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

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

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

Montezuma County’s teen birth rate is more than twice as high as the state average

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More families struggling, but child care costs rising

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$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.

2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-20140%

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Only about a third of Montezuma County kindergartners are in a full-day program

Colorado

Montezuma County schools

2010 2011 2012 20130%

10%

20%

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72%77%

64% 63%

Graduation rates improving statewide, flat in Montezuma County

Colorado

Montezuma County schools