document resume - ericdocument resume ps 026 467 brain development and the education of children...
TRANSCRIPT
ED 418 798
TITLE
INSTITUTIONSPONS AGENCYPUB DATENOTEAVAILABLE FROM
PUB TYPE
EDRS PRICEDESCRIPTORS
IDENTIFIERS
ABSTRACT
DOCUMENT RESUME
PS 026 467
Brain Development and the Education of Children from Birthto Age Three. West Virginia KIDS COUNT Data Book: 1997County Profiles of Child Well-Being.West Virginia Kids Count Fund, Charleston.Annie E. Casey Foundation, Baltimore, MD.1997-00-00187p.; For 1996 Data Book, see ED 407 121.West Virginia KIDS COUNT Fund, 1031 Quarrier Street, Suite313, Atlas Building, Charleston, WV 25301; toll-free phone:888-543-7268, 304-345-2101 ($5).Numerical/Quantitative Data (110) -- Reports Descriptive(141)
MF01/PC08 Plus Postage.Birth Weight; Births to Single Women; *Brain; Child Abuse;*Child Health; Child Neglect; Child Welfare; Counties;Demography; Dropout Rate; Early Parenthood; High SchoolGraduates; Incidence; Infants; Mortality Rate; *Poverty;Preschool Education; Racial Differences; *Social Indicators;State Surveys; Statistical Surveys; Tables (Data); TrendAnalysis; Violence;- *Well Being*Brain Development; Child Mortality; Indicators; ProjectHead Start; *West Virginia
This sixth annual edition of the West Virginia Kids Countdata book examines county and statewide trends in the well-being of WestVirginia's children, focusing on brain development and educationalinitiatives for children from birth to 3 years of age. The statisticalportrait is based on 11 well-being indicators: (1) percent low birthweightinfants; (2) infant mortality rate; (3) child death rate; (4) percenteligible children served by Head Start; (5) percent children approved forfree/reduced school meals; (6) child abuse/neglect rate; (7) teen birth rate;(8) percent births to unmarried teens; (9) percent high school dropouts; (10)
teen violent death rate; and (11) percent births to mothers with less than atwelfth grade education. State maps illustrate the location of services forchildren from birth to three, nutrition services, day care, school meals, andteen births. An acetate map with child poverty rates facilitates comparisonof indicators with poverty levels. The bulk of the report contains countyprofiles. Findings indicate that, between 1980 and 1995, there were increasesin the rate of low birthweight infants and child death rate. There weredeclines in infant mortality rate, teen birth rate, high school dropout rate,teen violent death rate, and percent births to low educated mothers.Differences between African-Americans and Whites remained in several areas.Almost half of all students received free/reduced price school meals. Thereport recommends increasing public awareness about the critical nature ofthe first year of life, expanding services, and improving quality of care.Definitions, methodology, data sources, and statistics are appended. (KB)
Bra
in D
evel
opm
ent
and
The
Edu
catio
nof
Chi
ldre
nfr
om b
irth
toag
eth
ree
U S
DE
PA
RT
ME
NT
OF
ED
UC
AT
ION
Offi
ce o
f Edu
catio
nal R
esea
rch
and
Impr
ovem
ent
ED
UC
AT
ION
AL
RE
SO
UR
CE
SIN
FO
RM
AT
ION
CE
NT
ER
(E
RIC
)T
his
docu
men
t has
bee
nre
prod
uced
as
ecei
ved
from
the
pers
on o
r orga
niza
tion
orig
inat
ing
it
Min
or c
hang
es h
ave
been
mad
eto
impr
ove
repr
oduc
tion
qual
ity
Poi
nts
of v
iew
or
opin
ions
sta
ted
in th
isdo
cum
ent d
o no
t nec
essa
rily
repr
esen
tof
ficia
l OE
RI p
ositi
on o
r polic
y
PE
RM
ISS
ION
TO
RE
PR
OD
UC
E A
ND
DIS
SE
MIN
AT
E T
HIS
MA
TE
RIA
LH
AS
BE
EN
GR
AN
TE
D B
Y
TO
TH
E E
DU
CA
TIO
NA
L R
ES
OU
RC
ES
INF
OR
MA
TIO
N C
EN
TE
R (
ER
IC)
Wes
t Virg
inia
1997
cou
nty
prof
iles
ofch
ild w
ell-b
eing
BE
ST
CO
PY
AV
AIL
AB
LE2
Sup
port
ear
lyed
ucat
ion
for
our
child
ren
and
for
the
futu
re o
f Wes
t Virg
inia
The
Wes
t Virg
inia
Min
ing
&R
ecla
mat
ion
Ass
ocia
tion
o\
/-
/-----
N
------7
\\,
c)
V
°\t.
Ack
now
ledg
men
ts
Thi
s D
ata
Boo
k co
uld
not b
e pr
oduc
ed a
nddi
stri
bute
d w
ithou
t the
hel
p of
num
erou
s pe
ople
. Mos
tim
port
antly
, Wes
t Vir
gini
a K
IDSCOUNT
Fund
isgr
atef
ul to
the
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n, w
hich
crea
ted
KID
SCOUNT
and
fund
s W
est V
irgi
nia
KID
SC
OU
NT
and
KID
SCOUNT
gran
tees
in th
e 50
sta
tes
and
the
Dis
tric
t of
Col
umbi
a.C
ontr
ibut
ions
of
the
follo
win
g in
divi
dual
s an
dor
gani
zatio
ns w
ere
inva
luab
le: D
r. R
on A
lthou
se,
Mic
hael
Wad
swor
th, a
nd J
oe S
tank
ovitc
h of
the
WV
USu
rvey
Res
earc
h C
ente
r fo
r co
ordi
natin
g da
ta c
olle
c-tio
n, d
ata
proc
essi
ng a
nd m
anip
ulat
ion,
map
con
stru
c-tio
n an
d da
ta a
naly
sis;
and
our
dee
p ap
prec
iatio
n to
the
follo
win
g fo
r as
sist
ance
with
dat
a co
llect
ion
and
anal
ysis
: Tom
Lig
ht w
ith th
e O
ffic
e of
Epi
dem
iolo
gyan
d H
ealth
Pro
mot
ion
at W
V D
HH
R; R
andy
Chi
lds
and
And
rew
Sup
er w
ith th
e B
urea
u of
Bus
ines
sR
esea
rch
at W
VU
; Sha
ron
Lew
is a
nd D
oris
Whi
te o
fth
e W
V D
epar
tmen
t of
Edu
catio
n; C
raig
Ric
hard
s w
ithth
e W
V D
epar
tmen
t of
Hea
lth a
nd H
uman
Res
ourc
es,
Off
ice
of A
udit,
Res
earc
h an
d A
naly
sis;
Kay
Tilt
onw
ith th
e O
ffic
e of
Soc
ial S
ervi
ces,
WV
Dep
artm
ent o
fH
ealth
and
Hum
an R
esou
rces
; Ste
ve S
hack
elfo
rd w
ithth
e W
V B
urea
u of
Em
ploy
men
t Pro
gram
s; a
nd D
r.N
ewal
Lut
tfyi
a w
ith th
e O
ffic
e of
Mat
erna
l and
Chi
ldH
ealth
, WV
Dep
artm
ent o
f H
ealth
and
Hum
an R
e-so
urce
s.K
IDS
CO
UN
T is
als
o in
debt
ed to
the
follo
win
gin
divi
dual
s fo
r pr
ovid
ing
data
: Cra
ig T
urne
r w
ithH
ead
Star
t in
Was
hing
ton,
DC
; Ger
ry B
eauc
hesn
e w
ithth
e U
S D
HH
S, A
dmin
istr
atio
n fo
r C
hild
ren
and
Fam
ilies
; Jam
es G
ilber
t with
the
Off
ice
of C
hild
Nut
ritio
n, W
V D
epar
tmen
t of
Edu
catio
n; a
nd A
lex
Lub
man
with
Hea
lth S
ervi
ces
Res
earc
h at
WV
U.
KID
SCOUNT
is g
rate
ful f
or th
e cr
eativ
ity a
ndpa
tienc
e of
Phi
l Eva
ns w
ho c
reat
ed o
ur o
rigi
nal l
ayou
t
Pag
e 2
for
the
stat
e an
d co
unty
pag
es, w
hich
we
still
mai
ntai
n,an
d w
ho h
as c
reat
ed a
ll D
ata
Boo
k co
vers
; Ste
ve P
ayne
for
his
stun
ning
pho
togr
aph
of th
e ch
ild u
sed
on o
urfr
ont c
over
and
for
his
gen
erou
sity
in d
onat
ing
the
phot
ogra
ph; a
nd th
anks
to th
e nu
mer
ous
Wes
t Vir
gini
aK
IDS
CO
UN
T D
isse
min
atio
n Pa
rtne
rs f
or h
elpi
ng g
etth
e D
ata
Boo
k in
to th
e ha
nds
of c
omm
unity
lead
ers
acro
ss W
est V
irgi
nia.
KID
SCOUNT
is a
lso
inde
bted
to th
e fa
ithfu
lse
rvic
e of
its
Res
earc
h an
d M
arke
ting
com
mitt
ees.
The
se c
omm
ittee
s gu
ide
the
staf
f's w
ork
to s
elec
t the
them
e as
wel
l as
spec
ial d
ata
colle
ctio
n, a
nd th
ey g
uide
the
staf
f's w
ork
to g
et th
e D
ata
Boo
k ou
t to
peop
le w
hoca
n m
ake
a di
ffer
ence
for
chi
ldre
n. T
he n
ames
of
each
com
mitt
ee m
embe
r ar
e id
entif
ied
on p
age
88 o
f th
isre
port
. KID
S C
OU
NT
is a
lso
grat
eful
to m
any
indi
vidu
als
who
con
trib
uted
to th
e ea
rly
child
hood
dev
elop
men
tin
form
atio
n. T
hese
indi
vidu
als
are
Bar
bara
Mer
rill,
Shar
on F
lack
, Jud
y C
urry
, Kay
Tilt
on, M
arily
nN
icho
ls, K
im V
eraa
s, J
ulie
Pra
tt, J
ane
Elli
ott,
Patti
Will
iam
s, E
ugen
ia B
urro
ughs
, Bill
Hub
ner,
Ric
kB
rand
on, a
nd C
arol
Per
once
ll.Sp
ecia
l tha
nks
to J
eff
Cri
st, D
irec
tor
of C
omm
uni-
catio
ns, W
est V
irgi
nia
KID
SCOUNT
Fund
, who
coor
dina
ted
the
mar
ketin
g pl
an a
nd d
eskt
op p
ublis
hing
of th
is r
epor
t with
con
fide
nce
and
tirel
ess
enth
usia
sm;
spec
ial t
hank
s al
so to
Pam
Fol
den
who
labo
red
tire-
less
ly in
edi
ting
the
book
; and
to M
icha
el W
adsw
orth
,w
ho h
as d
one
a sp
lend
id jo
b co
ordi
natin
g th
e da
taco
llect
ion
and
anal
ysis
.W
e ar
e in
debt
ed th
is y
ear
to th
e se
rvic
e of
Deb
orah
Smal
l who
did
a s
tude
nt p
lace
men
t with
us
this
pas
tsu
mm
er. D
ebor
ah p
repa
red
an e
xten
sive
rep
ort o
nbr
ain
deve
lopm
ent a
nd th
e w
ell-
bein
g of
Wes
tV
irgi
nia'
s ch
ildre
n fr
om b
irth
to a
ge th
ree
-- h
ighl
ight
-
ing
rece
nt k
now
ledg
e ab
out b
rain
dev
elop
men
t as
wel
las
info
rmat
ion
on c
urre
nt p
rogr
ams
serv
ing
child
ren
from
bir
th to
age
thre
e. H
er w
ork
is th
e fo
unda
tion
for
the
Dat
a B
ook
this
yea
r. T
hank
you
ver
y m
uch,
Deb
orah
, for
a jo
b w
ell d
one
and
for
cont
ribu
ting
toim
prov
ing
the
lives
of
child
ren
in W
est V
irgi
nia.
Wes
t Vir
gini
a K
IDSCOUNT
coul
d no
t do
its w
ork
with
out t
he f
inan
cial
sup
port
of
the
Ann
ie E
. Cas
eyFo
unda
tion
and
the
dona
tions
of
Wes
t Vir
gini
a bu
si-
ness
es w
hich
hel
p de
fray
the
cost
s of
Dat
a B
ook
prod
uctio
n. T
he b
usin
ess
spon
sor's
nam
es a
re lo
cate
don
eac
h co
unty
pag
e in
the
low
er, r
ight
cor
ner
and
one
larg
e bu
sine
ss s
pons
or, t
he W
est V
irgi
nia
Min
ing
and
Rec
lam
atio
n A
ssoc
iatio
n, is
on
the
insi
de f
ront
cov
er.
We
than
k al
l tho
se w
ho h
elpe
d se
cure
spo
nsor
s fo
r ea
chco
unty
pag
e.W
est V
irgi
nia
KID
S C
OU
NT
is g
rate
ful t
o th
ele
ader
ship
of
the
Nat
iona
l KID
SCOUNT
staf
f:B
illO
'Har
e, J
enni
fer
Bar
atz,
and
Mic
helle
Will
iam
s.T
hank
s al
so to
all
the
Wes
t Vir
gini
ans
who
mak
eki
ds c
ount
.M
argi
e H
ale
Exe
cutiv
e D
irec
tor
Wes
t Vir
gini
a K
IDS
CO
UN
T F
und
Perm
issi
on to
cop
y, d
isse
min
ate
or o
ther
wis
e us
ein
form
atio
n fr
om th
e D
ata
Boo
k is
gra
nted
as
long
as
appr
opri
ate
ackn
owle
dgm
ent i
s gi
ven.
Add
ition
alco
pies
are
ava
ilabl
e fo
r $5
.00
each
fro
m th
e W
est
Vir
gini
a K
IDS
CO
UN
T F
und,
103
1 Q
uarr
ier
Stre
et,
Suite
313
Atla
s B
uild
ing,
Cha
rles
ton,
WV
253
01.
Cop
yrig
ht ©
1997
Wes
t Vir
gini
a K
IDS
CO
UN
T F
und.
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
1997
Dat
a B
ook
Spo
nsor
s
Spe
cial
than
ks to
the
follo
win
gsp
onso
rs o
f the
199
7 W
V K
IDS
CO
UN
T D
ata
Boo
k
AFL
-CIO
Alle
ghen
y Po
wer
Alp
ha A
ssoc
iate
s A
rchi
tect
s &
Eng
inee
rs
Am
eric
an A
cade
my
of P
edia
tric
s,
Wes
t Vir
gini
a C
hapt
er
The
Arn
old
Age
ncy
Bla
ck's
Foo
d la
nd
Bur
lingt
on U
nite
d M
etho
dist
Fam
ily S
ervi
ces
Cam
den
Cla
rk M
emor
ial H
ospi
tal
Cap
erto
n E
nerg
y C
ompa
ny
Cat
holic
Dio
cese
of
Whe
elin
g-C
harl
esto
n
Col
or C
raft
Pri
ntin
gC
olum
bia
Gas
Elk
Riv
er R
ailr
oad
Ford
Coa
l Com
pany
Mar
gare
t "Pe
ggy"
Fox
Fox
Phot
ogra
phic
s
Gra
nt M
emor
ial H
ospi
tal
Hea
rt &
Han
d H
ouse
, Inc
.
Her
man
& C
orm
any
Roy
Huf
fman
, Sta
te F
arm
Ins
uran
ce
Jack
son
Gen
eral
Hos
pita
l
Lib
erty
Bus
ines
s Pa
rk
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
Mar
shal
l Uni
vers
ity F
ound
atio
n
Sena
tor
Sara
h M
inea
rM
inni
e H
amilt
on H
ealth
Cen
ter
Nat
iona
l Ass
ocia
tion
of S
ocia
l Wor
kers
,
Wes
t Vir
gini
a C
hapt
erT
he N
eel F
amily
Reg
iona
l Fam
ily R
esou
rce
Net
wor
k of
Boo
ne,
Cla
y, K
anaw
ha, a
nd P
utna
m C
ount
ies
Tom
Ric
e
Alb
ert &
Bits
y Sc
hwab
e
Stri
ctly
Bus
ines
s C
ompu
ter
Syst
ems,
Inc
.T
erre
ll E
llis
& A
ssoc
iate
s
Tyr
and
Coo
pera
tive
Min
istr
ies,
Inc
.U
ndo'
s R
esta
uran
tU
nite
d M
etho
dist
Fou
ndat
ion
Uni
ted
Met
hodi
st C
hurc
hU
nite
d N
atio
nal B
ank
Wei
rton
Med
ical
Cen
ter
Wes
t Vir
gini
a C
oal A
ssoc
iatio
n
Wes
t Vir
gini
a M
inin
g &
Rec
lam
atio
n A
ssoc
iatio
n
Wes
t Vir
gini
a U
nive
rsity
Whe
elin
g H
ospi
tal
Wye
th L
eder
le P
edia
tric
s &
Vac
cine
s
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Insi
de th
is r
epor
t...
4F
orw
ard
5O
verv
iew
10 B
rain
Dev
elop
men
t and
the
Edu
catio
n of
Chi
ldre
n12
Sta
tus
Of C
hild
ren
By
Indi
cato
r16
Wes
t Virg
inia
Pro
file
17 W
est V
irgin
ia M
inor
ity P
rofil
e18
Cou
nty
Pro
files
in A
lpha
betic
alO
rder
75 A
ppen
dice
s76
Def
initi
ons,
Met
hodo
logy
, and
Sou
rces
84 N
otes
on
Sta
tistic
s an
dM
etho
dolo
gy85
Act
ual N
umbe
rs ii
Pag
e 3
For
war
d
"Ear
ly c
are
has
deci
sive
and
long
-la
stin
g ef
fect
s on
how
peo
ple
deve
lop
and
lear
n, h
ow th
eyco
pe w
ith s
tres
s, a
ndho
w th
ey r
egul
ate
thei
r ow
n em
otio
ns."
from
Ret
hink
ing
The
Bra
in
i2
The
199
7 W
V K
IDS
CO
UN
T D
ata
Boo
k is
the
6th
annu
al p
rofi
le o
f th
e co
nditi
on o
f W
est V
irgi
nia'
sch
ildre
n. A
pro
ject
of
the
Wes
t Vir
gini
a K
IDS
CO
UN
TFu
nd in
col
labo
ratio
n w
ith th
e W
est V
irgi
nia
Uni
ver-
sity
Sur
vey
Res
earc
h C
ente
r, W
est V
irgi
nia
KID
SC
OU
NT
bri
ngs
toge
ther
the
best
ava
ilabl
e da
ta to
mea
sure
the
heal
th, e
cono
mic
, edu
catio
nal a
nd s
ocia
lw
ell-
bein
g of
chi
ldre
n in
Wes
t Vir
gini
a.In
198
9, th
e A
nnie
E. C
asey
Fou
ndat
ion
and
the
Cen
ter
for
the
Stud
y of
Soc
ial P
olic
y la
unch
ed K
IDS
CO
UN
T. T
his
initi
ativ
e is
pre
mis
ed o
n th
e be
lief
that
the
mor
e th
e pu
blic
and
pol
icy-
mak
ers
know
abo
ut th
est
atus
and
nee
ds o
f ch
ildre
n, th
e gr
eate
r th
e lik
elih
ood
thos
e ne
eds
will
be
addr
esse
d.Fu
nded
in 1
991,
Wes
t Vir
gini
a K
IDS
CO
UN
T is
one
of 5
1 si
mila
r pr
ojec
ts th
roug
hout
the
Uni
ted
Stat
es.
The
199
7 W
V K
IDS
CO
UN
T D
ata
Boo
k m
easu
res
elev
en in
dica
tors
of
child
and
ado
lesc
ent h
ealth
,ed
ucat
ion
and
econ
omic
sta
tus.
It a
lso
incl
udes
back
grou
nd in
form
atio
n fo
r ea
ch c
ount
y, in
clud
ing
dem
ogra
phic
and
fam
ily in
com
e da
ta.
Six
stat
e m
aps
are
incl
uded
and
are
cal
led
Bra
inD
evel
opm
ent a
nd th
e E
duca
tion
of C
hild
ren
from
Bir
thto
Age
Thr
ee. T
he s
ix m
aps
show
the
loca
tion
ofpr
ogra
ms
for
child
ren
from
bir
th to
age
thre
e as
wel
l as
prov
ide
info
rmat
ion
on n
utri
tion
serv
ices
, day
car
e an
dte
en b
irth
s. A
n ac
etat
e m
ap w
ith in
form
atio
n on
the
perc
ent o
f po
or a
nd n
ear
poor
chi
ldre
n by
cou
nty
ispr
ovid
ed to
allo
w th
e re
ader
to c
ompa
re e
ach
map
tole
vels
of
pove
rty
thro
ugho
ut th
e st
ate.
The
Bra
in a
nd th
e E
duca
tion
of C
hild
ren
Bir
th to
Thr
ee m
aps
are
mad
e up
of
the
follo
win
g in
dica
tors
:pe
rcen
t of
all c
hild
ren
appr
oved
for
fre
e or
red
uced
scho
ol m
eals
; tee
n bi
rth
rate
; per
cent
of
child
ren
unde
rsi
x w
ith w
orki
ng p
aren
ts w
ithou
t reg
ulat
ed d
ay c
are;
perc
ent o
f el
igib
le w
omen
, inf
ants
and
chi
ldre
n
Pag
e 4
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
rece
ivin
g fo
od a
nd n
utri
tion
educ
atio
n se
rvic
es;
loca
tion
of e
arly
chi
ldho
od e
duca
tion
prog
ram
s fo
rch
ildre
n fr
om b
irth
to a
ge th
ree;
and
loca
tion
ofho
spita
l and
hom
e-ba
sed
DA
Y O
NE
pro
gram
s.L
ast y
ear's
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Dat
a B
ook
cont
in-
ued
to in
spir
e co
mm
unity
act
ion
for
at-r
isk
child
ren
and
help
ed m
any
com
mun
ities
sec
ure
fund
ing
for
prog
ram
s ta
rget
ing
at-r
isk
yout
h.T
his
year
, we
have
not
ed s
pons
ors
on e
ach
coun
typa
ge. E
ach
coun
ty s
pons
or's
nam
e is
in th
e bo
x in
the
low
er, r
ight
cor
ner
of e
ach
coun
ty p
age.
The
KID
SC
OU
NT
Fun
d is
gra
tefu
l and
dee
ply
appr
ecia
tive
to it
ssp
onso
rs f
or h
elpi
ng to
fun
d th
e pr
oduc
tion
of th
isD
ata
Boo
k.It
is a
gre
at e
ncou
rage
men
t.K
IDS
CO
UN
T C
hapt
ers
cont
inue
this
yea
r. T
hepr
ogra
m e
ngag
es b
usin
ess,
labo
r, a
nd r
elig
ious
lead
ers
to in
crea
se p
hila
nthr
opy,
han
ds-o
n pr
ogra
m in
volv
e-m
ent a
nd a
dvoc
acy
for
child
ren.
Cha
pter
s ar
e su
p-po
rted
by
the
KID
S C
OU
NT
Fun
d th
roug
h in
form
a-tio
n, id
eas,
and
min
i-gr
ants
. The
Dat
a B
ook
will
be
used
as
a to
ol to
sel
ect i
ssue
s fo
r fo
cus
and
actio
n.M
akin
g K
IDS
CO
UN
T in
Wes
t Vir
gini
a is
ash
ared
ent
erpr
ise.
Con
side
r ho
w y
ou m
ight
join
in th
esu
ppor
t of
the
child
ren
of W
est V
irgi
nia.
We
all n
eed
to d
o m
ore.
To
join
a c
onst
ituen
cy f
or c
hild
ren
and
beco
me
part
of
the
solu
tion,
cal
l 1-8
88-K
IDSC
OU
NT
.
13T
he A
nnie
E. C
asey
Fou
ndat
ion
Ove
rvie
w
Thi
s ye
ar's
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Dat
a B
ook,
the
6th
Ann
ual E
ditio
n, f
ocus
es o
n br
ain
deve
lopm
ent a
nd th
eed
ucat
ion
of c
hild
ren
from
bir
th to
age
thre
e.W
e ha
vech
osen
this
foc
us b
ecau
se th
e fi
rst t
hree
yea
rs o
f lif
e ar
e th
em
ost c
ritic
al o
nes
in p
repa
ring
our
chi
ldre
n fo
r bo
th s
choo
lan
d la
ter
succ
ess
in li
fe.
Mos
t par
ents
und
erst
and
that
bab
ies
are
lear
ning
fro
mth
e m
omen
t the
y ar
e bo
rn a
nd th
at th
e br
ain
of a
bab
y w
hola
cks
appr
opri
ate
stim
ulat
ion-
-suc
h as
bei
ng r
ead
to, p
laye
dw
ith, o
r to
uche
d an
d he
ld--
will
not
dev
elop
as
wel
l as
a ba
byw
ho d
oes
rece
ive
such
stim
ulat
ion.
Few
er p
aren
ts r
ecog
nize
that
a b
aby'
s in
telli
genc
e ca
nbe
incr
ease
d or
dec
reas
ed b
y ho
w p
aren
ts in
tera
ct w
ith th
atch
ild; t
hat b
abie
s le
ss th
an s
ix m
onth
s ol
d ca
n ge
t dep
ress
ed;
that
hav
ing
mor
e ra
ther
than
few
er c
are
give
rs b
efor
e ag
eth
ree
is n
ot g
ood
for
a ch
ild's
hea
lthy
deve
lopm
ent;
and
that
the
mor
e st
imul
atio
n (a
s op
pose
d to
app
ropr
iate
stim
ulat
ion)
a ba
by r
ecei
ves
does
not
mea
n th
at h
e or
she
is b
ette
r of
f.'
The
issu
e of
ear
ly c
hild
hood
dev
elop
men
t has
dra
wn
sign
ific
ant a
ttent
ion
rece
ntly
due
to n
ew im
agin
g te
chno
logy
whi
ch p
rovi
des
conc
rete
evi
denc
e ab
out e
arlie
r th
eori
es o
nbr
ain
deve
lopm
ent d
urin
g th
e fi
rst t
hree
yea
rs o
f lif
e.
Why
foc
us o
n B
irth
to T
hree
?A
lthou
gh 9
0 pe
rcen
t of
hum
an b
rain
gro
wth
occ
urs
by th
e ag
e of
thre
e, p
ublic
spe
ndin
g on
chi
ldre
n in
that
age
rang
e eq
uals
onl
y ei
ght p
erce
nt o
f sp
endi
ng o
n al
lch
ildre
n. A
ccor
ding
to a
RA
ND
Cor
pora
tion
stud
y, th
eva
st m
ajor
ity o
f pu
blic
spe
ndin
g on
chi
ldre
n oc
curs
aft
erth
e br
ain
has
gone
thro
ugh
its m
ost d
ram
atic
cha
nges
,of
ten
to c
orre
ct p
robl
ems
that
sho
uld
have
bee
n ad
-dr
esse
d du
ring
ear
ly c
hild
hood
dev
elop
men
t.' I
f w
ebe
lieve
in th
e ne
cess
ity o
f ed
ucat
ing
the
youn
g, th
en w
e ar
ere
mis
s no
t to
star
t ear
lier.
Pre
vent
ing
prob
lem
s du
ring
ear
lych
ildho
od is
mor
e ef
fect
ive
than
wai
ting
to c
orre
ct th
em a
fter
the
brai
n ha
s go
ne th
roug
h its
mos
t dra
mat
ic g
row
th a
ndch
ange
.
14.
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
Bra
in D
evel
opm
ent i
n th
e Fi
rst T
hree
Yea
rs o
f L
ife
The
last
10
year
s ha
ve p
rodu
ced
mor
e kn
owle
dge
abou
tth
e br
ain
and
how
it d
evel
ops
than
sci
entis
ts h
ave
colle
cted
in th
e pr
evio
us s
ever
al c
entu
ries
. Non
inva
sive
way
s to
stu
dyth
e br
ain
of li
ving
peo
ple
have
bee
n de
velo
ped
incl
udin
g th
eM
agne
tic R
eson
ance
Im
agin
g (M
RI)
sca
n, th
e fu
nctio
nal
MR
I, a
nd th
e Po
sitr
on E
mis
sion
Tom
ogra
phy
(PE
T)
scan
.T
he M
RI
allo
ws
scie
ntis
ts to
see
a m
ore
deta
iled
view
of
the
brai
n. T
he f
unct
iona
l MR
I ha
s al
low
ed f
or n
ew in
sigh
ts in
toho
w th
e br
ain
wor
ks. T
he P
ET
sca
n al
low
s sc
ient
ists
tore
cord
and
mea
sure
with
con
side
rabl
e pr
ecis
ion
the
activ
ityle
vels
of
vari
ous
part
s of
the
brai
n. A
lso
deve
lope
d is
the
elec
troe
ncep
halo
gram
(E
EG
), w
hich
det
ects
and
rec
ords
brai
n w
aves
to s
ee h
ow th
e br
ain
reac
ts to
var
ious
env
iron
-m
enta
l fac
tors
, suc
h as
com
fort
ing
care
or
stre
ssfu
l con
di-
tions
. By
usin
g th
is n
ew te
chno
logy
, neu
rosc
ient
ists
can
see
whi
ch p
arts
of
the
brai
n ar
e pa
rtic
ular
ly a
ctiv
e or
inte
nsel
yde
velo
ping
at e
ach
stag
e of
dev
elop
men
t and
whi
ch p
arts
are
affe
cted
by
diff
eren
t typ
es o
f st
imul
atio
n.'
Aft
er b
irth
, the
bra
in g
row
s pr
imar
ily b
y co
nnec
tions
betw
een
neur
ons,
whi
ch a
re th
e "h
ardw
are"
of
inte
llige
nce.
By
age
two,
the
num
ber
of c
onne
ctio
ns r
each
es a
dult
leve
ls,
and
by a
ge th
ree,
it is
twic
e th
e ad
ult n
umbe
r. A
fter
age
10,
ther
e is
a g
radu
al d
eclin
e in
con
nect
ions
. Alth
ough
mos
t of
the
nerv
e ce
lls a
re th
ere
at b
irth
, the
wir
ing
betw
een
them
has
yet t
o st
abili
ze. T
here
is o
nly
a ro
ugh
blue
prin
t of
the
fina
l pro
duct
whi
ch is
ref
ined
by
the
sens
ory
expe
rien
ces
ofth
e fi
rst y
ears
of
life.
'A
n in
fant
's e
xper
ienc
es a
re c
ruci
al to
the
proc
ess
ofm
akin
g ne
ural
con
nect
ions
. Whe
n a
conn
ectio
n is
use
d
repe
ated
ly in
the
earl
y ye
ars,
it b
ecom
es p
erm
anen
t.C
onne
ctio
ns th
at a
re n
ot r
einf
orce
d by
ear
ly e
xper
ienc
e ar
eel
imin
ated
. For
exa
mpl
e, a
chi
ld w
ho is
rar
ely
spok
en to
or
read
to in
the
earl
y ye
ars
may
not
hav
e th
e co
nnec
tions
need
ed f
or la
ngua
ge a
nd, t
here
fore
, may
hav
e di
ffic
ulty
mas
teri
ng la
ngua
ge s
kills
late
r in
life
. By
the
sam
e to
ken,
ach
ild w
ho is
rar
ely
play
ed w
ith m
ay h
ave
diff
icul
ty w
ithso
cial
adj
ustm
ent a
s he
/she
gro
ws.
5-6
Max
imiz
ing
Bra
in D
evel
opm
ent
Sinc
e th
e br
ain
is s
o m
alle
able
in th
e fi
rst t
hree
yea
rs,
earl
y ca
re h
as a
long
-las
ting
impa
ct o
n ho
w w
e de
velo
p an
dle
arn,
how
we
cope
with
str
ess,
and
how
we
regu
late
our
emot
ions
. Ear
ly c
are
has
a lo
ng-l
astin
g im
pact
on
the
form
atio
n of
the
brai
n's
wir
ing.
Ric
her
expe
rien
ces
lead
tori
cher
bra
ins.
Chi
ldre
n w
ho d
on't
play
muc
h or
are
rar
ely
touc
hed
deve
lop
brai
ns 2
0-30
per
cent
sm
alle
r th
an n
orm
alfo
r th
eir
ages
.' B
y pr
ovid
ing
war
m, r
espo
nsiv
e ca
re, a
care
give
r ca
n st
reng
then
the
biol
ogic
al s
yste
ms
that
hel
p a
baby
han
dle
his/
her
emot
ions
. Par
ents
who
res
pond
sens
itive
ly to
thei
r ch
ild's
nee
ds to
eat
, to
play
, to
feel
saf
e,an
d to
be
left
alo
ne w
ill li
kely
bui
ld s
tron
g, n
urtu
ring
rela
tions
hips
or
wha
t is
calle
d "s
ecur
e at
tach
men
ts."
Pare
nts
who
do
not r
espo
nd s
ensi
tivel
y ar
e m
ore
likel
y to
esta
blis
h "i
nsec
ure"
or
"anx
ious
" at
tach
men
ts in
thei
rch
ildre
n.' R
esea
rch
show
s th
at s
tron
g, s
ecur
e at
tach
men
tshe
lp c
hild
ren
with
stan
d th
e or
dina
ry s
tres
ses
of d
aily
life
-no
t jus
t tod
ay b
ut in
the
futu
re a
s w
ell.
The
dow
nsid
e of
the
brai
n's
plas
ticity
is th
at it
isac
utel
y vu
lner
able
to tr
aum
a. I
f th
e ex
peri
ence
of
the
Seve
nty
perc
ent o
f th
e br
ain
is d
evel
oped
by
age
one.
Nin
ety
perc
ent o
f th
e br
ain
is d
evel
oped
by
age
thre
e. T
hese
fig
ures
illu
stra
te h
ow v
ital i
t is
to h
ave
enri
chin
gex
peri
ence
s an
d w
arm
, res
pons
ive
care
in th
e fi
rst t
hree
year
s of
life
.
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Pag
e 5
Ove
rvie
w, c
ontin
ued
trau
mat
ized
chi
ld is
fea
r an
d st
ress
, the
n th
e ne
uroc
hem
ical
resp
onse
s to
fea
r an
d st
ress
bec
ome
the
mos
t pow
erfu
lar
chite
cts
of th
e br
ain.
Tra
uma
elev
ates
str
ess
horm
ones
,su
ch a
s co
rtis
ol, t
hat w
ash
over
the
tend
er b
rain
like
aci
d.A
s a
resu
lt, r
egio
ns in
the
brai
n re
spon
sibl
e fo
r em
otio
ns a
re20
-30
perc
ent s
mal
ler
in a
buse
d ch
ildre
n th
an in
nor
mal
child
ren.
Hig
h co
rtis
ol le
vels
dur
ing
the
vuln
erab
le y
ears
of
birt
h to
age
thre
e in
crea
se a
ctiv
ity in
the
brai
n st
ruct
ure
invo
lved
in v
igila
nce
and
arou
sal.
As
a re
sult,
the
brai
n is
wir
ed to
be
on h
air-
trig
ger
aler
t. T
he s
light
est s
tres
sun
leas
hes
a ne
w s
urge
of
stre
ss h
orm
ones
. Thi
s ca
uses
hype
ract
ivity
, anx
iety
, and
impu
lsiv
e be
havi
or.9
Chi
ldre
n at
Ris
kPo
or c
hild
ren
are
ofte
n at
the
high
est r
isk
to (
1) n
otac
hiev
e m
axim
um b
rain
dev
elop
men
t and
(2)
exp
erie
nce
earl
y tr
aum
a.E
cono
mic
dep
riva
tion
affe
cts
the
mot
her's
and
chi
ld's
nutr
ition
, acc
ess
to m
edic
al c
are,
saf
ety
and
pred
icta
bilit
y of
thei
r ph
ysic
al e
nvir
onm
ent,
the
leve
l of
stre
ss e
xper
ienc
ed b
yth
eir
othe
r ca
regi
vers
, and
the
qual
ity a
nd c
ontin
uity
of
thei
rda
y-to
-day
car
e. P
over
ty a
lso
affe
cts
child
ren'
s in
-hom
e an
dou
t-of
-hom
e st
imul
atio
n an
d th
eir
expo
sure
to e
xtre
me
stre
ssan
d vi
olen
ce. T
his
is o
f gr
eat c
once
rn, c
onsi
deri
ng o
ne in
thre
e ch
ildre
n un
der
age
thre
e in
Wes
t Vir
gini
a liv
es in
pove
rty.
Sinc
e it
is n
ow k
now
n be
yond
a d
oubt
that
adv
erse
cond
ition
s ca
n dr
amat
ical
ly im
pair
a c
hild
's f
unct
ioni
ng, i
t is
no lo
nger
rea
sona
ble
to w
ait u
ntil
child
ren
are
grow
n to
wor
ry a
bout
the
qual
ity o
f th
eir
care
and
edu
catio
n.
Dis
adva
ntag
ed c
hild
ren
need
and
ben
efit
from
:
1. T
he a
dditi
onal
sup
port
of
pare
nt e
duca
tion
inch
ild-r
eari
ng s
kills
and
dev
elop
men
t,2.
Hom
e vi
sits
by
heal
th p
rofe
ssio
nals
for
pre
mat
ure
babi
es, a
nd3.
Hom
e vi
sits
by
child
dev
elop
men
t exp
erts
.
Pag
e 6
i6
Qua
lity
Car
eD
ue to
the
grow
ing
num
ber
of m
othe
rs w
ith y
oung
child
ren
who
wor
k ou
tsid
e th
e ho
me
and
the
pare
nt's
use
of
fam
ily d
ay c
are
or d
ay c
are
cent
ers
whi
le a
t wor
k, q
ualit
yca
re is
impe
rativ
e. A
stu
dy o
f co
st, q
ualit
y, a
nd c
hild
outc
omes
in c
hild
car
e ce
nter
s fo
und
that
chi
ld c
are
at m
ost
cent
ers
in th
e U
nite
d St
ates
is b
arel
y ad
equa
te; c
are
for
infa
nts
is w
orse
. Cen
ters
that
com
ply
with
add
ition
alst
anda
rds
beyo
nd th
ose
requ
ired
for
lice
nsin
g pr
ovid
e hi
gher
qual
ity s
ervi
ces.
How
ever
, hig
her
stan
dard
s m
ay r
educ
e th
e av
aila
bilit
yof
car
e or
incr
ease
cos
t." T
he c
hara
cter
istic
s of
a h
igh
qual
ity, e
arly
chi
ldho
od c
are
cent
er in
clud
e:hi
gh s
taff
to c
hild
rat
ios,
high
leve
ls o
f st
aff
educ
atio
n an
d sp
ecia
lized
trai
ning
,sm
all g
roup
siz
e,lo
w s
taff
turn
over
,a
spec
ific
cur
ricu
lum
or
set o
f pr
inci
ples
for
lear
ning
whi
ch c
areg
iver
s ar
e tr
aine
d to
use
,pa
rent
invo
lvem
ent,
and
stro
ng in
stru
ctio
nal l
eade
rshi
p, m
anag
emen
t, an
dm
onito
ring
.H
igh
turn
over
is a
bar
rier
to q
ualit
y an
d a
harm
ful
infl
uenc
e on
you
ng c
hild
ren,
who
par
ticul
arly
nee
d co
ntin
u-ity
and
sta
bilit
y in
adu
lt re
latio
nshi
ps.'
The
Tim
e is
Now
!T
he n
ew b
rain
res
earc
h co
nfir
ms
that
the
firs
t thr
eeye
ars
of li
fe a
re a
cru
cial
per
iod
in c
hild
dev
elop
men
t, ye
tth
ese
earl
y ye
ars
are
the
mos
t neg
lect
ed p
art o
f ou
r ed
uca-
tiona
l sys
tem
. The
re a
re n
o pr
esch
ool p
rogr
ams
whi
ch s
erve
all
youn
g ch
ildre
n an
d th
eir
fam
ilies
. Hea
lth, e
duca
tion,
and
soci
al s
ervi
ce a
genc
ies
wor
k in
depe
nden
tly a
nd o
ften
do
not
addr
ess
the
spec
ific
nee
ds o
f th
e bi
rth
to th
ree
age
grou
p.It
is ti
me
to f
ocus
on
our
youn
gest
chi
ldre
n an
d gi
ve th
em th
esu
ppor
t nec
essa
ry f
or th
em to
gro
w a
nd th
rive
.
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Prog
ram
s fo
r ch
ildre
n bo
rn a
t an
econ
omic
or
heal
th d
isad
vant
age
have
bee
n sh
own
to:
Dou
ble
the
grow
th r
ate
and
incr
ease
IQ
scor
es o
f pr
emat
ure
babi
es,
Impr
ove
IQ s
core
s an
ave
rage
of
20 p
oint
sfo
r ch
ildre
n of
poo
r pa
rent
s,A
chie
ve n
orm
al f
unct
ioni
ng in
mild
lyre
tard
ed c
hild
ren,
Impr
ove
rate
s of
gra
duat
ion,
sec
onda
ryed
ucat
ion
or tr
aini
ng, a
nd e
mpl
oym
ent,
Impr
ove
annu
al e
arni
ngs
amon
gdi
sadv
anag
ed c
hild
ren.
10
Wha
t is
Bei
ng D
one?
Ear
ly C
hild
hood
Dev
elop
men
t and
Edu
catio
n P
rogr
ams
1. P
aren
t Res
ourc
e C
ente
rsar
e av
aila
ble
to f
amili
esw
ith c
hild
ren
who
hav
e sp
ecia
l nee
ds in
38
coun
ties.
The
sepr
ogra
ms
are
adm
inis
tere
d by
the
Dep
artm
ent o
f E
duca
tion
and
incl
ude
a va
riet
y of
spe
cial
edu
catio
n se
rvic
es.
2. C
hild
Car
e P
rogr
ams,
such
as
a fa
mily
day
car
efa
cilit
y, f
amily
day
car
e, a
nd d
ay c
are
cent
ers
are
regu
late
dby
the
Dep
artm
ent o
f H
ealth
and
Hum
an R
esou
rces
. Man
yda
y ca
re p
rogr
ams
do n
ot s
erve
the
birt
h-to
-thr
ee-y
ear
grou
pbe
caus
e of
the
extr
a co
sts
asso
ciat
ed w
ith m
eetin
g re
quir
e-m
ents
for
fac
ilitie
s an
d st
aff.
In -
hom
e ca
re p
rogr
ams
mus
tm
eet h
ealth
and
saf
ety
stan
dard
s. T
here
are
eig
ht d
ay c
are
prog
ram
s in
Wes
t Vir
gini
a th
at a
re a
ccre
dite
d by
the
Nat
iona
l Aca
dem
y of
Ear
ly C
hild
hood
Pro
gram
s. T
hese
accr
edite
d ce
nter
s ar
e no
ted
on th
e D
ay C
are
map
loca
ted
onpa
ge 1
0.
17T
he A
nnie
E. C
asey
Fou
ndat
ion
Ove
rvie
w, c
ontin
ued
3. E
arly
Int
erve
ntio
n. U
nder
the
Dep
artm
ent o
fH
ealth
and
Hum
an R
esou
rces
, Ear
ly I
nter
vent
ion
prov
ides
serv
ices
to f
amili
es w
ith c
hild
ren
from
bir
th to
age
thre
e w
hoar
e de
velo
pmen
tally
del
ayed
or
at r
isk
of d
evel
opm
enta
lde
lay.
Ser
vice
s ar
e av
aila
ble
in a
ll co
untie
s of
Wes
tV
irgi
nia.
4. E
arly
Hea
d St
art.
Thi
s ne
w in
itiat
ive
of H
ead
Star
tpr
ovid
es lo
w-i
ncom
e fa
mili
es w
ith c
hild
ren
birt
h to
thre
ew
ith f
amily
-cen
tere
d se
rvic
es th
at f
acili
tate
chi
ld d
evel
op-
men
t, su
ppor
t par
enta
l rol
es, a
nd p
rom
ote
self
-suf
fici
ency
.T
he o
nly
Ear
ly H
ead
Star
t Pro
gram
in W
est V
irgi
nia
is in
Mor
gant
own.
The
re a
re c
urre
ntly
req
uest
s fo
r ne
w p
ro-
gram
s in
oth
er lo
catio
ns.
5. H
ead
Star
t Hea
d St
art i
s a
com
preh
ensi
ve c
hild
deve
lopm
ent p
rogr
am w
ith a
fam
ily-c
ente
red
appr
oach
tose
rvic
e de
liver
y. T
here
are
189
Hea
d St
art c
ente
rs in
the
stat
e. A
dditi
onal
ly, 1
,258
chi
ldre
n ag
es b
irth
thro
ugh
five
rece
ive
hom
e-ba
sed
Hea
d St
art.
Thi
rty-
five
per
cent
of
the
child
ren
serv
ed b
y H
ead
Star
t are
thre
e ye
ars
old.
Pare
nt E
duca
tion
and
Supp
ort P
rogr
ams
1. E
ven
Star
t Thi
s pr
ogra
m p
rovi
des
earl
y ch
ildho
odde
velo
pmen
t and
lite
racy
ser
vice
s to
chi
ldre
n fr
om b
irth
thro
ugh
seve
n ye
ars
and
thei
r pa
rent
s w
ho d
o no
t hav
e a
high
scho
ol d
iplo
ma.
It is
adm
inis
tere
d by
the
Dep
artm
ent o
fE
duca
tion
and
is lo
cate
d in
six
cou
ntie
s: C
abel
l, Ja
ckso
n,O
hio,
Ran
dolp
h, M
onon
galia
, and
Nic
hola
s.2.
MIH
OW
(M
ater
nal a
nd I
nfan
t Hea
lth O
utre
ach
Wor
kers
) A
hom
e-ba
sed
prog
ram
, MIH
OW
off
ers
pare
nted
ucat
ion
and
fam
ily s
uppo
rt to
all
fam
ilies
with
chi
ldre
n up
to th
ree
year
s ol
d w
ho r
eque
st th
em. N
inet
y-fi
ve p
erce
nt o
fth
e fa
mili
es a
re lo
w in
com
e, a
nd th
e pr
ogra
m is
des
igne
d fo
rhi
gh-r
isk
fam
ilies
.It
is o
rgan
ized
by
the
Cen
ter
for
Hea
lthSe
rvic
es a
t Van
derb
ilt U
nive
rsity
and
spo
nsor
ed in
Wes
tV
irgi
nia
by th
e N
ew R
iver
Hea
lth A
ssoc
iatio
n an
d th
e T
ugR
iver
Hea
lth C
ente
r.3.
DA
Y O
NE
Thi
s pr
ogra
m p
rovi
des
info
rmat
ion
tone
w f
amili
es.
It f
ocus
es o
n br
ain
deve
lopm
ent a
nd h
ow th
epa
rent
can
use
this
info
rmat
ion
to f
acili
tate
the
child
's b
rain
deve
lopm
ent.
DA
Y O
NE
is s
pons
ored
by
the
Wes
t Vir
gini
a
Th.
.. A
nnie
E. C
asey
Fou
ndat
ion
.L
KID
S C
OU
NT
Fun
d. T
he p
rogr
am is
del
iver
ed to
new
mot
hers
in th
e ho
spita
l and
in s
ever
al h
ome
visi
ting
prog
ram
s. I
n 19
hos
pita
ls, n
ew m
othe
rs a
re v
isite
d by
atr
aine
d vo
lunt
eer
who
sho
ws
a vi
deot
ape
abou
t how
bab
ies
lear
n an
d gi
ves
the
pare
nt a
list
of
toll-
free
res
ourc
enu
mbe
rs. T
he h
ome
visi
ting
com
pone
nt is
ava
ilabl
e th
roug
h11
pro
gram
s. T
hese
hom
e vi
sitin
g pr
ogra
ms,
as
wel
l as
the
hosp
itals
that
del
iver
the
DA
Y O
NE
pro
gram
, are
list
ed o
npa
ge 8
7.4.
Par
ents
as
Tea
cher
s (P
AT
) T
his
prog
ram
ser
ves
fam
ilies
with
chi
ldre
n un
der
five
yea
rs o
ld b
y pr
ovid
ing
hom
e vi
sits
, gro
up m
eetin
gs, d
rop-
in c
hild
car
e as
res
pite
for
pare
nts,
dev
elop
men
tal o
bser
vatio
n, a
nd in
form
atio
n/re
ferr
alto
com
mun
ity r
esou
rces
.
Ear
ly C
hild
hood
Ini
tiativ
es
1. E
QU
IP (
Ear
ly E
duca
tion
Qua
lity
Impr
ovem
ent
Proj
ect)
EQ
UIP
is a
dmin
iste
red
in W
est V
irgi
nia
by th
eG
over
nor's
Cab
inet
on
Chi
ldre
n an
d Fa
mili
es. I
ts r
ole
is to
help
com
mun
ities
ass
ess
earl
y ed
ucat
ion
and
care
ser
vice
s.It
rec
ently
eva
luat
ed e
arly
chi
ldho
od p
rogr
ams
acro
ss th
est
ate,
rec
ogni
zed
exem
plar
y pr
ogra
ms,
and
pub
lishe
d"P
rofi
les
of E
xcel
lenc
e" in
ord
er to
spr
ead
succ
essf
ul id
eas
to o
ther
pro
gram
s.It
als
o pu
blis
hed
"Ess
entia
l Ele
men
ts o
fQ
ualit
y fo
r E
arly
Car
e an
d E
duca
tion
Prog
ram
s" to
hel
ppr
ogra
ms
asse
ss th
eir
serv
ices
and
iden
tify
way
s to
impr
ove
them
. 2. G
over
nor's
Ear
ly C
hild
hood
Im
plem
enta
tion
Com
mis
sion
The
Com
mis
sion
was
est
ablis
hed
by G
over
nor
Gas
ton
Cap
erto
n in
199
2 as
par
t of
his
goal
to e
nsur
ech
ildre
n's
read
ines
s fo
r sc
hool
.It
hel
ps to
pro
mot
e hi
ghqu
ality
ear
ly c
hild
hood
ser
vice
s an
d ex
peri
ence
s, in
clud
ing
heal
th, n
utri
tion,
fam
ily s
uppo
rt a
nd e
duca
tion,
and
chi
ld-
hood
dev
elop
men
t. It
is c
ompo
sed
of c
onsu
mer
s, lo
cal
prov
ider
s, s
tate
age
ncy
prog
ram
dir
ecto
rs, a
nd a
dvoc
ates
.3.
Par
tner
s in
Cha
nge
(PIC
) C
aree
r D
evel
opm
ent
Proj
ect A
pro
ject
of
the
Cen
ter
for
Car
eer
Dev
elop
men
t in
Ear
ly E
duca
tion
and
Car
e at
Whe
eloc
k C
olle
ge in
Bos
ton,
Mas
sach
uset
ts, P
IC is
fun
ded
in ju
st f
our
stat
es, i
nclu
ding
Wes
t Vir
gini
a, to
impr
ove
prof
essi
onal
dev
elop
men
t of
thos
ew
orki
ng in
ear
ly e
duca
tion
and
care
as
wel
l as
to d
evel
op a
com
preh
ensi
ve c
aree
r de
velo
pmen
t sys
tem
.4.
Chi
ld C
are
Res
ourc
e an
d R
efer
ral A
genc
ies
Res
ourc
e an
d R
efer
ral A
genc
ies
now
ope
rate
in 4
0 co
untie
sof
the
stat
e. R
esou
rce
and
Ref
erra
l Ser
vice
s in
clud
e ch
ildca
re in
form
atio
n an
d re
ferr
al, c
hild
car
e su
bsid
ies,
and
prov
ider
dev
elop
men
t and
trai
ning
.5.
Sta
rtin
g Po
ints
Ear
ly C
hild
hood
Cen
ters
The
sece
nter
s br
ing
toge
ther
ser
vice
s an
d pr
ogra
ms
in th
e ar
ea o
fea
rly
educ
atio
n an
d ca
re a
t a s
ingl
e lo
catio
n, s
uch
as a
scho
ol, c
hild
car
e ce
nter
, hou
sing
pro
ject
, nei
ghbo
rhoo
dbu
ildin
g, o
r co
llege
. The
y ar
e fu
nded
by
the
Gov
erno
r'sC
abin
et o
n C
hild
ren
and
Fam
ilies
thro
ugh
a bl
end
of s
tate
,fe
dera
l, an
d pr
ivat
e fo
unda
tion
fund
s. S
ervi
ces
mus
t inc
lude
fam
ily in
take
and
ass
essm
ent,
case
man
agem
ent,
heal
th,
nutr
ition
, and
dev
elop
men
tal s
cree
ning
, ref
erra
l to
need
edse
rvic
es, p
aren
t edu
catio
n, a
nd h
ome
-bas
ed s
ervi
ces
such
as
MIH
OW
and
PA
T. T
here
are
cur
rent
ly s
even
Sta
rtin
g Po
ints
Cen
ters
."
The
bra
in's
eve
r ch
angi
ng n
atur
e al
som
eans
that
ther
ear
e tim
es w
hen
nega
tive
expe
rien
ces
or th
e ab
senc
e of
appr
opri
ate
stim
ulat
ion
are
mor
e lik
ely
to h
ave
seri
ous
and
sust
aine
d ef
fect
s.
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
ZJ
Pag
e 7
Ove
rvie
w, c
ontin
ued
LO
NG
-TE
RM
BE
NE
FIT
S O
FO
PTIM
UM
BR
AIN
DE
VE
LO
PME
NT
With
a n
urtu
ring
envi
ronm
ent e
arly
in li
fe, a
ll ch
ildre
n:
Hav
e hi
gher
IQ
's,
Adj
ust m
ore
easi
ly to
sch
ool,
Hav
e be
tter
cogn
itive
and
lang
uage
dev
elop
men
t,A
re le
ss li
kely
to r
epea
t a g
rade
,A
re a
ssig
ned
to s
peci
al e
duca
tion
prog
ram
s le
ss f
requ
ently
Are
mor
e lik
ely
to b
e em
otio
nally
com
pete
nt, w
ell-
adju
sted
,re
spon
sibl
e, a
nd a
ble
to c
ontr
ol v
iole
nt im
puls
es.
Rec
omm
enda
tions
Incr
ease
pub
lic a
war
enes
s ab
out t
hecr
itica
l nat
ure
of th
e fir
st th
ree
year
s of
life
for
the
gene
ral p
ublic
and
par
ents
.T
he n
ew b
rain
res
earc
h pr
ovid
es e
vide
nce
of th
eim
port
ance
of
earl
y le
arni
ng f
or la
ter
succ
ess.
Par
ents
are
thei
r ba
by's
fir
st te
ache
rs, s
o th
eir
know
ledg
e of
thei
r ba
by's
brai
n de
velo
pmen
t and
how
to f
acili
tate
that
dev
elop
men
t is
cruc
ial.
A p
ublic
edu
catio
n ca
mpa
ign
abou
t ear
ly c
hild
hood
deve
lopm
ent f
or c
hild
ren
birt
h to
thre
e ca
n he
lp f
ocus
atte
ntio
n an
d re
sour
ces
on s
uppo
rtin
g th
is a
ge g
roup
,pa
rtic
ular
ly th
e po
or. A
nd, a
s no
ted
earl
ier
from
a Z
ero
toT
hree
nat
ionw
ide
surv
ey a
mon
g pa
rent
s of
chi
ldre
n un
der
age
thre
e, p
aren
ts d
o no
t ful
ly u
nder
stan
d th
e co
nnec
tion
betw
een
thei
r ow
n pa
rent
ing
prac
tices
and
the
soci
al,
emot
iona
l, an
d in
telle
ctua
l asp
ects
of
child
dev
elop
men
t. In
this
sam
e su
rvey
, par
ents
iden
tifie
d in
form
atio
n as
asi
gnif
ican
t bar
rier
to b
ette
r pa
rent
ing.
A p
ublic
info
rmat
ion
cam
paig
n di
rect
ed to
link
ing
pare
nts
with
this
info
rmat
ion
and/
or p
rogr
ams
alon
g w
ith e
duca
tion
abou
t ear
ly c
hild
hood
will
ful
fill
a gr
eat n
eed
iden
tifie
d by
par
ents
.
20P
age
8
Exp
and
Ser
vice
sE
xist
ing
prog
ram
s in
the
stat
e ar
e do
ing
good
wor
k, y
etth
ey a
re s
prea
d to
o th
inly
acr
oss
the
stat
e, a
nd th
eir
capa
city
is e
xtre
mel
y lim
ited.
A f
amily
's a
cces
s to
ear
ly c
hild
hood
edu
catio
n pr
ogra
ms
is b
ased
on
whe
re th
e fa
mily
live
s, a
nd f
ar to
o m
any
coun
ties
have
pre
ciou
s fe
w p
rogr
ams
serv
ing
the
child
und
er a
geth
ree.
Rig
ht F
rom
the
Star
t ope
rate
d by
the
Div
isio
n of
Mat
erna
l and
Chi
ld H
ealth
is a
vaila
ble
stat
ewid
e; h
owev
er,
this
pro
gram
ser
ves
a hi
ghly
targ
eted
and
lim
ited
popu
latio
n.Pa
rent
edu
catio
n pr
ogra
ms
are
few
and
far
bet
wee
n, a
ndD
AY
ON
E is
the
only
pro
gram
in th
e st
ate
whi
ch f
ocus
esex
clus
ivel
y on
teac
hing
par
ents
abo
ut b
rain
dev
elop
men
t and
how
they
, as
thei
r ch
ild's
fir
st te
ache
r, c
an f
acili
tate
this
deve
lopm
ent.
Succ
essf
ul e
xist
ing
prog
ram
s ne
ed to
gro
w s
o al
l of
Wes
t Vir
gini
a's
youn
gest
chi
ldre
n an
d th
eir
fam
ilies
may
have
acc
ess
to th
em. A
rev
iew
of
the
map
s on
pag
es 1
0-11
grap
hica
lly il
lust
rate
s th
e ga
p be
twee
n ch
ildre
n an
dpr
ogra
ms.
In
over
hal
f of
our
cou
ntie
s, H
ead
Star
t is
the
only
prog
ram
ser
ving
par
ents
with
chi
ldre
n un
der
age
thre
e.
Impr
ove
the
Qua
lity
of C
are
Chi
ldre
n's
brai
ns a
re a
ffec
ted
by th
eir
envi
ronm
ent
whe
ther
they
are
in o
r ou
t of
thei
r ho
mes
and
whe
ther
they
are
with
thei
r pa
rent
s or
ano
ther
car
egiv
er. T
here
fore
, car
ece
nter
s ne
ed to
be
wel
l sta
ffed
, saf
e, o
ffer
app
ropr
iate
activ
ities
, and
invo
lve
pare
nts
to a
dequ
atel
y be
nefi
t chi
ldre
n.T
he r
ecom
men
datio
n to
impr
ove
qual
ity m
ay b
e th
em
ost d
iffi
cult
to a
chie
ve. F
or e
xam
ple,
ther
e ar
e ov
er 2
00da
y ca
re c
ente
rs th
roug
hout
Wes
t Vir
gini
a; e
ach
has
its o
wn
gove
rnin
g st
ruct
ure.
Som
e ar
e pr
ivat
e fo
r-pr
ofit
and
som
ear
e pr
ivat
e no
t-fo
r-pr
ofit.
Som
e ar
e op
erat
ed b
y ch
urch
esan
d so
me
are
oper
ated
by
a so
le p
ropr
ieto
r. A
ll da
y ca
rece
nter
s m
ust b
e lic
ense
d ac
cord
ing
to s
tate
law
. Lic
ensi
ngan
d m
onito
ring
of
cent
ers
has
been
lim
ited.
Ince
ntiv
es p
lay
a pa
rt in
qua
lity.
Wha
t inc
entiv
e is
ther
e fo
r qu
ality
whe
n no
one
mon
itors
an
oper
atio
n an
dpa
rent
s ca
nnot
aff
ord
the
cost
of
qual
ity c
are?
If w
e ca
re f
or o
ur c
hild
ren,
lice
nsin
g st
anda
rds
wou
ld b
est
rict
ly e
nfor
ced;
wel
fare
rec
ipie
nts
wou
ld r
ecei
ve h
igh
qual
ity c
are
for
thei
r ch
ildre
n; a
slid
ing
fee
scal
e ba
sed
onin
com
e w
ould
be
avai
labl
e fo
r pa
rent
fee
s w
hich
wou
ld
Pres
choo
l Edu
catio
n R
each
ing
Smal
lest
Per
cent
age
of T
hose
Elig
ible
Hea
lth I
nsur
ance
/Med
icai
d(b
irth
to a
ge 5
)
Pren
atal
Car
e
Imm
uniz
atio
ns
WIC
Pres
choo
l Pro
gram
s
% o
f el
igib
le
92%
84%
71%
64%
21%
from
Iss
ue B
rief
- E
arly
Lea
rnin
g: L
esso
ns f
or a
Lif
etim
e
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
21T
he A
nnie
E. C
asey
Fou
ndat
ion
Ove
rvie
w, c
ontin
ued
com
plem
ent t
he f
ee p
rovi
ded
by g
over
nmen
t, an
d th
is to
tal
fee
wou
ld p
rovi
de q
ualit
y. S
peci
aliz
ed tr
aini
ng in
chi
ldde
velo
pmen
t wou
ld b
e re
quir
ed f
or a
ll w
ho c
are
for
child
ren
so th
at a
ll pr
ovid
ers
unde
rsta
nd th
e im
port
ance
of
play
ing,
touc
hing
, rea
ding
, and
talk
ing
with
thei
r ch
ildre
n an
d be
ing
war
m a
nd r
espo
nsiv
e to
the
child
ren
in th
eir
care
.A
gre
at d
eal h
as b
een
acco
mpl
ishe
d in
ear
ly c
hild
hood
deve
lopm
ent.
For
exam
ple,
ther
e ar
e w
ritte
n st
anda
rds
outli
ning
qua
lity;
we
reco
gniz
e ex
empl
ary
prog
ram
s; w
e ar
ebu
ildin
g a
netw
ork
of S
tart
ing
Poin
ts C
ente
rs f
or p
aren
ts to
rece
ive
supp
ort;
and
busi
ness
lead
ersh
ip is
mor
e in
volv
ed.
All
this
has
take
n ye
ars,
and
muc
h m
ore
need
s to
be
done
.
Con
clus
ion
The
Car
negi
e C
orpo
ratio
n's
repo
rt, S
tart
ing
Poin
ts:
Mee
ting
the
Nee
ds o
f O
ur Y
oung
est C
hild
ren,
ass
erts
:"A
cros
s th
e U
nite
d St
ates
, we
are
begi
nnin
g to
hea
r th
eru
mbl
ings
of
a qu
iet c
risi
s. O
ur n
atio
n's
child
ren
unde
r th
eag
e of
thre
e an
d th
eir
fam
ilies
are
in tr
oubl
e, a
nd th
eir
plig
htw
orse
ns e
very
day
.T
o be
sur
e, th
e ch
ildre
n th
emse
lves
are
not
qui
et; t
hey
are
cryi
ng o
ut f
or h
elp.
And
thei
r pa
rent
s' a
nxie
ties
abou
tin
adeq
uate
chi
ld c
are
and
the
high
cos
t of
thei
r ch
ild's
hea
lthca
re c
an b
e he
ard
in k
itche
ns, p
layg
roun
ds, p
edia
tric
ians
'w
aitin
g ro
oms,
and
wor
kpla
ce c
afet
eria
s ac
ross
the
natio
n.B
ut th
ese
soun
ds r
arel
y be
com
e so
und-
bite
s. B
abie
s se
ldom
mak
e th
e ne
ws:
they
do
not c
omm
it cr
imes
, do
drug
s, o
r dr
opou
t of
scho
ol. P
olic
y-m
aker
s ar
e ra
rely
for
ced
to c
onte
ndw
ith th
ese
real
ities
. And
so,
the
prob
lem
s of
our
you
nges
tch
ildre
n an
d th
eir
pare
nts
rem
ain
a qu
iet c
risi
s."'
In W
est V
irgi
nia,
the
cris
is is
thre
aten
ing
both
the
child
ren
them
selv
es a
nd th
e st
ate'
s w
ell-
bein
g. P
over
ty is
exac
erba
ting
the
cris
is, w
hich
in tu
rn r
einf
orce
s th
e po
vert
y.T
he p
robl
ems
are
seve
re, b
ut w
ith s
uffi
cien
t atte
ntio
n, w
eca
n be
gin
to w
ork
tow
ard
solu
tions
. We
have
no
choi
ce.
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
"Hav
ing
an o
n-si
te c
hild
car
ece
nter
is s
tabi
lizin
g an
d ad
ds to
the
fam
ily u
nit.
Our
em
ploy
ees
are
only
300
fee
t aw
ay f
rom
thei
rch
ildre
n. W
e ev
en h
ave
staf
f on
call
to p
rovi
de c
hild
car
e w
hen
over
time
is n
eces
sary
. Low
turn
-ov
er is
ext
rem
ely
impo
rtan
t to
me;
this
is h
ow I
'm p
aid
back
.M
y go
al is
to h
ave
our
empl
oyee
sre
tire
from
this
com
pany
."
Jim
Ker
n, P
resi
dent
& C
EO
RE
I C
onsu
ltant
s, I
nc.
Bec
kley
, WV
Not
esK
ey F
indi
ngs
from
a N
atio
nwid
e S
urve
y A
mon
g P
aren
ts o
f Zer
o to
Thr
ee Y
ear
Old
s. C
ondu
cted
by
the
Pet
er D
. I-la
rt R
esea
rch
Ass
ocia
tes
for
Zer
o to
Thr
ee. A
pril
1997
.
2.C
ongr
essi
onal
Rec
ord,
U. S
. Sen
ate,
"S
ense
of t
he S
enat
e."
May
21,
1997
.
3.S
hore
, R.,
Ret
hink
ing
the
Bra
in, F
amili
es a
nd W
ork
Inst
itute
. New
Yor
k, N
Y. 1
997.
4.S
hore
, R.
1997.
5.B
rain
Fac
ts, h
ttp://
ww
w.ia
lnyo
urch
ild.o
rg/d
ocs/
bf-0
.htm
l
6.B
egle
y, S
., "H
ow to
Bui
ld a
Bab
y's
Bra
in,"
New
swee
k. S
prin
g/S1
.111
1MC
T,
1997
.
7.N
ash,
J. M
., "F
ertil
e M
inds
," T
ime.
Feb
ruar
y 3,
1997
Gre
enbe
rg, S
. H.,
"The
Lov
ing
Tie
s th
at B
ond,
" N
ewsw
eek.
Spr
ing/
Sum
mer
, 199
7.
9.B
egle
y. S
. 199
7.
10.
Shu
lman
, S. K
ids
Cou
nt in
Col
orad
o! C
olor
ado
Chi
ld's
Cam
paig
n. D
enve
r, C
O. 1
997.
Cos
t, Q
ualit
y, a
nd C
hild
Out
com
es in
Chi
ld C
are
Cen
ters
, Pub
licR
epor
t. S
econ
d ed
ition
. Den
ver:
Eco
nom
ics
Dep
artm
ent,
Uni
vers
ity o
f Col
orad
o at
Den
ver.
1 99
5.
12.
Ear
ly C
hild
hood
Inde
x N
orth
Car
olin
a C
hild
Adv
ocac
y In
stitu
te.
Ral
eigh
, NC
. 199
5.
13.
Glo
ssar
y of
Ear
ly E
duca
tion
and
Car
e P
rogr
ams.
and
Initi
ativ
esin
Wes
t Virg
inia
, Gov
erno
r's C
abin
et o
n C
hild
ren
and
Fam
ilies
.F
ebru
ary,
199
6, R
ev.
14.
Sta
rtin
g P
oint
s: M
eetin
g th
e N
eeds
of O
ur Y
oung
est C
hild
ren.
Car
negi
e C
orpo
ratio
n of
New
Yor
k. A
ugus
t, 19
94.
23W
V K
IDS
CO
UN
TP
age
9
Bra
in D
evel
opm
ent a
nd th
e E
duca
tion
of C
hild
ren
from
Birt
h to
Age
Thr
ee
Edu
catio
n Pr
ogra
ms
,-,
A
« A
CI!
,,.. _
_.a
,i41,
A-
0A
I 0 4
.*-4
/-,s
---(
--,,,
-'
N,
A ,.
.l'-
37/ A
;-/
, A,
`"--
,,A,
in'
---ii
A--
A"
--;
AA
,
:^
/A
A%
'_ '
' A,,,
,,/A
'
A. A
0A
/. .
..A
7.
rD
ri '
A,- 0
,
A A
A-
1:1
DO
A'
Par
ents
As
Tea
cher
s
O M
ater
nal 8
Infa
nt H
ealth
Out
reac
h P
rogr
am
AE
ven
Sta
rt
0E
arly
Hea
d S
tart
Sta
rtin
g P
oint
s C
ente
rs
O D
AY
ON
E H
ome
Vis
iting
Site
s
Hos
pita
ls w
ith D
AY
ON
E
AH
ead
Sta
rt
Loc
atio
n an
d T
ype
of E
duca
tion
Prog
ram
s fo
rC
hild
ren
Und
er A
ge T
hree
The
re a
re e
ight
dif
fere
nt p
rogr
ams
in W
est
Vir
gini
a w
hich
hav
e ed
ucat
ion
and
the
birt
h to
thre
eag
e ra
nge
as th
eir
focu
s. D
espi
te e
vide
nce
that
thes
epr
ogra
ms
prev
ent f
utur
e pr
oble
ms
and
prep
are
child
ren
for
scho
ol, n
one
reac
hes
all e
ligib
le c
hild
ren.
The
abov
e m
ap a
lso
show
s w
ide
vari
atio
ns f
rom
cou
nty
toco
unty
in a
vaila
ble
prog
ram
s, p
artic
ular
ly in
the
sout
hern
, cen
tral
and
eas
tern
cou
ntie
s. T
hese
are
asty
pica
lly h
ave
the
grea
test
per
cent
age
of a
t-ri
skch
ildre
n an
d, th
eref
ore,
hav
e th
e m
ost n
eed
for
such
prog
ram
s.
24
DA
Y O
NE
121
DA
Y O
NE
Hom
e V
isiti
ng S
ites
1. H
ospi
tals
with
DA
Y O
NE
Loc
atio
n an
d T
ype
of D
AY
ON
E p
rogr
ams
DA
Y O
NE
teac
hes
pare
nts
how
thei
r ba
by's
bra
inde
velo
ps, h
ow th
ey c
an f
acili
tate
this
dev
elop
men
t by
crea
ting
a st
imul
atin
g an
d re
spon
sive
env
iron
men
t, an
dho
w th
is c
reat
es th
e st
ruct
ures
in th
e br
ain
that
mak
ele
arni
ng p
ossi
ble.
Par
ents
see
a v
ideo
abo
ut h
ow b
abie
sle
arn
and
are
visi
ted
by a
trai
ned
volu
ntee
r w
hode
mon
stra
tes
tech
niqu
es to
teac
h ne
w p
aren
ts h
owim
port
ant t
hey
are
as th
eir
child
's f
irst
teac
her.
DA
YO
NE
is f
inan
ced
by th
e pr
ivat
e se
ctor
and
beg
an in
1992
. Res
earc
h co
nduc
ted
in W
est V
irgi
nia
dem
on-
stra
tes
its e
ffec
tiven
ess
with
bot
h te
ens
and
low
-inc
ome
mot
hers
. The
DA
Y O
NE
pro
gram
is s
pons
ored
by
the
Wes
t Vir
gini
a K
IDS
CO
UN
T F
und
and
was
cre
ated
by
New
Hor
izon
s fo
r L
earn
ing.
Day
Car
e
Sta
te P
erce
nt =
60.
1%
ill 1
00.0
% -
80.
6%
EM
I 80.
5% -
60.
2%
IIA
t or
belo
w 6
0.1%
Nat
iona
lly A
ccre
dite
d C
hild
Car
e P
rogr
ams
Perc
ent o
f C
hild
ren
Und
er S
ix W
ith W
orki
ngPa
rent
s W
ithou
t Reg
ulat
ed D
ay C
are
Day
Car
e is
a s
ervi
ce p
rovi
ded
outs
ide
the
child
'sho
me
that
pro
vide
s su
bstit
ute
care
whi
le th
e ch
ild's
pare
nts
wor
k or
atte
nd s
choo
l. A
s th
e ab
ove
map
show
s, th
e st
ate'
s ca
paci
ty to
ser
ve a
ll th
ose
fam
ilies
inne
ed is
woe
fully
inad
equa
te. S
ixty
per
cent
of
the
stat
e's
child
ren
unde
r si
x w
ith w
orki
ng p
aren
ts h
ave
nore
gula
ted
care
. With
the
grow
ing
num
ber
of p
oor
fam
ilies
wor
king
due
to w
elfa
re r
efor
m, i
t is
impo
rtan
tth
at th
eir
day
care
be
of th
e hi
ghes
t qua
lity
beca
use
thes
e ch
ildre
n ar
e lik
ely
to li
ve in
adv
erse
con
ditio
nsw
ith p
oor
nutr
ition
, poo
r he
alth
car
e, a
nd h
igh
leve
ls o
fst
ress
. A r
ecen
t nat
iona
l stu
dy o
f da
y ca
re d
eter
min
edth
at m
ost c
are
is b
arel
y ad
equa
te a
nd in
fant
car
e is
wor
se.
fr25
Pag
e 10
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
Poor
and
Nea
r Po
or C
hild
ren
30
32-
36
52
4243
3741
755
5_:-
,"5-
;"'k
5544
55
-64
53
735
'
444
167
Si
2645
31
5263
51
59
52
SI
SI
(74
Ir51
51
60
'73
5562
51
52
51
47
47
41
534
35
Sta
te P
erce
nt =
47.
7%
The
num
bers
use
d fo
r th
e m
ap a
bove
repr
esen
t the
per
cent
age
of c
hild
ren
in
each
cou
nty
who
rec
eive
tree
or
redu
ced-
pric
e sc
hool
mea
ls. T
hese
per
cent
ages
are
roun
ded
to th
e ne
ares
t who
le n
umbe
r.
Perc
ent o
f Po
or a
nd N
ear
Poor
Chi
ldre
n
Thi
s ye
ar, t
he D
ata
Boo
k us
es th
e Sc
hool
Mea
l Pro
gram
as
a ga
uge
of p
over
ty c
ount
y by
cou
nty
beca
use
it is
the
best
and
mos
t cur
rent
dat
a av
aila
ble
on c
hild
pov
erty
. Alm
ost h
alf
of a
ll sc
hool
-age
child
ren
in W
est V
irgi
nia,
47.
7 pe
rcen
t,qu
alif
y fo
r fr
ee a
nd r
educ
ed-p
rice
d sc
hool
mea
ls. C
hild
ren
are
elig
ible
for
this
pro
gram
if th
eir
fam
ily in
com
e is
bel
ow 1
85
perc
ent o
f po
vert
y. T
his
map
is p
rovi
ded
so y
ou m
ay p
lace
it o
ver
the
othe
r m
aps
to d
eter
min
e co
rrel
atio
ns b
etw
een
pove
rty
and
indi
vidu
al in
dica
tors
, and
so
you
can
dete
rmin
e w
here
our
em
phas
is s
houl
d be
in "
grow
ing"
ear
ly c
hild
hood
pro
gram
s
for
the
poor
.
is
WV KIDS COUNT
Bra
in D
evel
opm
ent a
nd th
e E
duca
tion
ofC
hild
ren
from
Birt
h to
Age
Thr
eeN
utri
tion
Serv
ices
Scho
ol M
eals
Tee
n B
irth
Rat
e
EM
I
Sta
te P
erce
nt =
60.
2%
31.4
% -
47.
4%
47.4
% 6
0.1%
Sta
te
80.7
%
Per
cent
= 4
7.7%
59.1
%
- 47
.8%
Sta
te R
ate
= 5
2.9
MI 8
5.3
-- 6
5.4
ED
65.
3 --
52.
959
.0%
At o
r ab
ove
60.2
%
Perc
ent o
f E
ligib
le W
omen
, Inf
ants
and
Chi
ldre
n R
ecei
ving
WIC
Foo
d an
d N
utri
tion
Edu
catio
n Se
rvic
esW
IC p
rovi
des
nutr
ition
ser
vice
s to
low
-inc
ome
fam
ilies
with
chi
ldre
n. G
ood
nutr
ition
is e
ssen
tial t
ohe
alth
y br
ain
deve
lopm
ent.
Bui
ldin
g th
e br
ains
of
our
youn
g re
quir
es g
ood
nutr
ition
, app
ropr
iate
stim
ulat
ion
of a
ll th
e se
nses
, and
a w
arm
, res
pons
ive
envi
ronm
ent.
Sixt
y pe
rcen
t of
thos
e el
igib
le a
re r
ecei
ving
WIC
serv
ices
. In
thos
e co
untie
s w
ith b
elow
ave
rage
cov
er-
age,
we
need
to d
o w
hat w
e ca
n to
impr
ove
the
perc
ent-
age.
Add
ition
al c
over
age
is n
eede
d in
all
coun
ties
sono
chi
ld is
mal
nour
ishe
d
28
At o
r be
low
47.
7%
Perc
ent C
hild
ren
App
rove
d fo
r Fr
ee a
nd R
educ
ed-
Pric
e Sc
hool
Mea
ls (
Gra
des
K-1
2)T
his
year
the
Dat
a B
ook
uses
this
mea
sure
as
aga
uge
of p
over
ty c
ount
y by
cou
nty.
Chi
ldre
n ar
eel
igib
le to
rec
eive
fre
e m
eals
if th
eir
fam
ily in
com
e is
belo
w 1
30 p
erce
nt o
f po
vert
y. R
educ
ed-p
rice
d m
eals
are
prov
ided
to c
hild
ren
with
a f
amily
inco
me
belo
w18
5 pe
rcen
t of
pove
rty.
One
-hal
f of
Wes
t Vir
gini
a's
child
ren
rece
ive
free
or
redu
ced-
pric
ed m
eals
. Thi
s is
an u
nder
coun
t bec
ause
res
earc
h te
lls u
s th
at m
any
child
ren
in th
e up
per
grad
es w
ho a
re e
ligib
le d
o no
tap
ply.
Sch
ool m
eals
mea
n th
e di
ffer
ence
bet
wee
nnu
triti
on a
nd m
alnu
triti
on f
or th
ousa
nds
of W
est
Vir
gini
a ch
ildre
n. T
he s
cope
of
pove
rty
that
it r
efle
cts
is s
tagg
erin
g.
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
nW
V K
IDS
CO
UN
T
nl A
t or
belo
w 5
2.9
Tee
n B
irth
Rat
e (a
ges
15-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
fem
ales
)O
ne o
ut o
f ev
ery
19 te
ens
ages
15-
19 h
as a
bab
y.In
199
5, 3
,666
bab
ies
wer
e bo
rn to
teen
s; in
198
0,5,
921
babi
es w
ere
born
to te
ens.
The
dec
line
inpo
pula
tion
mea
ns th
e di
ffer
ence
in r
ate
betw
een
1980
and
1995
is n
ot s
igni
fica
nt. T
he 1
995
rate
is 5
2.9
birt
hs p
er 1
,000
teen
s; th
e 19
80 r
ate
was
68.
9 bi
rths
per
1,00
0 te
ens.
Tee
ns a
re il
l equ
ippe
d to
be
pare
nts.
Tee
ns w
ho a
re p
regn
ant n
eed
high
qua
lity
pren
atal
care
, and
onc
e th
ey b
egin
par
entin
g, e
duca
tiona
l and
supp
ort s
ervi
ces
are
esse
ntia
l. Pr
even
ting
teen
pre
g-na
ncy
requ
ires
com
preh
ensi
ve e
ffor
ts in
clud
ing
educ
atio
n, a
cces
s to
rep
rodu
ctiv
e he
alth
ser
vice
s an
dm
otiv
atio
n fo
r cu
rren
t suc
cess
, and
hop
e fo
r fu
ture
sel
f-su
ffic
ienc
y.
29P
age
11
Sta
tus
Of C
hild
ren
By
Indi
cato
r
PER
CE
NT
LO
W B
IRT
H-W
EIG
HT
BA
BIE
S
Low
bir
th-w
eigh
t bab
ies
are
thos
e ba
bies
wei
ghin
gle
ss th
an 2
,500
gra
ms,
or
5.5
poun
ds, a
t bir
th. L
owbi
rth-
wei
ght i
s as
soci
ated
with
imm
edia
te a
nd f
utur
eri
sks
to a
new
born
infa
nt. L
ow b
irth
-wei
ght b
abie
s ar
e40
tim
es m
ore
likel
y to
die
dur
ing
the
firs
t mon
th o
f lif
eth
an n
orm
al w
eigh
t bab
ies.
Inf
ants
of
low
bir
th-w
eigh
tac
coun
t for
app
roxi
mat
ely
60 p
erce
nt o
f al
l inf
ant
deat
hs d
urin
g th
e fi
rst y
ear
of li
fe. T
hese
pro
blem
s ar
eco
stly
for
chi
ldre
n an
d th
eir
fam
ilies
and
our
hea
lth a
nded
ucat
ion
prog
ram
s.B
abie
s m
ost l
ikel
y to
be
at r
isk
for
low
bir
th-w
eigh
tar
e th
ose
born
to te
ens,
sin
gle
or lo
w-i
ncom
e m
othe
rsan
d al
so th
ose
less
like
ly to
rec
eive
ear
ly q
ualit
ypr
enat
al c
are.
The
199
5 pe
rcen
t of
all W
est V
irgi
nia
birt
hs th
atar
e lo
w b
irth
wei
ght i
s 7.
5, a
11.
4 pe
rcen
t inc
reas
eov
er th
e 19
80 r
ate
of 6
.8 p
erce
nt. T
here
wer
e 1,
614
low
bir
th-w
eigh
t bab
ies
born
in W
est V
irgi
nia
in 1
995
and
1,98
5 bo
rn in
198
0. O
ne o
ut o
f 13
.28
babi
es b
orn
in W
est V
irgi
nia
is a
low
bir
th-w
eigh
t bab
y. T
hena
tiona
l per
cent
of
low
bir
th-w
eigh
t bab
ies
in 1
995
is7.
3, s
light
ly b
elow
the
stat
e pe
rcen
t.T
he A
fric
an-A
mer
ican
per
cent
of
low
bir
th-
wei
ght b
abie
s is
muc
h hi
gher
than
the
whi
te p
erce
ntin
bot
h 19
80 a
nd 1
995.
In
1980
, the
Afr
ican
-Am
eric
anpe
rcen
t was
12.
3, a
nd th
e w
hite
per
cent
age
was
6.5
; in
1995
, the
Afr
ican
-Am
eric
an p
erce
nt is
13.
5 an
d th
ew
hite
per
cent
is 7
.3. T
he w
hite
per
cent
wor
sene
d ov
erth
e fi
ftee
n-ye
ar p
erio
d, in
crea
sing
by
12.3
per
cent
. The
Afr
ican
-Am
eric
an p
erce
nt w
orse
ned
betw
een
1980
and
1995
, inc
reas
ing
by 9
.6 p
erce
nt. O
vera
ll, th
e 19
95A
fric
an-A
mer
ican
low
bir
th-w
eigh
t per
cent
is 8
4.9
perc
ent h
ighe
r th
an th
e 19
95 w
hite
low
bir
th-w
eigh
tpe
rcen
t.
30
The
cou
nty
with
the
low
est r
ate
of lo
w b
irth
-w
eigh
t bab
ies
is M
orga
n at
4.0
per
cent
. McD
owel
lC
ount
y ha
d th
e hi
ghes
t rat
e of
low
bir
th-w
eigh
tba
bies
with
10.
1 pe
rcen
t. T
he c
ount
y w
ith th
egr
eate
st d
ecre
ase
in lo
w b
irth
-wei
ght b
abie
s is
Mor
gan,
whi
ch w
ent f
rom
6.4
per
cent
, 8 lo
w b
irth
-wei
ght
babi
es, i
n 19
80 to
4.0
per
cent
, 6 lo
w b
irth
-wei
ght
babi
es, i
n 19
95, a
dec
reas
e of
36.
4 pe
rcen
t. Pl
easa
nts
Cou
nty
had
the
grea
test
incr
ease
in lo
w b
irth
-wei
ght
babi
es o
ver
the
fift
een-
year
spa
n. T
he n
umbe
r of
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
born
ther
e gr
ew f
rom
4.9
per
cent
,6
low
bir
th-w
eigh
t bab
ies,
in 1
980
to 9
.3 p
erce
nt, 8
low
bir
th w
eigh
t bab
ies,
in 1
995,
an
incr
ease
of
88.8
perc
ent.
INFA
NT
MO
RT
AL
ITY
RA
TE
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irth
s)
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
refe
rs to
all
deat
hs th
at o
ccur
toin
fant
s un
der
one
year
of
age.
The
infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
is r
egar
ded
as a
bas
ic q
ualit
y of
life
indi
cato
r fo
r a
com
mun
ity. I
t ref
lect
s th
e he
alth
of
both
the
preg
nant
wom
an a
nd th
e in
fant
; it a
lso
refl
ects
the
cond
ition
inw
hich
a c
hild
live
s du
ring
his
/her
fir
st y
ear
of li
fe a
ndth
e pa
rent
ing
the
child
rec
eive
s.
Ove
r th
e la
st f
ifte
en y
ears
, the
num
ber
of b
abie
sdy
ing
befo
re th
eir
firs
t bir
thda
y ha
s de
crea
sed.
In
1980
, the
ave
rage
num
ber
of in
fant
dea
ths
in W
est
Vir
gini
a w
as 4
22; t
his
num
ber
has
drop
ped
to 1
73 in
1995
.In
term
s of
a r
ate,
Wes
t Vir
gini
a's
1980
infa
ntm
orta
lity
rate
of
14.4
dec
reas
ed to
8.0
by
1995
, ade
crea
se o
f 41
.5 p
erce
nt. I
n 19
95, o
ne o
ut o
f 12
5.7
infa
nts
born
in W
est V
irgi
nia
died
bef
ore
his/
her
firs
tbi
rthd
ay. T
he 1
995
natio
nal i
nfan
t mor
talit
y ra
te,
7.6,
is lo
wer
than
the
1995
the
Wes
t Vir
gini
a in
fant
mor
talit
y ra
te.
Pag
e 12
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
The
infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
was
muc
h hi
gher
for
Afr
ican
-Am
eric
ans
than
it w
as f
or w
hite
s in
bot
h 19
80an
d 19
95. I
n 19
80, t
he A
fric
an-A
mer
ican
per
cent
was
25.0
, and
the
whi
te p
erce
nt w
as 1
4.0;
in 1
995,
the
Afr
ican
-Am
eric
an p
erce
nt is
14.
4 an
d th
e w
hite
per
cent
is 7
.7. B
etw
een
1980
and
199
5, th
e w
hite
rat
e de
-cr
ease
d by
44.
9 pe
rcen
t, an
d th
e A
fric
an-A
mer
ican
rat
ede
crea
sed
by 4
2.2
perc
ent.
Mea
nwhi
le, a
s th
e in
fant
mor
talit
y ra
tes
for
both
whi
tes
and
Afr
ican
-Am
eric
ans
decr
ease
, the
dif
fere
nce
betw
een
the
whi
te a
nd th
eA
fric
an-A
mer
ican
rat
es h
as r
emai
ned
rela
tivel
yco
nsta
nt. I
n 19
80, t
he A
fric
an-A
mer
ican
rat
e w
as 7
8.6
perc
ent h
ighe
r th
an th
e w
hite
rat
e, a
nd in
199
5, th
eA
fric
an-A
mer
ican
rat
e is
87.
0 pe
rcen
t hig
her
than
the
whi
te r
ate.
The
cou
nty
with
the
low
est i
nfan
t mor
talit
y ra
teis
Tyl
er w
ith a
rat
e of
0. T
he m
ost s
igni
fica
ntim
prov
emen
t ove
r th
e fi
ftee
n ye
ars
also
occ
urre
d in
Tyl
er C
ount
y, w
hich
had
no
infa
nt d
eath
s in
199
5,re
pres
entin
g a
100
perc
ent c
hang
e in
its
1980
infa
ntm
orta
lity
rate
. The
cou
nty
with
the
high
est i
nfan
tm
orta
lity
rate
in 1
995
is W
irt c
ount
y at
19.
0. W
irt
Cou
nty'
s in
fant
mor
talit
y ra
te in
199
5 is
als
o th
e le
ast
impr
oved
. Wir
t Cou
nty'
s in
fant
mor
talit
y ra
te o
f 5.
9in
198
0 ro
se to
a r
ate
of 1
9.0
in 1
995,
an
incr
ease
of
220.
9 pe
rcen
t.
CH
ILD
DE
AT
H R
AT
E(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)
The
chi
ld d
eath
rat
e is
the
num
ber
of d
eath
s fr
omal
l cau
ses
of c
hild
ren
betw
een
the
ages
of
one
and
14pe
r 10
0,00
0 ch
ildre
n of
the
sam
e ag
e. T
he c
hild
deat
hra
te te
lls u
s ab
out t
he r
isks
to c
hild
ren
and
how
muc
h of
this
ris
k ha
s re
sulte
d in
dea
th. R
isks
incl
ude
heal
thpr
oble
ms,
exp
osur
e to
haz
ardo
us c
ondi
tions
, pre
vent
-
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
Sta
tus
Of C
hild
ren
By
Indi
cato
r, c
ontin
ued
able
inju
ries
, acc
iden
ts a
nd c
hild
abu
se a
nd n
egle
ct.
The
chi
ld d
eath
rat
e fo
r W
est V
irgi
nia
child
ren
ages
1-1
4 is
26.
8 pe
r 10
0,00
0 ch
ildre
n. T
here
wer
e 92
child
dea
ths
in W
est V
irgi
nia
in 1
995,
and
one
out o
f3,
728.
6 ch
ildre
n ag
es 1
-14
died
. Thi
s is
a 35
.9 p
erce
ntim
prov
emen
t ove
r th
e 19
80 c
hild
dea
th r
ate
of 4
1.9,
repr
esen
ting
178
child
dea
ths.
The
199
5 na
tiona
l chi
ldde
ath
rate
, 29.
8, is
hig
her
than
the
1995
Wes
t Vir
gini
ach
ild d
eath
rat
e.In
198
0, th
e A
fric
an-A
mer
ican
chi
ld d
eath
rat
ew
as 3
2.1
perc
ent h
ighe
r th
an th
e w
hite
chi
ld d
eath
rate
. The
199
5 ch
ild d
eath
rat
e fo
r A
fric
an-A
mer
ican
sis
23.
1 pe
rcen
t hig
her
than
the
whi
te c
hild
dea
thra
te. I
n19
80, t
he A
fric
an-A
mer
ican
rat
ew
as 5
1.4,
and
the
whi
te r
ate
was
38.
9; in
199
5, th
e A
fric
an-A
mer
ican
rate
is 3
4.7,
and
the
whi
te r
ate
is 2
6.7.
The
whi
te c
hild
deat
h ra
te d
ecre
ased
by
31.3
per
cent
over
the
fift
een
year
per
iod,
and
the
Afr
ican
-Am
eric
an r
ate
decr
ease
dby
32.
4 pe
rcen
t.T
yler
, Bro
oke,
and
Mor
gan
each
has
no c
hild
deat
hs in
199
5, a
nd th
ese
coun
ties
also
hav
e th
egr
eate
st im
prov
emen
t ove
r th
e fi
ftee
n-ye
ar s
pan.
Eac
hof
thei
r 19
95 r
ates
is a
100
per
cent
impr
ovem
ent o
ver
the1
980
rate
. The
wor
st c
ount
y is
Pen
dlet
on, w
hich
had
a ch
ild d
eath
rat
e of
64.
0. H
amps
hire
Cou
nty'
sch
ild d
eath
rat
e im
prov
ed th
e le
ast
over
the
fift
een
year
s; it
s 19
80 r
ate
of 1
7.5
incr
ease
d 16
9.0
perc
ent b
y19
95, w
ith a
199
5 ch
ild d
eath
rat
e of
47.
0.B
ecau
se m
any
of o
ur c
ount
ies
are
spar
sely
popu
-la
ted,
the
actu
al n
umbe
rs o
f ch
ild d
eath
sar
e sm
all,
and
just
one
dea
th c
an in
flat
e th
e co
unty
rat
eor
tren
d da
ta.
Des
pite
the
low
num
ber
of c
hild
dea
ths
that
occu
r, o
nede
ath
can
have
a b
ig im
pact
upo
na
com
mun
ity.
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n32
PER
CE
NT
OF
EL
IGIB
LE
CH
ILD
RE
N S
ER
VE
DB
Y H
EA
D S
TA
RT
(age
s 3-
4)
Hea
d St
art i
s an
eno
rmou
sly
succ
essf
ul e
arly
child
hood
pro
gram
. Stu
dies
con
tinue
to d
emon
stra
teth
e su
cces
s of
Hea
d St
art i
n pr
oduc
ing
few
er d
ropo
uts,
few
er d
eliq
uent
s, a
nd b
ette
r jo
b si
tuat
ions
than
for
thos
e ch
ildre
n w
ho d
o no
t atte
nd H
ead
Star
t. W
est
Vir
gini
a co
ntin
ues
to p
rovi
de H
ead
Star
t to
its e
ligib
lech
ildre
n at
gre
ater
rat
es th
an th
e na
tion
asa
who
le.
In 1
997,
a li
ttle
unde
r ha
lf o
f al
l elig
ible
Wes
tV
irgi
nia
3-4
year
old
chi
ldre
n w
ere
enro
lled
in H
ead
Star
t. In
199
7, 4
5.1
perc
ent o
f al
l elig
ible
3-4
year
old
child
ren,
or
6,03
1 ch
ildre
n, a
re p
artic
ipat
ing.
Thi
s is
asi
gnif
ican
t dro
p fr
om la
st y
ear's
num
bers
, whi
chw
ere
7,05
7 ch
ildre
n, a
loss
of
1,00
0 ch
ildre
n in
Hea
dSt
art. T
he c
ount
y se
rvin
g th
e hi
ghes
t per
cent
of
elig
ible
3-4
yea
r ol
d ch
ildre
n is
Har
dy w
itha
rate
of
137.
2 pe
rcen
t. In
two
coun
ties,
par
ticip
atio
n ex
ceed
s10
0 pe
rcen
t. T
his
occu
rs b
ecau
se c
ente
rsar
e al
low
edto
ser
ve s
ome
child
ren
abov
e th
e po
vert
y le
vel,
and,
inad
ditio
n, th
ere
may
be
unde
rest
imat
es o
f th
e nu
mbe
r of
child
ren
in p
over
ty. T
he c
ount
y se
rvin
g th
e lo
wes
tpe
rcen
tage
of
elig
ible
3-4
-yea
r-ol
d ch
ildre
n is
Lew
isw
ith 2
0.6
perc
ent.
PER
CE
NT
OF
CH
ILD
RE
N A
PPR
OV
ED
FO
RFR
EE
AN
D R
ED
UC
ED
-PR
ICE
D S
CH
OO
L M
EA
LS
(Gra
des
K-1
2)
The
Fre
e an
d R
educ
ed-P
rice
d Sc
hool
Mea
lspr
ogra
m p
rovi
des
scho
ol m
eals
to c
hild
ren
base
d on
fam
ily in
com
e. F
ree
mea
ls a
re p
rovi
ded
to c
hild
ren
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
who
se f
amily
inco
me
is b
elow
130
per
cent
of
pove
rty,
and
redu
ced-
pric
ed m
eals
are
pro
vide
d w
hen
the
fam
ily's
inco
me
is b
etw
een
130
and
185
perc
ent o
fpo
vert
y. W
est V
irgi
nia
KID
S C
OU
NT
use
s th
ispr
ogra
m a
s a
core
indi
cato
r to
gau
ge th
e pe
rcen
tage
of
poor
and
nea
r po
or c
hild
ren
in e
ach
coun
ty.
In 1
996,
146
,174
sch
ool c
hild
ren
in W
est
Vir
gini
a w
ere
appr
oved
for
fre
e or
red
uced
-pri
ced
scho
ol m
eals
. Thi
s re
pres
ents
47.
7 pe
rcen
t of
all
scho
ol c
hild
ren
in k
inde
rgar
ten
thro
ugh
12th
gra
de.
In 1
996,
one
out
of
2.1
child
ren
rece
ive
free
and
redu
ced-
pric
ed s
choo
l mea
ls.
The
cou
nty
serv
ing
the
few
est c
hild
ren
isPu
tman
. The
per
cent
of
Putm
an C
ount
y's
scho
olch
ildre
n ap
prov
ed f
or f
ree
and
redu
ced
mea
ls is
26.
1.T
he c
ount
y se
rvin
g th
e hi
ghes
t num
ber
of c
hild
ren
isM
cDow
ell w
here
80.
7 pe
rcen
t of
the
scho
ol c
hild
ren
are
appr
oved
.
CH
ILD
AB
USE
/NE
GL
EC
T R
AT
E(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
Chi
ldre
n w
ho a
re v
ictim
s of
chi
ld a
buse
and
neg
lect
may
suf
fer
last
ing
phys
ical
, as
wel
l as
emot
iona
l,pr
oble
ms.
Abu
sed
and
negl
ecte
d ch
ildre
n ne
ed im
med
i-at
e tr
eatm
ent f
or p
hysi
cal i
njur
ies
and
emot
iona
ltr
aum
as. S
omet
imes
, the
y ne
ed to
be
rem
oved
fro
mth
eir
hom
e fo
r pr
otec
tion.
Abu
se is
a g
rave
pro
blem
aff
ectin
g th
e ch
ild's
sel
f-es
teem
and
sen
se o
f tr
ust i
n pa
rent
al f
igur
es u
nles
str
eatm
ent i
s re
ceiv
ed.
In 1
995,
13,
825
refe
rral
s of
chi
ld a
buse
and
negl
ect w
ere
repo
rted
and
acc
epte
d fo
r in
vest
igat
ion
by c
hild
abu
se a
utho
ritie
s. I
n 19
95, o
ne r
efer
ral o
fch
ild a
buse
and
neg
lect
is r
epor
ted
and
acce
pted
for
inve
stig
atio
n fo
r ev
ery
32.0
8 ch
ildre
n w
ho li
ve in
our
3')
Pag
e 13
Sta
tus
Of C
hild
ren
By
Indi
cato
r,co
ntin
ued
stat
e. W
est V
irgi
nia'
s ch
ild a
buse
and
neg
lect
rat
e is
3,11
6.8
per
100,
000.
The
cou
nty
with
the
low
est n
umbe
r of
new
refe
rral
s of
chi
ld a
buse
and
neg
lect
rep
orte
d an
dac
cept
ed f
or in
vest
igat
ion
is M
iner
al w
ith 1
,205
.8ca
ses.
The
cou
nty
with
the
high
est n
umbe
r of
refe
rral
s of
chi
ld a
buse
and
neg
lect
acc
epte
d fo
rin
vest
igat
ion
is C
alho
un, w
hich
has
a r
ate
of5,
220.
5.
TE
EN
BIR
TH
RA
TE
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
The
teen
bir
th r
ate
is th
e nu
mbe
r of
live
bir
ths
tofe
mal
e te
ens
ages
15
thro
ugh
19 y
ears
old
per
1,0
00fe
mal
e te
ens
of th
e sa
me
age.
The
teen
bir
th r
ate
incl
udes
all
birt
hs to
bot
h m
arri
ed a
nd u
nmar
ried
teen
age
girl
s. R
esea
rch
sugg
ests
that
the
best
pro
gram
soc
cur
in s
choo
l-re
late
d cl
inic
s an
d fo
cus
oned
ucat
ion,
coun
selin
g, a
nd f
amily
pla
nnin
g an
d co
ntra
cept
ive
serv
ices
aro
und
repr
oduc
tive
heal
th a
nd b
ehav
ior
educ
atio
n an
d ar
e op
erat
ed b
y he
alth
pro
fess
iona
ls.
Such
pro
gram
s pr
oduc
e de
lays
in s
tart
ing
sexu
albe
havi
or, i
ncre
ased
con
trac
eptio
n us
e, a
nd r
educ
tions
inpr
egna
ncy
rate
s. (
Uni
vers
ity o
f Pi
ttsbu
rgh
Off
ice
ofC
hild
Dev
elop
men
t, M
cCal
l and
Ing
ram
).In
199
5, 3
,666
bab
ies
wer
e bo
rn to
teen
s in
Wes
tV
irgi
nia,
a r
ate
of 5
2.9
birt
hs p
er 1
,000
fem
ale
teen
sag
es 1
5-19
. One
out
of
ever
y 18
.90
fem
ale
teen
s ag
es15
-19
give
s bi
rth.
In
1980
, 5,9
21 b
abie
s w
ere
born
tote
en m
othe
rs e
qual
ing
a te
en b
irth
rat
e of
68.
9. S
ince
1980
, Wes
t Vir
gini
a's
teen
bir
th r
ate
decr
ease
d by
23.1
per
cent
. The
199
5 na
tiona
l tee
n bi
rth
rate
is 5
7.8,
a ra
te h
ighe
r th
an W
est V
irgi
nia'
s ra
te.
The
cou
nty
with
the
low
est t
een
birt
h ra
te in
1995
is M
onon
galia
at 2
2.3.
The
cou
nty
with
the
Pag
e 14
34
high
est t
een
birt
h ra
te is
Cla
y w
ith a
rat
e of
85.
3.Fr
om 1
980
thro
ugh
1995
, 52
of o
ur 5
5 co
untie
s im
-pr
oved
in th
eir
teen
bir
th r
ate.
The
mos
t im
prov
edco
unty
is W
irt,
whi
ch h
ad a
48.
2 pe
rcen
t dec
reas
e in
its
teen
bir
th r
ate.
In
1980
, Wir
t Cou
nty'
s ra
te w
as 6
1.1,
14 te
en b
irth
s, a
nd in
199
5 it
is 3
1.7,
6 te
en b
irth
s.T
he c
ount
y w
ith th
e la
rges
t inc
reas
e in
teen
bir
ths
betw
een
1980
and
199
5 is
Ohi
o, w
hich
wen
t fro
m a
rate
of
35.9
in 1
980,
106
bir
ths,
to 4
4.5
in 1
995,
86
birt
hs, a
n in
crea
se o
f 23
.9 p
erce
nt.
PER
CE
NT
BIR
TH
S T
O U
NM
AR
RIE
D T
EE
NS
(age
s 10
-19)
Thi
s in
dica
tor
mea
sure
s th
e pe
rcen
t of
all b
irth
sth
at a
re to
teen
s ag
es 1
0 th
roug
h 19
who
are
unm
arri
edat
the
time
of th
e ba
by's
bir
th.
Exp
erts
sug
gest
that
teen
s ha
ving
bab
ies
is a
res
ult
of in
terr
elat
ed f
acto
rs. S
ocia
l and
eco
nom
ic s
tatu
s an
dec
onom
ic o
ppor
tuni
ty im
pact
a te
en's
mot
ivat
ion
for
succ
ess
in d
elay
ing
child
bir
th. C
ultu
ral,
relig
ious
and
fam
ily a
ttitu
des
tow
ard
sexu
ality
, con
trac
eptio
n an
dfa
mily
pla
nnin
g an
d ac
cept
abili
ty o
f ch
ildbe
arin
g at
an
earl
y ag
e al
so e
xert
a s
tron
g in
flue
nce
on te
ens.
Tee
n-ag
ers
need
sup
port
and
info
rmat
ion
that
will
give
them
the
abili
ty a
nd th
e m
otiv
atio
n to
del
ay c
hild
bear
ing.
The
y al
so n
eed
acce
ss to
qua
lity
pren
atal
car
e if
they
do
beco
me
preg
nant
and
edu
catio
nal a
nd s
uppo
rt s
ervi
ces
once
they
beg
in p
aren
ting.
In 1
995,
10.
9 pe
rcen
t of
all b
irth
s in
Wes
tV
irgi
nia
wer
e to
unm
arri
ed te
ens.
Thi
s tr
ansl
ates
into
one
out o
f 9.
18 b
abie
s bo
rn in
our
sta
tein
199
5 ar
e to
unm
arri
ed te
ens.
The
per
cent
of
babi
es b
orn
toun
mar
ried
teen
s ha
s gr
own
from
6.0
per
cent
, 1,7
51bi
rths
, of
all b
irth
s in
198
0 to
10.
9 pe
rcen
t, 2,
334
birt
hs, o
f al
l bir
ths
in 1
995.
Thi
s is
an
82.6
per
cent
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
incr
ease
ove
r th
e la
st f
ifte
en y
ears
. Nat
iona
lly, t
hepe
rcen
t of
unw
ed te
en b
irth
s is
9.9
per
cent
, low
er th
anth
e st
ate
perc
ent o
f un
wed
teen
bir
ths.
The
Afr
ican
-Am
eric
an b
irth
s to
unm
arri
edte
ens
is m
uch
high
er th
an th
e w
hite
bir
ths
in b
oth
1980
and
199
5. I
n 19
80, t
he A
fric
an-A
mer
ican
perc
ent w
as 2
3.1,
and
the
whi
te p
erce
nt w
as 5
.3; i
n19
95, t
he A
fric
an-A
mer
ican
per
cent
is 2
3.9
and
the
whi
te p
erce
nt is
10.
4. B
etw
een
1980
and
199
5, th
ew
hite
per
cent
incr
ease
d by
96.
7 an
d th
e A
fric
an-
Am
eric
an p
erce
nt in
crea
sed
by 3
.6. T
he d
iffe
renc
ebe
twee
n th
e w
hite
and
the
Afr
ican
-Am
eric
an p
erce
nts
decr
ease
d ov
er th
e fi
ftee
n ye
ars.
The
Afr
ican
-A
mer
ican
rat
e ha
s re
mai
ned
the
sam
e, a
nd th
e w
hite
rate
has
alm
ost d
oubl
ed in
the
fift
een
year
per
iod.
The
mos
t im
prov
ed c
ount
y is
Wir
t with
a 3
.0pe
rcen
t dec
reas
e in
bir
ths
to u
nmar
ried
teen
s. I
n19
80, W
irt C
ount
y ha
d a
rate
of
5.2
perc
ent,
and
in19
95 it
had
a r
ate
of 5
.1 p
erce
nt. T
he le
ast i
mpr
oved
coun
ty is
Wyo
min
g w
ith a
per
cent
incr
ease
of
206.
5.In
198
0, W
yom
ing
Cou
nty
had
a ra
te o
f 4.
8 pe
rcen
t, 29
birt
hs to
unm
arri
ed te
ens,
and
in 1
995,
it h
as a
rat
e of
14.6
per
cent
, 45
birt
hs to
unw
ed te
ens.
Wir
t Cou
nty
has
the
low
est u
nmar
ried
teen
bir
th r
ate
for
1995
at
5.1
perc
ent.
In 1
995,
Bar
bour
Cou
nty
has
the
high
est u
nmar
ried
teen
bir
th r
ate
at 1
5.3
perc
ent,
28 b
irth
s to
unw
ed te
ens.
PER
CE
NT
HIG
H S
CH
OO
L D
RO
POU
TS
A h
igh
scho
ol d
ropo
ut is
one
who
leav
es h
igh
scho
ol b
efor
e gr
adua
tion
with
out t
rans
ferr
ing
toan
othe
r sc
hool
. Chi
ldre
n w
ho d
o no
t com
plet
e hi
ghsc
hool
are
mor
e lik
ely
to h
ave
heal
th, e
cono
mic
and
soci
al p
robl
ems.
Hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s ar
e le
ss li
kely
than
hig
h sc
hool
gra
duat
es to
fin
d em
ploy
men
t and
3T
he A
nnie
E. C
asey
Fou
ndat
ion
Sta
tus
Of C
hild
ren
By
Indi
cato
r,co
ntin
ued
have
less
ear
ning
pot
entia
l tha
n gr
adua
tes.
Stud
ents
who
leav
e sc
hool
say
the
reas
on is
thei
rpo
or a
cade
mic
per
form
ance
. Hig
her
rate
s of
dro
pout
soc
cur
for
scho
ols
that
lack
an
"ear
ly w
arni
ng"
mec
ha-
nism
. Ear
ly c
hild
hood
edu
catio
n pr
ogra
ms
do r
educ
esc
hool
fai
lure
thou
gh th
ere
are
few
dir
ect a
ttem
pts
topr
even
t dro
pout
s be
fore
the
yout
h is
at-
risk
. Las
t ditc
hin
terv
entio
n ef
fort
s ar
e ve
ry in
tens
ive
and
cost
ly. G
iven
the
high
rat
es o
f dr
opou
ts a
nd th
e gr
eat l
oss
it re
pre-
sent
s, it
is w
orth
whi
le to
inve
st in
pre
vent
ion
prog
ram
sth
at id
entif
y ch
ildre
n at
-ris
k in
ear
ly c
hild
hood
and
prov
ide
high
qua
lity
educ
atio
nal p
rogr
ams
to th
em.
(Uni
vers
ity o
f Pi
ttsbu
rgh
Off
ice
of C
hild
Dev
elop
men
t,R
ober
t B. M
cCal
l)T
he n
umbe
r of
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s in
Wes
tV
irgi
nia
in 1
995
is 4
,008
, equ
alin
g a
rate
of
16.4
perc
ent.
In 1
995,
one
out
of
ever
y 6.
1 se
vent
h th
roug
h12
th g
rade
stu
dent
s dr
oppe
d ou
t of
high
sch
ool.
Thi
s is
a 36
.8 p
erce
nt im
prov
emen
t ove
r th
e 19
80 r
ate
of 2
5.6
perc
ent,
8,09
4 dr
opou
ts.
Mar
ion
coun
ty m
ade
the
grea
test
impr
ovem
ent,
low
erin
g its
dro
pout
per
cent
fro
m 2
5.9
in 1
980
to 7
.1 in
1995
, a d
ecre
ase
of 7
2.4
perc
ent.
The
cou
nty
with
the
leas
t im
prov
emen
t is
Mor
gan,
whi
ch in
crea
sed
from
21.5
per
cent
in 1
980
to 2
6.7
perc
ent i
n 19
95, a
nin
crea
se o
f 24
.1 p
erce
nt. T
he c
ount
y w
ith th
e be
stpe
rcen
t of
high
sch
ool d
ropo
uts
is M
ario
n w
ith a
rate
of
7.1
perc
ent.
The
cou
nty
with
the
high
est
perc
ent o
f hi
gh s
choo
l dro
pout
s is
Jef
fers
on w
ith a
rate
29.
1 pe
rcen
t.
TE
EN
VIO
LE
NT
DE
AT
H R
AT
E(a
ges
15-1
9 pe
r 10
0,00
teen
s)
The
teen
vio
lent
dea
th r
ate
mea
sure
s th
e ra
tes
of
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
deat
h fo
r yo
uths
age
s 15
-19
from
uni
nten
tiona
lin
juri
es, h
omoc
ides
or
suic
ides
. Uni
nten
tiona
lin
juri
es, s
uch
as a
uto
acci
dent
s, a
re th
e le
adin
gca
use
of d
eath
.In
199
3, f
or a
ges
15-2
4, 5
5 pe
rcen
t of
deat
hsw
ere
acci
dent
s--5
5.9%
wer
e m
otor
veh
icle
acc
iden
ts,
18.4
% w
ere
suic
ides
, and
8.6
% w
ere
hom
icid
es.
(Ado
lesc
ent H
ealth
Pro
file
, Bur
eau
for
Publ
ic H
ealth
,19
96). One
out
of
1,54
5.1
teen
s 15
-19
year
s ol
d di
es d
ueto
a v
iole
nt in
jury
in 1
995.
Thi
s re
pres
ents
92
deat
hsan
d is
a d
eath
rat
e of
64.
8 pe
r 10
0,00
teen
s. O
ver
the
last
fif
teen
yea
rs, t
he te
en in
jury
dea
th r
ate
de-
crea
sed
from
87.
5, 1
52 d
eath
s, in
198
0 to
64.
8 in
1995
, a d
ecre
ase
of 2
6.0
perc
ent.
In 1
980,
the
Afr
ican
-Am
eric
an te
en v
iole
nt d
eath
rate
was
11.
8 pe
rcen
t hig
her
than
the
whi
te te
en v
iole
ntde
ath
rate
. By
1995
, the
teen
dea
th r
ate
for
Afr
ican
-A
mer
ican
s is
23.
7 pe
rcen
t hig
her
than
the
whi
te te
ende
ath
rate
. In
1980
, the
Afr
ican
-Am
eric
an r
ate
was
97.6
, and
the
whi
te p
erce
ntag
e w
as 8
7.3;
in 1
995,
the
Afr
ican
-Am
eric
an p
erce
nt is
83.
4 an
d th
e w
hite
perc
ent i
s 63
.6. O
vera
ll, th
e w
hite
teen
vio
lent
dea
thra
te d
ecre
ased
by
27.2
per
cent
ove
r th
e fi
ftee
n ye
ars,
and
the
Afr
ican
-Am
eric
an r
ate
decr
ease
d by
14.
5pe
rcen
t.D
oddr
idge
is th
e be
st c
ount
y in
199
5 fo
r te
envi
olen
t dea
ths
and
has
the
grea
test
impr
ovem
ent
over
the
fift
een
year
per
iod.
In 1
995,
Dod
drid
ge h
ad a
teen
inju
ry d
eath
rat
e of
0.0
, whi
ch is
a 1
00.0
per
cent
decr
ease
fro
m th
e co
unty
's 1
980
teen
inju
ry d
eath
rat
e.T
he c
ount
y w
ith th
e hi
ghes
t tee
n de
ath
rate
in 1
995
is R
itchi
e, w
hich
has
a r
ate
of 1
97.5
. The
leas
tim
prov
ed c
ount
y is
Tuc
ker.
In
1980
, Tuc
ker
Cou
nty'
ste
en v
iole
nt d
eath
rat
e w
as 2
5.3,
and
by
1995
it h
adri
sen
to 1
37.2
, an
incr
ease
of
442.
0 pe
rcen
t.
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
PER
CE
NT
BIR
TH
S T
O M
OT
HE
RS
WIT
H L
ESS
TH
AN
A 1
2TH
GR
AD
E E
DU
CA
TIO
N
The
edu
catio
nal l
evel
of
pare
nts
is th
e be
st p
redi
c-to
r of
chi
ld w
ell-
bein
g, p
artic
ular
ly c
once
rnin
g ac
a-de
mic
ach
ieve
men
t. N
atio
nwid
e, a
bout
one
chi
ld in
ever
y fi
ve is
bor
n to
a m
othe
r w
ith le
ss th
an a
hig
hsc
hool
edu
catio
n. I
n W
est V
irgi
nia,
nea
rly
one
child
inev
ery
four
is b
orn
to a
mot
her
with
less
than
a h
igh
scho
ol e
duca
tion.
In 1
995,
alm
ost o
ne q
uart
er o
r 22
.7 p
erce
nt- -
4,87
3--o
f al
l Wes
t Vir
gini
a bi
rths
is to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a h
igh
scho
ol e
duca
tion.
One
out
of
4.4
birt
hs is
to m
othe
rs w
ith le
ss th
an a
12t
h gr
ade
educ
atio
n. I
n 19
80, t
here
wer
e 9,
248
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a h
igh
scho
ol e
duca
tion,
repr
esen
ting
31.5
per
cent
of
all b
irth
s. B
etw
een
1980
and
1995
, the
per
cent
of
birt
hs to
low
edu
cate
dm
othe
rs im
prov
ed b
y 31
.5 p
erce
nt.
The
cou
nty
with
the
low
est p
erce
nt o
f bi
rths
tom
othe
rs w
ith le
ss th
an a
12t
h gr
ade
educ
atio
n is
Mon
onga
lia, w
hich
has
a r
ate
of 1
2.3
perc
ent.
McD
owel
l cou
nty
rank
s hi
ghes
t or
wor
st o
n th
isin
dica
tor.
Nea
rly
one
out o
f ev
ery
two
babi
es, 4
7.6
perc
ent,
born
in M
cDow
ell C
ount
y is
to a
wom
an w
ithle
ss th
an a
hig
h sc
hool
edu
catio
n.A
ll fi
fty-
five
cou
ntie
s im
prov
ed o
ver
the
fift
een
year
spa
n. T
he m
ost i
mpr
oved
cou
nty
is P
leas
ants
at
14.9
per
cent
, whi
ch im
prov
ed o
n its
bir
th r
ate
to lo
wed
ucat
ed m
othe
rs b
y 50
.4 p
erce
nt o
ver
its 1
980
perc
ent
of 3
0.1.
The
cou
nty
with
the
leas
t im
prov
emen
t is
Mor
gan,
with
a 6
.4 p
erce
nt d
ecre
ase
betw
een
1980
, or
27.5
per
cent
, and
199
5, w
ith 2
5.7
perc
ent.
Pag
e 15
Wes
t Virg
inia
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
5T
rend
Dat
a1;
73 P
atte
rned
bar
s in
dica
te s
tate
per
cent
cha
nge
.
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
- W
OR
SE
B1
BE
TT
ER
+19
110
Rat
e / %
7.5%
Nat
iona
lR
ate
/
6.8%
7.3%
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)..
14.4
8.0
7.6
XN
Iws
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e
(age
s 1-
14 p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
41.9
26.8
29.8
kN
4,1M
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A45
.1%
37.0
%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
47.7
%40
.0%
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e
(per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)N
A31
16.8
NA
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
68.9
52.9
57.8
kX
-11.
4
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
6.0%
10.9
%9.
9%(a
ges
10-1
9)R
artN
...N
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s25
.6%
16.4
%N
A&
4-41
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te
(age
s 10
-19
per
1,00
0 yo
uths
)19
95 D
ata
Not
Ava
ilabl
e
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)87
.564
.884
.3*
\."I
nP
erce
nt b
irths
to m
othe
rs w
ith le
ssth
an a
12t
h gr
ade
educ
atio
n31
.5%
22.7
%22
.2%
l&N
NIP
.
Pag
e 16
35-5
0-4
0-3
0-2
0-1
00
+10
+20
+30
+40
+50
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
1992
nat
iona
l d to
use
d
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
95ag
e
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n1,
949,
644
1,81
9,25
6-6
.7%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
5 do
llars
)$3
,638
$5,7
6258
.4%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
9.5%
17.3
%82
.3%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ith
early
pre
nata
l car
e67
.4%
79.6
%18
.0%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s31
6,19
225
6,43
6-1
8.9%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s29
6,34
642
4,39
543
.2%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
9.4%
7.9%
-16.
0%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
1855
9,63
641
9,67
2-2
5.0%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
28.7
%23
.1%
-19.
6%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
3.8%
3.9%
2.2%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
4.2%
3.6%
-13.
8%
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
90%
Cha
nge
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
12.0
%17
.4%
45.4
%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
18.7
%26
.2%
40.0
%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$26,
628
$25,
602
-3.9
%
The
Wes
t Vir
gini
a K
IDS
CO
UN
T F
und
is
deep
ly g
rate
ful t
o th
e bu
sine
ss, l
abor
, civ
ican
d
relig
ious
com
mun
ity d
onor
s w
ho m
ake
publ
icat
ion
of
the
Dat
a B
ook
poss
ible
.M
ake
note
of
the
dono
r in
you
r co
unty
, vis
it th
edo
nor,
and
than
k hi
m o
r he
r fo
r su
ppor
ting
prog
ram
sth
at ta
rget
at-
risk
chi
ldre
n in
Wes
t Vir
gini
a.
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
WV
Min
ority
Pro
file
Indi
cato
rY
ear
Tre
nd d
ata:
Whi
teD
ata
% C
hang
e
Tre
nd d
ata:
Afr
ican
-Am
eric
anY
ear
Dat
a%
Cha
nge
Yea
r
Tre
nd d
ata:
Oth
er *
*D
ata
% C
hang
e
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t19
806.
5%12
.3%
1980
12.3
%9.
6%19
807.
2%1.
5%
babi
es19
957.
3%W
OR
SE
1995
13.5
%W
OR
SE
1995
7.1%
BE
TT
ER
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
*19
8014
.044
.9%
1980
25.0
42.2
%19
803.
864
.2%
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)19
957.
7B
ET
TE
R19
9514
.4B
ET
TE
R19
956.
2W
OR
SE
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e*19
8038
.931
.3%
1980
51.4
32.4
%19
800.
0N
M
(age
s 1-
14 p
er 1
00,0
00ch
ildre
n)
1995
26.7
BE
TT
ER
1995
34.7
BE
TT
ER
1995
0.0
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d19
805.
3%96
.7%
1980
23.1
%3.
6%19
801.
8%90
.2%
teen
s (a
ges
10-1
9)19
9510
.4%
WO
RS
E19
9523
.9%
WO
RS
E19
953.
4%W
OR
SE
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate*
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)
1980
1995
87.3
63.6
27.2
%B
ET
TE
R19
8019
9597
.683
.414
.5%
BE
TT
ER
1980
1995
0.0
32.5
NM
WO
RS
E
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
1980
17.9
%41
.9%
1980
34.1
%47
.2%
1980
17.5
%25
.7%
1990
25.4
%W
orse
1990
50.2
%W
orse
1990
22.0
%W
orse
Num
ber
of c
hild
ren
(age
s 0-
17)
1980
536,
323
21.0
%19
8020
,061
18.6
%19
803,
252
7.7%
1990
423,
744
Dec
reas
e19
9016
,329
Dec
reas
e19
903,
504
Incr
ease
Num
ber
of a
dults
(age
s 18
and
up)
1980
1990
1,33
8,42
81,
301,
799
2.7%
Dec
reas
e19
80
1990
44,9
9039
,996
11.2
%
Dec
reas
e19
8019
906,
590
8,15
5
23.7
%In
crea
se
In th
is a
nd p
revi
ous
Dat
a B
ooks
, the
198
0 fig
ure
is b
ased
on
one
year
of d
ata,
and
the
mos
t cur
rent
yea
r is
bas
ed o
n an
aver
age
of th
ree
year
s of
dat
a.T
he in
dica
tors
that
are
follo
wed
by
an a
ster
isk
on th
is p
age
are
base
d on
an
aver
age
of fi
ve y
ears
of d
ata
(197
6-19
80),
and
the
mos
t cur
rent
year
is b
ased
on
an a
vera
ge o
f fiv
e ye
ars
of d
ata
(199
0-19
94).
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
nW
V K
IDS
CO
UN
T
Oth
er in
clud
es H
ispa
nics
, Am
eric
an In
dian
s,E
skim
os, A
leut
s, A
sian
s, a
nd P
acifi
c Is
land
ers.
4P
age
17
Cou
nty
Pro
files
Page
Cou
nty
Page
Cou
nty
Page
Cou
nty
20B
arbo
ur38
Jeff
erso
n56
Plea
sant
s
21B
erke
ley
39K
anaw
ha57
Poca
hont
as
22B
oone
40L
ewis
58Pr
esto
n
23B
raxt
on41
Lin
coln
59Pu
tnam
24B
rook
e42
Log
an60
Ral
eigh
25C
abel
l43
McD
owel
l61
Ran
dolp
h
26C
alho
un44
Mar
ion
62R
itchi
e
27C
lay
45M
arsh
all
63R
oane
28D
oddr
idge
46M
ason
64Su
mm
ers
29Fa
yette
47M
erce
r65
Tay
lor
30G
ilmer
48M
iner
al66
Tuc
ker
31G
rant
49M
ingo
67T
yler
32G
reen
brie
r50
Mon
onga
lia68
Ups
hur
33H
amps
hire
51M
onro
e69
Way
ne
34H
anco
ck52
Mor
gan
70W
ebst
er
35H
ardy
53N
icho
las
71W
etze
l
36H
arri
son
54O
hio
72W
irt
37Ja
ckso
n55
Pend
leto
n73
Woo
d
74W
yom
ing
Pag
e 18
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
43T
he A
nnie
E. C
asey
Fou
ndat
ion
c
-
Bar
bour
Cou
nty
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
5T
rend
Dat
aIII
ISol
id b
ars
indi
cate
cou
nty
perc
ent c
hang
eP
atte
rned
bar
s in
dica
te s
tate
per
cent
cha
nge
Indi
cato
rs
41.5
41.
OR
SE
IIIN
M=
MN
/
R +
1980
Rat
e %
5.9%
1995
Rat
e %
8.3%
Sta
teR
ate
/ %
7.5%
Cou
nty
Ran
k*
42P
erce
nt lo
w b
irth-
wei
ght b
abie
s
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)
18.7
&N
17.3
14.1
8.0
52
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)\
N80
.133
.26.
626
.84
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A55
.6%
45.1
%17
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
IN
A64
.3%
47.7
%49
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
2134
.831
16,8
14
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
58.6
54.4
52.9
28\
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
143.
9(a
ges
10-1
9)\
N6.
3%15
.3%
10.9
%55
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s57
.933
.3%
14.0
%16
.4%
30
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
1995
Dat
a N
otA
vaila
ble
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)\
ill41
.174
.043
.664
.816
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
\32
.4 \36
.2%
24.5
%22
.7%
33
Pag
e 20
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50
46(t
oo ly
Ran
k is
bas
ed o
n m
ost r
oc n
t ava
ilabl
eda
ta, 1
.bes
l, 55
-w
orst
)
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
36
..1
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n16
,639
16,2
28-2
.5%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
5 do
llars
)$3
,409
$5,4
1458
.8%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
14.0
%19
.1%
36.8
%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
66.3
%80
.6%
21.4
%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s2,
527
1,32
9-4
7.4%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s1,
879
2,46
631
.2%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
8.7%
13.6
%56
.3%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
184,
825
3,90
2-1
9.1%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
29.0
%24
.0%
-17.
1%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
1.3%
2.9%
115.
6%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
1.6%
3.3%
113.
7%
..1
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
11.0
%17
.4%
57.5
%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
25.3
%36
.7%
44.9
%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$21,
843
$19,
106
-12.
5%
"Car
ing
for
Chi
ldre
nis
aco
mm
unity
resp
onsi
bilit
y"H
eart
& H
and
Min
istr
ies
serv
ing
AL
L B
arbo
ur C
ount
y
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
Ber
kele
y C
ount
y
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
5T
rend
Dat
a11
1 S
olid
bar
s in
dica
te c
ount
y pe
rcen
t cha
nge
El P
atte
rned
bar
s in
dica
te s
tate
per
cent
cha
nge
Indi
cato
rs
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
- W
OR
SE
28.8
\.
- -R
+19
80R
ate
/ %
5.8%
1995
Rat
e / %
7.5%
Sta
teR
ate
/ %
7.5%
Cou
nty
Ran
k*
32
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)h.
\\S\
47.8 \
14.1
7.4
8.0
25
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e
(age
s 1-
14 p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
v.N
..\\\1
111\
'11
57.1
61.0
26.2
26.8
26
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A36
.1%
45.1
%43
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
41.1
%47
.7%
9
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
2052
.731
16.8
12
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
&19
.0 NN
V80
.865
.452
.944
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
56.4
(age
s 10
-19)
\N
7.2%
11.2
%10
.9%
37
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s29
.0%
25.9
%16
.4%
5310
.9\
\Ju
veni
le d
elin
quen
cy c
ase
rate
(age
s 10
-19
per
1,00
0 yo
uths
)19
95D
ata
Not
Ava
ilabl
e
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)\
33\I=
010
3.3
69.2
64.8
33
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
\25
.9N
ILW
434
.9%
25.8
%22
.7%
39
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40
46
+50
CC
Oun
ly R
ank
Is n
a en
on
mos
t ren
nin'
ava
dab!
eda
ta. 1
-Das
t 55=
wo
sn
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
48
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
95
Cha
nge
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n46
,775
66,6
1342
.4%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
5 do
llars
)$3
,883
$5,3
9939
.1%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
7.4%
12.1
%62
.3%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ith
early
pre
nata
l car
e72
.5%
80.2
%10
.6%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s6,
832
8,37
122
.5%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s7,
381
15,5
1511
0.2%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
8.8%
6.0%
-31.
8%T
otal
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
13,7
7616
,369
18.8
%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
29.5
%24
.6%
-16.
6%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
4.3%
5.2%
21.1
%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
5.0%
6.2%
23.8
%
1.
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
13.0
%17
.7%
36.3
%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
19.0
%16
.1%
-15.
3%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$28,
052
$32,
040
14.2
%
Com
plim
ents
of
Tom
Ric
e
Pag
e 21
Boo
ne C
ount
y
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
5T
rend
Dat
a11
/ Sol
id b
ars
indi
cate
cou
nty
perc
ent c
hang
e E
l Pat
tern
ed b
ars
indi
cate
sta
te p
erce
nt c
hang
e
Indi
cato
rs
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
IIIIE
llIM
MM
IIMM
54.1
- W
OR
SE
R +
1980
Rat
e / %
1995
Rat
e / %
9.0%
Sta
teR
ate
/ %C
ount
yR
ank
475.
8%7.
5%
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)\ \
\ \ \
\ \ \\
\ \ \
\ \ \
\67
.8\\
13.2
4.3
8.0
6
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)1
3 9
&43
.737
.626
.842
\P
erce
nt o
f elig
ible
chi
ldre
n se
rved
by
Hea
d S
tart
(ag
es 3
-4)
NA
47.9
%45
.1%
23
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
51.3
%47
.7%
24
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
2964
.131
16.8
33
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
k.21
.61
85.8
67.2
52.9
49
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
(age
s 10
-19)
168.
2S
..N
5.4%
14.5
%10
.9%
50
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s\
N49
.49
.635
.2%
17.8
%16
.4%
40
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
1995
Dat
a N
otA
vala
ble
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)1
.1N
62.8
62.1
64.8
29
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
27.1
S.
\42
.6%
31.1
%22
.7%
48
Pag
e 22
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50(*
Co.
ty R
ank
is b
a ed
on
mos
t rec
ent a
vaila
ble
data
, 1=
beS
t. 55
=w
orst
)
50W
V K
IDS
CO
UN
T
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
47
I
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n30
,447
26,2
79-1
3.7%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
5 do
llars
)$3
,861
$6,2
0460
.7%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
9.7%
24.4
%15
1.3%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
64.3
%69
.4%
7.9%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s7,
172
4,67
5-3
4.8%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s2,
146
3,09
544
.2%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
7.0%
10.6
%51
.4%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
189,
947
6,58
5-3
3.8%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
32.7
%25
.1%
-23.
3%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
1.3%
1.3%
0.7%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
1.2%
1.5%
20.9
%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
10.8
%16
.3%
51.5
%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
18.1
%34
.7%
91.5
%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$28,
412
$21,
221
-25.
3%
Bla
ck's
IMO
D 0013
210
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
Bra
xton
Cou
nty
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
5T
rend
Dat
aS
olid
bar
s in
dica
te c
ount
y pe
rcen
t cha
nge
ES
] Pat
tern
ed b
ars
indi
cate
sta
te p
erce
nt c
hang
e
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
WO
RS
E. .
\.
1980
Rat
e / %
7.2%
1995
Rat
e 1%
4.6%
Sta
teR
ates
%
7.5%
Cou
nty
Ran
k'
2
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)4=
==
13.5
11.8
8.0
47
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)I
6.1
71.0
79.4
23.0
26.8
21
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A84
.6%
45.1
%4
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
61.6
%47
.7%
46
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
4457
.731
16.8
52
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
&26
.4 \79
.158
.252
.935
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
40.9
7.5%
10.6
%10
.9%
30(a
ges
10-1
9)\
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s\
161
.827
.3%
10.4
%16
.4%
6
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
1995
Dat
a N
otA
vaila
ble
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)0.
276
,N
82.4
82.6
64.8
39
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
\\
45.5
34.7
%18
.9%
22.7
%16
-50
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
-40 J2
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50('C
ou fl
y R
ank
,s b
a ad
on
mos
t wen
t ava
abla
data
1-b
est 5
5=1.
rs1)
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
22
.1
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n13
,894
13,3
92-3
.6%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
5 do
llars
)$3
,857
$6,6
3972
.1%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
10.7
%19
.7%
83.7
%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
67.8
%82
.7%
22.0
%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s1,
112
1,40
626
.4%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s1,
545
2,75
178
.1%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
16.4
%13
.3%
-18.
9%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
184,
005
3,19
3-2
0.3%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
28.8
%23
.8%
-17.
3%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
0.7%
1.0%
43.6
%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
0.7%
1.3%
83.4
%
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
90C
hang
e
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
12.7
%15
.5%
22.8
%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
27.7
%30
.2%
9.1%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$18,
572
$20,
365
9.7%
5P
age
23
Bro
oke
Cou
nty
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
5T
rend
Dat
aS
olid
bar
s in
dica
te c
ount
y pe
rcen
t cha
nge
0 P
atte
rned
bar
s in
dica
te s
tate
per
cent
cha
nge
.
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
-W
OR
SE
23.1 13.
7
BE
TT
ER
+19
80R
ate
/ %
6.3%
1995
Rat
e! %
7.8%
Sta
teR
ate
/ %
7.5%
Cou
nty
Ran
k'
34
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)\
67.9
N13
.84.
48.
07
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)&
V10
0.0
27.8
0.0
26.8
1
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A37
.8%
45.1
%37
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
32.0
%47
.7%
3
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
2495
.931
16.8
21
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
&18
.840
.332
.752
.94
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
120.
4(a
ges
10-1
9)N
4.6%
10.2
%10
.9%
23
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s2.
1..
N14
.8%
15.1
%16
.4%
32
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
1995
Dat
a N
otA
vaila
ble
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)17
.2\
54.5
45.2
64.8
17
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
\30
.2 \20
.5%
14.3
%22
.7%
5
Pag
e 24
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50ty
Ran
k is
bas
eon
mos
t wen
t ava
dabl
eda
ta. I
-be
st. 5
5 st
)
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
95C
hang
e
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n31
,117
26,7
74-1
4.0%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
5 do
llars
)$3
,563
$6,0
7570
.5%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
8.2%
13.3
%61
.1%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
80.5
%82
.4%
2.5%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s5,
463
4,04
7-2
5.9%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s3,
380
4,75
740
.7%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
9.8%
6.2%
-36.
7%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
188,
496
5,80
0-3
1.7%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
27.3
%21
.7%
-20.
7%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
1.0%
1.5%
40.9
%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
0.9%
1.8%
110.
6%
IM
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
11.4
%14
.2%
24.5
%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
13.0
%17
.2%
32.3
%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$34,
126
$31,
407
-8.0
%
Ford
Coa
l Com
pany
5 5
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
Cab
e!! C
ount
y
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
5T
rend
Dat
aS
olid
bar
s in
dica
te c
ount
y pe
rcen
t cha
nge
M P
atte
rned
bar
s in
dica
te s
tate
per
cent
cha
nge
Indi
cato
rs
56.9
- W
OR
SE
\V
.
BE
TT
ER
+19
80R
ate
/ %
5.5%
1995
Rat
e / %
8.6%
Sta
teR
ate
/ %
7.5%
Cou
nty
Ran
k'
43P
erce
nt lo
w b
irth-
wei
ght b
abie
s
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)29
.514
.610
.38.
042
N.
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e
(age
s 1-
14 p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
50.3
46.6
23.2
26.8
22
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A.
36.8
%45
.1 %
42
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
44.8
%47
.7%
16
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
4362
.931
16.8
51
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
25.2 \
65.0
48.6
52.9
19
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
(age
s 10
-19)
\61.3
\6.
5%10
.6%
10.9
%30
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s7.
922
.8%
21.0
%16
.4%
49N
..\
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te
(age
s 10
-19
per
1,00
0 yo
uths
)19
95D
ata
Not
Ava
ilabl
e
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)\
37.7
Ni
69.4
43.2
64.8
15
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
\19
.4N
28.0
%22
.6%
22.7
%29
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50
0u
rCou
ly R
ank
ba e
. on
mos
t 'ac
es: a
varla
bb,
data
1=
baS
t 55=
wor
s0
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
39
I.
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n10
6,83
596
,709
-9.5
%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
5 do
llars
)$3
,677
$6,0
8965
.6%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
10.5
%19
.5%
85.3
%P
erce
nt b
irths
with
early
pre
nata
l car
e68
.3%
86.8
%27
.0%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s22
,979
16,6
99-2
7.3%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s26
,086
36,3
1539
.2%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
9.3%
5.8%
-37.
6%T
otal
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
27,1
9320
,620
-24.
2%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
25.5
%21
.3%
-16.
2%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
4.9%
5.3%
9.2%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
5.7%
6.7%
18.5
%
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
90
Cha
nge
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
15.4
%21
.0%
36.5
%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
16.8
%24
.8%
48.0
%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$27,
288
$28,
090
2.9%
Est
rictly
BU
SIN
ES
SC
ompu
ter
Sys
tem
s Pag
e 25
Cal
houn
Cou
nty
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
5T
rend
Dat
aS
olid
bar
s in
dica
te c
ount
y pe
rcen
t cha
nge
Pat
tern
ed b
ars
indi
cate
sta
te p
erce
nt c
hang
e
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
i-S
E
\B
ET
TE
R
32.4
+19
80R
ate
/ %
10.7
%
1995
Rat
e / %
7.3%
Sta
teR
ate
/ %
7.5%
Cou
nty
Ran
k*
30
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)60
.118
.57.
48.
025
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)h.
37.8 V
76.3
47.4
26.8
52
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A50
.6%
45.1
%19
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
72.8
%47
.7%
53
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
5220
.531
16.8
55
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
&\
40.7
112.
466
.752
.948
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
58.5
(age
s 10
-19)
,.\.\'
la..\
\\X\
N7.
0%11
.1%
10.9
%35
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
sk
N71
.171
.37.
5%10
.8%
16.4
%9
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
1995
Dat
a N
otA
vaila
ble
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)\
\67
.911
2.4
36.0
64.8
10
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
\25
.7_, \
43.7
%32
.5%
22.7
%51
-50
-40
-30
Pag
e 26
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50C
ou ty
Ran
k is
bas
d o
n m
ost t
en o
f ava
ilabl
eda
ta. 1
=be
st, 5
5.w
o st
)
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
42
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
95%
Cha
nge
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n8,
250
7,90
5-4
.2%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
5 do
llars
)$4
,140
$5,7
2338
.2%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
12.7
%20
.7%
63.5
%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
77.1
%74
.1%
-3.9
%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s1,
009
1,13
912
.9%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s66
880
320
.2%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
15.0
%22
.8%
52.0
%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
182,
380
1,96
8-1
7.3%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
28.8
%24
.9%
-13.
7%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
0.8%
0.9%
14.3
%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
0.0%
0.8%
NM
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
90C
hang
e
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
13.2
%19
.2%
45.7
%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
34.7
%37
.1%
7.0%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$17,
837
$17,
671
-0.9
%
Min
nie
Ham
ilton
Hea
lth C
are
Cen
ter
ST
he A
nnie
E. C
asey
Fou
ndat
ion
Cla
y C
ount
y
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
5T
rend
Dat
a11
1 S
olid
bar
s in
dica
te c
ount
y pe
rcen
t cha
nge
1E1
Pat
tern
ed b
ars
indi
cate
sta
te p
erce
nt c
hang
e
Indi
cato
rs
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
- W
OR
SE
.'1
%
\
BE
TT
ER
+19
80R
ate
/ %
7.2%
1995
Rat
e / %
7.9%
Sta
teR
ate
/ %
7.5%
Cou
nty
Ran
k'
35
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)11
\79
-1 \21
.74.
58.
08
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)T
A.
20.4
17.2
26.8
15.7 N
ILN
i
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A58
.9%
45.1
%13
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
74.3
%47
.7%
54
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
3587
.031
16.8
42
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
&23
1 N11
0.9
85.3
52.9
55
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
(age
s 10
-19)
\§1.2
N9.
2%14
.0%
10.9
%47
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s\
168
.937
.3%
11.6
%16
.4%
12
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
1995
Dat
a N
otA
vaila
ble
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)\
\88
.320
1.5
23.6
64.8
6
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
I.29
.8 1149
.2%
34.6
%22
.7%
53
The
Ann
ieC
asey
Fou
ndat
ion
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50
60(t
oo ty
Ran
k is
be
est o
n m
ost r
ecen
t ava
ttabt
oda
ta Ir
eest
. 55-
wor
st)
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
41
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
95C
hang
e
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n11
,265
10,3
30-8
.3%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
5 do
llars
)$3
,263
$5,5
1068
.9%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
14.0
%26
.5%
89.8
%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
58.2
%76
.7%
31.8
%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s53
068
729
.6%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s52
584
360
.6%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
15.7
%14
.0%
-10.
8%T
otal
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
3,87
62,
865
-26.
1%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
34.4
%27
.7%
-19.
4%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
0.2%
0.5%
221.
4%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
0.0%
0.4%
NM
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8°19
90C
hang
e
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
10.1
%17
.6%
74.2
%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
37.4
%48
.4%
29.4
%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$17,
322
$16,
130
-6.9
%
TE
RR
EL
L E
LL
IS&
AS
SO
CIA
TE
S
61P
age
27
Dod
drid
ge C
ount
y
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
5T
rend
Dat
aI.
Sol
id b
ars
indi
cate
cou
nty
perc
ent c
hang
eE
i Pat
tern
ed b
ars
indi
cate
sta
te p
erce
nt c
hang
e
.
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
-O
RS
E
\,..
N3.
9
- ..
1980
Rat
e / %
9.6%
1995
Rat
e / %
Sta
teR
ate
/ %C
ount
yR
ank*
499.
2%7.
5%
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)\
88.4
"V:
11.9
7.4
8.0
25
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)&
42.1
'M70
.540
.826
.847
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A66
.7%
45.1
%10
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
54.7
%47
.7%
35
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
2189
.031
16.8
15
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
2.7
67.7
65.8
52.9
45b.
.\
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
(age
s 10
-19)
70.8
6.2%
10.5
%10
.9%
28
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s41
.4IN
N29
.2%
17.1
%16
.4%
39
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
1995
Dat
a N
otA
vaila
ble
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)k
\1
00.0
114.
80.
064
.81
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
11.0
k32
.5%
28.9
%22
.7%
43\
-50
Pag
e 28
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50("
Cou
nty
Ran
k ,s
bas
ed o
n m
ost r
ecen
t eva
dabl
eda
ta. ,
=be
st. 5
5-w
o ad
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
33
III
.1
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n7,
433
7,32
9-1
.4%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
5 do
llars
)$3
,997
$6,5
2763
.3%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
9.5%
18.4
%93
.0%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
77.5
%87
.3%
12.7
%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s65
070
68.
6%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s41
355
033
.2%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
8.5%
8.4%
-1.2
%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
182,
281
1,81
9-2
0.3%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
30.7
%24
.8%
-19.
1%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
0.4%
0.9%
151.
7%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
0.0%
1.3%
NM
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
90C
hang
e
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
10.3
%13
.3%
29.1
%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
27.5
%26
.2%
-4.9
%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$18,
972
$19,
830
4.5%
6JT
he A
nnie
E. C
asey
Fou
ndat
ion
Fay
ette
Cou
nty
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
5T
rend
Dat
aM
ISol
id b
ars
indi
cate
cou
nty
perc
ent c
hang
eE
l Pat
tern
ed b
ars
indi
cate
sta
te p
erce
nt c
hang
e
Indi
cato
rs
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
- W
OR
SE
BE
TT
ER
+19
80R
ate
/ %
6.4%
1995
Rat
e / %
7.9%
Sta
teR
ate
/ %
7.5%
Cou
nty
Ran
k*
3522
.6\
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)\
48.0 \
14.5
7.5
8.0
28
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)19
.542
.734
.426
.838
N
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A45
.2%
45.1
%25
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
58.2
%47
.7%
40
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
3411
.731
16.8
41
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
&23
.3 N1Z
83.7
64.2
52.9
42
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
78.6
(age
s 10
-19)
\N
7.8%
14.0
%10
.9%
47
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s\
49.2
25.7
%13
.0%
16.4
%18
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
1995
Dat
a N
otA
vaila
ble
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
10.4
81.7
73.2
64.8
34N
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
21.9
\N
q36
.3%
28.3
%22
.7%
42
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50
()
Moo
ty H
ank
os b
a ed
on
mos
t rec
ent a
vert
able
data
. I-b
est 5
5ow
orst
)
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
38
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
95C
hang
e
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n57
,863
48,9
27-1
5.4%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
5 do
llars
)$3
,327
$5,7
8173
.8%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
14.3
%23
.4%
63.9
%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
53.2
%77
.1%
45.0
%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s5,
599
4,30
8-2
3.1%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s6,
126
8,26
734
.9%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
14.2
%10
.6%
-25.
4%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
1817
,154
11,4
67-3
3.2%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
29.6
%23
.4%
-20.
9%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
7.9%
7.3%
-8.0
%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
8.3%
8.0%
-3.7
%
El
.1I
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
13.0
%19
.4%
49.5
%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
22.4
%34
.0%
51.5
%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$23,
388
$20,
848
-10.
9%
Ford
Coa
l Com
pany
Pag
e 29
Gilm
er C
ount
y
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
5T
rend
Dat
aIII
ISol
id b
ars
indi
cate
cou
nty
perc
ent c
hang
e[a
l Pat
tern
ed b
ars
indi
cate
sta
te p
erce
nt c
hang
e
..
.I
-WO
RS
EB
ET
TE
R+
1980
Rat
e / %
9.5%
1995
Rat
e / %
9.8%
Sta
teR
ate
/ %
7.5%
Cou
nty
Ran
k*
53P
erce
nt lo
w b
irth-
wei
ght b
abie
s.2
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)\
77.7
12.8
2.9
8.0
2
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e
(age
s 1-
14 p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
12.0
&'''M
47.9
42.1
26.8
48
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A36
.0%
45.1
%44
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
68.4
%47
.7%
51
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e
(per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)N
A38
91.7
3116
.847
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
&'1
1
48.0
58.0
30.1
52.9
2
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
27.1
l&'
5.0%
6.4%
10.9
%4
(age
s 10
-19)
kX
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s.
170
.636
.3%
10.7
%16
.4%
8
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te
(age
s 10
-19
per
1,00
0 yo
uths
)19
95D
ata
Not
Ava
ilabl
e
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)
NM
0.0
81.5
64.8
38k
N
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
k27
.2N
33.0
%24
.0%
22.7
%31
Pag
e 30
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50
66(
Cou
5, R
ank
is D
a ad
on
mos
t rec
ent a
vaila
ble
data
. lut
es(
55 w
orst
)
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
18
.III
..1
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n8,
334
7,29
1-1
2.5%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
5 do
llars
)$3
,753
$5,9
1157
.5%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
9.8%
20.7
%11
1.3%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ith
early
pre
nata
l car
e77
.2%
86.2
%11
.7%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s1,
079
1,00
2-7
.1%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s61
783
535
.3%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
7.5%
10.7
%42
.7%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
182,
262
1,71
7-2
4.1%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
27.1
%23
.5%
-13.
3%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
0.9%
1.3%
34.8
%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
0.4%
1.1%
199.
8%
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
90C
hang
e
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
10.5
%15
.8%
50.1
%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
20.8
%40
.7%
95.7
%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$18,
688
$16,
994
-9.1
%
67T
he A
nnie
E. C
asey
Fou
ndat
ion
Gra
ntC
ount
y
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
5T
rend
Dat
a11
11 S
olid
bar
s in
dica
te c
ount
y pe
rcen
t cha
nge
Pat
tern
ed b
ars
indi
cate
sta
te p
erce
nt c
hang
e
Indi
cato
rs-
WO
I.
I
5 1%
1995
Rat
e / %
5.6%
Sta
teR
ate
/ %
7.5%
Cou
nty
Ran
k
6P
erce
nt lo
w b
irth-
wei
ght b
abie
s7\
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)X
30.8
x N
10 2
7.1
8.0
22
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e
(age
s 1-
14 p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
1.6
50.5
49.8
26.8
54\
N
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A94
.7%
45.1
%3
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
56.9
%47
.7%
38
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e
(per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)N
A15
38.1
3116
.85
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
N.
26.6
Ng
72.3
53.0
52.9
25
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
(age
s 10
-19)
\71.8
.s4.
6%8.
0%10
.9%
9
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s\
\X\. ."
\\N
46.9
&V
21.2
%11
.2%
16.4
%10
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
1995
Dat
a N
otA
vaila
ble
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)\
XIM
N54
.516
0.7
73.2
64.8
34
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
\24
.4_
\N1\
29.8
%22
.5%
22.7
%28
E. C
asey
Fou
ndat
ion
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40
6 6
(Co
fly R
ank
s ea
ea
on m
ost r
ecen
t ava
dabl
ada
ta1=
best
. 55m
vors
0
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
19
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
95
Cha
nge
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n10
,210
11,0
978.
7%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
5 do
llars
)$4
,574
$5,3
7117
.4%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
7.3%
7.0%
-4.1
%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ith
early
pre
nata
l car
e82
.1%
85.5
%4.
2%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s2,
918
2,94
91.
1%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s1,
146
1,85
962
.2%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
7.8%
10.2
%30
.8%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
183,
117
2,59
3-1
6.8%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
30.5
%23
.4%
-23.
5%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
1.5%
1.8%
22.5
%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
1.3%
1.9%
43.7
%
.1
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
8.1%
15.0
%83
.8%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
26.0
%16
.2%
-37.
6%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$20,
474
$25,
327
23.7
%
6 S
Pag
e 31
Gre
enbr
ier
Cou
nty
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
5T
rend
Dat
aM
ISol
id b
ars
indi
cate
cou
nty
perc
ent c
hang
era
l Pat
tern
ed b
ars
indi
cate
sta
te p
erce
nt c
hang
e
.
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
g-S
E
1.7
--R
+19
80R
ate
/ %
6.6%
1995
Rat
e / %
6.5%
-
7.5%
Cou
nty
Ran
k
15
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)\
51.2
11.2
5.5
8.0
12
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)&
43.3
NV
32.5
18.4
26.8
16
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A50
.6%
45.1
%19
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
51.5
%47
.7%
26
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
2817
.431
16.8
29
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
h..
22.2
168
.253
.152
.926
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
(age
s 10
-19)
\78.0
6.0%
10.8
%10
.9%
34
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
sI,
53.6
35.8
%16
.6%
16.4
%36
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
1995
Dat
a N
otA
vaila
ble
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)6.
6\
N98
.810
5.3
64.8
47
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
\26
.9 \32
.7%
23.9
%22
.7%
30
Pag
e 32
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50
70
l'Cou
ty R
ank
Is b
a ad
on
mos
t la
ant a
valla
bla
data
. 1. b
est.
55..4
,0
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
31
:
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n37
,665
35,7
12
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
5 do
llars
)$3
,760
$5,2
20
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
5.6%
11.6
%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
53.5
%81
.9%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s4,
195
3,69
6
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s7,
014
9,99
9
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
11.7
%10
.1%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
1810
,666
7,89
9
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
28.3
%22
.1%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
4.4%
4.5%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
4.8%
4.8%
I
.
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
11.6
%17
.6%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
16.4
%23
.8%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$23,
125
$23,
819
-5.2
%
38.8
%
107.
2%
53.1
%
-11.
9%
42.6
%
-13.
7%
-25.
9%
-21.
9%
1.5%
0.4%
51.7
%
44.9
%
3.0%
Com
plim
ents
of
Alb
ert a
nd B
itsy
Sch
wab
e
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
Ham
pshi
re C
ount
y
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
5T
rend
Dat
aE
lSol
id b
ars
indi
cate
cou
nty
perc
ent c
hang
e11
S] P
atte
rned
bar
s in
dica
te s
tate
per
cent
cha
nge
Indi
cato
rs-
WO
RS
EB
ET
TE
R +
1980
Rat
e / %
6.2%
1995
Rat
e / %
7.9%
Sta
teR
ate
/ %
7.5%
Cou
nty
Ran
k*
35P
erce
nt lo
w b
irth-
wei
ght b
abie
sE
tnii!
\ N.
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)3.
28.
17.
88.
030
I \\ X
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)16
9.0
k.1
17.5
47.0
26.8
51
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A59
.6%
45.1
%12
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
52.5
%47
.7 %
31
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
1746
.431
16.8
7
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
9.7
581
52.5
52.9
24&
N
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
118.
8(a
ges
10-1
9)\
\3.
8%8.
2%10
.9%
11
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s7.
421
.9%
23.5
%16
.4%
52...
&\
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
1995
Dat
a N
otA
vaila
ble
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)IL
\52
.320
0.4
95.5
64.8
43
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
\ \ \ \
\ \ \
\29.5
\ \\
29.2
%20
.6%
22.7
%23
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50
! ( 4
('Cou
ty R
ank
is D
a ad
on
mos
t rec
ent a
vaila
ble
data
,t =
best
55,
vors
0
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
34
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
95C
hang
e
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n14
,867
18,3
8223
.6%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
5 do
llars
)$3
,556
$5,0
9043
.1%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
8.4%
13.6
%63
.1%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
83.4
%79
.1%
-5.1
%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s1,
434
1,53
77.
2%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s1,
527
2,89
689
.7%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
7.0%
4.0%
-42.
9%T
otal
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
4,59
34,
557
-0.8
%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
30.9
%24
.8%
-19.
8%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
1.0%
1.6%
51.7
%P
erce
nt m
inor
ity p
opul
atio
nun
der
age
181.
1%2.
1%96
.6%
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
90C
hang
e
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
9.9%
14.0
%40
.9%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
20.0
%21
.1%
5.4%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$22,
377
$24,
164
8.0%
1114
Alle
ghen
y Po
wer
Pag
e 33
Han
cock
Cou
nty
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
5T
rend
Dat
aS
olid
bar
s in
dica
te c
ount
y pe
rcen
t cha
nge
Pat
tern
ed b
ars
indi
cate
sta
te p
erce
nt c
hang
e
I
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
-SE
25.0
BE
TT
ER
+19
80R
ate
/ /.
5.7%
' 7.1%
Sta
teR
ate
/ %
7.5%
' 26
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)I..
56.3
N13
.05.
78.
013
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e
(age
s 1-
14 p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
10.8
&\
25.6
22.9
26.8
20
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A40
.5%
45.1
%30
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
29.6
%47
.7%
2
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e
(per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)N
A31
53.8
3116
.837
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
&29
.2 \48
.734
.552
.95
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
(age
s 10
-19)
66.3
kN
I5.
4%8.
9%10
.9%
17
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s19
. 416
.3%
13.1
%16
.4%
19N
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te
(age
s 10
-19
per
1,00
0 yo
uths
)19
95D
ata
Not
Ava
ilabl
e
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)k
76.0
62.8
15.1
64.8
3
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
k\
42.3
22.7
%13
.1%
22.7
%3
Pag
e 34
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50
/14
(oy
ty R
ank
is b
ased
on
mos
t Sec
nt a
vaila
ble
data
, 1 -
best
, 55=
wor
st)
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
3
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n40
,418
34,7
23
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
5 do
llars
)$3
,671
$6,0
99
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
7.5%
13.6
%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ith
early
pre
nata
l car
e75
.9%
86.0
%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s15
,223
9,12
6
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s6,
665
8,00
6
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
8.3%
6.1%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
1811
,311
7,41
1
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
28.0
%21
.3%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
3.1%
3.6%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
3.2%
4.2%
.1ID
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
11.8
%17
.2%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
9.3%
18.1
%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$36,
466
$30,
576
-14.
1%
66.1
%
82.5
%
13.2
%
-40.
1%
20.1
%
-26.
5%
-34.
5%
-23.
7%
17.0
%
29.1
%
46.0
%
95.6
%
-16.
2%
IWE
IRT
ON
ME
DIC
AL
CE
NT
ER
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
Har
dy C
ount
y
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
5T
rend
Dat
aE
lSol
id b
ars
indi
cate
cou
nty
perc
ent c
hang
e E
Pat
tern
ed b
ars
indi
cate
sta
tepe
rcen
t cha
nge
Indi
cato
rs
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
- W
OR
SE
\,.
BE
TT
ER
+19
80R
ate
/ %
5.0%
1995
Rat
e / %
6.2%
Sta
teR
ate
/ %C
ount
yR
ank*
1224
.124
.7.
5%
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)42
.212
.37.
18.
022
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)5
119
.020
.026
.818
.s,
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A13
7.2%
45.1
%1
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
49.0
%47
.7%
21
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
2470
.131
16.8
19
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
19.7
N62
.850
.452
.922
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
30.8
.,6.
8%8.
8%10
.9%
16(a
ges
10-1
9)\
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s\
52.5
52.2
3.5%
11.2
%16
.4%
10
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
1995
Dat
a N
otA
vaila
ble
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)87
4.0
\N
.22
.310
5.7
64.8
48
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
\\
41.8
30.8
%17
.9%
22.7
%13
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50
r-(
(CO
u ly
Ran
k es
ba
ad o
n m
ost i
s an
t ava
ilabl
eda
ta. t
ebes
t. 55
=w
o S
i)
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
12
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
95C
hang
e
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n10
,030
11,5
9615
.6%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
5 do
llars
)$4
,175
$5,1
0722
.3%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
8.7%
8.0%
-8.1
%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
82.6
%85
.4%
3.3%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s1,
977
4,14
410
9.6%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s1,
046
1,80
072
.1%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
7.1%
4.4%
-38.
0%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
182,
797
2,56
6-8
.3%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
27.9
%22
.1%
-20.
7%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
2.1%
2.8%
31.4
%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
2.0%
2.8%
38.2
%
inI
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
10.3
%14
.4%
39.0
%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
23.2
%15
.3%
-34.
2%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$20,
309
$25,
843
27 .2
%
Ford
Coa
l Com
pany
7 7
Pag
e 35
Har
rison
Cou
nty
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
5T
rend
Dat
aIII
Sol
id b
ars
indi
cate
cou
nty
perc
ent c
hang
e[E
l Pat
tern
ed b
ars
indi
cate
sta
te p
erce
nt c
hang
e
..
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
- W
OR
'SE
\ V3.
2
:-
1980
Rat
e / %
6.9%
1995
Rat
e / %
7.2%
Sta
teR
ate
/ %
7.5%
-
28
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)1.
20.1
N13
.510
.88.
045
XC
hild
dea
th r
ate
(age
s 1-
14 p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
1.19
.230
.024
.326
.824
\\P
erce
nt o
f elig
ible
chi
ldre
n se
rved
by
Hea
d S
tart
(ag
es 3
-4)
NA
38.7
%45
.1%
33
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
46.3
%47
.7%
17
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
3350
.531
16.8
39
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
2.5
60.8
59.3
52.9
361N
.'N
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
121.
2(a
ges
10-1
9)M
N5.
0%11
.1%
10.9
%35
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
sk
36.8 N
21.3
%13
.4%
16.4
%23
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
1995
Dat
a N
otA
vaila
ble
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)k
36.2 \
96.6
61.6
64.8
28
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
.\22
.4\
26.3
%20
.4%
22.7
%22
-50
Pag
e 36
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50('C
ou ty
Ran
k ts
ba
ad o
n m
ost r
ocen
t ava
ilabl
eda
ta. t
-be
st. 5
5aiv
orst
)
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
26
ID
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n77
,710
70,8
86-8
.8%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
5 do
llars
)$3
,545
$5,7
4562
.1%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
9.7%
18.1
%85
.6%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
82.5
%85
.9%
4.1%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s13
,639
11,3
62-1
6.7%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s14
,501
19,7
7136
.3%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
8.4%
8.6%
2.4%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
1821
,248
16,1
86-2
3.8%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
27.3
%22
.8%
-16.
5%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
1.7%
3.1%
83.1
%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
2.0%
3.5%
77.6
%
I
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
12.3
%17
.6%
42.7
%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
18.1
%24
.5%
35.7
%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$25,
578
$25,
245
-1.3
%
Com
plim
ents
of
Wye
th L
eder
lePe
diat
rics
& V
acci
nes
rsT
he A
nnie
E. C
asey
Fou
ndat
ion
Jack
son
Cou
nty
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
5T
rend
Dat
aIII
Sol
id b
ars
indi
cate
cou
nty
perc
ent c
hang
e 0
Pat
tern
ed b
ars
indi
cate
sta
te p
erce
nt c
hang
e
Indi
cato
rs
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
- W
OR
SE
32.8
\..
- -19
80R
ate
/ %
5.0%
1995
Rat
e / %
6.6%
Sta
teR
ate
/ %
7.5%
Cou
nty
Ran
k*
17
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)X
37.9
9.2
5.7
8.0
13x
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)11
.834
.430
.326
.834
N
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A41
.6%
45.1
%29
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
44.4
%47
.7%
14
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
2986
.831
16.8
34
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
I.18
.11
61.4
50.2
52.9
21
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
175.
9(a
ges
10-1
9)\
\2.
7%7.
5%10
.9%
7
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s\
2817
.8%
12.8
%16
.4%
17w 1
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
1995
Dat
a N
otA
vaila
ble
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)\
24.6 N
.498
.073
.964
.836
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
\33 \
726
.5%
17.6
%22
.7%
12
-50
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
-40
So
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50('C
oo ty
Ran
k Is
Da
ed o
n m
ost r
ecen
t 5,5
1590
1Bda
ta 1
.bes
t. 55
- w
o si
t
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
11
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
95%
Cha
nge
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n25
,794
27,1
355.
2%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
5 do
llars
)$3
,914
$5,9
4751
.9%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
4.3%
14.3
%23
2.7%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
72.2
%82
.4%
14.0
%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s5,
773
4,48
4-2
2.3%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s2,
842
5,25
084
.7%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
11.5
%8.
0%-3
0.4%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
187,
868
6,55
8-1
6.6%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
30.5
%24
.2%
-20.
8%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
0.3%
0.7%
130.
2%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
0.4%
1.0%
137.
0%
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
90C
hang
e
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
9.3%
15.1
%62
.7%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
13.7
%24
.6%
79.5
%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$30,
026
$25,
121
-16.
3%
Pag
e 37
Jeffe
rson
Cou
nty
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
5T
rend
Dat
aI.
Sol
id b
ars
indi
cate
cou
nty
perc
ent c
hang
eE
l Pat
tern
ed b
ars
indi
cate
sta
te p
erce
nt c
hang
e
.6
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
-S
E
&2.
9
BE
TT
ER
+19
80R
ate
/ %
6.6%
1995
Rat
e / *
/.
6.4%
Sta
teR
ate
/ %
7.5%
-
13
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)\
61.3
V15
.46.
08.
016
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e
(age
s 1-
14 p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
\45
.8'M
61.9
33.6
26.8
37
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A38
.9%
45.1
%32
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
34.8
%47
.7%
4
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
1504
.431
16.8
4
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
h.31
.6\
64.7
44.3
52.9
15
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
366
7.6%
10.3
%10
.9%
25
(age
s 10
-19)
&X
\
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s15
.034
.2%
29.1
%16
.4%
551
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te
(age
s 10
-19
per
1,00
0 yo
uths
)19
95D
ata
Not
Ava
ilabl
e
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)S
.27
.0 \80
.758
.964
.827
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
\\
43.7
37.3
%21
.0%
22.7
%24
Pag
e 38
8 2
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50(T
ian
ly R
ank
is b
e ee
l on
mos
t rec
ent a
vaila
ble
data
, 1 =
best
, 55=
wor
s1)
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
21
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
95
Cha
nge
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n30
,302
39,3
8730
.0%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
5 do
llars
)$3
,106
$5,4
6776
.0%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
8.3%
11.6
%41
.1%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ith
early
pre
nata
l car
e77
.3%
82.6
%6.
9%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s3,
008
4,75
758
.1%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s4,
518
7,76
371
.8%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
6.3%
4.3%
-31.
7%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
188,
915
9,71
89.
0%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
29.4
%24
.7%
-16.
1%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
9.6%
9.5%
-1.7
%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
12.1
%10
.9%
-10.
5%
.1I
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
13.6
%15
.3%
12.6
%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
17.9
%13
.7%
-23.
5%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$27,
042
$34,
887
29.0
%
LIB
ER
TY
BU
SIN
ESS
PA
RK
8JT
he A
nnie
E. C
asey
Fou
ndat
ion
Kan
awha
Cou
nty
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
5T
rend
Dat
aN
ISol
id b
ars
indi
cate
cou
nty
perc
ent c
hang
eE
SE
I Pat
tern
ed b
ars
indi
cate
sta
te p
erce
nt c
hang
e
Indi
cato
rs
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
- W
OR
SE
24.6
..N
.N
BE
TT
ER
+19
90R
ate
/ %
6.5%
1995
Rat
e / %
8.1%
Sta
teR
ate
/ %
7.5%
Cou
nty
Ran
k'
40
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)I.
42.7
112
.37.
08.
021
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)27
.838
.227
.626
.831
N.
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A31
.2%
45.1
%50
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
37.8
%47
.7%
7
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
3812
.831
16.8
45
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
3.6
62.5
64.7
52.9
43\
N
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
(age
s 10
-19)
\84.1
\6.
6%12
.1%
10.9
%41
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s1.
521
.6%
21.3
%16
.4%
50
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
1995
Dat
a N
otA
vaila
ble
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)8.
196
.688
.764
.840
Nb.
N
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
i20
.8\
26.5
%21
.0%
22.7
%24
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50('C
ou ty
Ran
ks b
ased
on
mos
t sec
ant a
vada
blo
data
. 1=
best
, 55-
veo
at)
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
44
WO
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n23
1,41
420
5,77
2-1
1.1%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
5 do
llars
)$4
,031
$5,6
4540
.0%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
7.9%
16.4
%10
6.8%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
71.3
%70
.9%
-0.5
%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s47
,860
36,3
83-2
4.0%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s53
,461
73,5
7037
.6%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
7.2%
5.7%
-20.
8%T
otal
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
60,7
1444
,675
-26.
4%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
26.2
%21
.7%
-17.
2%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
6.7%
8.0%
19.1
%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
7.9%
10.4
%31
.9%
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
90C
hang
e
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
13.8
%21
.0%
52.6
%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
13.7
%22
.0%
60.2
%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$31,
334
$30,
030
-4.2
%
IT
HE
AR
NO
LD A
GE
NC
Y
8 5
Pag
e 39
Lew
is C
ount
y
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
5T
rend
Dat
aS
olid
bar
s in
dica
te c
ount
y pe
rcen
t cha
nge
Ej P
atte
rned
bar
s in
dica
te s
tate
per
cent
cha
nge
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
- W
OR
SE
ME
E 14.5B
ET
TE
R +
1980
Rat
e / %
8.2%
1995
Rat
e / %
7.0%
Sta
teR
ate
/ %
7.5%
Cou
nty
Ran
k*
21
& 1
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)20
.2\
11.7
9.3
8.0
36N
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)\
154
.941
.118
.526
.817
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A20
.6%
45.1
%55
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
54.5
%47
.7%
34
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
3076
.931
16.8
36
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
.19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
10.9
&64
.357
.252
.934
\P
erce
nt b
irths
to u
nmar
ried
teen
s16
4.9
(age
s 10
-19)
\.N
3.9%
10.3
%10
.9%
25
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s23
.422
.2%
17.0
%16
.4%
37
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
1995
Dat
a N
otA
vaila
ble
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)26
.064
.747
.964
.820
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
\\
39.3
32.2
%19
.5%
22.7
%19
Pag
e 40
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50
86(T
oe ty
Ran
k is
bas
ed o
n m
ost r
ecen
t eva
dabl
eda
ta,
1 -b
est,
55-m
s st
)
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
27
S
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n18
,813
17,6
23-6
.3%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
5 do
llars
)$3
,565
$5,9
7267
.5%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
9.5%
19.2
%10
1.2%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
79.6
%84
.1%
5.7%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s2,
638
2,19
7-1
6.7%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s2,
307
3,46
950
.4%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
10.0
%11
.6%
16.0
%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
185,
165
3,97
1-2
3.1%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
27.5
%22
.5%
-17.
9%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
0.7%
1.1%
43.9
%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
0.6%
1.2%
83.7
%
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
90C
hang
e
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
12.7
%18
.1%
42.5
%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
20.2
%31
.4%
55.1
%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$23,
066
$22,
273
-3.4
%
oc ALP
HA
ALP
HA
AS
SO
CIA
TE
S, I
NC
OR
PO
RA
TE
DA
rchi
tect
sE
ngin
eers
Mor
gant
own
Mar
tinsb
urg,
Wes
t Virg
inia
8`7
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
Linc
oln
Cou
nty
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
5T
rend
Dat
aIII
Sol
id b
ars
indi
cate
cou
nty
perc
ent c
hang
eE
l Pat
tern
ed b
ars
indi
cate
sta
te p
erce
nt c
hang
e
Indi
cato
rs
44
- W
OR
SE
5N
BE
TT
ER
+19
80R
ate
/ %
5.5%
1995
Rat
e / %
8.0%
Sta
teR
ate
/ %
7.5%
Cou
nty
Ran
k
39P
erce
nt lo
w b
irth-
wei
ght b
abie
s
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)3.
98.
08.
48.
032
\C
hild
dea
th r
ate
(age
s 1-
14 p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
15.2
36.0
30.6
26.8
35
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A38
.0%
45.1
%35
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
62.5
%47
.7%
48
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
4159
.031
16.8
50
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
\36
.2\
106.
367
.852
.950
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
(age
s 10
-19)
120.
9\
4.8%
10.7
%10
.9%
32
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s
r-
N59
.233
.6%
13.7
%16
.4%
26
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
1995
Dat
a N
otA
vaila
ble
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)40
.7&
N12
4.5
175.
264
.854
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
\ \ \ \
\ \ \
\32
.5\ \
\45
.1%
30.4
%22
.7%
46
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40
8
+50
('Co
fly R
ank
Is b
o ad
on
mos
t rec
ent e
vada
ble
data
1=
bast
. 55-
-wo
st)
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
54
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n23
,675
22,1
43-6
.5%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
5 do
llars
)$3
,818
$6,0
6358
.8%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
14.8
%28
.2%
89.7
%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
56.3
%82
.8%
47.0
%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s1,
014
1,21
019
.3%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s1,
099
1,68
153
.0%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
14.3
%13
.1%
-8.4
%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
187,
894
5,74
8-2
7.2%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
33.3
%26
.0%
-22.
2%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
0.2%
0.5%
151.
1%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
0.0%
0.5%
NM
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
10.2
%14
.8%
44.0
%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
28.9
%45
.1%
56.3
%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$21,
166
$16,
868
-20.
3%
FOX
PHO
TO
GR
APH
ICS
A W
est V
irgin
ia C
ompa
ny
Pag
e 41
Loga
n C
ount
y
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
5T
rend
Dat
aaS
olid
bar
s in
dica
te c
ount
y pe
rcen
t cha
nge
EI P
atte
rned
bar
s in
dica
te s
tate
per
cent
cha
nge
.
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
- W
OR
SE
1.2
BE
TT
ER
+19
80R
ate
/ %
7.4%
1995
Rat
e /%
7.4%
Sta
teR
ate
/ %
7.5%
Cou
nty
Ran
k*
31
N.
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)
.
\72
.8N
,16
.54.
58.
08
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1.14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)\
27.8
49.0
35.4
26.8
39'S
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A42
.3%
45.1
%27
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
51.8
%47
.7%
27
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
2871
.331
16.8
30
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
32 \4
97.4
65.9
52.9
46
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
103.
4(a
ges
10-1
9)k
N6.
9%14
.1%
10.9
%49
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
sS
.N
.49
.436
.2%
18.3
%16
.4%
43
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
1995
Dat
a N
otA
vaila
ble
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)
h
k\''
45.3
103.
256
.564
.826
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
k24
.2'S
41.3
%31
.3%
22.7
%49
Pag
e 42
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40
Sc
+50
co. l
y R
ank
Is b
ased
on
mos
t rec
ent e
vada
ble
data
, I-b
est,
55-a
rors
t)
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
43
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8°19
95C
hang
e
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n50
,679
42,3
49-1
6.4%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
5 do
llars
)$3
,322
$5,9
6879
.6%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
10.7
%23
.7%
121.
8%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
47.8
%69
.7%
45.9
%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s8,
461
5,31
7-3
7.2%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s6,
334
8,21
029
.6%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
8.6%
12.2
%41
.9%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
1816
,758
10,9
21-3
4.8%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
33.1
%25
.8%
-22.
0%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
4.7%
4.3%
-7.9
%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
4.7%
4.4%
-5.2
%
I
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
11.6
%17
.5%
50.1
%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
21.9
%37
.3%
70.7
%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$25,
483
$21,
100
-17.
2%
The
Uni
ted
Met
hodi
st F
ound
atio
nof
Wes
t Vir
gini
a, I
nc.
Ass
istin
g U
nite
d M
etho
dist
s an
d ot
hers
to p
rovi
dela
stin
g gi
fts
to b
enef
it an
d se
rve
the
need
s of
child
ren
and
com
mun
ities
in W
est V
irgi
nia.
91T
he A
nnie
E. C
asey
Fou
ndat
ion
McD
owel
l Cou
nty
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
5T
rend
Dat
a11
11 S
olid
bar
s in
dica
te c
ount
y pe
rcen
t cha
nge
E2
Pat
tern
ed b
ars
indi
cate
sta
te p
erce
nt c
hang
e
Indi
cato
rs-
WO
BE
TT
ER
+19
80R
ate
/ %
9.2%
1995
Rat
e / %
10.1
%
Sta
teR
ate
/ %
7.5%
Cou
nty
Ran
k"
55P
erce
nt lo
w b
irth-
wei
ght b
abie
s1.
0 .In
fant
mor
talit
y ra
te(p
er 1
,000
live
birt
hs)
26.1
18.5
13.7
8.0
50x
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)2,
91
45.0
43.7
26.8
50i.
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A83
.7%
45.1
%5
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
80.7
%47
.7%
55
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
3985
.131
16.8
49
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
h.\
39.0
114.
069
.552
.952
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
(age
s 10
-19)
50.6 \
'WX
IMI
10.0
%15
.0%
10.9
%52
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s\
60.9
39.2
%15
.3%
16.4
%34
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
1995
Dat
a N
otA
vaila
ble
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)2.
7\
N11
1.2
114.
164
.850
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
18 3
58.3
%47
.6%
22.7
%55
I.-5
0
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40
y2
+50
("C
oo ty
Ran
k IS
be
ed o
n m
ost r
ecen
t eva
dabl
eda
ta.
1 -b
est.
55-w
o so
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
55
.
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n49
,899
32,4
11-3
5.0%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
5 do
llars
)$3
,440
$6,3
0483
.2%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
22.5
%33
.3%
47.8
%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
48.8
%62
.7%
28.3
%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s9,
046
2,19
8-7
5.7%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s3,
942
3,08
2-2
1.8%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
13.0
%12
.4%
-4.6
%T
otal
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
17,2
258,
649
-49.
8%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
34.5
%26
.7%
-22.
7%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
15.0
%14
.2%
-5.8
%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
14.2
%15
.0%
5.9%
.1I
III
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
13.8
%19
.1%
38.1
%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
31.2
%50
.3%
61.2
%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$21,
729
$15,
756
-27.
5%
Her
man
&C
orm
any
Cer
tifie
d P
ublic
Acc
ount
ants
, A.C
.
9JP
age
43
Mar
ion
Cou
nty
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
5T
rend
Dat
aS
olid
bar
s in
dica
te c
ount
y pe
rcen
t cha
nge
El P
atte
rned
bar
s in
dica
te s
tate
per
cent
cha
nge
.
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
*-S
ER
2.4
- .+
I
7 2%
1995
Rat
e / %
Sta
teR
ate
/ %C
ount
yR
ank*
217.
0%7.
5%\
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)W
M.
57.3
\7.15
.46.
68.
018
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)&
..k
38.1
NIN
38.9
24.1
26.8
23
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A35
.6%
45.1
%46
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
41.2
%47
.7%
10
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
3403
.531
16.8
40
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
h.37
.1\
59.3
37.3
52.9
6
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
43.1
\5.
9%8.
4%10
.9%
14
(age
s 10
-19)
bi.
XX
XX
\AX
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s\\
\72
.425
.9%
7.1%
16.4
%1
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
1995
Dat
a N
otA
vaila
ble
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)\ \
\Me I\ 32
.311
59.1
74.7
30.5
64.8
8
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
-23
.5%
15.9
%22
.7%
8
Pag
e 44
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40
94+
50('C
ount
y R
ank
is b
a ed
on
mos
: wen
s av
atta
bte
data
. I-b
est.
5.5.
-tvo
rse
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n65
,789
57,7
93-1
2.2%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
5 do
llars
)$3
,981
$5,4
8637
.8%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
10.2
%19
.0%
87.1
%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
76.3
%78
.9%
3.4%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s11
,812
8,40
5-2
8.8%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s9,
764
12,3
9326
.9%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
9.9%
8.8%
-11.
1%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
1817
,369
12,4
99-2
8.0%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
26.4
%21
.6%
-18.
1%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
4.0%
4.3%
9.9%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
4.8%
5.1%
5.4%
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
90C
hang
e
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
12.5
%17
.0%
35.7
%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
16.6
%26
.5%
59.2
%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$27,
266
$25,
963
-4.8
%
3126
Sev
enth
Ave
nue
Cha
rlest
on, W
V 2
5312
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
Mar
shal
l Cou
nty
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
5T
rend
Dat
aIII
Sol
id b
ars
indi
cate
cou
nty
perc
ent c
hang
eE
D P
atte
rned
bar
s in
dica
te s
tate
per
cent
cha
nge
Indi
cato
rs
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
- W
OR
SE
- -R
+19
80R
ate
/ %
6.0%
1995
Rat
e / %
4.9%
Sta
teR
ate
/ %
7.5%
Cou
nty
Ran
k*
3
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)...
I
66.9
11.3
3.7
8.0
5
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)I.
XIL
40.5
N24
.014
.326
.811
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A31
.3%
45.1
%49
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
51.8
%47
.7%
27
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
_.:
NA
2925
,431
16.8
31
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
29.8
NIG
59.5
41.8
52.9
9
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
(age
s 10
-19)
\63.0
5.4%
8.7%
10.9
%15
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s\
\\.42
.642
.20
.7%
11.9
%16
.4%
16
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
1995
Dat
a N
otA
vaila
ble
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)\
\ILW
80.8
110.
221
.264
.84
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
\\\k
W30.5
24.5
%17
.0%
22.7
%10
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40
96
+50
(.C
ou ly
Ran
hba
ed
on m
ost r
ecen
t eva
dabl
eda
ta 1
=be
sl. 5
5-w
orst
)
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
II
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n41
,608
36,5
80-1
2.1%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
5 do
llars
)$4
,040
$6,5
2461
.5%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
8.4%
15.1
%79
.4%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
83.9
%82
.9%
-1.2
%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s8,
353
5,32
0-3
6.3%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s4,
224
5,84
138
.3%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
11.9
%7.
5%-3
7.0%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
1812
,020
8,40
5-3
0.1%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
28.9
%23
.0%
-20.
5%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
1.0%
1.4%
44.8
%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
0.9%
1.5%
76.3
%
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
90C
hang
e
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
11.1
%16
.3%
47.3
%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
11.8
%21
.4%
80.9
%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$31,
045
$26,
974
-13.
1%
Pag
e 45
Mas
on C
ount
y
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
5T
rend
Dat
a1.
Sol
id b
ars
indi
cate
cou
nty
perc
ent c
hang
eP
atte
rned
bar
s in
dica
te s
tate
per
cent
cha
nge
.
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
.\VW,3.2
.
6.5%
6.7%
Rat
e / %
7.5%
Ran
k'
18
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)N
,60
.7m
16.0
6.3
8.0
17
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)\
N70
.640
.111
.826
.87
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A24
.3%
45.1
%54
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
44.5
%47
.7%
15
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e
(per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)N
A27
04.5
3116
.826
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
I.19
.5.. \
76.9
61.9
52.9
40
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
165.
8(a
ges
10-1
9)N
5.6%
15.0
%10
.9%
52
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s22
.615
.4%
18.9
%16
.4%
45N
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te
(age
s 10
-19
per
1,00
0 yo
uths
)19
95D
ata
Not
Ava
ilabl
e
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)k
\73
.320
4.7
54.7
64.8
24
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
MI
k32
.0 \36
.3%
24.7
%22
.7%
36
Pag
e 46
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50ra
m ty
Ran
k is
baw
l on
nest
rec
ant a
vaila
ble
data
. 1-
best
. 55
wor
st)
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
25
II
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n27
,045
25,6
74
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
5 do
llars
)$3
,919
$6,1
22
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
6.3%
16.0
%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ith
early
pre
nata
l car
e66
.4%
80.4
%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s4,
529
3,68
5
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s2,
828
3,58
7
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
12.8
%11
.7%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
188,
041
6,13
1
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
29.7
%23
.9%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
0.9%
1.2%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
1.1%
1.4%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
10.4
%16
.3%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
16.0
%27
.5%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$26,
720
$24,
125
9
-5.1
%
56.2
%
153.
1%
21.0
%
-18.
6%
26.8
%
-8.6
%
-23.
8%
-19.
7%
29.7
%
20.3
%
57.8
%
71.8
%
-9.7
%
Ford
Coa
l Com
pany
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
Mer
cer
Cou
nty
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
5T
rend
Dat
a11
11 S
olid
bar
s in
dica
te c
ount
y pe
rcen
t cha
nge
El P
atte
rned
bar
s in
dica
te s
tate
per
cent
cha
nge
Indi
cato
rs
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
- W
OR
SE
13.1
N
BE
TT
ER
+19
80R
ate
/ %
9.4%
1995
Rat
e / %
8.2%
Sta
teR
ate
/ %
7.5%
Cou
nty
Ran
k*
41
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)61
.3 \17
.56.
88.
019
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)38
.564
.839
.826
.846
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A39
.3%
45.1
%31
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
50.8
%47
.7%
22
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
2748
.631
16.8
28
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
17.3
.N.
74.5
61.6
52.9
39N
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
101.
4(a
ges
10-1
9).\,
X\
6.2%
12.6
%10
.9%
43
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s\
48.7
29.7
%15
.2%
16.4
%33
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
1995
Dat
a N
otA
vaila
ble
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)\
30.3
N96
.667
.364
.831
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
\ \ \
\ \ \ \
\29.6
\11
34.4
%24
.2%
22.7
%32
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
-50
-40
-30
- 0
.I.U
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50cc
.. ty
Ran
k5a
cd
on m
ost r
ecen
t ava
dabl
oda
ta1=
best
. 55,
vots
f)
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
45
.s
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n73
,942
64,7
20
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
5 do
llars
)$3
,517
$5,8
39
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
11.9
%18
.5%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
67.6
%71
.3%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s9,
063
7,10
8
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s13
,970
15,8
05
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
9.2%
5.7%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
1820
,938
14,6
76
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
28.3
%22
.7%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
7.4%
7.4%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
8.0%
9.3% i
MI
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
12.5
%18
.0%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
19.9
%29
.3%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$25,
663
$24,
020
-12.
5%
66.0
%
55.2
%
5.6%
-21.
6%
13.1
%
-38.
0%
-29.
9%
-19.
9%
0.5%
15.0
%
44.5
%
47.0
%
-6.4
%
Nat
iona
l Ass
ocia
tion
of S
ocia
l Wor
kers
Itt /
FESS
. IN
A I
.S
OC
IAL
WO
RK
iP
age
47
Min
eral
Cou
nty
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
5T
rend
Dat
aS
olid
bar
s in
dica
te c
ount
y pe
rcen
t cha
nge
0 P
atte
rned
bar
s in
dica
te s
tate
per
cent
cha
nge
.4,
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t
SE
'S,
:19
80R
ate
/ %
6.8%
1995
Rat
e / %
5.8%
Sta
teR
ate
/ %
7.5%
Cou
nty
Ran
k*
8
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)\
38.5
11.2
6.9
8.0
20-1
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)
23.5
\35
.627
.226
.828
\P
erce
nt o
f elig
ible
chi
ldre
n se
rved
by
Hea
d S
tart
(ag
es 3
-4)
NA
66.9
%45
.1%
9
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
46.7
%47
.7%
18
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
1205
.831
16.8
1
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
6.
27.3 \
58.3
42.4
52.9
11
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
110.
7(a
ges
10-1
9)\
\4.
5%9.
5%10
.9%
20
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s\ \
\ \\ \ \ \
38.0
\ \ \ \\ \\
15.9
%9.
9%16
.4%
5
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
1995
Dat
a N
otA
vaila
ble
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)\
\46
.194
.550
.964
.822
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
20.2
\\
19.8
%15
.8%
22.7
%7
Pag
e 48
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50('C
o m
y R
ank
ed o
n m
ost r
ecen
t evo
otal
art
data
, 1 _
best
, 55=
wor
st)
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
95C
hang
e
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n27
,234
27,3
670.
5%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
5 do
llars
)$3
,574
$5,8
4763
.6%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
8.9%
12.2
%37
.8%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
76.6
%81
.8%
6.7%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s3,
457
2,49
4-2
7.9%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s2,
503
3,87
454
.8%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
8.0%
6.5%
-18.
8%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
188,
150
6,57
0-1
9.4%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
29.9
%24
.0%
-19.
8%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
3.3%
3.4%
3.9%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
4.1%
4.3%
4.8%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
10.7
%14
.7%
37.5
%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
16.8
%19
.4%
15.6
%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$25,
631
$26,
895
4.9%
103
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
Min
go C
ount
y
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
5T
rend
Dat
aE
lSol
id b
ars
indi
cate
cou
nty
perc
ent c
hang
e1.
2 P
atte
rned
bar
s in
dica
te s
tate
per
cent
cha
nge
Indi
cato
rs
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
- W
OR
SE
&7.
4
BE
TT
ER
+19
60R
ate
/ %
6.9%
1995
Rat
e / %
7.5%
Sta
teR
ate
/ %
7.5%
Cou
nty
Ran
k'
32
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)51
.816
.07.
78.
029
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)\ \
\ \ \ \
\ \ \ \
\ \ \
40.6
\\55
.032
.726
.836
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yB
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A78
.8%
45.1
%6
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
59.1
%47
.7%
43
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
4591
,231
16.8
53
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
36.4
`I10
9.4
69.6
52.9
53
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
85.8
(age
s 10
-19)
146.
2%11
.5%
10.9
%38
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s12
.216
.7%
18.7
%16
.4%
44
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
1995
Dat
a N
otA
vaila
ble
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)9.
5\
107.
497
.264
.844
NP
erce
nt b
irths
to m
othe
rs w
ith le
ssth
an a
12t
h gr
ade
educ
atio
n\
19 4
46.8
%37
.8%
22.7
%54
N
-50
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
-40
-30
-20
-10
104
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50('C
ow ty
Ran
k es
ba
ed o
n m
ost r
ec n
t ava
gabl
eda
ta. I
-bes
l. 55
,wo
st1
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
50
I
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n37
,336
33,4
39-1
0.4%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
5 do
llars
)$3
,302
$6,2
2488
.5%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
18.2
%29
.0%
59.0
%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
42.6
%75
.1%
76.4
%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s5,
182
6,05
716
.9%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s4,
084
4,41
18.
0%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
9.6%
13.6
%41
.7%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
1813
,126
9,50
1-2
7.6%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
35.2
%28
.4%
-19.
2%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
3.1%
3.5%
10.2
%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
2.9%
3.4%
16.4
%
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
90C
hang
%e
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
12.5
%18
.6%
48.4
%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
30.2
%37
.7%
24.6
%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$22,
900
$19,
643
-14.
2%
WE
ST
VIR
GIN
IA C
OA
L A
SS
OC
IAT
ION
10 5
Pag
e 49
Mon
onga
lia C
ount
y
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
5T
rend
Dat
aI.
Sol
id b
ars
indi
cate
cou
nty
perc
ent c
hang
e 0
Pat
tern
ed b
ars
indi
cate
sta
te p
erce
nt c
hang
e
9.
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
Mill
50.7
"W
OR
SE
......
...10
1M
Illtii
BE
TT
ER
+.8
4.8%
Rat
e19
95 / /.
7.2%
7.5%
Cou Ran
k*nty
28
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)
MI
10.9
9.7
8.0
39X
,v
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)&
6 .7
34.7
28.9
26.8
32''V
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A37
.0%
45.1
%40
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
37.0
%47
.7%
6
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
3853
.431
16.8
46
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
v.
27.5 \
30.7
22.3
52.9
1
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
85.6
(age
s 10
-19)
\N
3.9%
7.2%
10.9
%5
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
sk
42.5
28.1
%16
.2%
16.4
%35
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
1995
Dat
a N
otA
vaila
ble
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)\
62.5
30.5
11.4
64.8
2
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
\\39
.020
.2%
12.3
%22
.7%
1
Pag
e 50
-50
06-4
0-3
0-2
0-1
00
+10
+20
+30
+40
+50
(od
v R
ank
ba a
d on
moa
t roc
eni a
va,:a
blo
data
.55
,wo
sit
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
107
I.
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n75
,024
78,1
454.
2%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
5 do
llars
)$3
,824
$5,7
4350
.2%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
4.5%
11.6
%15
6.2%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
77.2
%86
.7%
12.3
%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s10
,470
11,2
397.
3%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s11
,520
22,7
5997
.6%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
7.1%
4.3%
-39.
4%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
1816
,658
17,2
993.
8%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
22.2
%22
.1%
-0.3
%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
3.7%
5.9%
60.2
%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
3.7%
5.9%
56.9
%
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
90C
hang
e
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
11.2
%15
.8%
41.1
%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
11.2
%19
.1%
70.7
%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$28,
731
$30,
426
5.9%
a ALP
HA
ALP
HA
AS
SO
CIA
TE
S, I
NC
OR
PO
RA
TE
D
Arc
hite
cts
Eng
inee
rs
Mor
gant
own
Mar
tinsb
urg,
Wes
t Virg
inia
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
Mon
roe
Cou
nty
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
5T
rend
Dat
a.1
Sol
id b
ars
indi
cate
cou
nty
perc
ent c
hang
eE
l Pat
tern
ed b
ars
indi
cate
sta
te p
erce
nt c
hang
e
Indi
cato
rs
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
- W
OR
SE
N..
15.3
N
BE
TT
-19
80R
ate
/ %
6.7%
1995
Rat
e / %
5.6%
Sta
teR
ate
/ %
7.5%
Cou
nty
Ran
k*
6
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)h.
&,a
14.5
8.5
8.0
34
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)19
.521
.016
.926
.813
1.
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A50
.0%
45.1
%21
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
50.8
%47
.7%
22
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
1312
.831
16.8
2
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
24.2 \
55.7
42.2
52.9
10
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
(age
s 10
-19)
134.
1\
'S3.
5%8,
2%10
.9%
11
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s5.
321
.9%
20.7
%16
.4%
48\
.1%
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
1995
Dat
a N
otA
vaila
ble
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)69
.3\
Nt
89.6
151.
764
.853
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
25.3
_\
\32
.8%
24.5
%22
.7%
33
-50
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
-40
-30
-20
11;a
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50(-
0. ,y
Ran
k is
os
ed o
n m
ost m
ount
ava
ilabl
eda
ta. I
-bes
t. 55
nwo
sU
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
24
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
"19
95C
hang
e
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n12
,873
13,0
041.
0%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
5 do
llars
)$3
,622
$6,2
1371
.5%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
4,5%
8.7%
94.2
%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
55.1
%77
.9%
41.5
%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s97
61,
088
11.5
%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s85
51,
186
38.7
%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
7.1%
6.9%
-2.8
%T
otal
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
3,80
52,
952
-22.
4%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
29.6
%22
.7%
-23.
2°k
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
2.0%
2.0%
-3.7
%P
erce
nt m
inor
ity p
opul
atio
nun
der
age
181.
8%2.
0%13
.1%
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
90%
Cha
nge
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
8.7%
13.5
%55
.0%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
25.3
%25
.4%
0.5%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$19,
792
$21,
530
8.8%
In m
emor
yof
Rud
d T
aylo
r an
d E
mm
a M
arga
ret N
eel
Ti
Pag
e 51
Mor
gan
Cou
nty
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
5T
rend
Dat
aIII
Sol
id b
ars
indi
cate
cou
nty
perc
ent c
hang
eP
atte
rned
bar
s in
dica
te s
tate
per
cent
cha
nge
..
.
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
0-S
E
\ NI
. -I
:I . J
1980
Rat
e / %
-
Sta
teR
ate
/ %C
ount
yR
ank*
.
6.4%
4.0%
7.5%
1
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)k
III X
\8.
0
77.9
5.7
0.0
8.0
26.8
13 1
XN
ME
IV
100.
0C
hild
dea
th r
ate
(age
s 1-
14 p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
.
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A12
1.4%
45.1
%2
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
42.9
%47
.7%
12
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
1468
.631
16.8
3
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
20.0
65.6
78.7
52.9
54I.
'S
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
180.
7(a
ges
10-1
9)\
Va,
.'1
45.
3%15
.0%
10.9
%52
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s24
.121
.5%
26.7
%16
.4%
54k
N.
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
1995
Dat
a N
otA
vaila
ble
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)k
'N54
.411
3.1
51.5
64.8
23
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
6.4
k\
27.5
%25
.7%
22.7
%38
Pag
e 52
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50
11C
CC
ourr
tyR
ank.
lmac
ionm
osire
com
avad
oble
data
.,bes
t.5.5
.wos
0
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
28
.1
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n10
,711
13,2
3923
.6%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
5 do
llars
)$3
,507
$5,4
8156
.3%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
4.7%
12.1
%15
8.0%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
75.3
%75
.4%
0.2%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s87
21,
427
63.6
%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s1,
039
2,01
393
.7%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
6.7%
5.8%
-13.
4%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
183,
022
2,81
5-6
.9%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
28.2
%21
.3%
-24.
6%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
1.2%
1.6%
32.1
%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
1.2%
1.5%
26.5
%
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
90C
hang
e
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
8.5%
12.7
%50
.1%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
20.6
%10
.3%
-50.
1%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$24,
726
$28,
252
14.3
%
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
Nic
hola
sC
ount
y
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
5T
rend
Dat
aIII
Sol
id b
ars
indi
cate
cou
nty
perc
ent c
hang
eE
l Pat
tern
ed b
ars
indi
cate
sta
te p
erce
nt c
hang
e
.
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
86.9
- W
OR
SE
BE
TT
ER
+19
80R
ate
/ %
4.6%
1995
Rat
e / %
8.6%
Sta
teR
ate
/ %
7.5%
Cou
nty
Ran
k'
43
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)68
.816
.55.
28.
010
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e
(age
s 1-
14 p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
71.9
37.3
10.5
26.8
6
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A42
.6%
45.1
%26
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
54.8
%47
.7%
36
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
2956
.131
16.8
32
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
ik29
.9 \78
.755
.252
.930
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
(age
s 10
-19)
\81.9
\5.
5%9.
9%10
.9%
21
'1\
50.1
23.5
%11
.7%
16.4
%13
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te
(age
s 10
-19
per
1,00
0 yo
uths
)19
95D
ata
Not
Ava
ilabl
e
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)\
23.7
i72
.755
.564
.825
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
\38
.3\
35.0
%21
.6%
22.7
%27
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40
112
+50
cc. 4
, Ran
k's
base
d on
mos
t rec
ent a
vaila
ble
data
. 1-b
est 5
5s-w
orst
)
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
20
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
95
Cha
nge
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n28
,126
27,5
44-2
.1%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
5 do
llars
)$3
,201
$5,4
1569
.2%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
8.7%
20.6
%13
7.7%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ith
early
pre
nata
l car
e69
.6%
84.1
%20
.8%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s6,
103
3,37
2-4
4.7%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s2,
989
4,46
149
.2%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
11.9
%10
.1%
-15.
1%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
189,
062
6,99
6-2
2.8%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
32.2
%25
.4%
-21.
2%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
0.3%
0.6%
128.
7%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
0.0%
0,8%
NM
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
90
Cha
nge
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
10.5
%16
.0%
52.6
%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
21.0
%32
.4%
54.0
%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$23,
688
$21,
390
-9.7
%
113
Pag
e 53
Ohi
o C
ount
y
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
5T
rend
Dat
aS
olid
bar
s in
dica
te c
ount
y pe
rcen
t cha
nge
Pat
tern
ed b
ars
indi
cate
sta
te p
erce
nt c
hang
e
Indi
cato
rs-S
E
k8.
5N
I
BE
TT
ER
+19
80R
ate
/%
7.1%
1995
Rat
e/ %
6.5%
Sta
teR
ate
/%
7.5%
Cou
nty
Ran
k'
15P
erce
nt lo
w b
irth-
wei
ght b
abie
s
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)\ \
\\ \ \
\ \\ \
\ \ \
\ \ \
51.3
\\20
.510
.08.
040
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)30
.9N
39.9
27.5
26.8
30
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A35
.6%
4S1
%46
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
35.9
%47
.7%
5
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
2639
.931
16.8
25
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
23.9
35.9
44.5
52.9
16r.
N
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
124.
6(a
ges
10-1
9)&
1 \ A
l \\\
6.1%
13.6
%10
.9%
45
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s...
43.6
N25
.7%
14.5
%16
.4%
31
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
1995
Dat
a N
otA
vaila
ble
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)\
N51
.675
.236
.464
.811
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
15\
619
.9%
16.7
%22
.7%
9N
Pag
e 54
5040
1 i 4
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50(Z
tao
Lybf
Latn
.k5,
5s-L
as,:d
oon
moo
r re
cent
ave
ab:o
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
15
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n61
,389
49,8
36
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
5 do
llars
)$4
,167
$5,8
18
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
10.0
%15
.5%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
81.7
%75
.5%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s10
,351
7,34
5
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s18
,506
22,1
06
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
&8.
1%5.
1%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
1814
,700
10,6
00
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
23.9
%21
.3%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
4.1%
4.5%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
rage
18
5.9%
6.2%
.
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
15.8
%21
2%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
14.7
%20
.8%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$29,
511
$30,
037
1 i 5
-18.
8%
39.6
%
53.8
%
-7.7
%
-29.
0%
19.5
%
-37.
0%
-27.
9%
-11.
2%
9.1%
6.3%
34.5
%
41.8
%
1.8%
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
Pen
dlet
on C
ount
y
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
5T
rend
Dat
aS
olid
bar
s in
dica
te c
ount
y pe
rcen
t cha
nge
Pat
tern
ed b
ars
indi
cate
sta
te p
erce
nt c
hang
e
Indi
cato
rs
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
- W
OR
SE
BE
TT
ER
22.8
+19
80R
ate/
%
7.6%
1995
Rat
e /%
5.8%
Sta
teR
ate/
%
7.5%
Cou
nty
Ran
k*
8
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)I.
61.4 \
28.1
10.8
8.0
45
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)16
0.9
I.V
24.5
64.0
26.8
55
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A68
.0%
45.1
%8
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
472%
47.7
%19
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
1841
.331
16.8
10
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
'I42
.472
.341
.752
.98
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
160.
6(a
ges
10-1
9)11
106.
2.8%
7.3%
10.9
%6
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s28
.112
.7%
9.1%
16.4
%3
N
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
1995
Dat
a N
otA
vaila
ble
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)V
84.2
258.
540
.764
.814
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
\ \ \
\20.3
\ \ \
\ \N23
.8%
19.0
%22
.7%
17
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
-50
-40
-30
110
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50(*
Cou
nty
Ran
k is
Oa
ad o
n T
051
wen
t eva
dabl
eda
ta. 1
-Res
t, 55
-wor
st)
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
13
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
95
Cha
nge
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n7,
910
8,14
02.
9%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
5 do
llars
)$3
,812
$5,5
5745
.8%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
9.4%
6.1%
-35.
2%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
73.7
%85
.6%
16.2
%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s91
31,
293
41.6
%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s68
21,
211
77.6
%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
10.6
%4.
8%-5
4.7%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
dera
ge 1
82,
151
1,83
0-1
4.9%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
272%
22.5
%-1
7.3%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
2.5%
2.6%
6.1%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
3.2%
3.4%
6.3%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
9.4%
11.4
%20
.9%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
26.3
%16
.9%
-35.
6%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$19,
795
$22,
500
13.7
%
117
Pag
e 55
Ple
asan
ts C
ount
y
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
5T
rend
Dat
aS
olid
bar
s in
dica
te c
ount
y pe
rcen
t cha
nge
IEE
Pat
tern
ed b
ars
indi
cate
sta
te p
erce
nt c
hang
e
,.
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
£03.
8
0 ' 't
E
\
.R
ate/
l 980%
4.9%
Fta
l t9e
915%
9.3%
Rat
e/S
tate
7.5%
Cou
nty
50
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)\ X
.'N
kN
.I 19
.99.
38.
036
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)N
.6
.\.\\
N84
.184
.813
.526
.89
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A38
.3%
45.1
%34
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
nd
redu
ced
scho
ol m
eals
(gr
ades
K-1
2)N
A42
.4 0
/047
.7%
11
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e
(per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)N
A19
65.9
3116
.811
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
h.26
.6\''
64.9
47.6
52.9
18
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
39.5 \\1
\\\
7.5%
10.5
%10
.9%
28
(age
s 10
-19)
\P
erce
nt h
igh
scho
ol d
ropo
uts
..NW
..40. 9
22.8
%13
.5%
16.4
%24
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te
(age
s 10
-19
per
1,00
0 yo
uths
)19
95D
ata
Not
Ava
ilabl
e
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)\
\X'
73.7
126.
733
.364
.89
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
\ \ \\
\ \ \h\\
50.4
30.1
%14
.9%
22.7
%6
Pag
e 56
-50
11 O
rN
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50(T
oe ty
Ran
k is
bas
ed o
n m
ost m
e nt
ava
r!ab
loda
ta. t
_bes
t 55-
Yea
r
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
11
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
10
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n8,
236
7,50
3-8
.9%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
5dol
lars
)$5
,129
$7,1
0238
.5%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
5.2%
11.3
%11
7.2%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ith
early
pre
nata
l car
e69
.3%
77.3
%11
.6%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s2,
610
1,35
7-4
8.0%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s89
21,
236
38.6
%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
8.5%
10.5
%23
.5%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
182,
510
1,80
3-2
8.1%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
30.5
%24
.0%
-21.
1%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
0.4%
0.4%
21.1
%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
rage
18
0.3%
0.5%
462%
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
90°A
.
Cha
nge
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
11.1
%16
.8%
51.3
%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
16.5
%25
2%52
.4%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$28,
455
$26,
110
-82%
Cam
den-
Cla
rkm
Rs
/00
Mem
oria
l Hos
pita
lF
or Y
our L
ifet
ime
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
Poc
ahon
tas
Cou
nty
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
5T
rend
Dat
a11
11 S
olid
bar
s in
dica
te c
ount
y pe
rcen
t cha
nge
IES
1 P
atte
rned
bar
s in
dica
te s
tate
per
cent
cha
nge
Indi
cato
rs
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
- W
OR
SE
b..5.
2
BE
TT
ER
+19
80R
ate
/%
7.5%
1995
Rat
e /%
7.9%
Sta
teR
ate
/%
7.5%
Cou
nty
Ran
k*
35
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)S
.55
.4 \22
.410
.08.
040
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)1.
30.1
N'
68.5
47.9
26.8
53
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A28
.4 %
45.1
%52
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
61.6
%47
.7%
46
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
2534
.731
16.8
23
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
.24
.4 `190
.068
.052
.951
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
N8.
2%9.
2%10
.9%
18(a
ges
10-1
9)I.
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s
li.
38.9 14
226%
13.8
%16
.4%
28
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
1995
Dat
a N
otA
vaila
ble
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)20
.2 17.
141.
711
3.0
64.8
49
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
\41
.034
.1%
20.1
%22
.7%
21
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50
12C
(Co
u ty
Ran
k Is
ba
ed o
n m
ost r
ecen
t ava
llabl
eda
ta 1
-bes
t 55,
wor
st)
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
49
eSS
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n9,
919
9,14
0-7
.9%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
5 do
llars
)$4
,289
$5,9
2238
.1%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
8.7%
8.6%
-2.0
%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
55.9
%80
.6%
44.2
%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s1,
184
1,39
217
.6%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s1,
252
2,19
375
2%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
112%
17.5
%56
.3%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
182,
738
1,94
0-2
9.2%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
rage
18
27.6
%21
.2%
-23.
1%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
1,1%
1.3%
22.0
%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
rage
180.
3%1.
1%24
5.0%
11I
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
9.4%
15.1
%60
.4%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
13.3
%26
.3%
972%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$23,
045
$20,
595
-10.
6%
Ford
Coa
l Com
pany
Pag
e 57
Pre
ston
Cou
nty
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
5T
rend
Dat
aIN
Sol
id b
ars
indi
cate
cou
nty
perc
ent c
hang
e1E
3 P
atte
rned
bar
s in
dica
te s
tate
per
cent
cha
nge
.
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
.E 21.0
\
:.
1
1980
Rat
e /%
1995
Rat
e / °
A,
ark
Sta
teR
ate
i%
7.5%
Cou
nty
Ran
k'
528.
0%
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)11
.7\X
NX
13.6
15.2
8.0
53N
.N
.-N
W
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)N
..44
.8N
52.9
29.2
26.8
33
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A55
.8%
45.1
%16
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
57.1
%47
,7%
39
Chi
ld a
trus
e/ne
glec
t rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
2134
.331
16.8
13
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
.34 \
677
.050
.452
.922
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
(age
s 10
-19)
157.
7M
\\%
..
39%
10.1
%10
.9%
22
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s.
44.9
N25
.3%
13.9
%16
.4%
29
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
1995
Dat
a N
otA
vaila
ble
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)\ \
\31
.2\ \
\ \ \
\ \`
144.
999
.764
.845
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
\37
.6\
30.1
%18
.8%
22.7
%15
Pag
e 58
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50m
oo ty
Rcn
k m
bos
on o
n m
ost r
ecen
t ass
ectg
oW
t.".
'see
s,. 5
5mvo
rs0
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
rf)
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
37
Et
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n30
,460
29,9
60-1
.6%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
5 do
llars
)$3
,520
$5,3
6252
.3%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
9.5%
14.9
%56
.8%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
67.9
%86
.1%
26.7
%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s3,
600
3,21
8-1
0.6%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s2,
289
3,99
874
.7%
Une
rhol
oyrn
ent r
ate
10.8
%8.
3%-2
a1%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
189,
392
7,51
5-2
0.0%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
30.8
%25
.1%
-18.
6%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
0.5%
0.8%
70.2
%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
rage
180.
5%0.
9%89
.6%
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
90%
Cha
nge
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
9.3%
13.0
%40
.7%
Per
cent
child
ren
in p
over
ty22
7%22
.7%
0.1%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$23,
414
$23,
222
-0.8
%
Ford
Coa
l Com
pany
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
Put
nam
Cou
nty
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
5T
rend
Dat
aS
olid
bar
s in
dica
te c
ount
y pe
rcen
t cha
nge
El P
atte
rned
bar
s in
dica
te s
tate
per
cent
cha
nge
Indi
cato
rs
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
- W
OR
SE
\4.
0
- -R
+.1
6 2%
1995
Rat
e/ %
6.0%
Sta
teR
ate
/ %
7.5%
Cou
nty
Ran
k`
10
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)\
'N&
NW
:65.5
10.3
3.5
8.0
4
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)\
-W47
.0N
29.3
15.6
26.8
12
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A56
.4%
45.1
%15
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
26.1
%47
.7%
1
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
2538
.831
16.8
24
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
N.
26.7
\\16
52.4
38.4
52.9
7
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
71.3
(age
s 10
-19)
IMIIN
IM.1
1.\\0
11\'N
NIM
IZIM
3.1%
5.4%
10.9
%2
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s
o.
31.8 la
20.0
%13
.7%
16.4
%26
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
1995
Dat
a N
otA
vaila
ble
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)4.
1l'k
N85
.989
.564
.841
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
16.
VIM
\35.8
20.1
%12
.9%
22.7
%2
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40
124
+50
!'CO
my
Ran
k is
Da
ed o
n m
ost r
ecen
t ava
ilabl
eda
ta. 1
=In
est 5
5,w
Ors
0
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
2
:11
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n38
,181
48,8
1827
.9%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
5 do
llars
)$3
,553
$5,4
6553
.8%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
4.7%
8.8%
862%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
77.7
%86
.0%
10.7
%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s3,
946
6,44
263
.3%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s3,
772
10,5
8318
0.6%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
10.5
%5.
6%-4
6.7%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
dera
ge 1
811
,616
12,0
984.
1%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
30.4
%24
.8%
-18.
5%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
0.4%
1.2%
164.
7%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
rage
180.
6%1.
5%16
2.3%
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
90C
hang
e
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
8.4%
13.0
%54
.5%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
11.4
%14
.2%
24.8
%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$30,
877
$31,
448
1.8%
IFR
egio
nal F
amily
Res
ourc
e N
etw
ork
of B
oone
, Cla
y,K
anaw
ha, a
nd P
utna
m C
ount
ies.
125
Pag
e 59
Ral
eigh
Cou
nty
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
5T
rend
Dat
aIn
Sol
id b
ars
indi
cate
cou
nty
perc
ent c
hang
eE
l Pat
tern
ed b
ars
indi
cate
sta
te p
erce
nt c
hang
e
.
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
-,E
\
:.
I
72%
1995
Rat
e / %
9.9%
Sta
teR
ate
/ %
7.5%
Cou
nty
Ran
k'
5437
.6
\1
XL_
.14
710
.58.
044
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)&
33.8
141
.227
.326
.829
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A45
.5%
45.1
%24
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
51.3
%47
.7%
24
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
2492
.831
16.8
20
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
1\\\l
amX%
.\ \ \
33 \ \\7
82.3
54.6
52.9
29
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
85.3
(age
s 10
-19)
\N
\NN
6.4%
11.8
%10
.9%
40
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
sN
. \I\
44.6
N30
.6%
17.0
%16
.4%
37
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
1995
Dat
a N
otA
vaila
ble
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)31
9\N
72.3
95.4
64.8
42M
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
7.4
31.8
%29
.4%
22.7
%45
\ .4
Nq
Pag
e 60
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50C
ou ty
Ran
k is
bas
ed o
n m
ost r
oc n
t ava
ilabl
eda
ta I
-bes
t. 55
,ow
st)
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
53
:.1
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n86
,821
78,4
16-9
.7%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
5dol
lars
)$3
,340
$5,8
5275
.2%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
8.2%
19.1
%13
1.3%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
45.0
%80
.6%
79.2
%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s11
,798
8,44
9-2
8.4%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s14
,292
21,2
3148
.6%
Une
mpl
oym
era
rate
9.9%
8.3%
-162
%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
1826
,270
18,9
27-2
8.0%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
30.3
%24
.1%
-202
%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
8.5%
8.9%
3.7%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
rage
189.
2%10
.7%
15.6
%
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
90C
hang
e
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
10.5
%17
.8%
69.0
%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
16.0
%28
.8%
80.3
%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$27,
298
$24,
391
-10.
7%
Cap
erto
n E
nerg
y C
ompa
ny
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
Ran
dolp
h C
ount
y
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
5T
rend
Dat
aS
olid
bar
s in
dica
te c
ount
y pe
rcen
t cha
nge
M P
atte
rned
bar
s in
dica
te s
tate
per
cent
cha
nge
Indi
cato
rs
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
- W
OR
SE
33.4
BE
TT
ER
+19
80R
ate
/%
5.0%
1995
Rat
e /%
Sta
teR
ate
/%
7.5%
Cou
nty
Ran
k*
186.
7%
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)N
10.5
8.4
8.0
3320
.3N
.
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)16
.1\
\36
.342
.226
.849
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A32
.0%
45.1
%%48
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
582%
47.7
%40
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
3311
.031
16.8
38
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
\36
.4\
68.8
43.7
52.9
13
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
(age
s 10
-19)
10 1
1050.1
1.1O
M%
.1%
.\\I
I WIM
I KtIl
\"1
06.
1%9.
2%10
.9%
18
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s
\'N
'63
.028
.6%
10.6
%16
.4%
7
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
1995
Dat
a N
otA
vaila
ble
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)10
.551
.145
.764
.818
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
27.0 \
33.7
%24
.6%
22.7
%35
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
1?h
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50rC
ou ty
Ran
k ,s
bas
ed o
n m
ost r
oc n
t eva
dabl
eda
ta. I
. bes
t, 55
,,tto
rst)
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
23
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
95e.
/..
Cha
nge
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n28
,734
28,8
070.
3%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
5 do
llars
)$3
,617
$5,4
1349
7%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
8.2%
13.2
%61
.7%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
68.1
%85
.6%
25.8
%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s4,
082
3,99
2-2
2%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s5,
241
7,57
244
.5%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
9.8%
11.1
%13
.3%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
dera
ge 1
88,
071
6,51
4-1
9.3%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
28.1
%22
.6%
-19.
5%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
1.2%
2.0%
66.1
%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
rage
18
0.7%
1.8%
142.
8%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
10.8
%16
.6%
53.8
%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
21.0
%29
.TG
42.6
%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$23,
483
$21,
522
-8.4
%
lTah
"FA
ITH
AN
D A
CT
ION
JOIN
ED
IN
LO
VE
"
FOR
CH
ILD
RE
N A
ND
YO
UT
H
YR
AN
D C
OO
PER
AT
IVE
MIN
IST
RIE
SM
ILL
CR
EE
K
1'd
Pag
e 61
Ritc
hie
Cou
nty
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
5T
rend
Dat
a1.
11 S
olid
bar
s in
dica
te c
ount
y pe
rcen
t cha
nge
EE
Pat
tern
ed b
ars
indi
cate
sta
te p
erce
nt c
hang
e
.
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
- W
OR
SE
4..
N.
5.2
BE
TT
ER
+19
80./.
Rat
e /
7.4%
1995
Rat
e /%
7.0%
Sta
teR
ate
/%
7.5%
Cou
nty
Ran
k*
21
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)\
554
'V11
.85.
38.
011
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)\..
\68
.732
.310
.126
.85
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A36
.9%
45.1
%41
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
59.3
%47
.7%
44
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
2717
.831
16.8
27
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
\34
.290
.359
.452
.937
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
114.
5(a
ges
10-1
9)k
N5.
4%11
.7%
10.9
%39
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s0.
1...
.423
.3%
23.3
%16
.4%
51
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
1995
Dat
a N
otA
vaila
ble
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)
7 3
213.
019
7.5
64.8
55k
N
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
162
29.9
%25
.1%
22.7
°/6
37N
I
1P
age
62
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50(o
unly
Ron
k :0
bas
ed o
n m
oor
rece
nt a
vatta
bter
data
. leb
esl.
55-s
eror
st)
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
40
II
.
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n11
,442
10,2
33-1
0.6%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
5dol
lars
)$3
,505
$6,5
1285
.8%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
6.1%
15.2
%14
8.0%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
67.6
%74
.5%
102%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s1$
772,
016
7.4%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s1,
008
1,31
830
.8%
Une
mpl
oym
entr
ate
lam
13.4
%3.
1%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
183,
258
2,32
1-2
8.7%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
rage
18
28.5
%22
.7%
-20.
3%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
0.2%
0.3%
67.7
%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
rage
180.
0%0.
3%IV
M
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
90%
Cha
nge
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-
pare
nt fa
mili
es11
.7%
16.8
%43
.6%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
22.0
%34
.9%
58.4
%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$21,
023
$20,
584
-2.1
%
100
Cam
den
-Cla
rkM
emor
ial H
ospi
tal
For
You
r L
ifet
ime
131
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
Roa
ne C
ount
y
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
5T
rend
Dat
aS
olid
bar
s in
dica
te c
ount
y pe
rcen
t cha
nge
El P
atte
rned
bar
s in
dica
te s
tate
per
cent
cha
nge
Indi
cato
rs
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
- W
OR
SE
N
:R
+I
86%
1995
Rat
e / %
Sta
teR
ate/
%C
ount
yR
ank'
7.1%
7.5%
26
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)\
46.5 II
18.0
9.6
8.0
38
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)\
45.9
\46
.725
.326
.825
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A30
.8%
45.1
%51
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
66.6
%47
.7%
50
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
3910
.931
16.8
48
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
h.
22.7
, \85
.866
.352
.947
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
(age
s 10
-19)
172.
3\W
OO
0101
1101
1101
1011
0106
1.4.
7%12
.9°A
10.9
%44
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s56
.026
.7%
11.7
%16
.4%
13
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
1995
Dat
a N
otA
vaila
ble
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)73
.5N
60.6
105.
264
.846
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
14.7
36.3
%31
.0%
22.7
%47
N-5
0
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
-40
-30
1 3
(=
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50(C
ount
y R
ank
be a
d on
mos
t rec
ent e
vada
ble
data
, rkb
ast 5
5=w
orst
)
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
46
le
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n15
,952
15,3
66-3
.7%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
5 do
llars
)$2
,986
$5,4
2081
,5%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
8.4%
18.5
%12
1.3%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
62.5
%74
.T%
19.5
%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s2,
276
2,52
711
.0%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s1,
641
2,15
231
.1%
Une
mpb
ymen
t rat
e11
.4%
14.0
%22
8%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
dera
ge 1
84,
493
3,78
4-1
5.8%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
28.2
%24
.6%
-12.
6%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
0.9%
0.8%
-16.
8%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
0.0%
0.8%
NM
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
90C
hang
e
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
10.4
%16
.6%
58.8
%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
20.4
%38
.2%
87.3
%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$21,
058
$17,
898
-15.
0%
1 3
SP
age
63
Sum
mer
s C
ount
y
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
5T
rend
Dat
aS
olid
bar
s in
dica
te c
ount
y pe
rcen
t cha
nge
Pat
tern
ed b
ars
indi
cate
sta
te p
erce
nt c
hang
e
Indi
cato
rs
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
-S
E
11.2
0.1
:R
+19
80R
ate
/ %
8.2%
-
9.1%
Sta
teR
ate
/ %
7.5%
Cou
nty
Ran
k'
48
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)\
X%
..46
.3 N22
.712
.28.
048
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)&
38.7 N
61.9
38.0
26.8
43
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A50
.0%
45.1
%21
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
60.2
%47
.7%
45
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
1766
.531
16.8
8
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
\''.
%37
.489
.255
.852
.932
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
22.5 \ \
\\ \ \
\8.
5%10
.4%
10.9
%27
(age
s 10
-19)
kX
I
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
sX
'41
.1 \34
.9%
20.5
%16
.4%
47
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
1995
Dat
a N
ot A
vaila
ble
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)18
.7\
112
3.9
147.
164
.852
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
,.26
.2\.M
i39
.0%
29.2
%22
.7%
44
-50
-40
Pag
e 64
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50(T
oe ty
Ran
k is
bas
ed o
n m
ost r
ecen
t ava
ilabl
eda
ta,
1 -b
est.
55-
wor
st)
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
52
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
5dol
lars
)
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
15,8
75
$3,9
14
16.3
%
53.5
%
14,0
38
$5,9
82
19.5
%
80.2
%
-11.
6%
52.8
%
19.7
%
49.8
%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s86
080
3-6
.6%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s1,
513
1,84
622
.0%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
13,1
%11
.4%
-13.
0%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
184,
304
3,02
9-2
9.6%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
27.1
%21
.6%
-20.
4%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
7.8%
7.5%
-3.5
%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
rage
184.
2%4.
3%1.
2%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
14.2
%17
.4%
22.6
%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
29.3
%32
.3%
10.3
%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$20,
426
$20,
076
-1.7
%
Ford
Coa
l Com
pany
135
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
Tay
lor
Cou
nty
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
5T
rend
Dat
aIII
Sol
id b
ars
indi
cate
cou
nty
perc
ent c
hang
e1E
] Pat
tern
ed b
ars
indi
cate
sta
te p
erce
nt c
hang
e
Indi
cato
rs-
WO
RIS
:
- -
7 \
.0
79%
1995
Rat
e/%
8.7%
Sta
teR
ate/
%
7.5%
Cou
nty
Ran
k'
45P
erce
nt lo
w b
irth-
wei
ght b
abie
s
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)\N
..,
16 8
12.2
8.0
48
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)\
\52
.027
.513
.226
.88
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A53
.8%
45.1
%18
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
54.8
%47
.7%
36
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
2524
.131
16.8
22
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
\\
432
76.4
43.4
52.9
12
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
54.8
(age
s 10
-19)
oK0
1 a
.10
ii.1
ml 1
taw
5.0%
7.8%
10.9
%8
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s
\54
.225
.7%
11.8
%16
.4%
15
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
1995
Dat
a N
otA
vaila
ble
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)69
.712
2.0
37.0
64.8
12
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
37.6
\30
.9%
19.3
%22
.7%
18
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40
13E
+50
f.Cou
is R
ank
Is b
a ad
on
mos
t rec
ent a
vatr
abto
data
',be
st 5
5mvo
rst)
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
17
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
95
Cha
nge
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n16
,584
15,4
19-7
.0%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
5 do
llars
)$3
,623
$5,6
3055
.4%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
10.8
%17
.1%
59.1
%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
72.7
%87
.4%
20.2
%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s1,
608
1,48
6-7
.6%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s1,
322
1,54
216
.6%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
11.7
%9.
6%-1
7.9%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
184,
900
3,61
1-2
6.3%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
rage
18
29.5
%23
.4%
-20.
7%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
1.0%
1.6%
53.6
%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
rage
180.
9%1.
4%56
.1%
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
90C
hang
e
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
12.0
%16
.4%
36.9
%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
19.6
%29
.4%
50.0
%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$23,
729
$22,
357
-5.8
%
IP
age
65
Tuc
ker
Cou
nty
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
5T
rend
Dat
aS
olid
bar
s in
dica
te c
ount
y pe
rcen
t cha
nge
0 P
atte
rned
bar
s in
dica
te s
tate
per
cent
cha
nge
.
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
-S
E 19.5
\
BE
TT
ER
+19
80R
ate
/ %19
95R
ate
/ %
9.3%
Sta
teR
ate/
%
7.5%
Cou
nty
Ran
k*
507.
8%
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)\
52.7
N19
.19.
08.
035
81.2
75.5
14.2
26.8
10C
hild
dea
th r
ate
(age
s 1-
14 p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
.N.
NP
erce
nt o
f elig
ible
chi
ldre
n se
rved
by
Hea
d S
tart
(ag
es 3
-4)
NA
25.0
%45
.1 %
53
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
52.6
%47
.7%
32
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e
(per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)N
A23
83.5
3116
.816
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
I,22
.5, N
63.4
49.2
52.9
20
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
39.4
N3.
9%5.
4%10
.9%
2
(age
s 10
-19)
N\N
N\
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
sN
58.8
17.8
%7.
3%16
.4%
2
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te
(age
s 10
-19
per
1,00
0 yo
uths
)19
95 D
ata
Not
Ava
ilabl
e
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
442.
025
.313
7264
.851
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
\33 \8
25.7
%17
.1%
22.7
%11
Pag
e 66
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50
136
('Cou
nty
Ran
k Is
bas
ed o
n m
ost r
ecen
t ava
date
eda
ta, I
,Des
t. 55
-wor
se
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
1 3
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
14
.1
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n8,
675
7,80
7
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
5dol
lars
)$3
,292
$5,6
97
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
5.2%
8.7°
/.
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ith
early
pre
nata
l car
e72
.0%
80.0
%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s1,
104
1,27
6
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s1,
016
1,75
9
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
9.3%
11.5
%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
182,
497
1,72
7
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
28.8
%22
.1%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
0.3%
0.5%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
0.0%
0.8%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
10.0
%11
.3%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
20.7
%22
2%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$21,
317
$22,
825
-10.
0%
73.0
%
65.9
%
112%
15.6
%
73.1
%
23.7
%
-30.
8%
-23.
2%
64.6
%
NM
13.8
%
7.5%
7.1%
Com
plim
ents
of
Sena
tor
Sara
h M
inea
r
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
Tyl
er C
ount
y
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
5T
rend
Dat
a11
1 S
olid
bar
s in
dica
te c
ount
y pe
rcen
t cha
nge
El P
atte
rned
bar
s in
dica
te s
tate
per
cent
cha
nge
Indi
cato
rs
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
- W
OR
SE
BE
TT
ER
+19
80R
ate/
%
6.2°
k
1995
Rat
e / %
4.9%
Sta
teR
ate/
%
7.5%
Cou
nty
Ran
k'
320
.4.`
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)X
NIM10
0.0
16.9
0.0
8.0
1
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)""
\"\"
""10
0.0
37.4
0.0
26.8
1
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A76
.2%
45.1
%7
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
48.7
%47
.7%
20
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
1721
.431
16.8
6
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
:\34
.3\
69.9
45.9
52.9
17
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
39.4
i .\M
I .%.\\
1 1W
I 1 \\
.W6.
0%8.
3%10
.9%
13(a
ges
10-1
9)hb
.
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s21
.817
.3%
13.6
%16
.4%
25
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
1995
Dat
a N
otA
vaila
ble
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)32
.039
.326
.764
.87
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
33.4 \
29.6
%19
.7%
22.7
%20
-50
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50("
Cod
ly R
ank
is b
ased
on
mos
t rec
ent e
vada
ble
data
. 1=
best
. 55-
wo
sl)
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
1
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
95C
hang
e
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n11
,320
10,0
42-1
1.3%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
5 do
llars
)$3
,327
$6,3
3490
.4%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
6.3%
14.2
%12
3.9%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
75.4
%81
.0%
7.4%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s1,
446
1,39
1-3
.8%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s81
51,
152
41.3
%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
9.3%
8.5%
-8.6
%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
dera
ge 1
83,
515
2,36
3-3
2.8%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
31.1
%23
.5%
-242
%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
0.2%
0.7%
223.
5%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
0.0%
0.6%
DM
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
.I
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
8.7%
14.1
%61
.1%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
17.3
%20
.5%
18.3
%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$28,
494
$25,
462
-10.
6%
141
Pag
e 67
Ups
hur
Cou
nty
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
5T
rend
Dat
a.1
1 S
olid
bar
s in
dica
te c
ount
y pe
rcen
t cha
nge
Pat
tern
ed b
ars
indi
cate
sta
te p
erce
nt c
hang
e
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
- V
VO
RS
E
.1
BE
TT
ER
+19
80R
ate/
%
72%
1995
Rat
e /%
6.7%
Sta
teR
ate
/ %
7.5%
Cou
nty
Ran
k' 186.
9
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)X
39.4
-116
.910
.38.
042
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)24
.431
.739
.426
.845
&--
v
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A61
.1%
45.1
%11
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
53.3
%47
.7%
33
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
2394
.531
16.8
18
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
r.19
.4 \461
54.6
44.0
52.9
14
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
150.
7(a
ges
10-1
9)M
.\N
4.1%
10.2
%10
.9%
23
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s27
.924
.9°k
17.9
%16
.4%
41N
.
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
1995
Dat
a N
otA
vaila
ble
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)\
140
.864
.938
.464
.813
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
12.9
I.30
.4%
26.5
%22
.7%
41N
.150
,
240
Pag
e 68
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50P
Cou
y R
ank
is b
ased
on
mos
t rec
ent a
vada
bte
data
. 1=
best
55-
wor
st)
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
32
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
6019
95%
Cha
nge
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n23
,427
23,6
801.
1%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
5 do
llars
)$3
,353
$5,5
2964
.9%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
6.0%
19.0
%21
5.9%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
67.9
%81
.9%
20.6
%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s3,
824
3,40
4-1
1.0%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s3,
783
5,09
434
.7%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
7.9%
12.9
°k63
.3%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
186,
630
5,86
7-1
1.5%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
28.3
%24
.8%
-12.
5%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
0.8%
1.6%
107.
6%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
0.5%
1.9%
241.
5%
I
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
9.8%
16.3
%66
.9%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
20.0
%30
.0%
50.3
%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$24,
408
$22,
267
-8.8
%
"All
child
ren
need
to k
now
that
they
are
love
d..
."
hit r
eti
pove
rty
The
Bis
hops
Ini
tiativ
e60
1-
The
Uni
ted
Met
hodi
st C
hurc
h'N
143
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
Way
ne C
ount
y
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
5T
rend
Dat
aS
olid
bar
s in
dica
te c
ount
y pe
rcen
t cha
nge
El P
atte
rned
bar
s in
dica
te s
tate
per
cent
cha
nge
Indi
cato
rs
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
- W
OR
SE
\XX
X
- -R
1980
Rat
e /%
6.1%
1995
Rat
e /%
8.7%
Sta
teR
ate
/%
7.5%
Cou
nty
Ran
k*
4542
.9
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)15
.87.
08.
18.
031
XN
.C
hild
dea
th r
ate
(age
s 1-
14 p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
\39
.9 \44
.426
.726
.827
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)
,--
NINA
37.4
%45
.1%
38
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
51.9
%47
.7%
29
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
3757
.831
16.8
43
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
I.26
.9 N76
.155
.652
.931
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
78.8
(age
s 10
-19)
101
4.5%
8.0%
10.9
%9
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s
XN
N58
.832
.3%
13.3
%16
.4%
21
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
1995
Dat
a N
otA
vaila
ble
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)6.
672
.377
.164
.837
ft.\
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
19.5
32.8
%26
.4%
22.7
%40
-4
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40
144
+50
(Cou
ty R
ant,
,s b
a ed
on
mos
t rec
ent a
vatla
ble
data
. I-
best
, 55
wor
st)
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
29
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n46
,021
42,5
13-7
.6%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
5 do
llars
)$3
,262
$5,6
8674
.3%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
8.0%
16.0
%99
/%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ith
early
pre
nata
l car
e69
.5%
88.6
%27
.5%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s3,
815
4,01
15.
1%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s3,
067
5,14
367
.7%
Une
nplo
ymen
t rat
e9.
5%74
%-2
2.1%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
dera
ge 1
814
,134
10,1
51-2
8.2%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
30.7
%23
.9%
-22.
3%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
0.3%
0.6%
142.
0%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
rage
18
0.2%
0.7%
229.
4%
.
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
10.4
%15
.5%
48.3
%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
238%
28.5
%19
.6%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$24,
697
$23,
525
-4.7
%
Inm
emor
y of
Mar
gare
t "Pe
ggy"
Fox
1907
-199
7
tiit o
Pag
e 69
Web
ster
Cou
nty
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
5T
rend
Dat
aS
olid
bar
s in
dica
te c
ount
y pe
rcen
t cha
nge
0 P
atte
rned
bar
s in
dica
te s
tate
per
cent
cha
nge
Indi
cato
rs
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
-SE
BE
TT
ER
& N
+-
.
6.7%
1995
Rat
e /%
6.0%
Sla
teR
ate/
%
7.5%
Cou
nty
Ran
k'
10
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)12
.714
.316
.28.
054
XV
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)
20.9
&45
.335
.826
.840
N
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A37
.4%
45.1
%38
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
72.5
%47
.7%
52
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
5112
.531
16.8
54
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
11\
31.7
\90
.761
.952
.940
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
(age
s 10
-19)
W\.
95.7
&X
XV\
N,,
7.0%
13.7
%10
.9%
46
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s59
. 248
.4%
19.7
%16
.4%
46
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
1995
Dat
a N
otA
vaila
ble
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)1
80.6
113.
922
.164
.85
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
\20
.9 \43
.6%
34.5
%22
.7%
52
4P
age
70
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50('G
nu ty
Ran
k is
bas
ed o
n m
ost r
ecen
t eva
dabl
eda
ta. I
. bas
t. 55
mvo
r
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
1 4
7
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
51
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
95C
hang
e
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n12
,245
10,4
29-1
4.8%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
5 do
llars
)$3
,522
$5,6
3660
.0%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
19.3
%30
.5%
58.1
%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
76.1
%83
.1%
9.2%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s92
11,
229
33.4
%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s80
81,
089
34.8
%
Une
mpi
oym
ent r
ate
15.0
%13
.1%
-12.
7%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
dera
ge 1
83,
997
2,63
4-3
4.1%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
rage
18
32.6
%25
.3%
-22.
6%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
0.1%
0.5%
252.
2%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
rage
l80.
1%0.
7%1,
296.
0%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
13.2
%19
.6°/
.49
.2%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
36.0
%46
.0%
27.6
%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$17,
917
$15,
489
-13.
6%
Spon
sore
d by
a F
rien
d of
Chi
ldre
nin
Web
ster
Cou
nty
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
Wet
zel C
ount
y
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
5T
rend
Dat
a11
11 S
olid
bar
s in
dica
te c
ount
y pe
rcen
t cha
nge
El P
atte
rned
bar
s in
dica
te s
tate
per
cent
chan
ge
Indi
cato
rs
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
- W
OR
SE
375
..
1980
Rat
e / %
5.1%
1995
Rat
e / %
7.0°
%
Sta
teR
ate
/%
7.5%
Cou
nty
Ran
k'
21
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)7.
2.
XN
16.6
13.7
8.0
50
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)\..
40.0 \
34.9
21.0
26.8
19
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A35
.8%
45.1
%45
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
43.1
%47
.7%
13
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
2393
.931
16.8
17
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s(a
ges
15-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
fem
ales
)60
.456
.352
.933
M.
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
167.
1(a
ges
10-1
9)W
OO
N N
I I M
I 0M
ILI
0 1
.11
0 11
101M
.4.
6%12
.3%
10.9
%42
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s
k35
.9 N20
.7%
13.2
%16
.4%
20
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
I995
Dat
a N
otA
vaila
ble
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)29
.091
.564
.964
.830
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
28.6
29.4
%21
.0%
22.7
%24
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50
148
(To
fly
Ran
k IS
bas
ed o
n m
ost r
ecen
t ava
ilabl
eda
ta. I
bes
t. 55
-wo
sit
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
30
. .
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n21
,874
18,8
41-1
3.9%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
5 do
llars
)$3
,377
$5,6
5167
.3%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
8.4%
17.1
%10
4.0%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
75.3
%75
.5%
0.3%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s1,
946
1,51
1-2
2.4%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s2,
703
3,51
430
.0%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
10.1
%11
.3°/
.11
.9%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
dera
ge 1
86,
698
4,49
8-3
2.8%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
rage
18
30.6
%23
.9%
-22.
0%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
0.3%
0.6%
64.7
%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
0.0%
0.6%
NM
I
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
11.4
%15
.90/
s39
.2%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
13.7
%26
.6%
94.0
%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$30,
437
$28,
122
-7.6
%
NV
:W
est V
irgi
nia
Uni
vers
ity
149
Pag
e71
Wirt
Cou
nty
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
5T
rend
Dat
aS
olid
bar
s in
dica
te c
ount
y pe
rcen
t cha
nge
El P
atte
rned
bar
s in
dica
te s
tate
per
cent
cha
nge
Indi
cato
rsi
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
SE
.\
BE
TT
ER
+.
6.6%
1995
Rat
e / %
5.1%
Sta
teR
ate
/%
7.5%
Cou
nty
Ran
k* 523
8
MIM
IIn
fant
mor
talit
y ra
te22
0.9
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)5.
919
.08.
055
XN
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e10
7.6
(age
s 1-
14 p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
\17
.937
.226
.841
N
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A38
.0%
45.1
%35
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
52.2
%47
.7%
30
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
1830
.431
16.8
9
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
\ \ \
\ \ \
\ \\
48.2
61.1
31.7
52.9
3
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
Per
cent
birt
hsN1
5.2%
5.1%
10.9
%1
10-1
9)k
._
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
sN
.48
.017
.8%
9.3%
16.4
%4
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
1995
Dat
a N
otA
vaila
ble
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)26
.039
.750
.064
.821
\N
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
\\
48.9
27.5
%14
.0%
22.7
%4
Pag
e 72
150
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50(T
oo ty
Ran
k is
ba
ad o
n m
ost r
ecen
t ava
ilabl
eda
ta 1
=ba
st. 5
5.4v
orst
)
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
95%
Cha
nge
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n4,
922
5,53
812
.5%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
5 do
llars
)$3
,875
$5,4
7841
.4%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
7.8%
17.7
%12
7.1%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
662%
78.0
%17
.9%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s33
849
847
.3%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s24
639
460
2%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
11.7
%16
.0%
36.8
%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
181,
508
1,36
8-9
.3%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
rage
18
30.6
%24
.7%
-19.
4%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
0.3%
0.3%
-26.
8%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
rage
180.
0%0.
3%N
M
.I
IS
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
7.9%
14.3
%82
.0%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
19.7
%24
.9%
262%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$22,
006
$21,
193
-3.7
%
IN/0
0C
amde
n- C
lark
Mem
oria
l Hos
pita
lFo
r Y
our
Lif
etim
e
151
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
Woo
d C
ount
y
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
5T
rend
Dat
aIIS
olid
bar
s in
dica
te c
ount
y pe
rcen
t cha
nge
El P
atte
rned
bar
s in
dica
te s
tate
per
cent
cha
nge
Indi
cato
rs-
WO
RS
EB
ET
TE
R +
1980
Rat
e /%
7.7%
1995
Rat
e / %
7.0%
Sta
teR
ate
i%
7.5%
Cou
nty
Ran
k'
21P
erce
nt lo
w b
irth-
wei
ght b
abie
sN
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)\
61.5 \
18.5
7.1
8.0
22
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)\
\53
.336
.517
.026
.814
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A41
.9%
45.1
%28
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
37.8
%47
.7%
7
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
3760
.431
16.8
44
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
\20
.5.
68.3
54.3
52.9
27
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
(age
s 10
-19)
1106
1WM
IL\1
01.1
06.1
11M
M\I
LW
O61
.56.
6%10
.7%
10.9
%32
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s
\42
.2N
23.0
%13
.3%
16.4
%21
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
1995
Dat
a N
otA
vaila
ble
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)15
.8h.
\41
.347
.864
.819
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
22.8
124
.1%
18.6
%22
.7%
14
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40
152
+50
('Cou
ty R
ank
is b
e ed
on
mos
t rec
ent a
vaila
ble
data
. I.b
est.
55-.
wor
st)
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
16
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
95C
hang
e
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n93
,648
88,0
59-6
.1%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
5 do
llars
)$3
,381
$5,5
3963
.8%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
7.5%
14.1
%88
.6%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
74.9
%82
6%10
.3%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s18
,139
16,2
65-1
0.3%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s18
,000
26,5
6547
.6%
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ate
9.1%
7.3%
-19.
8%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
der
age
1826
,934
20,0
36-2
5.6%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
28.8
%22
.8%
-20.
9%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
1.2%
1.8%
45.5
%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
1.4%
2.4%
66.0
%
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
90C
hang
e
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
12.6
%17
.9%
42.4
%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
14.7
%18
.7%
26.9
%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$29,
494
$30,
582
3.7%
H U
NIT
ED
4111
/ NA
TIO
NA
L B
AN
KW
ES
T V
IRG
INIA
'S B
AN
KM
embe
r F
DIC
153
Pag
e 73
Wyo
min
g C
ount
y
Per
cent
Cha
nge
1980
-199
5T
rend
Dat
aIN
Sol
id b
ars
indi
cate
cou
nty
perc
ent c
hang
eE
l Pat
tern
ed b
ars
indi
cate
sta
te p
erce
nt c
hang
e
.
Per
cent
low
birt
h-w
eigh
t bab
ies
' WO
RS
EB
ET
TE
R +
1980
Rat
e / %
7.5%
1995
Rat
e/ %
6.4%
Sta
teR
ate
/./.
7.5%
-
13\
14.0
Infa
nt m
orta
lity
rate
(per
1,0
00 li
ve b
irths
)\
75.8
N13
.432
8.0
3
Chi
ld d
eath
rat
e(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)\.,
26.1
51.5
38.1
26.8
44N
Per
cent
of e
ligib
le c
hild
ren
serv
ed b
yH
ead
Sta
rt (
ages
3-4
)N
A57
.0%
45.1
%14
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee a
ndre
duce
d sc
hool
mea
ls (
grad
es K
-12)
NA
58.4
%47
.7%
42
Chi
ld a
buse
/neg
lect
rat
e(p
er 1
00,0
00 c
hild
ren)
NA
2998
.231
16.8
35
Tee
n bi
rth
rate
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
.29
.8 \85
.560
.152
.938
Per
cent
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
206.
5(a
ges
10-1
9).\,
.\
4.8%
14.6
%10
.9%
51
Per
cent
hig
h sc
hool
dro
pout
s15
.1N
21.3
%18
.1%
16.4
%42
Juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
cas
e ra
te(a
ges
10-1
9 pe
r 1,
000
yout
hs)
1995
Dat
a N
otA
vaila
ble
Tee
n vi
olen
t dea
th r
ate
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)..
N38
.511
0.3
67.8
64.8
32
Per
cent
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a 1
2th
grad
e ed
ucat
ion
\26
.94
44.3
%32
.4%
22.7
%50
Pag
e 74
154
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0+
10+
20+
30+
40+
50(T
o. ty
Ran
k kr
bas
ed o
n m
os, (
mos
t aw
air:
a41
11.2
, I.D
ost.
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
posi
te C
ount
y R
ank
35
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
ts19
8019
95C
hang
e
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n35
,993
28,1
71-2
7.7%
Edu
catio
n ex
pend
iture
s pe
r pu
pil
(199
5 do
llars
)$3
,364
$6,2
2485
.0%
Per
cent
all
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
child
ren
who
are
AF
DC
rec
ipie
nts
12.9
%25
2%95
.1%
Per
cent
birt
hs w
ithea
rly p
rena
tal c
are
42.7
%75
.4%
76.3
%
Tot
al jo
bs in
hig
h-pa
ying
indu
strie
s6,
599
2,60
7-6
0.5%
Tot
al jo
bs in
low
-pay
ing
indu
strie
s2,
554
2,81
410
2%
Une
mpl
oym
entr
ate
12.6
%10
.8%
-14.
3%
Tot
al p
opul
atio
n un
dera
ge 1
812
,472
7,45
540
.2%
Per
cent
pop
ulat
ion
unde
rage
18
347%
265%
-23.
6%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
1.4%
1.5%
92%
Per
cent
min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
rage
181.
3%1.
5%22
2%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
sing
le-p
aren
t fam
ilies
10.1
%16
.9%
66.8
%
Per
cent
chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
24.1
%36
2%50
.4%
Med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e (1
990
dolla
rs)
$27,
300
$20,
730
-24.
1%
CO
LUM
BIA
GA
ST
rans
mis
sion
155
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
r
'4,
tz
Def
initi
ons
Met
hodo
logy
And
Sou
rces
How
an
indi
cato
r or
bac
kgro
und
fact
or is
con
-st
ruct
ed is
pres
ente
d w
hen
staf
f at t
he S
urve
yR
esea
rch
Cen
ter
perf
orm
s ca
lcul
atio
ns to
det
erm
ine
rate
s or
per
cent
ages
.In
dica
tor
or b
ackg
roun
d fa
ctor
cla
rific
atio
n is
pro
-vi
ded
for
thos
e va
riabl
es n
eedi
ng s
ome
expl
anat
ion
abou
t the
dat
a; th
is d
oes
not a
pply
to e
very
var
iabl
e.D
ata
sour
ces
are
the
sam
e fo
r bo
th s
tate
and
cou
nty
unle
ss o
ther
wis
e sp
ecifi
ed. T
here
are
hea
ding
s sp
eci-
fyin
g di
ffere
nt s
tate
and
nat
iona
l sou
rces
whe
n th
e na
-tio
nal d
ata
sour
ce is
diff
eren
t fro
m th
e st
ate
or c
ount
yso
urce
.
CH
ILD
AB
US
E/N
EG
LEC
T R
AT
E
(per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)In
dica
tor:
The
num
ber
of r
efer
rals
of m
altr
eatm
ent a
nd r
isk
of m
al-
trea
tmen
t acc
epte
d fo
r in
vest
igat
ion
for
a th
ree-
year
av-
erag
e (1
993,
199
4, 1
995)
by
Chi
ldP
rote
ctiv
e S
ervi
ces
per
100,
000
child
ren.
How
is it
Con
stru
cted
?A
t the
sta
te a
nd c
ount
y le
vel,
this
indi
cato
r is
a r
ate
per
100,
000
child
ren
base
d on
a th
ree-
year
ave
rage
(19
93,
1994
, 199
5). T
he r
ate
is c
alcu
late
d as
100
,000
tim
esth
e nu
mbe
r of
ref
erra
ls o
f chi
ldre
n un
der
18 r
efer
red
for
inve
stig
atio
n of
abu
se a
nd n
egle
ct d
ivid
ed b
y th
e to
tal
num
ber
of c
hild
ren
unde
r 18
.
Indi
cato
r C
larif
icat
ion:
The
ref
erra
l rat
e ca
nnot
be
com
pare
d to
pas
t yea
rs' K
IDS
CO
UN
T D
ata
Boo
k's
child
abu
se/n
egle
ct r
ates
bec
ause
adi
ffere
nt d
atab
ase
is u
sed.
A h
igh
num
ber
of r
efer
rals
does
not
cor
rela
te p
erfe
ctly
with
a h
igh
num
ber
of c
hild
abus
e/ne
glec
t cas
es. B
ecau
se m
ore
than
one
ref
erra
l can
be r
epor
ted
for
ever
y ca
se e
vent
ually
ope
ned,
not
all
refe
r-
Pag
e 76
158
rals
rep
orte
d re
sulte
d in
an
"ope
ned"
sub
stan
tiate
dab
use
and
negl
ect c
ase.
No
tren
d da
ta h
as b
een
calc
ulat
ed fo
rth
is in
dica
tor
due
to th
e un
avai
labi
lity
of 1
980
data
.A
new
dat
abas
e sy
stem
sho
uld
be o
pera
ting
by 1
998.
The
num
ber
of c
hild
ren
unde
r 18
is b
ased
on
1990
cen
sus
data
.D
iffer
ence
s in
the
repo
rtin
g pr
oced
ures
of i
ndi-
vidu
al c
ount
ies
will
affe
ct th
e in
divi
dual
cou
nty
rate
s an
d,th
eref
ore,
lim
it th
e co
mpa
rison
of r
ates
acr
oss
coun
ties.
Dat
a S
ourc
es: S
tate
(19
95)
Wes
t Virg
inia
Dep
artm
ent
of H
ealth
and
Hum
an R
esou
rces
/ B
urea
u fo
r C
hild
ren
and
Fam
ilies
, and
the
Offi
ce o
f Soc
ial S
ervi
ces.
CH
ILD
DE
AT
H R
AT
E(a
ges
1-14
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n)In
dica
tor:
The
num
ber
of d
eath
s du
e to
all
caus
es, o
f chi
ldre
nbe
-
twee
n th
e ag
es o
f 1-1
4 ye
ars,
per
100
,000
chi
ldre
n.
How
is it
Con
stru
cted
:A
t a s
tate
and
cou
nty
leve
l, th
is v
aria
ble
is a
rat
e pe
r10
0,00
0
child
ren
base
d on
a fi
ve-y
ear
aver
age
(197
6, 1
977,
197
8,19
79, a
nd 1
980
for
1980
and
199
1, 1
992,
199
3, 1
994,
and
1995
for
1995
). T
he r
ate
is c
alcu
late
d as
100
,000
tim
esth
e nu
mbe
r of
chi
ld d
eath
s du
e to
all
caus
es d
ivid
ed b
y th
eto
tal n
umbe
r of
chi
ldre
n ag
es 1
-14.
The
nat
iona
l rat
eis
calc
ulat
ed in
the
sam
e m
anne
r bu
t is
base
d on
ly o
n19
95
data
and
not
on
a th
ree-
year
ave
rage
.
Indi
cato
r C
larif
icat
ion:
Due
to th
e sm
all n
umbe
r of
chi
ld d
eath
s on
the
coun
tyle
vel,
a sm
all c
hang
e in
the
actu
al n
umbe
r fr
om th
epe
riod
1980
to 1
995
may
res
ult i
n a
larg
e pe
rcen
tage
cha
nge
for
tren
d da
ta. T
he n
umbe
r of
chi
ldre
n 1-
14 y
ears
old
is
base
d on
199
0 ce
nsus
dat
a.
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Dat
a S
ourc
es: S
tate
(19
80, 1
995)
WV
Dep
artm
ent o
fH
ealth
And
Hum
an R
esou
rces
, Bur
eau
of P
ublic
Hea
lth,
Offi
ce o
f Epi
dem
iolo
gy a
nd H
ealth
Pro
mot
ion,
Hea
lth S
ta-
tistic
s C
ente
r, C
harle
ston
, WV
. Nat
iona
l (19
95)
Birt
hs a
ndD
eath
s: U
nite
d S
tate
s, 1
996.
Mon
thly
Vita
l Sta
tistic
s R
e-po
rt; V
ol. 4
6 N
o. 1
, Sup
pl. 2
, Hya
ttsvi
lle, M
aryl
and:
Na-
tiona
l Cen
ter
for
Hea
lth S
tatis
tics.
Sep
tem
ber
11, 1
997.
DA
Y O
NE
PR
OG
RA
MS
(Loc
atio
n an
d T
ype)
Indi
cato
r:T
his
varia
ble
is a
gra
phic
dis
play
of t
he lo
catio
n of
the
two
type
s of
DA
Y O
NE
pro
gram
s. T
he tw
o ty
pes
of p
rogr
ams
are
hosp
ital-b
ased
and
hom
e-ba
sed.
DA
YO
NE
teac
hes
new
pare
nts
how
thei
r ba
by's
bra
in d
evel
ops
and
enco
urag
esne
w p
aren
ts in
thei
r ro
le a
s th
eir
child
'sfir
st te
ache
r. A
com
plet
e lis
t of D
AY
ON
E s
ites
can
be fo
und
on p
age
87 o
f
this
rep
ort.
Dat
a S
ourc
es: (
1995
) W
est V
irgin
ia K
IDS
CO
UN
TF
und,
Cha
rlest
on, W
est V
irgin
ia.
ED
UC
AT
ION
PR
OG
RA
MS
FO
R P
AR
EN
TS
WIT
H
CH
ILD
RE
N U
ND
ER
AG
E T
HR
EE
(Loc
atio
n an
d T
ype)
Indi
cato
r:T
his
indi
cato
r in
clud
es e
ight
diff
eren
t edu
catio
n pr
ogra
ms
for
child
ren
from
birt
h to
age
thre
e. T
he e
ight
pro
gram
sar
e: P
aren
ts A
s T
each
ers
, Mat
erna
l and
Infa
nt H
ealth
Out
reac
h P
rogr
am, E
ven
Sta
rt, E
arly
Hea
d S
tart
, Sta
rt-
ing
Poi
nts
Cen
ters
, DA
Y O
NE
Hos
pita
l Site
s, D
AY
ON
E
Hom
e V
isiti
ng S
ites,
and
Hea
d S
tart
. Eac
h pr
ogra
mis
desc
ribed
in d
etai
l in
the
over
view
of t
his
repo
rt lo
cate
don
pag
es 5
-9. L
ocat
ions
of e
ach
prog
ram
can
also
be
foun
d on
pag
es 1
0-11
.
159
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
Def
initi
ons,
Met
hodo
logy
And
Sou
rces
, con
tinue
d
Indi
cato
r C
larif
icat
ion:
Man
y m
ore
prog
ram
s ex
ist f
or c
hild
ren
unde
rag
e th
ree.
The
y ar
e no
t inc
lude
d be
caus
e th
eir
cent
ral f
ocus
isno
ted
ucat
ion.
Som
e ex
ampl
es o
f the
se p
rogr
ams
incl
ude
WV
Birt
h to
Thr
ee; I
mm
uniz
atio
n; M
edic
aid;
and
Ear
ly a
nd P
e-rio
dic
Scr
eeni
ng, D
iagn
osis
and
Tre
atm
ent (
EP
SD
T).
Dat
a S
ourc
es: P
aren
ts A
s T
each
ers:
Kim
Tie
man
, Bet
hD
avis
, She
rry
Rid
er, R
ebec
ca A
llen;
MIH
OW
: Fra
nki P
atto
nR
uthe
rfor
d; C
ente
r fo
r H
ealth
Ser
vice
s, V
ande
rbilt
Uni
ver-
sity
; Eve
n S
tart
: Sha
ron
Fla
ck; E
arly
Hea
d S
tart
: Mar
ieA
lsop
, Pat
Gra
cey,
Lin
da D
uVal
l; S
tart
ing
Poi
nts
Cen
ters
:B
arba
ra M
erril
l, K
im V
eraa
s, J
ulie
Pra
tt; D
AY
ON
E: M
argi
eH
ale;
Hea
d S
tart
: Bill
Hub
ner,
Che
r M
cKee
ver
ED
UC
AT
ION
AL
EX
PE
ND
ITU
RE
S P
ER
PU
PIL
(199
5 D
olla
rs)
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
t:C
urre
nt p
er p
upil
expe
nditu
res
base
d on
aver
age
daily
at-
tend
ance
for
publ
ic s
choo
l pro
gram
s pr
e-ki
nder
gart
enth
roug
h 12
th g
rade
exp
ress
ed in
199
5 co
nsta
nt d
olla
rs.
How
is it
Con
stru
cted
?
For
com
paris
on p
urpo
ses,
edu
catio
nal e
xpen
ditu
re d
ata
for
1980
-198
1 is
con
vert
ed in
to 1
995
dolla
rs; a
def
lato
r of
.541
is c
alcu
late
d us
ing
the
Con
sum
er P
rice
Inde
x-U
rban
Pop
u-la
tion
from
the
Bur
eau
of L
abor
Sta
tistic
s.
Dat
a S
ourc
es: (
1980
) W
V D
epar
tmen
t of E
duca
tion:
198
0-19
81 E
duca
tiona
l Sta
tistic
s S
umm
ary
Ann
ual R
epor
t, P
age
137.
(19
95)
WV
Dep
artm
ent o
f Edu
catio
n: G
ener
al C
ur-
rent
Exp
ense
Fun
d. E
xpen
ditu
res
on a
Per
Pup
il B
asis
for
the
1995
-96
Yea
r.U
.S. D
epar
tmen
t of L
abor
: Bur
eau
ofLa
bor
Sta
tistic
s: S
urve
y C
U s
erie
s C
UU
RO
OO
OS
AO
.
160
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
INF
AN
T M
OR
TA
LIT
Y R
AT
E(p
er 1
,000
live
birt
hs)
Indi
cato
r:T
he n
umbe
r of
dea
ths
of in
fant
s un
der
one
year
of a
ge p
er1,
000
live
birt
hs.
How
is it
Con
stru
cted
?A
t a s
tate
and
cou
nty
leve
l, th
is v
aria
ble
is a
rat
epe
r 1,
000
live
birt
hs b
ased
on
a fiv
e-ye
ar a
vera
ge (
1976
, 197
7, 1
978,
1979
, and
198
0 fo
r 19
80 a
nd 1
991,
199
2, 1
993,
199
4, a
nd19
95 fo
r 19
95).
The
rat
e is
cal
cula
ted
as 1
,000
tim
es th
enu
mbe
r of
infa
nt d
eath
s du
e to
all
caus
es d
ivid
ed b
y th
enu
mbe
r of
tota
l birt
hs.
At t
he n
atio
nal l
evel
, the
rat
e is
calc
ulat
ed a
s 1,
000
times
the
num
ber
of in
fant
dea
ths
in19
95 d
ivid
ed b
y th
e nu
mbe
r of
live
birt
hs in
199
5.
Indi
cato
r C
larif
icat
ion:
Due
to th
e sm
all n
umbe
r of
dea
ths
to in
fant
s un
der
one
year
of a
ge o
n th
e co
unty
leve
l, a
smal
l cha
nge
in th
e ac
-tu
al n
umbe
r fr
om th
e pe
riod
1980
to 1
995
may
res
ult i
n a
larg
e pe
rcen
tage
cha
nge
for
tren
d da
ta.
Dat
a S
ourc
es: S
tate
(19
80, 1
995)
WV
Dep
artm
ent o
fH
ealth
and
Hum
an R
esou
rces
, Bur
eau
of P
ublic
Hea
lth, O
f-fic
e of
Epi
dem
iolo
gy a
nd H
ealth
Pro
mot
ion,
Hea
lth S
tatis
-tic
s C
ente
r, C
harle
ston
, WV
.N
atio
nal (
1995
) R
epor
t of
Fin
al N
atal
ity S
tatis
tics:
Uni
ted
Sta
tes,
199
5. M
onth
ly V
i-ta
l Sta
tistic
s R
epor
t, V
ol. 4
5 N
o. 1
1, S
uppl
., H
yatts
ville
,M
aryl
and:
Nat
iona
l Cen
ter
for
Hea
lth S
tatis
tics.
Jun
e 10
,19
97.
JUV
EN
ILE
DE
LIN
QU
EN
CY
CA
SE
RA
TE
(age
s 10
-19
per
1,00
0 yo
uths
)In
dica
tor:
The
num
ber
of d
elin
quen
cy c
ases
rep
orte
d pe
r 1,
000
yout
hsag
es 1
0-21
. The
se c
ases
incl
ude
child
ren
accu
sed
of s
ta-
tus
offe
nses
, mis
dem
eano
rs, a
nd fe
loni
es. T
his
indi
cato
ris
not
ava
ilabl
e in
199
5.
Indi
cato
r C
larif
icat
ion:
Alth
ough
Wes
t Virg
inia
enj
oys
one
of th
e be
st ju
veni
le d
e-lin
quen
cy r
ates
in th
e na
tion,
it is
stil
l im
port
ant t
o tr
ack
this
mea
sure
. The
Fun
d ho
pes
that
a s
yste
m w
ill b
e es
tab-
lishe
d in
Wes
t Virg
inia
to tr
ack
the
juve
nile
del
inqu
ency
rate
.
ME
DIA
N F
AM
ILY
INC
OM
E(1
990
Dol
lars
)B
ackg
roun
d F
act:
Fam
ily in
com
e at
whi
ch 5
0 pe
rcen
t of a
ll fa
mili
es h
ave
a
high
er in
com
e an
d 50
per
cent
of a
ll fa
mili
es h
ave
a lo
wer
inco
me.
Bot
h 19
80 a
nd 1
990
med
ian
fam
ily in
com
esar
eex
pres
sed
in c
onst
ant 1
990
dolla
rs.
How
is it
Con
stru
cted
?T
he m
edia
n fa
mily
inco
me
is b
ased
on
cens
us d
ata.
To
arriv
e at
the
1980
med
ian
fam
ily in
com
e in
199
0 do
llars
,th
e 19
80 m
edia
n fa
mily
inco
me
was
div
ided
by
a de
flato
rof
.65.
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
t Cla
rific
atio
n:D
ata
for
this
var
iabl
e is
not
upd
atab
le fo
r 19
95on
the
stat
eor
cou
nty
leve
ls a
nd is
, the
refo
re, p
rese
nted
as
1990
dat
aon
thes
e le
vels
.
Dat
a S
ourc
es: (
1980
) B
urea
u of
the
Cen
sus.
Cen
sus
ofP
opul
atio
n an
d H
ousi
ng, 1
980:
Sum
mar
y T
ape
File
3C
,
161
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Pag
e 77
Def
initi
ons
Met
hodo
logy
And
Sou
rces
, con
tinue
d
(Tab
le 7
4): P
repa
red
by th
e B
urea
u of
the
Cen
sus,
Was
h-in
gton
: The
Bur
eau
(WV
Uni
vers
ity O
ffice
of H
ealth
Ser
-
vice
s R
esea
rch)
, 199
2.(1
990)
Bur
eau
of th
e C
ensu
s.C
ensu
s of
Pop
ulat
ion
and
Hou
sing
199
0: S
umm
ary
Tap
e
File
3C
, (T
able
107
A):
Pre
pare
d by
the
Bur
eau
of th
eC
en-
sus,
Was
hing
ton:
The
Bur
eau
(WV
Uni
vers
ity O
ffice
of
Hea
lth S
ervi
ces
Res
earc
h), 1
992.
PE
RC
EN
T A
LL F
AM
ILIE
S W
ITH
RE
LAT
ED
CH
ILD
RE
NW
HO
AR
E A
FD
C R
EC
IPIE
NT
S
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
t:T
he p
erce
ntag
e of
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
chi
ldre
n w
ho r
e-ce
ive
publ
ic a
ssis
tanc
e un
der
the
Aid
to F
amili
es w
ithD
e-
pend
ent C
hild
ren
(AF
DC
) or
Aid
to F
amili
es w
ith D
epen
-de
nt C
hild
ren-
Une
mpl
oyed
Pro
gram
(A
FD
C-U
).E
ligib
ility
for
this
pro
gram
is in
com
e ba
sed.
How
is it
Con
stru
cted
?T
o ar
rive
at th
e pe
rcen
tage
, the
tota
l of A
FD
C a
ndA
FD
C-U
case
s is
div
ided
by
the
num
ber
of fa
mili
esw
ith r
elat
ed c
hil-
dren
. Fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
chi
ldre
n ar
e co
mpr
ised
of m
ar-
ried
coup
les
with
rel
ated
chi
ldre
n, fe
mal
e he
ads
with
re-
late
d ch
ildre
n, a
nd m
ale
head
s w
ith r
elat
ed c
hild
ren.
At a
stat
e an
d co
unty
leve
l, th
is b
ackg
roun
d fa
ct is
a p
erce
nt-
age
base
d on
a th
ree-
year
ave
rage
(F
Y19
78-7
9, 1
979-
80,
and
1980
-81
for
1980
and
FY
199
3-94
, 199
4-95
, and
1995
-
96 fo
r 19
95.)
Dat
a Li
mita
tions
:T
he n
umbe
r of
fam
ilies
with
rel
ated
chi
ldre
n is
bas
ed o
n19
90 c
ensu
s da
ta.
Dat
a S
ourc
es: (
1980
) W
V D
epar
tmen
t of H
ealth
and
Hu-
man
Res
ourc
es. F
isca
l Yea
r 19
78-7
9,19
79-8
0, a
nd 1
980-
81; u
npub
lishe
d an
nual
bul
letin
from
Offi
ce o
f Aud
its,R
e-
sear
ch a
nd A
naly
sis.
(19
95)
WV
Dep
artm
ent o
f Hea
lth
Pag
e 78
162
and
Hum
an R
esou
rces
. Fis
cal Y
ear
1993
-94,
199
4-95
,an
d
1995
-96
for
1995
; unp
ublis
hed
annu
al b
ulle
tin fr
om O
ffice
of A
udits
, Res
earc
h an
d A
naly
sis.
PE
RC
EN
T B
IRT
HS
TO
MO
TH
ER
S W
ITH
LE
SS
TH
AN
A
12T
H G
RA
DE
ED
UC
AT
ION
Indi
cato
r:T
he p
erce
ntag
e of
all
birt
hs to
mot
hers
with
less
than
a12
th g
rade
edu
catio
n.
How
is it
Con
stru
cted
?A
t a s
tate
and
cou
nty
leve
l, th
is in
dica
tor
is b
ased
on
ath
ree-
year
ave
rage
(19
78, 1
979,
and
198
0 fo
r 19
80 a
nd19
93, 1
994,
and
199
5 fo
r 19
95).
The
num
erat
or is
num
-be
r of
birt
hs to
mot
hers
"w
ith le
ss th
an a
12t
h gr
ade
edu-
catio
n" d
ivid
ed b
y th
e to
tal n
umbe
r of
birt
hs. T
he n
atio
nal
figur
e is
cal
cula
ted
in th
e sa
me
way
as
stat
e an
d co
unty
figur
es b
ut is
bas
ed o
n da
ta fr
om o
ne y
ear,
199
5.
Indi
cato
r C
larif
icat
ion:
The
bas
e po
pula
tion
is a
ll bi
rths
to m
othe
rs, r
egar
dles
sof
age.
Dat
a S
ourc
es: S
tate
(19
80, 1
995)
WV
Dep
artm
ent
of
Hea
lth a
nd H
uman
Res
ourc
es, B
urea
u of
Pub
lic H
ealth
,O
ffice
of E
pide
mio
logy
and
Hea
lth P
rom
otio
n, H
ealth
Sta
-
tistic
s C
ente
r, C
harle
ston
, WV
. Nat
iona
l (19
95)
Rep
orto
f
Fin
al N
atal
ity S
tatis
tics:
Uni
ted
Sta
tes,
199
5. M
onth
lyV
i-
tal S
tatis
tics
Rep
ort,
Vol
. 45
No.
11,
Sup
pl.,
Hya
ttsvi
lle,
Mar
ylan
d: N
atio
nal C
ente
r fo
r H
ealth
Sta
tistic
s. J
une
10,
1997
.
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
PE
RC
EN
T B
IRT
HS
TO
UN
MA
RR
IED
TE
EN
S
(age
s 10
-19)
Indi
cato
r: A
t a s
tate
and
cou
nty
leve
l, th
is in
dica
tor
is th
epe
rcen
tage
of l
ive
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d w
omen
age
s10
-19.
At a
nat
iona
l lev
el, t
he p
erce
ntag
e re
pres
ents
live
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d w
omen
und
er 2
0 ye
ars
of a
ge.
How
is it
Con
stru
cted
?A
t a s
tate
and
cou
nty
leve
l, th
is in
dica
tor
is b
ased
on
ath
ree-
year
ave
rage
(19
78, 1
979,
and
198
0 fo
r 19
80an
d
1993
, 199
4, a
nd 1
995
for
1995
). T
he n
umer
ator
isth
e
num
ber
of b
irths
to u
nmar
ried
teen
s ag
es 1
0-19
; the
de-
nom
inat
or is
the
tota
l num
ber
of b
irths
. Nat
iona
l dat
ais
calc
ulat
ed b
y di
vidi
ng th
e nu
mbe
r of
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
dte
ens
unde
r ag
e 20
by
the
tota
l num
ber
of b
irths
.N
atio
nal
data
is b
ased
onl
y on
199
5 da
ta.
Indi
cato
r C
larif
icat
ion:
Due
to th
e sm
all n
umbe
r of
birt
hs to
unm
arrie
d te
ens
in
som
e co
untie
s, a
sm
all c
hang
e in
the
actu
al n
umbe
r fr
om
the
perio
d 19
80 to
199
5 w
ith s
mal
l num
bers
will
resu
lt in
a
larg
e pe
rcen
tage
cha
nge
for
tren
d da
ta. T
he b
ase
popu
la-
tion
for
this
indi
cato
r is
the
birt
hs to
all
mot
hers
,re
gard
-
less
of a
ge.
Dat
a S
ourc
es: S
tate
(19
80, 1
995)
WV
Dep
artm
ent
of
Hea
lth a
nd H
uman
Res
ourc
es, B
urea
u of
Pub
licH
ealth
,
Offi
ce o
f Epi
dem
iolo
gy a
nd H
ealth
Pro
mot
ion,
Hea
lthS
ta-
tistic
s C
ente
r, C
harle
ston
, WV
. Nat
iona
l (19
95)
Rep
ort o
f
Fin
al N
atal
ity S
tatis
tics:
Uni
ted
Sta
tes,
199
5. M
onth
lyV
i-
tal S
tatis
tics
Rep
ort,
Vol
. 45
No.
11,
Sup
pl.,
Hya
ttsvi
lle,
Mar
ylan
d: N
atio
nal C
ente
r fo
r H
ealth
Sta
tistic
s.Ju
ne 1
0,
1997
.
163
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
Def
initi
ons,
Met
hodo
logy
And
Sou
rces
, con
tinue
d
PE
RC
EN
T B
IRT
HS
WIT
H E
AR
LY P
RE
NA
TA
L C
AR
EIn
dica
tor:
The
per
cent
age
of li
ve b
irths
that
are
tow
omen
who
be-
gan
pren
atal
car
e in
the
first
thre
e m
onth
s of
thei
r pr
eg-
nanc
y.
How
is it
Con
stru
cted
?A
t a s
tate
and
cou
nty
leve
l, th
is in
dica
tor
isa
perc
enta
ge,
base
d on
a th
ree-
year
ave
rage
(19
78, 1
979,
and
198
0 fo
r19
80 a
nd 1
993,
199
4, a
nd 1
995
for
1995
). T
henu
mer
a-to
r fo
r th
e va
riabl
e is
the
num
ber
of m
othe
rs w
ith fi
rst
trim
este
r ca
re; t
he d
enom
inat
or is
all
birt
hs w
ith k
now
npr
enat
al c
are.
Nat
iona
l dat
a is
bas
ed o
n th
e nu
mbe
r of
mot
hers
rec
eivi
ng fi
rst t
rimes
ter
pren
atal
car
e in
199
5 di
-vi
ded
by th
e to
tal b
irths
with
kno
wn
pren
atal
care
dur
ing
1995
.
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
t Cla
rific
atio
n:Li
ve b
irths
to w
omen
who
did
not
rep
ort t
he m
onth
inw
hich
pre
nata
l car
e w
as s
tart
ed a
re e
xclu
ded
from
the
com
puta
tion.
Thi
s in
dica
tor
does
not
tell
us a
nyth
ing
abou
tth
e qu
ality
, fre
quen
cy, o
r co
nsis
tenc
y of
care
that
the
mot
her
rece
ived
dur
ing
this
tim
e.
Dat
a S
ourc
es:
Sta
te (
1980
, 199
5) W
V D
epar
tmen
t of
Hea
lth a
nd H
uman
Res
ourc
es, B
urea
u of
Pub
lic H
ealth
,O
ffice
of E
pide
mio
logy
and
Hea
lth P
rom
otio
n, H
ealth
Sta
tis-
tics
Cen
ter,
Cha
rlest
on, W
V.
Nat
iona
l (19
95)
Rep
ort
on F
inal
Nat
ality
Sta
tistic
s: U
nite
d S
tate
s, 1
995.
Mon
thly
Vita
l Sta
tistic
s R
epor
t, V
ol. 4
5 N
o. 1
1, S
uppl
., H
yatts
ville
,M
aryl
and:
Nat
iona
l Cen
ter
for
Hea
lth S
tatis
tics.
Jun
e10
,19
97.
164
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
PE
RC
EN
T C
HIL
DR
EN
AP
PR
OV
ED
FO
R F
RE
E O
RR
ED
UC
ED
-PR
ICE
D S
CH
OO
L M
EA
LS(g
rade
s K
-12)
Indi
cato
r:T
he p
erce
nt o
f all
enro
lled
child
ren
in g
rade
s K
-12
who
appl
ied
and
wer
e ap
prov
ed fo
r fr
ee o
r re
duce
d-pr
iced
sch
ool
mea
ls.
How
is it
Con
stru
cted
?A
t a c
ount
y an
d st
ate
leve
l, th
is v
aria
ble
isa
perc
enta
geba
sed
on 1
996-
1997
fisc
al y
ear
data
.T
he n
umer
ator
isth
e nu
mbe
r of
sub
mitt
ed a
nd a
ppro
ved
appl
icat
ions
for
free
or
redu
ced-
pric
ed s
choo
l mea
ls in
gra
des
K-1
2; th
ede
nom
inat
or is
the
tota
l stu
dent
enr
ollm
ent i
n gr
ades
K-
12.
Indi
cato
r C
larif
icat
ion:
No
tren
d da
ta h
as b
een
calc
ulat
ed fo
r th
is in
dica
tor.
Dat
afo
r th
is v
aria
ble
is n
ot u
pdat
able
for
1996
at t
hena
tiona
lle
vel a
nd is
, the
refo
re, p
rese
nted
as
1995
dat
a. T
henu
m-
ber
of c
hild
ren
who
are
elig
ible
for
free
and
red
uced
sch
ool
mea
ls is
thou
ght t
o be
und
erco
unte
d si
nce
not a
ll el
igib
lepe
rson
s re
turn
the
appl
icat
ion
form
.It
is e
stim
ated
that
appr
oxim
atel
y 17
% o
f inc
ome
elig
ible
nat
iona
lly d
o no
tap
ply
for
free
or
redu
ced-
pric
ed s
choo
l mea
ls. W
hile
this
indi
cato
r is
bei
ng u
sed
in li
eu o
f the
"P
erce
nt C
hild
ren
inP
over
ty,"
the
actu
al p
erce
ntag
e re
ceiv
ing
free
or r
educ
edsc
hool
mea
ls is
at 1
30%
of p
over
ty a
nd r
educ
ed-p
riced
scho
ol m
eals
is a
t 185
% o
f pov
erty
. The
se p
erce
ntag
esal
low
us
to e
xam
ine
the
poor
and
nea
rpo
or.
Dat
a S
ourc
es: S
tate
(19
96)
Wes
t Virg
inia
Dep
artm
ent o
fE
duca
tion,
Offi
ce o
f Chi
ld N
utrit
ion,
Cha
rlest
on, W
V. W
est
Virg
inia
Chi
ld N
utrit
ion
Pro
gram
s, P
erce
ntag
e of
Nee
dyS
tude
nts,
Oct
ober
Fis
cal Y
ear
1995
-199
6. N
atio
nal (
1995
)U
nite
d S
tate
s D
epar
tmen
t of A
gric
ultu
re: O
ffice
of
Ana
ly-
sis
& E
valu
atio
n, F
ood
and
Con
sum
er S
ervi
ce.
Oct
ober
Fis
cal Y
ear
1995
-199
6.
PE
RC
EN
T C
HIL
DR
EN
IN P
OV
ER
TY
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
t:T
he p
erce
ntag
e of
chi
ldre
n un
der
18 y
ears
of a
ge w
ho li
vein
pov
erty
as
defin
ed b
y th
e U
.S. B
urea
u of
the
Cen
sus.
The
pov
erty
thre
shol
d fo
r a
fam
ily o
f fou
rpe
rson
s w
as$1
3,36
0 in
199
0. T
he p
over
ty le
vel f
or a
fam
ily o
f fou
rw
as$1
5,60
0 in
199
6.
How
is it
Con
stru
cted
?T
o ar
rive
at th
e pe
rcen
t chi
ldre
n in
pov
erty
, the
tota
lnu
m-
ber
of c
hild
ren
belo
w th
e po
vert
y le
vel i
s di
vide
d by
the
tota
l num
ber
of c
hild
ren
unde
r ag
e 18
.
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
t Cla
rific
atio
n:D
ata
for
this
var
iabl
e is
not
upd
atab
le a
t the
sta
te o
r co
unty
leve
ls fo
r 19
95 a
nd is
, the
refo
re, p
rese
nted
as 1
990
data
.
Dat
a S
ourc
es: S
tate
(19
80)
Bur
eau
of th
e C
ensu
s. C
en-
sus
of P
opul
atio
n an
d H
ousi
ng, 1
980:
Cha
ract
eris
tics
ofth
e P
opul
atio
n, C
hapt
er D
, Det
aile
d P
opul
atio
n C
hara
cter
-is
tics,
Uni
ted
Sta
tes
Sum
mar
y (P
C80
-1-D
1-A
), T
able
304
,W
ashi
ngto
n: B
urea
u of
the
Cen
sus
(WV
Uni
vers
ity O
ffice
of H
ealth
Ser
vice
s R
esea
rch)
, 198
4. (
1990
) B
urea
u of
the
Cen
sus.
Cen
sus
of P
opul
atio
n an
d H
ousi
ng, 1
990:
Sum
mar
y T
ape
File
3C
, (T
able
P11
7): P
repa
red
by th
e B
u-re
au o
f the
Cen
sus,
Was
hing
ton:
The
Bur
eau
(WV
Uni
-ve
rsity
Offi
ce o
f Hea
lth S
ervi
ces
Res
earc
h), 1
992.
Na-
tiona
l(1
980)
Bur
eau
of th
e C
ensu
s. 1
980
Cen
sus
ofP
opul
atio
n. C
hara
cter
istic
s of
the
Pop
ulat
ion.
Cha
pter
B,
Gen
eral
Pop
ulat
ion
Cha
ract
eris
tics,
PC
80-1
-B1,
Bur
eau
ofth
e C
ensu
s, 1
983.
(19
90)
Bur
eau
of th
e C
ensu
s. C
en-
sus
of P
opul
atio
n an
d H
ousi
ng 1
990:
Sum
mar
y T
ape
File
3C (
Tab
le P
126)
: Pre
pare
d by
the
Bur
eau
of th
e C
ensu
s,
165
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Pag
e 79
Def
initi
ons,
Met
hodo
logy
And
Sou
rces
, con
tinue
d
Was
hing
ton:
The
Bur
eau
(WV
Uni
vers
ity O
ffice
of H
ealth
Ser
vice
s R
esea
rch)
, 199
2. (
Nat
iona
l dat
a fo
r th
is v
ari-
able
is n
ot p
rese
nted
in ta
bula
r fo
rm; i
t is
refe
rred
to in
the
text
.)
PE
RC
EN
T C
HIL
DR
EN
IN S
ING
LE-P
AR
EN
T F
AM
ILIE
S
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
t:T
he p
erce
ntag
e of
"ow
n" c
hild
ren
unde
r ag
e 18
who
live
infa
mili
es h
eade
d by
a p
erso
n w
ithou
t a s
pous
e pr
esen
t in
the
hom
e. "
Ow
n" c
hild
ren
incl
ude
the
fam
ily h
ead'
s ch
il-dr
en b
y bi
rth,
mar
riage
, or
adop
tion.
How
is it
Con
stru
cted
?T
o ar
rive
at th
e pe
rcen
t chi
ldre
n in
sin
gle
pare
nt fa
mili
es,
the
tota
l num
ber
of c
hild
ren
in s
ingl
e pa
rent
fam
ilies
is d
i-vi
ded
by th
e to
tal n
umbe
r of
chi
ldre
n un
der
age
18. S
ingl
epa
rent
s ar
e co
mpr
ised
of f
emal
e-he
aded
fam
ilies
and
mal
e-he
aded
fam
ilies
with
no
spou
se p
rese
nt. N
umbe
rs fo
r th
isfo
rmul
a ar
e ba
sed
on c
ensu
s da
ta.
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
t Cla
rific
atio
n:D
ata
for
this
var
iabl
e is
not
upd
atab
le a
t the
sta
te o
r co
unty
leve
l and
is, t
here
fore
, pre
sent
ed a
s 19
90 d
ata.
Dat
a S
ourc
es: S
tate
(19
80)
Bur
eau
of th
e C
ensu
s. C
en-
sus
of P
opul
atio
n an
d H
ousi
ng, 1
980:
Sum
mar
yT
ape
File
2 (
WV
), (
Tab
les
B12
and
B13
): P
repa
red
by th
e B
u-re
au o
f the
Cen
sus,
Was
hing
ton:
The
Bur
eau
(WV
Uni
-
vers
ity O
ffice
of H
ealth
Ser
vice
s R
esea
rch)
, 199
2. (
1990
)B
urea
u of
the
Cen
sus.
Cen
sus
of P
opul
atio
n an
d H
ous-
ing,
199
0: S
umm
ary
Tap
e F
ile 1
C, (
Tab
le P
21):
Pre
pare
dby
the
Bur
eau
of th
e C
ensu
s, W
ashi
ngto
n: T
he B
urea
u(W
V U
nive
rsity
Offi
ce o
f Hea
lth S
ervi
ces
Res
earc
h), 1
992.
Nat
iona
l (19
80)
Bur
eau
of th
e C
ensu
s. 1
980
Cen
sus
ofP
opul
atio
n. C
hara
cter
istic
s of
the
Pop
ulat
ion.
Cha
pter
B,
Gen
eral
Pop
ulat
ion
Cha
ract
eris
tics.
PC
80-1
-B1.
Bur
eau
Pag
e 80
166
of th
e C
ensu
s, 1
983.
(19
90)
1992
KID
S C
OU
NT
Dat
a
Boo
k-S
tate
Pro
files
of C
hild
Wel
l-Bei
ng. C
ente
r fo
r th
eS
tudy
of S
ocia
l Pol
icy,
Sui
te 5
03, 1
250
Eye
Str
eet,
N.W
.,W
ashi
ngto
n, D
.C. 2
0005
. (W
hile
nat
iona
l dat
a fo
r th
isva
riabl
e is
not
pre
sent
ed in
tabu
lar
form
, it i
s re
ferr
ed to
in th
e te
xt.)
PE
RC
EN
T O
F H
IGH
SC
HO
OL
DR
OP
OU
TS
Indi
cato
r:T
he p
erce
ntag
e of
stu
dent
s in
gra
des
7-12
who
leav
e a
publ
ic s
choo
l bef
ore
grad
uatio
n w
ithou
t tra
nsfe
rrin
g to
anot
her
scho
ol.
How
is it
Con
stru
cted
?A
t a s
tate
and
cou
nty
leve
l, th
is in
dica
tor
is b
ased
on
ath
ree-
year
ave
rage
of s
choo
l yea
rs 1
978-
79, 1
979-
80, a
nd19
80-8
1 fo
r 19
80 a
nd 1
993-
94, 1
994-
95, a
nd 1
995-
96fo
r 19
95.
Thi
s pe
rcen
t is
base
d on
the
num
ber
of 7
thth
roug
h 12
th g
rade
dro
pout
s di
vide
d by
the
num
ber
of7t
h th
roug
h 12
th g
rade
dro
pout
s pl
us th
e nu
mbe
r of
12t
h
grad
e gr
adua
tes.
Dat
a S
ourc
es: S
tate
(19
80, 1
995)
WV
Dep
artm
ent o
fE
duca
tion.
Unp
ublis
hed
spec
ial t
abul
atio
ns b
y th
e W
VD
epar
tmen
t of E
duca
tion.
Cha
rlest
on, W
est V
irgin
ia.
PE
RC
EN
T L
OW
BIR
TH
-WE
IGH
T B
AB
IES
Indi
cato
r:T
he p
erce
ntag
e of
live
birt
hs r
ecor
ded
as lo
w b
irth
wei
ght.
Bab
ies
of lo
w b
irth
wei
ght a
re th
ose
who
wei
gh u
nder
2,50
0 gr
ams
(5.5
pou
nds)
at b
irth.
How
is it
Con
stru
cted
?A
t a s
tate
and
cou
nty
leve
l, th
is in
dica
tor
is a
per
cent
age
base
d on
a th
ree
year
ave
rage
(19
78, 1
979,
and
198
0 fo
r19
80 a
nd 1
993,
199
4, a
nd 1
995
for
1995
). T
he n
umer
a-
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
for
for
this
var
iabl
e is
num
ber
of lo
w b
irth-
wei
ght
babi
es;
the
deno
min
ator
is to
tal b
irths
for
all a
ges.
Nat
iona
l dat
ais
the
num
ber
of lo
w b
irth-
wei
ght b
abie
s in
199
5 di
vide
dby
the
tota
l birt
hs fo
r al
l age
s in
199
5.
Indi
cato
r C
larif
icat
ion:
Whi
le th
e lo
w b
irth-
wei
ght i
ndic
ator
enc
ompa
sses
two
leve
ls o
f birt
h w
eigh
t, th
ose
of m
oder
atel
y lo
w w
eigh
t and
very
low
wei
ght,
it is
thos
e su
rviv
ing
infa
nts
of v
ery
low
birt
h w
eigh
t who
res
earc
h ha
s sh
own
to h
ave
nota
bly
high
er o
dds
of im
paire
d de
velo
pmen
t; th
is fa
ct c
an b
em
aske
d w
hen
look
ing
at th
e tw
o le
vels
of l
ow b
irth
wei
ght
in c
ombi
natio
n.
Dat
a S
ourc
es: S
tate
(19
80, 1
995)
WV
Dep
artm
ent o
fH
ealth
and
Hum
an R
esou
rces
, Bur
eau
of P
ublic
Hea
lth,
Offi
ce o
f Epi
dem
iolo
gy a
nd H
ealth
Pro
mot
ion,
Hea
lth S
tatis
-
tics
Cen
ter,
Cha
rlest
on, W
V.
Nat
iona
l (19
95)
Birt
hs
and
Dea
ths:
Uni
ted
Sta
tes,
199
6. M
onth
ly V
ital
Sta
tistic
s
Rep
ort;
Vol
. 46
No.
1, S
uppl
. 2, H
yatts
ville
, Mar
ylan
d:N
atio
nal C
ente
r fo
r H
ealth
Sta
tistic
s. S
epte
mbe
r 11
,199
7.
PE
RC
EN
T M
INO
RIT
Y P
OP
ULA
TIO
N
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
t:T
he p
erce
ntag
e of
the
tota
l pop
ulat
ion
that
is id
entif
ied
as
min
ority
.
How
is it
Con
stru
cted
?T
o ar
rive
at p
erce
nt m
inor
ity p
opul
atio
n, th
e m
inor
ity p
opu-
latio
n is
div
ided
by
the
tota
l pop
ulat
ion.
Num
bers
for
this
form
ula
are
base
d on
198
0 ce
nsus
dat
a an
d 19
95 e
sti-
mat
ed c
ensu
s da
ta.
Dat
a S
ourc
es: (
1980
) B
urea
u of
the
Cen
sus.
Cen
sus
of
Pop
ulat
ion
and
Hou
sing
, 198
0: S
umm
ary
Tap
e F
ile 1
C,
(Tab
le 7
): P
repa
red
by th
e B
urea
u of
the
Cen
sus,
Was
h-
167
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
Def
initi
ons,
Met
hodo
logy
And
Sou
rces
, con
tinue
d
ingt
on: T
he B
urea
u (W
V U
nive
rsity
Offi
ce o
f Hea
lth S
er-
vice
s R
esea
rch)
, 199
2.(1
995)
Bur
eau
of th
e C
ensu
s.19
90-9
6 C
ount
y E
stim
ates
by
Age
, Sex
, and
Rac
e/H
ispa
nic
Orig
in, 1
995:
Pre
pare
d by
the
Bur
eau
of th
e C
ensu
s,W
ashi
ngto
n.
PE
RC
EN
T M
INO
RIT
Y P
OP
ULA
TIO
N U
ND
ER
AG
E 1
8B
ackg
roun
d F
act:
The
per
cent
age
of th
e po
pula
tion
unde
rag
e 18
iden
tifie
das
min
ority
.
How
is it
Con
stru
cted
?T
o ar
rive
at th
e pe
rcen
t min
ority
pop
ulat
ion
unde
rag
e 18
,th
e to
tal m
inor
ity p
opul
atio
n un
der
18 is
div
ided
by
the
tota
l pop
ulat
ion
unde
r 18
. Num
bers
for
this
form
ula
are
base
d on
198
0 ce
nsus
dat
a an
d 19
95 e
stim
ated
cens
usda
ta.
Dat
a S
ourc
es: (
1980
) B
urea
u of
the
Cen
sus.
Cen
sus
ofP
opul
atio
n an
d H
ousi
ng, 1
980:
Sum
mar
y T
ape
File
1C
(Tab
le 1
2): P
repa
red
by th
e B
urea
u of
the
Cen
sus,
Was
h-in
gton
: The
Bur
eau
(WV
Uni
vers
ity O
ffice
of H
ealth
Ser
-vi
ces
Res
earc
h), 1
992.
(199
5)B
urea
u of
the
Cen
sus.
1990
-96
Cou
nty
Est
imat
es b
y A
ge, S
ex, a
nd R
ace/
His
pani
cO
rigin
, 199
5:P
repa
red
by th
e B
urea
u of
the
Cen
sus,
Was
hing
ton.
PE
RC
EN
T O
F E
LIG
IBLE
CH
ILD
RE
N S
ER
VE
D B
Y H
EA
DS
TA
RT
(age
s 3-
4)In
dica
tor:
The
per
cent
age
of a
ll el
igib
le 3
-4 y
ear
olds
who
are
part
ici-
patin
g in
Hea
d S
tart
.
How
is it
Con
stru
cted
?A
t the
sta
te a
nd c
ount
y, th
is v
aria
ble
isa
perc
enta
ge b
ased
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n16
8
on 1
997
data
. The
num
erat
or fo
r th
is in
dica
tor
is th
e nu
m-
ber
of 3
-4 y
ear
olds
ser
ved
by H
ead
Sta
rt; t
he d
enom
i-na
tor
is th
e es
timat
ed n
umbe
r of
3-4
yea
r ol
ds a
t or
belo
wpo
vert
y.
Indi
cato
r C
larif
icat
ion:
Thi
s in
dica
tor
is b
ased
on
data
from
199
7;no
tren
d da
tais
cal
cula
ted
for
this
indi
cato
r. T
he r
eade
r w
ill n
otic
e th
atin
som
e co
untie
s, th
e pe
rcen
tage
of 3
-4ye
ar o
lds
serv
edby
Hea
d S
tart
exc
eeds
the
perc
enta
ge o
f chi
ldre
n in
pov-
erty
; thi
s is
due
to th
e fa
ct th
at g
uide
lines
for
the
pro-
gram
allo
w u
p to
10%
of t
hose
chi
ldre
n en
rolle
d in
Hea
dS
tart
to e
xcee
d th
e in
com
e le
vel.
Whi
le th
is d
ata
is p
re-
sent
ed a
s th
e pe
rcen
tage
of 3
-4 y
ear
olds
in p
over
ty s
erve
dby
Hea
d S
tart
, thi
s is
not
mea
nt to
impl
y th
at 3
-4ye
ar o
lds
are
the
only
gro
up s
erve
d by
Hea
d S
tart
.
Dat
a S
ourc
es: S
tate
(19
97)
Dep
artm
ent o
f Hea
lth a
ndH
uman
Ser
vice
s, R
egio
n III
. Adm
inis
trat
ion
for
Chi
ldre
nan
d F
amili
es, O
ffice
for
Com
mun
ity P
rogr
ams,
Phi
lade
l-ph
ia, P
enns
ylva
nia.
Nat
iona
l (19
97)
Raw
num
bers
, in-
clud
ing
the
num
ber
of c
hild
ren
in p
over
ty w
hoar
e th
ree
to fo
ur y
ears
old
, are
sup
plie
d by
the
Hea
d S
tart
Bur
eau,
Adm
inis
trat
ion
of C
hild
ren,
You
th, a
nd F
amili
es, H
ealth
and
Hum
an S
ervi
ces.
PE
RC
EN
T O
F E
LIG
IBLE
WO
ME
N, I
NF
AN
TS
AN
DC
HIL
DR
EN
RE
CE
IVIN
G W
IC F
OO
D A
ND
NU
TR
ITIO
NE
DU
CA
TIO
N S
ER
VIC
ES
Indi
cato
r:T
his
varia
ble
is a
per
cent
age
of th
ose
wom
en, i
nfan
ts a
ndch
ildre
n w
ho a
re e
ligib
le to
rec
eive
WIC
and
act
ually
do.
WIC
elig
ibili
ty is
inco
me
base
d. R
ecip
ient
s m
ust b
e18
5%of
pov
erty
to b
e el
igib
le to
rec
eive
WIC
ser
vice
s.
How
is it
Con
stru
cted
?A
t a s
tate
and
cou
nty
leve
l, th
is in
dica
tor
isa
perc
enta
geba
sed
on 1
995
data
.T
he n
umer
ator
for
this
var
iabl
e is
the
actu
al n
umbe
r of
wom
en, i
nfan
ts, a
nd c
hild
ren
who
rece
ive
thes
e se
rvic
es; t
he d
enom
inat
or is
the
num
ber
ofw
omen
, inf
ants
, and
chi
ldre
n po
tent
ially
elig
ible
for
thes
ese
rvic
es.
Indi
cato
r C
larif
icat
ion:
Alth
ough
the
num
ber
of r
ecip
ient
s of
WIC
cou
ld b
eup
-da
ted
for
1997
, the
num
ber
of e
ligib
les
is b
ased
upon
1990
cen
sus
data
; 199
5 re
pres
ents
the
last
rea
sona
ble
year
of m
akin
g a
perc
ent u
sing
199
0 da
ta.
Dat
a S
ourc
es: S
tate
(19
95)
WV
Dep
artm
ent o
f Hea
lthan
d H
uman
Res
ourc
es, W
est V
irgin
ia W
IC, C
harle
ston
,W
V
PE
RC
EN
T O
F C
HIL
DR
EN
UN
DE
R S
IX W
ITH
WO
RK
ING
PA
RE
NT
S W
ITH
OU
T R
EG
ULA
TE
D D
AY
CA
RE
Indi
cato
r C
larif
icat
ion:
Thi
s va
riabl
e is
a p
erce
ntag
e of
chi
ldre
n un
der
six
who
do
not h
ave
acce
ss to
reg
ulat
ed d
ay c
are.
Chi
ldre
n ac
coun
ted
for
in th
is e
quat
ion
incl
ude
child
ren
in tw
o-pa
rent
hom
esw
ith b
oth
pare
nts
wor
king
and
chi
ldre
n in
sin
gle-
pare
ntho
mes
with
a w
orki
ng p
aren
t. C
ount
ies
with
nat
iona
llyac
cred
ited
child
car
e pr
ogra
ms
are
also
not
ed o
n th
em
ap.
See
the
map
lege
nd lo
cate
d on
pag
e 10
. Eig
htpr
ogra
ms
in s
ix c
ount
ies
have
ach
ieve
d na
tiona
l acc
redi
tatio
n st
a-tu
s by
the
Nat
iona
l Aca
dem
y of
Ear
ly C
hild
hood
Pro
gram
s.
How
is it
Con
stru
cted
?T
he p
erce
ntag
e w
as c
onst
ruct
ed b
y di
vidi
ng th
e nu
mbe
rof
chi
ldre
n si
x an
d un
der
(incl
udes
onl
y th
ose
child
ren
insi
ngle
-par
ent h
omes
with
an
empl
oyed
par
ent a
nd th
ose
163
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Pag
e 81
Def
initi
ons,
Met
hodo
logy
And
Sou
rces
, con
tinue
d
child
ren
in tw
o-pa
rent
hom
es w
ith b
oth
pare
nts
wor
king
)w
ithou
t a r
egul
ated
day
car
e po
sitio
n by
the
num
ber
ofch
ildre
n si
x an
d un
der
(incl
udes
onl
y th
ose
child
ren
intw
o-pa
rent
hom
es w
ith b
oth
pare
nts
wor
king
and
thos
ech
ildre
n in
sin
gle-
pare
nt h
omes
with
a w
orki
ng p
aren
t).
The
num
ber
of c
hild
ren
with
out a
reg
ulat
ed d
ay c
are
po-
sitio
n is
acq
uire
d by
sub
trac
ting
the
num
ber
of a
vaila
ble
regu
late
d da
y ca
re p
ositi
ons
from
the
num
ber
of c
hild
ren
six
and
unde
r (in
clud
es o
nly
thos
e ch
ildre
n in
sin
gle-
par
-en
t hom
es w
ith a
n em
ploy
ed p
aren
t and
chi
ldre
n in
two-
pare
nt h
omes
with
bot
h pa
rent
s w
orki
ng).
Indi
cato
r C
larif
icat
ion:
Fou
rtee
n m
ore
child
car
e pr
ogra
ms
are
in th
e pr
oces
s of
secu
ring
accr
edita
tion.
The
Gov
erno
r's C
abin
et o
n C
hil-
dren
and
Fam
ilies
pro
vide
s fu
ndin
g to
pay
for
the
cost
s of
appl
icat
ion
and
accr
edita
tion.
Thi
s is
a s
hort
-ter
m fu
nd-
ing
oppo
rtun
ity. T
he p
rogr
ams
accr
edite
d in
clud
e: L
ight
-ho
use
Chi
ld C
are
and
Dev
elop
men
t Cen
ter
in C
harle
ston
;E
arly
Lea
rnin
g C
hild
Dev
elop
men
t Cen
ter
and
Chi
ldre
n's
Pla
ce, I
ncor
pora
ted
in H
untin
gton
;Li
ttle
Eag
le C
hild
care
Cen
ter
in M
artin
sbur
g; W
est V
irgin
ia U
nive
rsity
Chi
ld D
e-ve
lopm
ent C
ente
r an
d P
leas
ant D
ay S
choo
ls in
Mor
gant
own;
Frie
nds-
R-F
un in
Sum
mer
svill
e; a
ndC
hild
ren'
s V
illag
e in
Pt.
Ple
asan
t.
Dat
a S
ourc
es: S
tate
(19
97)
WV
Dep
artm
ent o
f Hea
lthan
d H
uman
Res
ourc
es, O
ffice
of S
ocia
l Ser
vice
s. A
ccre
di-
tatio
n (1
998)
Gov
erno
r's C
abin
et o
n C
hild
ren
and
Fam
i-lie
s, (
304)
558-
0600
, Cap
itol C
ompl
ex, C
harle
ston
, Wes
tV
irgin
ia.
Pag
e 82
170
PE
RC
EN
T P
OP
ULA
TIO
N U
ND
ER
AG
E 1
8
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
t:T
he p
erce
ntag
e of
the
tota
l pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
.
How
is it
Con
stru
cted
?T
o ar
rive
at th
e pe
rcen
t pop
ulat
ion
unde
r 18
, the
pop
ula-
tion
unde
r 18
is d
ivid
ed b
y th
e to
tal p
opul
atio
n. N
umbe
rsfo
r th
is fo
rmul
a ar
e ba
sed
on 1
980
cens
us d
ata
for
1980
and
1996
est
imat
ed c
ensu
s da
ta fo
r 19
95.
Dat
a S
ourc
es: (
1980
) B
urea
u of
the
Cen
sus.
Cen
sus
of
Pop
ulat
ion
and
Hou
sing
, 198
0: S
umm
ary
Tap
e F
ile 1
C,
(Tab
le 1
0): P
repa
red
by th
e B
urea
u of
the
Cen
sus,
Was
h-in
gton
: The
Bur
eau
(WV
U O
ffice
of H
ealth
Ser
vice
s R
e-se
arch
), 1
992.
(19
95)
Bur
eau
of th
e C
ensu
s. 1
990-
96C
ount
y E
stim
ates
by
Age
, Sex
, and
Rac
e/H
ispa
nic
Orig
in,
1995
: Pre
pare
d by
the
Bur
eau
of th
e C
ensu
s, W
ashi
ng-
ton.
TE
EN
BIR
TH
RA
TE
(age
s 15
-19
per
1,00
0 fe
mal
es)
Indi
cato
r:T
he n
umbe
r of
live
birt
hs to
teen
s ag
es 1
5-19
per
1,0
00fe
mal
es a
ges
15-1
9 ye
ars.
How
is it
Con
stru
cted
?A
t a s
tate
and
cou
nty
leve
l, th
is in
dica
tor
is a
rat
e pe
r1,
000
fem
ales
age
s 15
-19
base
d on
an
aver
age
of 1
978,
1979
, and
198
0 da
ta fo
r 19
80 a
nd 1
993,
199
4, a
nd 1
995
for
1995
. The
rat
e is
cal
cula
ted
as 1
,000
tim
es th
e nu
m-
ber
of te
en b
irths
to fe
mal
es a
ges
15-1
9 di
vide
d by
the
tota
l num
ber
of fe
mal
es a
ges
15-1
9. N
atio
nal d
ata
is c
al-
cula
ted
in th
e sa
me
man
ner
exce
pt th
at it
is b
ased
on
1995
dat
a an
d no
t on
a th
ree-
year
ave
rage
.
Indi
cato
r C
larif
icat
ion:
The
bas
e po
pula
tion
for
this
indi
cato
r is
the
tota
l num
ber
of fe
mal
es, a
ges
15-1
9.D
ata
Sou
rces
: Sta
te (
1980
, 199
5) W
V D
epar
tmen
t of
Hea
lth a
nd H
uman
Res
ourc
es, B
urea
u of
Pub
lic H
ealth
,O
ffice
of E
pide
mio
logy
and
Hea
lth P
rom
otio
n, H
ealth
Sta
-tis
tics
Cen
ter,
Cha
rlest
on, W
V; 1
980
is a
n av
erag
e of
197
8,19
79, a
nd 1
980;
and
199
5 da
ta is
an
aver
age
of 1
993,
1994
, and
199
5. N
atio
nal (
1995
) R
epor
t of F
inal
Na-
talit
y S
tatis
tics:
Uni
ted
Sta
tes,
199
5. M
onth
ly V
ital S
ta-
tistic
s R
epor
t, V
ol. 4
5 N
o. 1
1, S
uppl
., H
yatts
ville
, Mar
y-la
nd: N
atio
nal C
ente
r fo
r H
ealth
Sta
tistic
s. J
une
10, 1
997.
TE
EN
VIO
LEN
T D
EA
TH
RA
TE
(age
s 15
-19
per
100,
000
teen
s)In
dica
tor:
The
num
ber
of d
eath
s fr
om h
omic
ides
, sui
cide
s an
d un
in-
tent
iona
l inj
urie
s to
teen
s ag
es 1
5-19
yea
rs p
er 1
00,0
00te
ens.
How
is it
Con
stru
cted
?A
t a s
tate
and
cou
nty
leve
l, th
is in
dica
tor
is a
five
-yea
rav
erag
e (1
976,
197
7, 1
978,
197
9, a
nd 1
980
for
1980
and
1991
, 199
2, 1
993,
199
4, a
nd 1
995
for
1995
). T
he te
enin
jury
dea
th r
ate
is a
com
posi
te o
f the
num
ber
of d
eath
sfo
r in
jury
mor
talit
y fr
om h
omic
ide,
sui
cide
, and
uni
nten
-tio
nal i
njur
ies.
The
rat
e is
cal
cula
ted
as 1
00,0
00 ti
mes
the
num
ber
of te
en in
jury
dea
ths
divi
ded
by th
e to
tal n
um-
ber
of y
outh
s ag
es 1
5-19
. The
nat
iona
l rat
e is
cal
cula
ted
inth
e sa
me
man
ner,
but
it is
bas
ed o
nly
on 1
992
data
and
not
on a
thre
e-ye
ar a
vera
ge.
Indi
cato
r C
larif
icat
ion:
Due
to th
e sm
all n
umbe
r of
teen
dea
ths
on th
e co
unty
leve
l, a
smal
l cha
nge
in th
e ac
tual
num
ber
from
the
pe-
riod
1980
to 1
995
will
res
ult i
n a
larg
e pe
rcen
tage
cha
nge
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
171
Def
initi
ons,
Met
hodo
logy
And
Sou
rces
, con
tinue
d
for
tren
d da
ta. 1
995
natio
nal d
ata
is n
ot a
vaila
ble
at th
istim
e; 1
992
natio
nal d
ata
has
been
use
d. T
he n
umbe
rof
yout
hs b
etw
een
15-1
9 ye
ars
old
is b
ased
on 1
990
cens
usda
ta.
Dat
a S
ourc
es: S
tate
(19
80, 1
995)
WV
Dep
artm
ent
ofH
ealth
and
Hum
an R
esou
rces
, Bur
eau
of P
ublic
Hea
lth,
Offi
ce o
f Epi
dem
iolo
gy a
nd H
ealth
Pro
mot
ion,
Hea
lth S
ta-
tistic
s C
ente
r, C
harle
ston
, WV
. Nat
iona
l (19
92)
Adv
ance
Rep
ort o
f Fin
al M
orta
lity
Sta
tistic
s, 1
992.
Mon
thly
Vita
lS
tatis
tics
Rep
ort,
Vol
. 43
No.
6, S
uppl
., H
yatts
ville
, Mar
y-la
nd: N
atio
nal C
ente
r fo
r H
ealth
Sta
tistic
s. 1
994.
TO
TA
L JO
BS
IN H
IGH
-PA
YIN
G IN
DU
ST
RIE
S
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
t:T
he p
erce
ntag
e ch
ange
in th
e nu
mbe
r of
jobs
in h
igh-
payi
ng in
dust
ries
whi
ch a
cou
nty
has
gain
edor
lost
from
1980
to 1
995.
Job
s in
the
min
ing,
man
ufac
turin
g,co
n-st
ruct
ion,
tran
spor
tatio
n an
d fin
anci
al s
ecto
rsar
e cl
assi
-fie
d as
"hi
gh-p
ayin
g" p
rofe
ssio
ns.
Dat
a S
ourc
es: (
1980
)U
.S. D
epar
tmen
t of C
omm
erce
,B
urea
u of
Eco
nom
ic A
naly
sis,
Tab
le C
A25
, Apr
il, 1
991.
(199
5) U
.S. D
epar
tmen
t of C
omm
erce
, Bur
eau
of E
co-
nom
ic A
naly
sis,
Tab
le C
A25
, May
, 199
6.
TO
TA
L JO
BS
IN L
OW
-PA
YIN
G IN
DU
ST
RIE
SB
ackg
roun
d F
act:
The
per
cent
age
chan
ge in
the
num
ber
of jo
bs in
low
-pay
-in
g in
dust
ries
whi
ch a
cou
nty
has
gain
edor
lost
from
198
0to
199
5. J
obs
in a
gric
ultu
ral s
ervi
ces,
who
lesa
le a
ndre
tail
trad
e an
d se
rvic
es s
ecto
rs a
re c
onsi
dere
das
"lo
w-
payi
ng"
prof
essi
ons.
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n17
2
Dat
a S
ourc
es: (
1980
) U
.S. D
epar
tmen
t of C
omm
erce
,B
urea
u of
Eco
nom
ic A
naly
sis,
Tab
le C
A25
, Apr
il, 1
991.
(199
5) U
.S. D
epar
tmen
t of C
omm
erce
, Bur
eau
of E
co-
nom
ic A
naly
sis,
Tab
le C
A25
, May
, 199
6.
TO
TA
L P
OP
ULA
TIO
N
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
t:
The
tota
l pop
ulat
ion
as r
epor
ted
by th
e B
urea
u of
the
Cen
-su
s.
Dat
a S
ourc
es: (
1980
) B
urea
u of
the
Cen
sus.
Cen
sus
ofP
opul
atio
n an
d H
ousi
ng, 1
980:
Sum
mar
y T
ape
File
1C
,(T
able
1):
Pre
pare
d by
the
Bur
eau
of th
e C
ensu
s, W
ash-
ingt
on: T
he B
urea
u (W
V U
nive
rsity
Offi
ce o
f Hea
lth S
er-
vice
s R
esea
rch)
, 199
2.(1
995)
Bur
eau
of th
e C
ensu
s.P
opul
atio
n D
istr
ibut
ion
and
Pop
ulat
ion
Est
imat
esB
ranc
hes:
Tim
e S
erie
s of
Sta
te a
nd C
ount
y P
opul
atio
nE
stim
ates
and
Com
pone
nts
of P
opul
atio
n C
hang
e: 1
990-
96, W
ashi
ngto
n.N
atio
nal (
1995
) B
urea
u of
the
Cen
sus.
Pop
ulat
ion
Div
isio
n: U
nite
d S
tate
s P
opul
atio
n E
stim
ates
by A
ge, S
ex, a
nd R
ace/
His
pani
c O
rigin
, 199
0 to
199
6 (P
PL-
41),
Was
hing
ton.
TO
TA
L P
OP
ULA
TIO
N U
ND
ER
AG
E 1
8B
ackg
roun
d F
act:
The
tota
l pop
ulat
ion
unde
r ag
e 18
as
repo
rted
by
the
Bu-
reau
of t
he C
ensu
s.
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
t Cla
rific
atio
n:D
ata
for
this
var
iabl
e fo
r 19
95 is
bas
edup
on p
opul
atio
nes
timat
es c
alcu
late
d by
the
Bur
eau
of th
e C
ensu
s.
Dat
a S
ourc
es: (
1980
) B
urea
u of
the
Cen
sus.
Cen
sus
ofP
opul
atio
n an
d H
ousi
ng, 1
980:
Sum
mar
y T
ape
File
1C
,(T
able
10)
: Pre
pare
d by
the
Bur
eau
of th
e C
ensu
s, W
ash-
ingt
on: T
he B
urea
u (W
V U
nive
rsity
Offi
ce o
f Hea
lth S
er-
vice
s R
esea
rch)
, 199
2.(1
995)
Bur
eau
of th
e C
ensu
s.19
90-9
6 C
ount
y E
stim
ates
by
Age
, Sex
, and
Rac
e/H
ispa
nic
Orig
in,1
995:
Pre
pare
d by
the
Bur
eau
of th
e C
ensu
s,W
ashi
ngto
n.
UN
EM
PLO
YM
EN
T R
AT
E
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
t:T
he n
umbe
r of
peo
ple
who
are
act
ivel
y lo
okin
g fo
r w
ork
but a
re u
nem
ploy
ed a
s a
perc
enta
ge o
f the
civ
ilian
labo
rfo
rce.
Bac
kgro
und
Fac
t Cla
rific
atio
n:D
ata,
beg
inni
ng in
199
4, a
re n
ot d
irect
ly c
ompa
rabl
e w
ithda
ta fo
r 19
93 a
nd e
arlie
r ye
ars
beca
use
of th
e in
trod
uctio
nof
a m
ajor
red
esig
n of
the
Cur
rent
Pop
ulat
ion
Sur
vey
(hou
seho
ld s
urve
y) q
uest
ionn
aire
.
How
is it
Con
stru
cted
?
Thi
s va
riabl
e is
a p
erce
ntag
e ba
sed
on th
e W
est V
irgin
iaLa
bor
For
ce S
tatis
tics
annu
al a
vera
ge, 1
995.
To
calc
ulat
eth
e un
empl
oym
ent r
ate,
the
tota
l num
ber
of u
nem
ploy
edpe
rson
s is
div
ided
by
the
num
ber
of p
erso
ns in
the
ci-
vilia
n la
bor
forc
e.
Dat
a S
ourc
es: (
1980
) B
urea
u of
Em
ploy
men
t Pro
gram
s,P
repa
red
by L
abor
and
Eco
nom
ic R
esea
rch,
(B
LS s
erie
s):
unpu
blis
hed
spec
ial t
abul
atio
ns. (
1995
) W
est V
irgin
iaB
urea
u of
Em
ploy
men
t Pro
gram
s. B
urea
u of
Bus
ines
sR
esea
rch,
Wes
t Virg
inia
Uni
vers
ity. 17
3W
V K
IDS
CO
UN
TP
age
83
Not
es O
n S
tatis
tics
And
Met
hodo
logy
The
199
7 W
V K
IDS
CO
UN
T D
ata
Boo
k co
nsis
ts o
f ast
ate
prof
ile, a
min
ority
pro
file,
an
early
edu
catio
n pr
ofile
, and
55 c
ount
y pr
ofile
s, a
ll of
whi
ch d
ocum
ent t
he s
tatu
s of
chi
ldre
nin
Wes
t Virg
inia
. Mos
t of t
he in
dica
tors
and
bac
kgro
und
fact
sar
e ex
pres
sed
as p
erce
ntag
es o
r ra
tes.
Indi
cato
rs a
nd B
ack-
grou
nd F
acts
pre
sent
ed a
s ac
tual
num
bers
incl
ude:
Tot
al P
opu-
latio
n, T
otal
Pop
ulat
ion
Und
er A
ge 1
8, E
duca
tion
Exp
endi
ture
spe
r P
upil
(199
5 do
llars
), T
otal
Job
s in
Hig
h-P
ayin
g In
dust
ries,
Tot
al J
obs
in L
ow-P
ayin
g In
dust
ries,
and
Med
ian
Fam
ily In
com
e(1
990
dolla
rs).
Act
ual n
umbe
rs b
ehin
d th
e pe
rcen
tage
s an
dra
tes
appe
ar in
the
App
endi
x.T
rend
dat
a is
bas
ed o
n th
e ch
ange
bet
wee
n 19
80 a
nd
1995
.In
som
e ca
ses
incl
udin
g P
erce
nt L
ow B
irth-
Wei
ght B
a-bi
es, T
een
Birt
h R
ate,
Per
cent
Birt
hs to
Unm
arrie
d T
eens
, and
Per
cent
Birt
hs to
Mot
hers
with
Les
s T
han
a 12
th G
rade
Edu
ca-
tion,
the
1980
val
ue is
the
aver
age
of 1
978,
197
9 an
d 19
80,
and
the
1995
val
ue is
the
aver
age
of 1
993,
199
4, a
nd 1
995.
For
indi
cato
rs s
uch
as C
hild
Dea
th R
ate,
Infa
nt M
orta
lity
Rat
e, a
ndT
een
Inju
ry D
eath
Rat
e, th
e 19
80 v
alue
is th
e av
erag
e of
197
6,19
77, 1
978,
197
9, a
nd 1
980,
and
the
1995
val
ue is
the
aver
age
of 1
991,
199
2, 1
993,
199
4, a
nd 1
995.
The
198
0 P
erce
nt H
igh
Sch
ool D
ropo
uts
is th
e av
erag
e of
thre
e sc
hool
yea
rs: 1
978-
79,
1979
-80,
and
198
0-81
; the
199
5 P
erce
nt H
igh
Sch
ool D
rop-
outs
is th
e av
erag
e of
the
1993
-94,
199
4-95
and
199
5-96
sch
ool
year
s. T
rend
dat
a is
not
ava
ilabl
e on
four
of t
he in
dica
tors
.In
this
yea
r's W
V K
IDS
CO
UN
T D
ata
Boo
k,th
e Ju
veni
le D
elin
-qu
ency
Cas
e R
ate
data
are
not
ava
ilabl
e; C
hild
Abu
se/N
egle
ctR
ate
data
are
bas
ed o
n th
e av
erag
e of
199
3, 1
994,
and
199
5;H
ead
Sta
rt d
ata
are
from
199
7; a
nd F
ree
and
Red
uced
Sch
ool
Mea
ls d
ata
are
base
d on
the
1996
-97
scho
ol y
ear.
Als
o, tr
end
data
is u
nava
ilabl
e on
all
of th
e ne
w b
rain
dev
elop
men
t ite
ms.
WIC
and
Per
cent
Chi
ldre
n w
ithou
t Reg
ulat
ed D
ay C
are
indi
ca-
tors
are
bas
ed o
n da
ta fr
om 1
995
and
1997
res
pect
ivel
y.A
com
posi
te c
ount
y ra
nk a
ppea
rs in
the
uppe
r, r
ight
corn
er o
f eac
h co
unty
pro
file.
It is
der
ived
by
conv
ertin
g th
eco
unty
rat
es a
nd p
erce
ntag
es (
on e
ach
indi
cato
r) in
to a
"z"
sco
re.
Thi
s is
don
e in
ord
er to
giv
e ea
ch in
dica
tor
equa
l wei
ght.
The
nea
ch c
ount
y's
z sc
ores
are
add
ed to
geth
er to
form
a c
ount
yco
mpo
site
z s
core
.F
inal
ly, t
he c
ompo
site
z s
core
s ar
e ra
nked
1 (b
est)
thro
ugh
55 (
wor
st).
The
indi
cato
rs' "
z" s
core
s su
mm
ed to
ach
ieve
the
corn
-
174
posi
te r
ank
incl
ude
Per
cent
Low
Birt
h-W
eigh
t Bab
ies,
Infa
ntM
orta
lity
Rat
e, C
hild
Dea
th R
ate,
Per
cent
Chi
ldre
n A
ppro
ved
for
Fre
e an
d R
educ
ed S
choo
l Mea
ls, T
een
Birt
h R
ate,
Per
cent
Birt
hs to
Unm
arrie
d T
eens
, Per
cent
Hig
h S
choo
l Dro
pout
s, T
een
Inju
ry D
eath
Rat
e, a
nd B
irths
to M
othe
rs w
ith L
ess
Tha
n a
12th
Gra
de E
duca
tion.
Thi
s ye
ar's
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Dat
a B
ook
omits
both
Per
cent
of E
ligib
le C
hild
ren
Ser
ved
by H
ead
Sta
rt a
nd C
hild
Abu
se/N
egle
ct R
ate
in th
e co
mpo
site
sco
re. T
here
fore
, com
-pa
rison
of t
he c
ount
y co
mpo
site
ran
ks fr
om th
e 19
93, 1
994,
1995
or
1996
boo
ks w
ith th
ose
from
the
1991
and
199
2 bo
oks
cann
ot b
e do
ne.
Eac
h of
the
12 in
dica
tors
is a
lso
rank
ed in
seq
uent
ial
orde
r fr
om 1
(be
st)
to 5
5 (w
orst
).
The
ran
king
was
obt
aine
dby
sim
ply
rank
ing
the
rate
or
perc
enta
ge fr
om b
est t
o w
orst
.T
hese
indi
vidu
al in
dica
tor
rank
ings
app
ear
on e
ach
of th
e co
unty
page
s un
der
the
coun
ty r
ank
colu
mn.
Eac
h in
divi
dual
indi
cato
rra
nkin
g, e
xcep
t for
Per
cent
of E
ligib
le C
hild
ren
Ser
ved
by H
ead
Sta
rt (
1997
dat
a), a
nd P
erce
nt C
hild
ren
App
rove
d fo
r F
ree
and
Red
uced
Sch
ool M
eals
(19
97 d
ata)
is b
ased
on
1995
dat
a. O
nal
l of t
he in
dica
tors
, exc
ept f
or H
ead
Sta
rt, t
he lo
wes
t rat
e or
perc
ent i
s gi
ven
the
mos
t pos
itive
ran
king
(ra
nk =
1).
With
the
Hea
d S
tart
indi
cato
r, a
s w
ell a
s th
e W
IC p
rogr
am o
r ea
rly e
du-
catio
n pr
ofile
, hig
her
rate
s ar
e co
nsid
ered
the
mos
t opt
imal
and
are
rank
ed a
s th
e be
st.
Whe
neve
r tw
o or
mor
e co
untie
s ar
e tie
d fo
r th
e in
di-
vidu
al in
dica
tor
rank
, the
y ar
e al
l ass
igne
d th
e sa
me
rank
, e.g
.if
four
cou
ntie
s tie
at r
anki
ng p
ositi
on 1
, all
four
are
ass
igne
d a
rank
of 1
, the
n th
e ne
xt c
ount
y is
ran
ked
5.C
autio
n sh
ould
be
used
in in
terp
retin
g th
e re
sults
of
the
rank
ings
. Som
e in
dica
tors
--
Chi
ld D
eath
Rat
e, fo
r ex
ampl
edo
cum
ent r
elat
ivel
y ra
re e
vent
s. F
or e
xam
ple,
the
coun
ty th
atis
ran
ked
3rd
for
a pa
rtic
ular
indi
cato
r m
ay h
ave
a va
lue
of 2
%w
hile
the
coun
ty th
at is
ran
ked
25th
may
hav
e a
valu
e of
4%
.C
autio
n sh
ould
als
o be
use
d w
hen
read
ing
the
actu
alnu
mbe
rs. S
ince
som
e of
the
indi
cato
rs' a
ctua
l num
bers
are
aver
ages
for
a th
ree-
year
spa
n, a
zer
o re
port
ed m
ay in
clud
eon
e ca
se w
ithin
the
thre
e-ye
ar s
pan.
If a
coun
ty h
as a
rep
orte
d
rate
hig
her
than
0 fo
r an
ave
rage
d in
dica
tor
and
the
repo
rted
actu
al n
umbe
r fo
r th
at in
dica
tor
is 0
, the
n on
e ca
se h
ad o
c-cu
rred
with
in th
e th
ree-
year
spa
n. T
his
occu
rs d
ue to
rou
ndin
gof
the
actu
al n
umbe
rs to
who
le n
umbe
rs.
The
per
cent
ages
in th
is b
ook
are
roun
ded
to th
e ne
ar-
est t
enth
of a
per
cent
.P
erce
nt c
hang
es fo
r th
e in
dica
tors
are
base
d on
unr
ound
ed fi
gure
s. T
he p
erce
nt c
hang
e gi
ven
in th
isbo
ok m
ay n
ot e
qual
the
perc
enta
ge c
hang
e fr
om th
e ac
tual
num
-be
rs g
iven
in th
is b
ook.
"NC
" in
dica
tes
ther
e w
as n
o ch
ange
bet
wee
n th
e 19
80an
d th
e 19
95 r
ate
or p
erce
nt. "
NA
" in
dica
tes
that
dat
a is
not
avai
labl
e. "
NM
" is
use
d w
hen
the
1980
dat
a is
zer
o an
d 19
95da
ta is
any
val
ue a
bove
zer
o be
caus
e a
perc
ent c
hang
e fr
omze
ro c
anno
t be
calc
ulat
ed. W
hen
the
1980
dat
a is
any
valu
e
abov
e ze
ro a
nd th
e 19
95 d
ata
is z
ero,
the
perc
ent c
hang
e sh
own
is a
lway
s 10
0 pe
rcen
t.M
appi
ngT
he m
aps
for
the
early
edu
catio
n pr
ofile
item
s ar
e ba
sed
on s
tand
ard
devi
atio
n br
eakd
owns
whi
ch a
llow
for
mea
ning
ful c
ompa
rison
s ac
ross
cou
ntie
s.T
he d
ark-
col-
ored
cou
ntie
s ar
e th
ose
coun
ties
with
rat
es o
r pe
rcen
ts th
at a
reon
e or
mor
e st
anda
rd d
evia
tions
bel
ow th
e st
ate
aver
age
orth
ose
coun
ties
whi
ch a
re d
oing
mos
t poo
rly o
n th
e pa
rtic
ular
indi
cato
r. T
he li
ght-
colo
red
coun
ties
are
coun
ties
with
rat
es o
rpe
rcen
ts th
at a
re b
etw
een
the
stat
e av
erag
e an
d on
e st
anda
rdde
viat
ion
belo
w th
e st
ate
aver
age
or th
ose
coun
ties
whi
ch a
reno
t doi
ng w
ell o
n th
e pa
rtic
ular
indi
cato
r. T
he w
hite
cou
ntie
sre
pres
ent c
ount
ies
with
rat
es o
r pe
rcen
ts th
at a
re a
t or
abov
eth
e st
ate
aver
age.
The
se c
ount
ies
have
the
high
est r
ates
or
perc
ents
in th
e st
ate
and
are
doin
g w
ell i
n te
rms
of th
e pa
rtic
u-la
r ed
ucat
ion
prof
ile in
dica
tor.
Not
es o
n N
umbe
rs a
nd D
ata
Sou
rces
in th
e A
ppen
dix:
How
an
indi
cato
r or
bac
kgro
und
fact
or is
con
stru
cted
is o
nly
pres
ente
d w
hen
staf
f at t
he S
urve
y R
esea
rch
Cen
ter
perf
orm
s ca
lcul
atio
ns to
det
erm
ine
rate
s or
per
cent
ages
.In
dica
tor
or b
ackg
roun
d fa
ctor
cla
rific
atio
n is
pro
vide
dfo
r th
ose
varia
bles
nee
ding
som
e ex
plan
atio
n ab
out t
he d
ata;
this
doe
s no
t app
ly to
eve
ry v
aria
ble.
Dat
a so
urce
s ar
e th
e sa
me
for
both
sta
te a
nd c
ount
y
unle
ss o
ther
wis
e sp
ecifi
ed.
The
re a
re h
eadi
ngs
spec
ifyin
g di
f-fe
rent
sta
te a
nd n
atio
nal s
ourc
es w
hen
the
natio
nal d
ata
sour
ceis
diff
eren
t fro
m th
e st
ate
or c
ount
y so
urce
.A
gain
, cou
nty
sour
ces
are
the
sam
e as
sta
te s
ourc
es, u
nles
s ot
herw
ise
spec
i-
fied. 17
5P
age
84W
V K
IDS
CO
UN
TT
he A
nnie
E. C
asey
Fou
ndat
ion
:.
I"
..1
Wes
t Vtr
!ma
:,:1,985
14
1,614
15
2,110
21
867 13
891 6
461 1
6,031
90
146,174
1,886
13,825
85
5,921
49
3,666
38
1,751
15
2,334
28
8,094
99
4,008
29
8,824
42
761 6
460 3
41
66
49
33
32
16
107
4,988
317
157
132
50
100
230
212
450
20
14
29
29
35
717
10
114
2,535
208
106
72
27
47
180
79
54
87
BR
AX
TO
N14
713
912
3104
1,725
150
45
27
14
16
70
19
36
54
25
21
27
69
042
1,265
152
57
37
18
27
79
59
274
85
84
102
113
62
48
19
251
6 492
924
314
196
101
126
317
240
984
33
17
15
613
37
442
1,174
112
39
17
10
965
14
14
41
14
10
21
33
299
1,640
107
58
36
18
18
73
18
11
11
1D
OD
DR
IDG
E9
76
36
330
761
41
22
16
68
41
17
54
060
47
68
22
28
16
180
4,904
412
210
123
73
83
250
98
44
22
15
12
78
14
331
883
69
28
11
64
56
10
30
37
87
56
554
1,095
41
31
21
611
35
16
16
73
35
25
30
11
13
6119
3,090
233
111
65
32
42
240
81
251
16
13
HA
MP
SH
IRE
13
18
89
38
59
1,907
77
39
31
818
59
54
23
14
6H
AN
CO
CK
29
25
35
10
11
781
1,185
255
86
44
27
31
107
55
83
11
2H
AR
DY
79
85
22
59
1,035
65
26
18
912
44
16
25
14
HA
RR
ISO
N78
63
74
48
24
16
198
5,688
571
200
146
57
98
249
118
158
32
16
JAC
KS
ON
20
21
17
910
879
2,311
202
73
47
11
24
91
51
111
12
7JE
FF
ER
SO
N31
31
31
15
21
12
61
2,420
138
92
66
36
51
167
134
56
12
9K
AN
AW
HA
227
208
217
91
87
52
402
11,897
1,840
614
440
231
314
797
576
1,710
94
62
LEW
IS22
15
16
10
83
34
1,652
128
50
34
10
22
73
47
58
53
LIN
CO
LN22
22
16
12
11
7116
2,864
249
114
59
19
30
151
48
260
14
16
LOG
AN
66
40
79
12
32
16
172
3,834
344
215
124
63
75
306
143
151
23
11
McD
OW
ELL
87
39
94
28
30
17
395
4,865
406
276
109
95
58
350
82
97
27
18
MA
RIO
N65
44
70
22
26
12
152
3,883
441
170
87
53
53
256
52
109
21
7M
AR
SH
ALL
35
20
33
811
572
2,494
267
102
58
31
36
142
59
196
19
3M
AS
ON
28
20
33
912
351
2,027
176
92
55
24
45
73
71
14
25
5M
ER
CE
R103
65
96
27
52
24
212
5,278
429
238
166
68
100
351
124
517
31
18
MIN
ER
AL
27
18
22
11
11
7113
2,402
81
71
45
18
29
76
38
96
12
6M
ING
O53
33
63
18
28
13
354
3,796
471
190
102
48
51
78
105
123
19
15
MO
NO
NG
ALI
A46
63
52
43
22
17
136
3,982
580
124
93
37
63
239
129
238
13
5M
ON
RO
E12
813
63
251
1,031
40
30
20
612
45
34
22
57
MO
RG
AN
86
54
90
51
991
41
29
30
721
37
49
18
52
NIC
HO
LAS
22
27
39
813
3120
2,790
217
98
58
26
31
117
49
132
96
OH
IO54
37
79
29
22
12
112
2,306
295
106
86
46
77
190
65
142
21
7P
EN
DLE
TO
N9
516
52
534
701
36
21
93
717
912
81
PLE
AS
AN
TS
68
11
48
123
634
38
25
14
99
34
16
35
1P
OC
AH
ON
TA
S11
816
57
419
972
53
37
17
12
933
17
37
63
PR
ES
TO
N41
34
33
27
19
9110
3,069
168
98
53
20
36
134
58
34
19
11
PU
TN
AM
36
34
28
10
13
797
2,391
291
84
59
18
30
138
87
78
14
14
RA
LEIG
H99
85
102
46
42
21
309
6,759
500
281
167
88
101
431
191
868
25
30
RA
ND
OLP
H21
21
22
14
11
11
73
2,896
222
92
47
26
28
145
35
127
75
RIT
CH
IE13
810
34
131
1,112
68
38
21
913
43
35
310
7R
OA
NE
23
1123
88
448
1,994
159
55
35
13
20
69
27
34
46
SU
MM
ER
S20
12
28
810
560
1,126
59
56
27
21
14
83
34
18
87
TA
YLO
R19
13
20
105
270
1,556
97
50
23
12
12
75
21
56
92
TU
CK
ER
98
11
47
110
717
44
22
12
45
24
911
14
TY
LER
95
13
05
048
817
43
35
15
99
32
19
10
21
UP
SH
UR
27
17
31
14
89
135
2,269
139
70
44
15
26
90
57
177
84
WA
YN
E41
43
23
21
24
11
104
3,783
402
153
91
30
40
276
85
133
15
13
WE
BS
TE
R13
714
10
74
58
1,387
150
45
27
14
16
115
31
12
61
WE
TZ
EL
16
16
26
16
94
58
1,665
119
61
44
15
27
94
38
89
95
WIR
T5
32
61
219
658
25
14
64
321
84
11
WO
OD
108
76
127
39
37
14
199
5,552
803
282
167
93
117
388
139
549
17
15
WY
OM
ING
45
20
43
525
12
183
3,040
249
138
79
29
45
117
105
46
18
9
The Annie E. Casey Foundation
176
177
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Pag
e 85
1:1
Os
°:1
Wes
t Virg
inia
9,24
84,
873
25,6
8943
,182
18,9
1316
,634
74,8
9376
,666
23,3
1321
,276
66,9
4977
,130
103,
964
115,
073
BA
RB
OU
R89
4430
441
816
014
222
343
275
119
533
690
1,19
81,
438
BE
RK
ELE
Y24
523
049
51,
048
477
716
2,01
13,
372
687
993
1,79
02,
738
2,59
92,
454
BO
ON
E21
310
145
097
730
221
438
332
312
210
31,
071
1,14
31,
811
2,39
3
BR
AX
TO
N66
2919
736
812
411
599
125
2945
507
523
1,10
899
1
:-51
180
3834
945
429
221
832
537
874
9297
086
61,
097
1,03
9
432
270
1,42
92,
387
1,02
11,
044
5,20
85,
173
1,54
01,
396
4,17
84,
441
4,55
45,
234
6225
138
239
108
5663
720
1831
841
182
177
6
9444
229
419
101
9119
300
739
352
61,
468
1,46
6
DO
DD
RID
GE
3222
9318
773
6427
510
1823
624
962
448
2
340
167
1,12
61,
563
485
437
4,58
73,
522
1,42
592
42,
223
2,34
13,
823
4,10
2
4216
103
199
9652
7898
813
238
280
466
731
4132
111
107
102
120
151
185
4250
254
396
792
432
175
9328
954
925
830
91,
673
1,57
650
739
61,
235
1,45
31,
721
1,92
1
HA
MP
SH
IRE
6046
170
315
146
173
153
264
4984
456
614
869
874
HA
NC
OC
K11
646
414
631
352
302
1,23
51,
259
367
318
1,33
11,
387
1,03
51,
444
HA
RD
Y41
2512
112
094
119
214
303
5672
289
376
624
400
HA
RR
ISO
N29
718
01,
014
1,70
192
274
31,
326
2,20
642
056
12,
622
3,00
03,
808
4,12
5
JAC
KS
ON
104
5616
753
927
225
183
177
3367
730
1,02
11,
066
1,66
1
JEF
FE
RS
ON
178
103
332
580
346
411
2,91
33,
583
1,08
11,
040
1,21
51,
411
1,56
11,
246
KA
NA
WH
A93
054
32,
459
4,59
02,
389
1,76
815
,461
16,5
124,
803
4,75
88,
362
10,1
428,
288
10,5
25
LEW
IS85
4123
544
520
115
914
117
633
4465
775
41,
025
1,29
0
LIN
CO
LN18
085
530
935
213
227
4382
024
810
882
2,29
42,
652
LOG
AN
372
167
810
1,60
342
036
52,
389
1,89
278
453
91,
949
2,08
93,
641
4,38
8
McD
OW
ELL
552
185
1,66
31,
827
417
247
7,49
84,
733
2,43
91,
406
2,37
71,
942
5,38
05,
095
MA
RIO
N21
410
186
61,
396
685
484
2,60
32,
542
839
663
2,17
52,
204
2,89
43,
400
MA
RS
HA
LL14
370
483
763
480
338
410
568
103
132
1,32
91,
486
1,40
91,
912
MA
SO
N15
574
257
606
260
225
246
295
9287
833
1,06
61,
254
1,77
2
ME
RC
ER
375
193
1,23
01,
656
687
572
5,45
94,
850
1,68
51,
400
2,60
72,
808
4,14
64,
518
MIN
ER
AL
7948
344
452
288
247
900
920
335
261
871
983
1,34
01,
268
MIN
GO
360
167
1,06
01,
630
299
331
1,17
41,
088
385
337
1,64
31,
907
3,98
93,
839
MO
NO
NG
ALI
A19
310
739
299
973
469
02,
754
4,42
162
283
81,
860
2,37
01,
843
2,83
8
MO
NR
OE
5935
8115
089
107
262
240
6757
332
412
949
777
MO
RG
AN
3636
6919
086
104
128
181
3738
256
352
633
283
NIC
HO
LAS
167
6737
884
431
524
775
156
064
950
1,17
31,
912
2,38
6
OH
IO15
194
742
942
606
427
2,51
32,
246
861
704
2,31
62,
366
2,11
72,
278
PE
ND
LET
ON
2817
100
6771
7719
721
369
6320
322
156
631
9
PLE
AS
AN
TS
3512
6012
171
6129
368
927
832
439
348
7
PO
CA
HO
NT
AS
4820
108
102
7679
105
116
925
258
316
365
552
PR
ES
TO
N15
467
419
642
343
288
138
206
4671
869
1,02
72,
123
1,78
4
PU
TN
AM
115
7328
458
143
046
816
952
868
180
980
1,49
41,
314
1,61
8
RA
LEIG
H43
725
21,
070
2,16
361
066
67,
413
6,91
62,
424
2,08
52,
769
3,57
24,
153
5,74
2
RA
ND
OLP
H14
376
316
492
284
258
349
480
6010
687
21,
116
1,67
81,
974
RIT
CH
IE51
2995
213
109
8220
270
938
242
171
886
8
RO
AN
E97
4817
640
516
111
014
694
023
474
672
922
1,52
0
SU
MM
ER
S95
3833
535
912
710
11,
241
1,00
518
212
861
257
91,
236
1,04
8
TA
YLO
R76
3023
836
317
512
717
320
544
5458
662
994
31,
118
TU
CK
ER
2915
6491
7968
2737
015
250
211
512
410
TY
LER
4521
107
195
113
8723
570
1430
735
160
851
5
UP
SH
UR
114
6719
460
925
320
118
232
736
7764
894
71,
305
1,72
3
WA
YN
E22
013
256
297
345
244
311
925
629
721,
477
1,65
63,
358
3,03
5
WE
BS
TE
R87
4033
950
214
995
1754
220
526
576
1,43
91,
356
WE
TZ
EL
9447
267
463
235
165
7410
70
2676
978
992
31,
291
WIR
T19
860
132
4445
1712
03
119
198
295
339
WO
OD
337
202
1,00
51,
695
988
876
1,13
81,
567
387
523
3,39
23,
829
3,96
33,
940
WY
OM
ING
267
9975
81,
184
245
221
489
392
158
105
1,26
21,
400
2,99
13,
004
Pag
e 86
178
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
179
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
n
DA
Y O
NE
DA
Y O
NE
teac
hes
pare
nts
how
thei
r ba
by's
bra
in d
evel
ops,
how
they
can
fac
ilita
te th
isde
velo
pmen
t by
crea
ting
a st
imul
atin
g en
viro
nmen
t, an
d ho
w th
iscr
eate
s th
e st
ruct
ures
in th
e br
ain
that
mak
e le
arni
ng p
ossi
ble.
Par
ents
see
a vi
deo
abou
t inf
ant b
rain
dev
elop
men
t and
how
this
deve
lopm
ent i
s en
hanc
ed b
y th
e ch
ild's
env
iron
men
t and
app
ropr
iate
stim
ulat
ion
of th
e se
nses
.Pa
rent
s ar
e vi
site
d by
a tr
aine
d fa
cilit
ator
who
answ
ers
ques
tions
, dem
onst
rate
s te
chni
ques
to c
reat
ea
stim
ulat
ing
envi
ronm
ent,
and
show
s th
e pa
rent
s ho
w im
port
ant t
hey
are
as th
eir
child
's f
irst
teac
her.
DA
Y O
NE
is d
eliv
ered
in 1
9 ho
spita
ls a
nd I
I ho
me
visi
ting
prog
ram
s th
roug
hout
the
stat
e.T
wo
hosp
ital s
ites
are
prof
iled
belo
w.
Cam
den
Cla
rk M
emor
ial H
ospi
tal
Sinc
e th
e pr
ogra
m b
egan
in 1
997,
nur
sing
sta
ff h
ave
deliv
ered
the
DA
Y O
NE
pro
gram
to83
% o
f th
e w
omen
who
giv
e bi
rth
at C
amde
n C
lark
Mem
oria
lH
ospi
tal.
"Mot
hers
are
n't t
he o
nly
ones
ben
efiti
ng f
rom
the
DA
Y O
NE
pro
gram
,"sa
id P
atti
Will
-ia
ms,
Nur
se M
anag
er a
nd D
AY
ON
E C
oord
inat
orat
Cam
den
Cla
rk M
emor
ial H
ospi
tal i
nPa
rker
sbur
g. "
We
get a
lot o
f po
sitiv
e fe
edba
ck f
rom
fat
hers
and
gran
dpar
ents
too.
""W
e ha
ve a
lso
seen
a d
ecre
ase
in th
e nu
mbe
r of
mot
hers
who
call
us b
ack
with
que
stio
nsaf
ter
they
take
thei
r ba
bies
hom
e fr
om th
e ho
spita
l. T
heD
AY
ON
E p
acke
t we
send
hom
e w
ith th
emre
info
rces
the
prog
ram
's m
essa
ge a
nd is
a gr
eat r
esou
rce
to n
ervo
us f
irst
-tim
e pa
rent
s,"
said
Will
iam
s.
Wel
ch E
mer
genc
y H
ospi
tal
Vol
unte
ers
deliv
er th
e D
AY
ON
E p
rogr
am to
new
mot
hers
at W
elch
Em
erge
ncy
Hos
pita
l in
McD
owel
l Cou
nty.
"The
re is
a g
reat
nee
d fo
r pr
ogra
ms
like
DA
Y O
NE
," s
aid
Eug
enia
Bur
roug
hs, D
AY
ON
EC
oord
inat
or a
nd D
irec
tor
of N
ursi
ng A
mbu
lato
ry H
ealth
Car
ean
d E
duca
tion.
"A
lot o
f th
e m
othe
rsar
e su
rpri
sed
by th
e in
form
atio
n w
e sh
are
with
them
. The
y so
akup
the
info
rmat
ion
like
a sp
onge
."A
lthou
gh B
urro
ughs
adm
its th
ere
wer
eso
me
nay-
saye
rs o
f th
e pr
ogra
m w
hen
it be
gan
in19
94, i
t has
bee
n ve
ry w
ell r
ecei
ved
by th
e nu
rsin
g st
aff
and
the
com
mun
ity a
t lar
ge.
"Our
onl
y ga
p in
the
prog
ram
is o
n th
e w
eeke
nds
whe
nw
e do
n't h
ave
volu
ntee
rs o
n-si
te,"
said
Bur
roug
hs. "
Oth
erw
ise
we
see
100%
of n
ew m
othe
rs a
t the
hos
pita
l."
180
The
Ann
ie E
. Cas
ey F
ound
atio
nW
V K
IDS
CO
UN
T
DA
Y O
NE
Hos
pita
l Site
s:
Blu
efie
ld R
egio
nal
Cab
ell-H
untin
gton
Cam
den
Cla
rk M
emor
ial
Dav
is M
emor
ial
Gra
nt M
emor
ial
Jack
son
Gen
eral
Jeffe
rson
Mem
oria
lLo
gan
Gen
eral
Ohi
o V
alle
y G
ener
alP
rest
on M
emor
ial
Ral
eigh
Gen
eral
Rey
nold
s M
emor
ial
Rub
y M
emor
ial
St.
Mar
y's
Wei
rton
Med
ical
Cen
ter
Wel
ch E
mer
genc
y
Wet
zel C
ount
y H
ospi
tal A
ssoc
iatio
nW
heel
ing
Hos
pita
lW
omen
& C
hild
ren'
s H
ospi
tal
DA
Y O
NE
Hom
e V
isiti
ng S
ites
Cam
den-
on-G
aule
y M
edic
al C
ente
r-
MIH
OW
Nat
ural
Car
e H
elpe
rP
rogr
am
Cat
holic
Com
mun
ity S
ervi
ces,
Chi
ld C
are
Res
ourc
e C
ente
rC
atho
lic C
omm
unity
Ser
vice
s, F
amily
Sup
port
Pro
gram
Com
mun
ity C
ounc
il of
Kan
awha
Val
ley,
Par
ents
As
Tea
cher
sP
rogr
am
Edu
catin
g T
eena
ge P
aren
ts (
E-T
AP
)
Nor
ther
n P
anha
ndle
Hea
d S
tart
Rig
ht F
rom
The
Sta
rt
Ritc
hie
Cou
nty
Com
mun
ity R
esou
rces
Inc.
, Fam
ily S
uppo
rt P
rogr
amS
umm
ers
Cou
nty
DA
Y O
NE
Hom
e V
isiti
ng P
rogr
amT
EA
M fo
r W
V C
hild
ren
Hea
lthy
Fam
ilies
Am
eric
aT
ug R
iver
Hea
lth A
ssoc
iatio
n, M
ater
nal &
Infa
nt H
ealth
Pro
gram
181
Pag
e 87
1997
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Com
mitt
ees
And
Sta
ff
ST
AF
F
Wes
t Virg
inia
KID
S C
OU
NT
Fun
dM
argi
e H
ale,
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Coo
rdin
ator
and
Exe
cutiv
e D
irec
tor,
Wes
t Vir
gini
a K
IDS
CO
UN
T F
und
Jeff
Cri
st, D
irec
tor
of C
omm
unic
atio
nsPa
m F
olde
n, E
xecu
tive
Ass
ista
nt
Wes
t Vir
gini
a U
nive
rsity
Sur
vey
Res
earc
h C
ente
rR
on A
lthou
se, D
irec
tor
Mic
hael
Wad
swor
th, R
esea
rch
Ass
ocia
teJo
e St
anko
vich
, Res
earc
h A
ssoc
iate
Wes
t Virg
inia
KID
S C
OU
NT
Fund
Reg
iona
l Adv
isor
y G
roup
Reg
ion
IR
enni
e H
ill(3
04)2
56-7
309
Fran
ki P
atto
n R
uthe
rfor
d(3
04)4
48-2
101
Mar
ie W
atts
(304
)448
-210
1M
arcu
s W
ilkes
(304
)255
-932
1
Reg
ion
IIR
ay C
hild
ers
Ter
ry F
atta
leh
Tim
Kin
sey
Jose
phin
e M
oore
Sist
er J
anet
Pet
erw
orth
(304
)697
-025
5(3
04)5
29-0
467
(304
)525
-511
5(3
04)4
75-2
932
(304
)475
-293
2
Reg
ion
III
Lin
da D
uVal
l(3
04)3
48-6
158
Gar
y E
llis
(304
)348
-847
7
Reg
ion
IVD
avid
Coc
cari
(304
)872
-644
4St
eve
Due
lley
(304
)462
-500
1
Reg
ion
VJi
m H
ayhu
rst
Car
ol L
eeso
n
Reg
ion
VI
Jan
Smith
Joe
Wils
on
Reg
ion
VII
Den
ise
Nei
ghbo
rsK
ay N
esse
lrot
teA
nne
Selin
ger
Ter
ry S
haff
er
Reg
ion
VII
IPa
ige
Ale
xand
erR
ober
t Har
man
Chr
is M
erri
ttL
es U
lm
Pag
e 88
182
Res
earc
h C
omm
ittee
Sand
ie C
hane
yJu
dith
Dev
ine
Gar
y E
llis
Hob
ert H
arm
onJu
lia H
owel
lB
ecky
Kin
gT
om L
ight
Sand
ra M
cQua
inJu
lie P
ratt
Sara
h R
oach
Bob
Rub
enst
ein
Kay
Tilt
onG
ary
Tho
mps
onL
itchf
ield
Tho
mps
onL
arry
Whi
te
CO
MM
ITT
EE
S
Han
cock
ilN
ew C
umbe
rland
Wel
lsbu
rgt .O
hm6.
Whe
rthr
12 rM
arsh
all
Ikou
ndss
allA
f I
Wet
zel
New
Mar
tinsv
ille
TP
laan
ants
1Mul
dleb
ourn
eS
t. M
arY
s A
P.
Woo
d
Mar
ketin
g C
omm
ittee
N. B
ruce
Ang
elo
Jani
s A
ugus
tine
Mar
gare
t Bis
hop
Jacq
ue C
hapm
anPe
nny
Cra
ndal
lSa
m H
ickm
anJ.
F. L
acar
iaT
raci
Mar
kham
Ida
Mee
ksH
elen
Mat
hene
yC
arol
Per
ronc
el
Mor
gant
oM
°"'n
g'im
Mm
on \
emi V
IIF
airm
ont .
"..4
Pre
ston
Har
rison
s. v
ayF
or! K
ingw
ood
Cla
rksb
urg
Gra
,.P
arlo
wsk
,". H
ag-n
aval
. wee
djtte
......
11p,
r.,=
tT
ucke
r
<it'W
et I.
. VK
Y.T
./Lew
is ,
..).
..P...
.miti
nsj B
athe
;G
ilmer
WR
kt.lt
/,..
..C
alho
un,
Gle
nvill
e,
Randolph
Jack
son
Rip
ley
.U
pth,
Elk
ins
%.
Roa
ne ..
But
knan
non
i. spencer
Bra
xton
Sut
ton
. /'y
'Web
ster
Web
ster
sprin
gs
Nic
hola
s,..
(pec
atio
ntLS
un'"*
"1"
'M
ailin
ton"
Fay
ette
1-.,.
ri. I
Fay
ette
ville
)ur
eenb
ner'-
''.\
Lew
isbu
rg
Mas
on
(304
)424
-860
1(3
04)4
89-9
113
Way
ne f
Lem
on
(304
)232
-692
1w
'r"."
..H'n
br'
(304
)233
-450
0
(304
)599
-650
5(3
04)3
63-6
869
(304
)293
-651
1(3
04)2
96-8
351
(304
)538
-237
3(3
04)2
57-1
026
(304
)358
-723
0(3
04)2
89-3
511
1 L
ogan
Min
gc; -
Will
eRm
son
.R
alei
gh\ B
eckl
eyW
yom
mg%
v..%,I
Sum
mer
sH
into
nM
onro
eU
nion
McD
owel
lR
'W
elch
Pnn
ceto
Mor
gan
Mineral
Ber
kele
y.K
eyse
ri..n
psth
, N.,:
Mar
tinsb
urg
/.R
omne
y;/
P'ra
en;t?
III
TM
oork
eld
Pen
dert
onF
rank
lin
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
WE
ST
VIR
GIN
IA K
IDS
CO
UN
T F
UN
DB
OA
RD
OF
DIR
EC
TO
RS
Ric
hard
Ada
ms,
Uni
ted
Ban
ksha
res
Bet
ty B
arre
tt, C
abel
l-H
untin
gton
Coa
litio
n fo
r th
e H
omel
ess,
Hun
tingt
on C
ity C
ounc
il
Sam
G. B
onas
so, A
lpha
Ass
ocia
tes
Arc
hite
cts
& E
ngin
eers
S. A
ustin
Cap
erto
n II
I, C
aper
ton
Ene
rgy
Com
pany
Penn
y C
rand
all,
Atto
rney
at L
aw
Ter
rell
Elli
s, T
erre
ll E
llis
& A
ssoc
iate
s, I
nc.
Law
son
Ham
ilton
, Sem
i-R
etir
ed
Bis
hop
S. C
lifto
n Iv
es, W
V U
nite
d M
etho
dist
Chu
rch
Rep
rese
nted
by
J.F.
Lac
aria
Joe
Pow
ell,
AFL
-CIO
Kat
hlee
n V
. Pre
vill,
WV
U H
ealth
Sci
ence
s C
ente
r, P
edia
tric
s
Bill
Ran
ey, W
V C
oal A
ssoc
iatio
n
Bis
hop
Ber
nard
Sch
mitt
, Dio
cese
of
Whe
elin
g-C
harl
esto
nR
epre
sent
ed b
y M
ary
Lou
Lis
owsk
i
Alb
ert S
chw
abe
II, S
chw
abe-
May
Ken
na S
eal,
Bra
xton
Cou
nty
Boa
rd o
f E
duca
tion
Gre
g Si
lver
man
, Her
man
& C
orm
any
Nic
hola
s A
. Spa
rach
ane,
Aco
rdia
of
Wes
t Vir
gini
a
Tod
d W
ands
trat
, Pha
rmD
, WV
U H
ealth
Sci
ence
s C
ente
r, P
edia
tric
s
183
The
Ann
ie E
.C
asey
Fou
ndat
ion
DIS
SE
MIN
AT
ION
PA
RT
NE
RS
The
Wes
t Vir
igni
a K
IDS
CO
UN
T F
und
and
the
Wes
t Vir
gini
aU
nive
rsity
Sur
vey
Res
earc
h C
ente
r w
ish
to th
ank
the
follo
win
gor
gani
zatio
ns f
or th
eir
assi
stan
ce in
dis
sem
inat
ing
the
1997
WV
KID
S C
OU
NT
Dat
a B
ook:
AB
LE F
amili
es
Afr
ican
-Am
eric
an P
asto
rs a
nd C
hurc
hes
Alp
ha A
ssoc
iate
s A
rchi
tect
s &
Eng
inee
rs
Am
eric
an A
cade
my
of P
edia
tric
s,W
est V
irgin
ia C
hapt
er
App
alac
hia
Edu
catio
nal L
abor
ator
y, In
c.
The
Arn
old
Age
ncy
Cab
ell -
Way
ne F
amily
Res
ourc
e N
etw
ork
Cen
tral
App
alac
hia
Em
pow
erm
ent Z
one
ofW
est V
irgin
ia
Com
mun
icat
ion
Wor
kers
of A
mer
ica
Com
mun
ity A
ctio
n D
irect
ors
Com
mun
ity C
ounc
il of
Kan
awha
Val
ley,
Inc.
Com
mun
ity H
ealth
Pro
mot
ion
Spe
cial
ists
Com
mun
ity S
ervi
ce C
ompa
ny
Com
mun
ity S
ervi
ce R
ound
tabl
e
Dio
cese
of W
heel
ing-
Cha
rlest
on
Fam
ily R
esou
rce
Net
wor
ks T
hrou
ghou
tW
est V
irgin
ia
184
Gov
erno
r's C
abin
et o
n C
hild
ren
and
Fam
ilies
Gov
erno
r's E
arly
Chi
ldho
od Im
plem
enta
tion
Com
mis
sion
Har
dy C
ount
y F
amily
Issu
es T
ask
For
ce
Nat
iona
l Ass
ocia
tion
of S
ocia
l Wor
kers
,W
est V
irgin
ia C
hapt
er
Pre
sbyt
ery
of W
est V
irgin
ia
RE
SA
IV
Rig
ht F
rom
The
Sta
rt
Tas
k F
orce
on
Ado
lesc
ent H
ealth
Reg
ion
VIII
Tug
Riv
er H
ealth
Ass
ocia
tion
Uni
ted
Met
hodi
st C
hurc
h
Uni
ted
Nat
iona
l Ban
k
Wel
fare
Ref
orm
Coa
litio
n
Wes
t Virg
inia
Boa
rd o
f Soc
ial W
ork
Exa
min
ers
Wes
t Virg
inia
Bus
ines
s an
d In
dust
ry C
ounc
il
Wes
t Virg
inia
Cha
mbe
r of
Com
mer
ce
Wes
t Virg
inia
Coa
l Ass
ocia
tion
Wes
t Virg
inia
Coa
litio
n A
gain
st D
omes
tic V
iole
nce
Wes
t Virg
inia
Coa
litio
n of
Men
tal H
ealth
Pro
vide
rs
Wes
t Virg
inia
Cou
ncil
of C
hurc
hes
Wes
t Virg
inia
Cou
nsel
ing
Ass
ocia
tion
Wes
t Virg
inia
Dep
artm
ent o
f Hea
lth a
nd H
uman
Res
ourc
es
Wes
t Virg
inia
Hea
d S
tart
Ass
ocia
tion
Wes
t Virg
inia
Hos
pita
l Ass
ocia
tion
Wes
t Virg
inia
KID
S C
OU
NT
Fun
d R
egio
nal
Lead
ersh
ip
Wes
t Virg
inia
Lab
or F
eder
atio
n
Wes
t Virg
inia
Lea
gue
of W
omen
Vot
ers
Wes
t Virg
inia
Lib
rary
Com
mis
sion
Wes
t Virg
inia
Pub
lic T
elev
isio
n
Wes
t Virg
inia
Rur
al D
evel
opm
ent C
ounc
il
Wes
t Virg
inia
Uni
vers
ity E
xten
sion
Ser
vice
Wom
en a
nd C
hild
ren'
s H
ospi
tal,
Cha
rlest
on A
rea
Med
ical
Cen
ter
185
1031
Qua
rrie
r St
reet
Suite
313
, Atla
s B
uild
ing
Cha
rles
ton,
WV
253
01(3
04)
345-
2101
Tol
l Fre
e (8
88)
543-
7268
Sur
vey
Res
earc
h C
ente
r
Wes
t Vir
gini
a U
nive
rsity
Col
lege
of A
rts
and
Sci
ence
s
P. 0
. Box
637
021
2 A
rmst
rong
Hal
lM
orga
ntow
n, W
V 2
6506
(304
) 29
3-75
70