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| General Population |
1998 |
1999 |
| Total children under 18 years |
1,406,616 |
1,399,492 |
| Race/ethnicity (%) |
| Alaska Native/American Indian |
0.3 |
0.3 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander |
1.2 |
1.3 |
| *Black |
14.3 |
14.4 |
| Hispanic |
2.2 |
2.3 |
| White |
81.9 |
81.7 |
| % Child population in poverty |
18.7 |
18.2 |
| % Child population living in metropolitan areas |
72.9 |
74.0 |
| *Black children only makeup 14% of the population of Missouri Children |
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| Race/Ethnicity of Children in Foster Care (%) |
In Care on 10/1/97 |
In Care on 10/1/98 |
In Care on 9/30/98 |
In Care on 9/30/99 |
| Alaska Native/American Indian |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
| **Black |
42.9 |
43.5 |
43.1 |
43.5 |
| Hispanic |
1.1 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
| White |
55.2 |
54.7 |
55.2 |
54.7 |
| Unknown |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
| Not applicable |
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| Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Number |
10,941 |
11,540 |
12,495 |
12,577 |
**Although black children make up 14% of the population in comparison to white children (81.9%), black children are nearly 1/2 of all children in foster care from '97 to '99. Do the math! |
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