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Demographic Profile, 2009-2010
Children (0-18)District of Columbia20%Utah33%26%
Poor ChildrenNew Hampshire12%Mississippi42%28%
Children by Race/Ethnicity
WhiteHawaii8%Vermont93%55%
BlackAlaska4%District of Columbia60%14%
HispanicNorth Dakota3%New Mexico55%23%
OtherTennessee3%Hawaii75%8%
Children by Citizenship Status
CitizenHawaii95%West Virginia100%97%
Non-CitizenPennsylvania2%Hawaii5%3%
Health Status Indicators
Number of Infant DeathsVermont29California2,81428,059
Child Death RateMassachusetts11District of Columbia4518
Teen Death RateMassachusetts34District of Columbia11058
Teen Birth Rate per 1,000New Hampshire16.4Mississippi64.239.1
Children Medical & Dental Preventive VisitIdaho60.2%Rhode Island85.3%72.0%
Children ImmunizedIdaho61%Florida86%75%
Overweight or Obese Children2 States Tied23.1%Mississippi44.4%31.6%
Health Insurance Coverage of Children, 2009-2010
Children with Medicaid/CHIPUtah17%District of Columbia51%34%
Poor Children (below 100% FPL)Utah47%District of Columbia81%67%
Low Income Children (under 200% FPL)Utah35%District of Columbia78%59%
Uninsured ChildrenHawaii3%Texas17%10%
Poor Children (below 100% FPL)Michigan10%New Mexico25%17%
Low Income Children (up to 200% FPL)Wisconsin7%Florida24%15%
Uninsured that are ChildrenWest Virginia8%Utah28%16%
Children w/ Employer Sponsored InsuranceMississippi36%New Hampshire70%50%
Medicaid and CHIP Enrollment
Children's Medicaid/CHIP Participation, 2009Nevada62.9%District of Columbia97.0%84.8%
Total Medicaid Enrollment, FY2008North Dakota71,200California10,669,80059,523,600
ChildrenMassachusetts31%Wyoming65%49%
Monthly CHIP Enrollment, Dec 2010Minnesota1,763California1,110,4195,233,054
Medicaid and CHIP Expenditures
Total Medicaid Spending, FY2009Wyoming$526,237,765New York$49,368,510,253$366,471,017,061
Payments for Children, FY2008 (millions)New York11%Texas35%20%
Medicaid Payments per Enrollee, FY2008
TotalCalifornia$3,364New York$9,056$5,337
ChildrenWisconsin$1,284Massachusetts$3,989$2,164
ARRA FMAP Q1 201111 States Tied61.59%Mississippi84.86%56.20%
Total CHIP Spending, FY2009Vermont$6,978,662California$1,767,390,220$10,631,162,072
CHIP FMAP, FY201314 States Tied65.00%Mississippi81.40%65.00%
Medicaid Eligibility Levels, 2012
Infants33 States Tied133%2 States Tied300%-
Children Ages 1-580 States Tied133%2 States Tied275%-
Children Ages 6-1978 States Tied100%2 States Tied275%-
Pregnant Women18 States Tied133%6 States Tied300%-
Working Parents3 States Tied17%3 States Tied215%-
CHIP Eligibility Levels, 2012
Children up to age 19North Dakota160%New York400%-

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