Colorado Child Well-Being Index CountyRank Change from 2013 Douglas Elbert Broomfield Boulder Larimer Jefferson Teller 7Up 1 Routt 8Down 1 La Plata 9Up 1 El Paso 10Up 1 Logan* 11*Up 8* Mesa Summit 13Up 1 Eagle 14Down 5 Weld Garfield Arapahoe Fremont 18Down 5 Morgan 19Up 3 Montrose 20Down 2 Delta 21Down 1 Pueblo 22Down 1 Adams 23Up 1 Montezuma 24Down 1 Denver 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 -4 th in percentage of low birthweight babies born in th in percent of families relying on low-cost food -13 th in overweight or obese children -25 th in children living in single- parent families -25 th in child poverty -24 th 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$40,351Down 2.5 percent Unemployment 3.8%8.5% Still twice as high as pre-recession levels

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

More families struggling, but child care costs rising In 2012, Colorado was the fifth least affordable state for infant and 4-year-old care in a child care center.

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

Graduation rates improving statewide, flat in Montezuma County Colorado Montezuma County schools