substantiated Child Abuse and Neglect Reports as a Percent of Total Reports (Ages 17 and Under): 2001  10.0% 21.5%
JUVENILE JUSTICE
Average Juvenile Violent Crime Arrest Rate (Ages 10-17): 1999-2001 0.0 258.9
N.M.=not meaningful. Calculated rates based on very small numbers are not statistically reliable.



Nevada KIDS COUNT is a project of
The Center for Business and Economic Research    University of Nevada, Las Vegas
4505 Maryland Pkwy, Box 456002    Las Vegas, NV 89154-6002
(702) 895-3191 (voice),   (702) 895-3606 (fax),   kidscount@unlv.nevada.edu (e-mail)