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Child Health Status Profile, Alachua County, Florida - 2019
Indicator	Measure	Year(s)	County Quartile 1=most favorable 4=least favorable	County Number	County Rate	State Comparison
Socio-Demographics
Total population Total population	Count	2019		266,649		21,268,553
Population under 21 Years Old Population under 21 Years Old	Count	2019		70,189		4,962,495
Population - White Population - White	Percent	2019		43,885	62.5%	69.7%
Population - Black Population - Black	Percent	2019		17,685	25.2%	22.1%
Population - Other Population - Other	Percent	2019		8,618	12.3%	8.2%
Population - Hispanic Population - Hispanic	Percent	2019		8,404	12%	31.7%
Population - Non-Hispanic Population - Non-Hispanic	Percent	2019		61,784	88%	68.3%
Median income (in dollars) Median income (in dollars)	Dollar	2015-19	3rd Quartile		$49,689	$55,660
Individuals below poverty level Individuals below poverty level	Percent	2015-19	4th Quartile	53,601	21.4%	14%
Percentage of Families with Related Children Under 18 Years Below Poverty Level Percentage of Families with Related Children Under 18 Years Below Poverty Level	Percent	2015-19	2nd Quartile		15%	16.3%
Percentage of civilian labor force which is unemployed Percentage of civilian labor force which is unemployed	Percent	2015-19	2nd Quartile	6,841	5.1%	5.6%
Population over 25 without high school diploma or equivalency Population over 25 without high school diploma or equivalency	Percent	2015-19	1st Quartile		7.4%	11.8%
Health Status and Access to Care
Preventable Pediatric Hospitalizations from Asthma under 5 Preventable Pediatric Hospitalizations from Asthma under 5	Per 100,000 population	2019	3rd Quartile	104	746.1	742.6
Civilian non-institutionalized population with health insurance Civilian non-institutionalized population with health insurance	Percent	2015-19	1st Quartile		91.6%	87.2%
Children ages 0-17 without health insurance Children ages 0-17 without health insurance	Percent	2015-19	1st Quartile		4.4%	7.2%
Florida Children’s Medical Services Clients Florida Children’s Medical Services Clients	Percent	2017-19	2nd Quartile	2,909	1.4%	1.8%
Infants & Toddlers <3 Served by Early Steps Infants & Toddlers <3 Served by Early Steps	Percent	2017-19	2nd Quartile	985	54.2%	55.6%
Medical Foster Care Children Medical Foster Care Children	Count	2019	1st Quartile	12		606
Adults who said their overall heatlh was good to excellent Adults who said their overall heatlh was good to excellent	Percent	2016			82.8%	80.5%
Total Licensed Florida Family Practice Physicians (FP - FAMILY PRACTICE) Total Licensed Florida Family Practice Physicians (FP - FAMILY PRACTICE)	Per 100,000 population	2019	1st Quartile	132	49.5	19.2
Total Licensed Florida Dentists Total Licensed Florida Dentists	Per 100,000 population	2019	1st Quartile	313	117.4	56.7
Total Licensed Florida Pediatricians Total Licensed Florida Pediatricians	Per 100,000 population	2019		217	81.4	22.0
Total Behavioral/Mental Health Professionals Total Behavioral/Mental Health Professionals	Per 100,000 population	2019	1st Quartile	644	241.5	110.0
Total Licensed Florida Psychologists Total Licensed Florida Psychologists	Per 100,000 population	2019	1st Quartile	205	76.9	23.0
Nurse-student ratio in schools grades K-12 Nurse-student ratio in schools grades K-12	Students per nurse	2019	4th Quartile		1,297.6	2,449.3
Median Monthly Medicaid Enrollment Median Monthly Medicaid Enrollment	Per 100,000 population	2019	2nd Quartile	41,273	15,478.4	17,709.0
Births to Mothers With 1st Trimester Prenatal Care Births to Mothers With 1st Trimester Prenatal Care	Percent	2017-19	1st Quartile	5,841	80.1%	76.5%
Infant death rate Infant death rate	Per 1,000 live births	2017-19	4th Quartile	79	9.6	6.0
Child Mortality ages 5-19 Child Mortality ages 5-19	Per 100,000 population	2017-19	1st Quartile	30	21.2	26.0
Immunization Levels in Kindergarten Immunization Levels in Kindergarten	Percent	2017-19	4th Quartile	7,306	93.2%	93.9%
Emergency Department Visits ages 5-19 Emergency Department Visits ages 5-19	Per 100,000 population	2019	1st Quartile	16,202	33,814.8	37,303.6
Asthma Hospitalizations ages 5-11 Asthma Hospitalizations ages 5-11	Per 100,000 population	2019	4th Quartile	115	608.9	305.0
Asthma Hospitalizations ages 12-18 Asthma Hospitalizations ages 12-18	Per 100,000 population	2019	4th Quartile	133	601.5	413.4
Diabetes Hospitalizations ages 5-11 Diabetes Hospitalizations ages 5-11	Per 100,000 population	2019	2nd Quartile	6	31.8	40.2
Diabetes Hospitalizations ages 12-18 Diabetes Hospitalizations ages 12-18	Per 100,000 population	2019	2nd Quartile	28	126.6	133.2
HIV infection cases ages 13-19 HIV infection cases ages 13-19	Per 100,000 population	2017-19		11	14.1	10.7
Social and Physical Environment
Children under 18 in single-parent households Children under 18 in single-parent households	Percent	2015-19	3rd Quartile		47.2%	46.8%
Children under 18 in Foster Care Children under 18 in Foster Care	Per 100,000 population	2019	2nd Quartile	263	547.7	496.8
Child food insecurity rate Child food insecurity rate	Percent	2018	2nd Quartile		18.2%	19.4%
Racial Residential Segregation Racial Residential Segregation	Index	2015-19	2nd Quartile		0.4	0.4
Severe housing problems Severe housing problems	Percent	2013-17	4th Quartile		20.6%	19.5%
Violent Crimes Violent Crimes	Per 100,000 population	2019	4th Quartile	1,765	661.9	381.3
Homicide deaths 5-11 Homicide deaths 5-11	Per 100,000 population	2017-19		0	0.0	0.7
Homicide deaths 12-18 Homicide deaths 12-18	Per 100,000 population	2017-19		3	4.6	5.0
Homicide deaths 19-21 Homicide deaths 19-21	Per 100,000 population	2017-19		4	5.7	15.5
Suicide death rate, ages 12-18 Suicide death rate, ages 12-18	Per 100,000 population	2017-19		9	13.8	6.0
Suicide death rate, ages 19-21 Suicide death rate, ages 19-21	Per 100,000 population	2017-19		3	4.2	12.2
Children experiencing child abuse ages 5-11 Children experiencing child abuse ages 5-11	Per 100,000 population	2017-19	1st Quartile	312	562.0	765.9
Children experiencing sexual violence ages 5-11 Children experiencing sexual violence ages 5-11	Per 100,000 population	2017-19	2nd Quartile	40	72.0	58.5
Childhood Risks and Behaviors
Absent 21+ school days, K-12 Absent 21+ school days, K-12	Percent	2019	2nd Quartile		11.6%	11.3%
Percent of high school students who were physically active for at least 60 minutes on all 7 of the past 7 days Percent of high school students who were physically active for at least 60 minutes on all 7 of the past 7 days	Percent	2018	2nd Quartile		23%	21.7%
Percent of middle school students who were physically active for at least 60 minutes on all 7 of the past 7 days Percent of middle school students who were physically active for at least 60 minutes on all 7 of the past 7 days	Percent	2018	3rd Quartile		27.1%	26.6%
High School students who are underweight High School students who are underweight	Percent	2018	2nd Quartile		2.9%	4.2%
Middle School students who are underweight Middle School students who are underweight	Percent	2018	1st Quartile		3%	4.7%
Percent of high school students who are current cigarette smokers (smoked in the past 30 days) Percent of high school students who are current cigarette smokers (smoked in the past 30 days)	Percent	2018	1st Quartile		1.7%	3.6%
Percent of middle school students who are current cigarette smokers (smoked in the past 30 days) Percent of middle school students who are current cigarette smokers (smoked in the past 30 days)	Percent	2018	2nd Quartile		1.2%	1.3%
Births to moms ages 13-20 Births to moms ages 13-20	Per 1,000 females ages 13-20	2017-19	1st Quartile	565	10.6	17.5
Bacterial STDs ages 13-20 Bacterial STDs ages 13-20	Per 1,000 ages 13-20	2017-19	4th Quartile	3,365	32.6	23.3
Percent of Children in Schools Grades K-12 With Emotional/Behavioral Disability Percent of Children in Schools Grades K-12 With Emotional/Behavioral Disability	Percent	2019	2nd Quartile	141	0.5%	0.5%
Out of School Suspensions K-12 Out of School Suspensions K-12	Per 1,000 K-12 Students	2019	2nd Quartile	1,688	58.1	55.6
School Environmental Safety Incidents (Violent acts K-12 ) School Environmental Safety Incidents (Violent acts K-12 )	Per 1,000 K-12 Students	2019	4th Quartile	1,714	59.0	30.5
Referrals to Department of Juvenile Justice Referrals to Department of Juvenile Justice	Per 100,000 population	2019	3rd Quartile	485	2,383.5	1,606.3
Arrests, All Offenses by County, Youth Ages 10-17 Arrests, All Offenses by County, Youth Ages 10-17	Per 100,000 population	2017-19	4th Quartile	2,700	4,542.0	3,137.6

Data Note(s):

* Weighted population estimates and percentages from the National Survey of Children's Health
** This estimate has a 95% confidence interval that exceeds 20 percentage points (1.2 times the estimate) and may not be reliable.
*** Some infants screened may have more than one specimen. Presumptive positive screening results are referred to CMS Referral Centers for confirmatory testing and diagnostic evaluation. Borderlines are followed by CMS Newborn Screening Follow-Up Program.
Data are suppressed when a county has between 1 and 4 reported hospitalizations.

Data Sources:

American Communities Survey, 5 year estimates
Agency for Health Care Administration
Florida Department of Education
Florida Department of Health
Florida Department of Juvenile Justice
Florida Youth Survey
National Survey of Children's Health and Florida Department of Health, Division of Children's Medical Services, Bureau of Early Steps & Newborn Screening