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Statistics on children, youth and families in West Virginia from the Annie E. Casey Foundation and West Virginia's KIDS COUNT
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Definition and Source
PROVIDER
Definition
The percentage of the population under age 18 who have been identified as minority.
Data Source
(1990) U.S. Census Bureau. (2000 to present) Population Reference Bureau, analysis of Centers for Disease Control (CDC), National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “Bridged-race Vintage postcensal estimates by year, county, single-year of age, bridged race, Hispanic origin, and sex,” data file prepared under a collaborative agreement between CDC/NCHS and the U.S. Census Bureau.
Notes
To arrive at the percent of children under 18 who are minority, the total minority population under 18 was divided by the total population under 18.
Last Updated
July 2018