Selected KIDS COUNT Indicators for County in Indiana

Definitions: Total estimated number and percentage of children ages 0 through 17 by age group.  Percentages equal that age group's representation among children under 18, not the total population of the state.

Data Source: Puzzanchera, C., Sladky, A. and Kang, W. (2018). "Easy Access to Juvenile Populations: 1990-2017." Online. Available: http://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/ezapop/ 

Footnotes: Please see original source for the population breakdowns for single age group, or submit a data request to data@iyi.org.

Data is for Calendar Year.

Definitions: Total estimated number of young adults by age groups 18-20 and 21-24.

Data Source: Puzzanchera, C., Sladky, A. and Kang, W. (2018). "Easy Access to Juvenile Populations: 1990-2017." Online. Available: http://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/ezapop/ 

Footnotes: Data is for Calendar Year.

Definitions: Total estimated number of children by race and ethnicity, ages 0-17. 

Children in the White, Black, American Indian, and Asian categories are Non-Hispanic.

Children in the Hispanic category are of any race.

Data Source: Puzzanchera, C., Sladky, A. and Kang, W. (2016). "Easy Access to Juvenile Populations: 1990-2015." Online. Available: http://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/ezapop/ 

Footnotes: For a racial breakdown of the Hispanic population, please see source website. 

Data is for Calendar Year.

Definitions:
County Level Data:  Per capita personal income is calculated by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. This income measure is the total personal income of the residents in the state (or county) divided by the resident population in the state (or county). Per capita personal income is often used as an indicator of the quality of consumer markets and of the economic well-being of the residents in the state (or county). Personal income is the income received by persons from all sources included in the Bureau of Economic Analysis personal income measure.

School District Data: Per capita personal income is calculated by dividing the total personal income of the residents of the school district by the total number of residents in the school district.  Only available for year 2000.

Data Source: County Level Data:  Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce. Retrieved from http://www.bea.gov/itable/

School District Data:  Analysis by Indiana Business Research Center.

Footnotes: In November of 2015, BEA released revised per capita estimates back to 1995.  These numbers were updated accordingly in the Data Center.  For more info, please visit their website here.  

Data is for Calendar Year.

School District Level data available for year 2000 only.

Definitions: The annual average percent of unemployed persons in the civilian labor force. The civilian labor force includes all persons age 16 and older who are not residents of institutions or on active duty in the armed forces and are either working or looking for work.

Data Source: The Indiana Department of Workforce Development. 

Obtain monthly stats by county at source website:  http://www.hoosierdata.in.gov/

Footnotes: Please note: These data are presented as estimates only. The most recent month's data are always preliminary and are revised when the next month's data are released. Data for previous years and months reflect revisions.

Not Seasonally Adjusted.  Data is for Calendar Year

Definitions: Household incomes include family and non-family households.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates http://www.census.gov/did/www/saipe/index.html

Footnotes: Data is for Calendar Year.

Definitions: FREE:  Number and percentage of public school students who received free lunches. Students from families with incomes below 130% of the poverty guidelines are eligible to enroll in the free lunch program.

REDUCED:  Number and percentage of public school students who received reduced priced lunches.

Data Source: Indiana Department of Education, http://www.doe.in.gov/accountability/find-school-and-corporation-data-reports

County aggregates for SY 2006 and beyond calculated by the Indiana Youth Institute using school corporation's respective county locations from IDOE data.

Pre-2006 aggregates calculated by the Indiana Business Research Center and does not include raw number of students.

Footnotes: Starting in 2014, Schools and Districts may be enrolled in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), which means students who are not income eligible may be receiving free lunch. The numbers reported here include only those students who are income eligible. 

Definitions: The average number of families (referred to as "cases") per month receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) during the State Fiscal Year.

Data Source: Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, Department of Family Resources.

Footnotes: Data is for State Fiscal Year (SFY).

For detailed reports published by FSSA by Indiana county, please visit:  http://www.in.gov/fssa/dfr/2688.htm

For national and state level specifics on TANF, please visit: https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ofa/programs/tanf/data-reports

Definitions: The average number of individuals per month issued SNAP (Food Stamps) for the noted State Fiscal Year.

Data Source: Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, Department of Family Resources.

Footnotes: Data is for State Fiscal Year (SFY).

For more detailed county-level reports on Indiana's SNAP recipients, please visit: http://www.in.gov/fssa/dfr/2688.htm

For detailed state and national level data regarding SNAP, please visit: http://www.fns.usda.gov/pd/SNAPmain.htm

Definitions: The number of women, infants, and children receiving nutrition education and dietary supplements through the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program.

Data Source: Indiana State Department of Health, WIC Division.

Footnotes: Data is for Federal Fiscal Year (FFY).

For more data on the WIC program in Indiana specifically, please visit: http://www.in.gov/isdh/24849.htm

For more data on the WIC program at the state and national level, please visit: http://www.fns.usda.gov/pd/wicmain.htm

Definitions: The number of students identified by the McKinney-Vento Act as homeless or housing unstable.

Data Source: Indiana Department of Education

Footnotes: County aggregates calculated by the Indiana Youth Institute using school corporation's respective county locations from IDOE data.

Definitions: The percentage of children younger than age 18 living in households with incomes below the federal poverty thresholds as reported by the Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates. The federal poverty threshold is calculated annually and differs according to the size and composition of the household.  Data reported for each year reflect income in the previous year.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division, Small Area Estimates Branch.  http://www.census.gov//did/www/saipe/

Footnotes: Data is for Calendar Year. 

Note that 1996 data is not available at the county level due to early collection of the data which skipped every other year.  Also of note, there is a break in the SAIPE time-series between 2004 and 2005 due to the switch from CPS ASEC to ACS data in SAIPE modeling. Comparisons across these particular years are not advised because of this break in series.  Please see the Small Area and Income Poverty Estimates website for more information: http://www.census.gov/did/www/saipe/methods/cautions.html

Definitions: The percentage of related children ages 5 to 17 living in families with incomes below the federal poverty thresholds as reported by the Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates. The federal poverty threshold is calculated annually and differs according to the size and composition of the household.  Data reported for each year reflect income in the previous year.

U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division, Small Area Estimates Branch.  http://www.census.gov//did/www/saipe/

Definitions: Food insecurity refers to USDA's measure of lack of access, at times, to enough food for an active, healthy life for all household members and limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate foods.

Data Source: Gundersen, C., A. Dewey, A. Crumbaugh, M. Kato & E. Engelhard. Map the Meal Gap 2016: Food Insecurity and Child Food Insecurity Estimates at the County Level. Feeding America, 2016.

Definitions: Estimated percentage of child population under age 19 who are uninsured.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates: http://www.census.gov/did/www/sahie/

Footnotes: Sources for data changed between 2007 and 2008.  Therefore, comparison of data from 2007 with data from 2008 and on is not suggested.  Please refer to the website's user notes here: https://www.census.gov/did/www/sahie/data/20082015/index.html

Definitions: Public School students Pre-K through 12+ receiving Special Education.  County level aggregates include charter schools except the virtual schools.

Data Source: Indiana Department of Education

Definitions: Number of child care facilities by type (licensed child care center, licensed child care home, and registered child care ministry) as of June of the listed State Fiscal Year (SFY).

Data Source: Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, Bureau of Child Care

Footnotes: Data is a "snapshot" in time.  These numbers always represent the number of facilities in each county during June (the last month) of the respective State Fiscal Year listed.

For detailed reports on providers, please visit: http://www.in.gov/fssa/carefinder/4083.htm

Definitions: The capacity of Licensed Child Care Centers and Homes by location. This total does not include Registered Ministries.

Data Source: Indiana Family and Social Services Administration; Bureau of Child Care

Footnotes: Data is a "snapshot" in time.  These numbers always represent the number of facilities in each county during June (the last month) of the respective State Fiscal Year listed.

For detailed reports on providers, please visit: http://www.in.gov/fssa/carefinder/4083.htm

Definitions: The capacity of Licensed Child Care Centers and Homes in the location per 100 children 0-5. Does not include capacity of registered ministries.

Data Source:
Capacity Information: Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, Bureau of Child Care

Population Information: Puzzanchera, C., Sladky, A. and Kang, W. (2015). "Easy Access to Juvenile Populations: 1990-2014." Online. Available: http://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/ezapop/ 

Calculations by the Indiana Youth Institute:  (Capacity/Population)*100

Footnotes: Capacity data is a "snapshot" in time.  These numbers always represent the capacity of facilities in each county during June (the last month) of the respective State Fiscal Year listed.

For detailed reports on providers, please visit: http://www.in.gov/fssa/carefinder/4083.htm

Definitions: The number of children whose child care arrangements were supported through Indiana's CCDF Child Care Voucher program.

Data Source: Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, Bureau of Child Care

Footnotes: Data is for Federal Fiscal Year (FFY).

For IN CCDF reports, please visit: http://www.in.gov/fssa/carefinder/4083.htm

Definitions: The monthly average number of children who are waitlisted for financial assistance for child care support through Indiana's CCDF Child Care Voucher program for the given Federal Fiscal Year.

Data Source: Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, Bureau of Child Care.

Footnotes: Data is for Federal Fiscal Year (FFY).

For IN CCDF reports, please visit: http://www.in.gov/fssa/carefinder/4083.htm

Definitions: The number of children from birth to age 3 with disabilities, developmental delays, or at significant risk for disabilities or delays served by the First Steps Early Intervention program.

For data from 2008 and before, the indicator was "total number of children served;" From 2009 onward, the indicator is reported as "Annual Count of Children with IFSP"

Data Source: Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, Division of Family and Children

Footnotes: Data is for State Fiscal Year (SFY)

FSSA provides county pages regarding First Steps specifically, available here:  http://www.in.gov/fssa/ddrs/2812.ht

Definitions: Number of funded enrollment slots for the Early Head Start or Head Start program.  (please see footnote for update)

Data Source: Indiana Family and Social Services Administration; Indiana Head Start State Collaboration Office

Footnotes: Please note that this indicator was previously (before 2010) called "# of Head Start/Early Head Start Participants."  While the number of slots per county represents how many children are being served, the actual number served throughout the year may be higher.  This is due to the fact that a child may move or drop out of the program and the slot opens back up and then is filled by another child on the waiting list.  

Totals include Migrant Head Start Program, which are available upon request.

Head Start data for SFY 2009-2010 contains slot information for Head Start and the Migrant Head Start Program together.

Data is for State Fiscal Year (SFY).

Definitions: The number of women, infants, and children receiving nutrition education and dietary supplements through the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program.

Data Source: Indiana State Department of Health, WIC Division.

Footnotes: Data is for Federal Fiscal Year (FFY).

For more data on the WIC program in Indiana specifically, please visit: http://www.in.gov/isdh/24849.htm

For more data on the WIC program at the state and national level, please visit: http://www.fns.usda.gov/pd/wicmain.htm

Definitions: The total enrollment of Pre-Kindergarten through 12+ in public schools. Includes charter schools except for virtual and adult education schools.

Data Source: Indiana Department of Education

Footnotes: County aggregates for SY 2006 and beyond calculated by the Indiana Youth Institute using school corporation's respective county locations from IDOE data.

Data for 2005 and before was analyzed by Indiana Business Research Center.

Definitions: The number and percentage of students who graduated in four years or less.

The Indiana Department of Education updates their information periodicially, so numbers may change over time.

Data Source: Indiana Department of Education, http://www.doe.in.gov/accountability/find-school-and-corporation-data-reports

School District rates and state rate provided by the DOE and available on their Data "Compass" (see above website).  State rate is for PUBLIC schools only. 

County level rates calculated by the Indiana Youth Institute using the School District's respective county and includes only public schools.

Footnotes: Data before 2006 is available upon request but not comparable as the graduation formula changed in 2006. 

Calculation of Indiana's graduation rate has varied over the years. As per legislative intent, the 2006-07 graduation rate (Class of 2007) that will be published in the 2007 Annual Performance Report will be the percentage of students who entered Grade 9 in fall 2003 and graduated in four years or less. This is the first publication of this method for calculating graduation rates. For more information, please visit www.doe.state.in.us/htmls/gradrate.html#1

Definitions: The number and percent of public school students who are identified as having limited English proficiency because their primary language is not English.  Totals for counties include charters except for the virtual and adult schools.

Data Source: Indiana Department of Education.

Footnotes: County aggregates for SY 2006 and beyond calculated by the Indiana Youth Institute using school corporation's respective county locations from IDOE data.

Data for 2005 and before was analyzed by Indiana Business Research Center.

Definitions: FREE:  Number and percentage of public school students who received free lunches. Students from families with incomes below 130% of the poverty guidelines are eligible to enroll in the free lunch program.

REDUCED:  Number and percentage of public school students who received reduced priced lunches.

Data Source: Indiana Department of Education, http://www.doe.in.gov/accountability/find-school-and-corporation-data-reports

County aggregates for SY 2006 and beyond calculated by the Indiana Youth Institute using school corporation's respective county locations from IDOE data.

Pre-2006 aggregates calculated by the Indiana Business Research Center and does not include raw number of students.

Footnotes: Starting in 2014, Schools and Districts may be enrolled in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), which means students who are not income eligible may be receiving free lunch. The numbers reported here include only those students who are income eligible. 

Definitions: Percentage of 4th graders passing ISTEP.

Data Source: Indiana Department of Education

Footnotes: County aggregates calculated by the Indiana Youth Institute using school corporation's respective county locations from IDOE data.