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Child Health Status Profile, Alachua County, Florida
Indicator	Measure	Year(s)	County Quartile 1=most favorable 4=least favorable	County Number	County Rate	State Comparison
Socio-Demographics
Total population Total population	Count	2020		270,405		21,640,766
Population under 21 Years Old Population under 21 Years Old	Count	2020		70,842		5,007,960
Population - White Population - White	Percent	2020		44,407	62.7%	69.8%
Population - Black Population - Black	Percent	2020		17,765	25.1%	22%
Population - Other Population - Other	Percent	2020		8,670	12.2%	8.2%
Population - Hispanic Population - Hispanic	Percent	2020		8,529	12%	32.2%
Population - Non-Hispanic Population - Non-Hispanic	Percent	2020		62,313	88%	67.8%
Median income (in dollars) Median income (in dollars)	Dollar	2015-19	3rd Quartile		$49,689	$55,660
Individuals below poverty level Individuals below poverty level	Percent	2015-19	4th Quartile	53,601	21.4%	14%
Percentage of Families with Related Children Under 18 Years Below Poverty Level Percentage of Families with Related Children Under 18 Years Below Poverty Level	Percent	2015-19	2nd Quartile		15%	16.3%
Percentage of civilian labor force which is unemployed Percentage of civilian labor force which is unemployed	Percent	2015-19	2nd Quartile	6,841	5.1%	5.6%
Population over 25 without high school diploma or equivalency Population over 25 without high school diploma or equivalency	Percent	2015-19	1st Quartile		7.4%	11.8%
Health Status and Access to Care
Preventable Pediatric Hospitalizations from Asthma under 5 Preventable Pediatric Hospitalizations from Asthma under 5	Per 100,000 population	2020	3rd Quartile	69	496.9	435.9
Civilian non-institutionalized population with health insurance Civilian non-institutionalized population with health insurance	Percent	2015-19	1st Quartile		91.6%	87.2%
Children ages 0-17 without health insurance Children ages 0-17 without health insurance	Percent	2015-19	1st Quartile		4.4%	7.2%
Florida Children’s Medical Services Clients Florida Children’s Medical Services Clients	Percent	2018-20	1st Quartile	2,884	1.4%	1.8%
Infants & Toddlers <3 Served by Early Steps Infants & Toddlers <3 Served by Early Steps	Percent	2018-20	2nd Quartile	726	47.5%	50.3%
Medical Foster Care Children Medical Foster Care Children	Count	2020	1st Quartile	13		443
Adults who said their overall heatlh was good to excellent Adults who said their overall heatlh was good to excellent	Percent	2019			88.8%	80.3%
Total Licensed Florida Family Practice Physicians (FP - FAMILY PRACTICE) Total Licensed Florida Family Practice Physicians (FP - FAMILY PRACTICE)	Per 100,000 population	2020	1st Quartile	131	48.4	19.2
Total Licensed Florida Dentists Total Licensed Florida Dentists	Per 100,000 population	2020	1st Quartile	299	110.6	56.7
Total Licensed Florida Pediatricians Total Licensed Florida Pediatricians	Per 100,000 population	2020		222	82.1	21.9
Total Behavioral/Mental Health Professionals Total Behavioral/Mental Health Professionals	Per 100,000 population	2020	1st Quartile	676	250.0	117.1
Total Licensed Florida Psychologists Total Licensed Florida Psychologists	Per 100,000 population	2020	1st Quartile	204	75.4	23.4
Nurse-student ratio in schools grades K-12 Nurse-student ratio in schools grades K-12	Students per nurse	2020	3rd Quartile		1,574.7	2,475.9
Median Monthly Medicaid Enrollment Median Monthly Medicaid Enrollment	Per 100,000 population	2020	2nd Quartile	46,047	17,028.9	19,940.3
Births to Mothers With 1st Trimester Prenatal Care Births to Mothers With 1st Trimester Prenatal Care	Percent	2018-20	1st Quartile	5,649	79.2%	76.1%
Infant death rate Infant death rate	Per 1,000 live births	2018-20	4th Quartile	81	10.1	6.0
Child Mortality ages 5-19 Child Mortality ages 5-19	Per 100,000 population	2018-20	2nd Quartile	34	23.6	26.6
Immunization Levels in Kindergarten Immunization Levels in Kindergarten	Percent	2018-20	4th Quartile	7,247	93.3%	93.6%
Emergency Department Visits ages 5-19 Emergency Department Visits ages 5-19	Per 100,000 population	2020	1st Quartile	11,270	23,132.7	24,194.7
Asthma Hospitalizations ages 5-11 Asthma Hospitalizations ages 5-11	Per 100,000 population	2020	4th Quartile	96	498.4	199.6
Asthma Hospitalizations ages 12-18 Asthma Hospitalizations ages 12-18	Per 100,000 population	2020	4th Quartile	168	747.2	388.2
Diabetes Hospitalizations ages 5-11 Diabetes Hospitalizations ages 5-11	Per 100,000 population	2020	2nd Quartile	5	26.0	38.8
Diabetes Hospitalizations ages 12-18 Diabetes Hospitalizations ages 12-18	Per 100,000 population	2020	2nd Quartile	24	106.7	127.1
HIV infection cases ages 13-19 HIV infection cases ages 13-19	Per 100,000 population	2018-20		4	5.0	9.3
Social and Physical Environment
Children under 18 in single-parent households Children under 18 in single-parent households	Percent	2015-19	3rd Quartile		47.2%	46.8%
Children under 18 in Foster Care Children under 18 in Foster Care	Per 100,000 population	2019	2nd Quartile	263	547.7	496.8
Child food insecurity rate Child food insecurity rate	Percent	2019	2nd Quartile		16.5%	17.1%
Racial Residential Segregation Racial Residential Segregation	Index	2015-19	2nd Quartile		0.4	0.4
Severe housing problems Severe housing problems	Percent	2014-18	4th Quartile		19.7%	19.2%
Violent Crimes Violent Crimes	Per 100,000 population	2020	4th Quartile	2,025	748.9	383.3
Homicide deaths 5-11 Homicide deaths 5-11	Per 100,000 population	2018-20		0	0.0	0.8
Homicide deaths 12-18 Homicide deaths 12-18	Per 100,000 population	2018-20		3	4.5	5.7
Homicide deaths 19-21 Homicide deaths 19-21	Per 100,000 population	2018-20		4	5.7	17.6
Suicide death rate, ages 12-18 Suicide death rate, ages 12-18	Per 100,000 population	2018-20		6	9.0	6.3
Suicide death rate, ages 19-21 Suicide death rate, ages 19-21	Per 100,000 population	2018-20		3	4.2	12.1
Children experiencing child abuse ages 5-11 Children experiencing child abuse ages 5-11	Per 100,000 population	2017-19	1st Quartile	312	562.0	765.9
Children experiencing sexual violence ages 5-11 Children experiencing sexual violence ages 5-11	Per 100,000 population	2017-19	2nd Quartile	40	72.0	58.5
Childhood Risks and Behaviors
Absent 21+ school days, K-12 Absent 21+ school days, K-12	Percent	2020	2nd Quartile		7.8%	9.8%
Percent of high school students who were physically active for at least 60 minutes on all 7 of the past 7 days Percent of high school students who were physically active for at least 60 minutes on all 7 of the past 7 days	Percent	2020	2nd Quartile		21.4%	17.7%
Percent of middle school students who were physically active for at least 60 minutes on all 7 of the past 7 days Percent of middle school students who were physically active for at least 60 minutes on all 7 of the past 7 days	Percent	2020	2nd Quartile		23.8%	21.9%
High School students who are underweight High School students who are underweight	Percent	2020	2nd Quartile		2.9%	4%
Middle School students who are underweight Middle School students who are underweight	Percent	2020	3rd Quartile		5.8%	4.8%
Percent of high school students who are current cigarette smokers (smoked in the past 30 days) Percent of high school students who are current cigarette smokers (smoked in the past 30 days)	Percent	2020	2nd Quartile		2.4%	2.3%
Percent of middle school students who are current cigarette smokers (smoked in the past 30 days) Percent of middle school students who are current cigarette smokers (smoked in the past 30 days)	Percent	2020	3rd Quartile		1.4%	1.1%
Births to moms ages 13-20 Births to moms ages 13-20	Per 1,000 females ages 13-20	2018-20	1st Quartile	549	10.1	16.4
Bacterial STDs ages 13-20 Bacterial STDs ages 13-20	Per 1,000 ages 13-20	2017-19	4th Quartile	3,365	32.6	23.3
Percent of Children in Schools Grades K-12 With Emotional/Behavioral Disability Percent of Children in Schools Grades K-12 With Emotional/Behavioral Disability	Percent	2020	2nd Quartile	125	0.4%	0.5%
Out of School Suspensions K-12 Out of School Suspensions K-12	Per 1,000 K-12 Students	2020	2nd Quartile	1,281	44.1	43.5
School Environmental Safety Incidents (Violent acts K-12 ) School Environmental Safety Incidents (Violent acts K-12 )	Per 1,000 K-12 Students	2020	4th Quartile	900	31.0	23.5
Referrals to Department of Juvenile Justice Referrals to Department of Juvenile Justice	Per 100,000 population	2019	3rd Quartile	485	2,383.5	1,606.3
Arrests, All Offenses by County, Youth Ages 10-17 Arrests, All Offenses by County, Youth Ages 10-17	Per 100,000 population	2017-19	4th Quartile	2,700	4,542.0	3,137.6
Annual Juvenile Drug Arrests Annual Juvenile Drug Arrests	Per 100,000 population	2018-20	2nd Quartile	93	152.5	186.5

Data Note(s):

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

Data Sources:

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