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Colorado Child Well-Being Index
County Rank Change from 2013
Douglas 1 ----
Elbert 2 ----
Broomfield 3 ----
Boulder 4 ----
Larimer 5 ----
Jefferson 6 ----
Teller 7 Up 1
Routt 8 Down 1
La Plata 9 Up 1
El Paso 10 Up 1
Logan* 11* Up 8*
Mesa 12 ----
Summit 13 Up 1
Eagle 14 Down 5
Weld 15 ----
Garfield 16 ----
Arapahoe 17 ----
Fremont 18 Down 5
Morgan 19 Up 3
Montrose 20 Down 2
Delta 21 Down 1
Pueblo 22 Down 1
Adams 23 Up 1
Montezuma 24 Down 1
Denver 25 ----
Health Indicators• Low birthweight
births• Uninsured children• Overweight or
obese children• Infant mortality rate• Teen birth rate
Family and Community Indicators• Single-parent families• Children in poverty• Births to women with less
than 12 years of education• Families relying on low
cost food
Education Indicators• High school dropout
rate• Teens not attending
school and not working
• Fourth-grade students reading below grade level
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Colorado Child Well-Being Index: A Closer Look at Montezuma County
Where Montezuma County ranked higher
Opportunities for Improvement
- 4th in percentage of low birthweight babies born in 2012
- 12th in percent of families relying on low-cost food
- 13th in overweight or obese children
- 25th in children living in single-parent families
- 25th in child poverty
- 24th in teen births
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Child poverty in Montezuma County is not declining, despite economic recovery
30 percent since 2007
Montezuma (2007) Montezuma (2012)
Median Household Income $41,425 $40,351 Down 2.5 percent
Unemployment 3.8% 8.5%Still twice as high as pre-recession
levels
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 20120%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
23%
32%
15%18%
Child Poverty Rates
Montezuma Colorado
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Montezuma County’s teen birth rate is more than twice as high as the state average
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 20120
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
53 52
51
24
Births per 1,000 Teen Girls Ages 15-19
MontezumaColorado
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hs p
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Tee
n G
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Age
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More families struggling, but child care costs rising
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012$0
$2,000
$4,000
$6,000
$8,000
$10,000
$12,000
$14,000
$10,854
$12,736
$9,765 $9,619
$4,706 $5,177
Annual Child Care Center Costs in Colorado
Infant/Toddler4-Year-OldSchool-Age
In 2012, Colorado was the fifth least affordable state for infant and 4-year-old care in a child care center.
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2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-20140%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
39%
70%
13%
37%
Only about a third of Montezuma County kindergartners are in a full-day program
Colorado
Montezuma County schools
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2010 2011 2012 20130%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
72%77%
64% 63%
Graduation rates improving statewide, flat in Montezuma County
Colorado
Montezuma County schools