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Oklahoma Department of Human Services
Stronger Families Grow Brighter Futures
Oklahoma Department of Human Services
Sequoyah Memorial Office Building, 2400 N. Lincoln Blvd. • Oklahoma City, OK 73105
(405) 521-3646 • Fax (405) 521-6684 • Internet: www.okdhs.org
 
 
Library: Statistics: County Profiles - April 2007

Cherokee County



   

Adult Protective Services

Referrals
Total 29
Self Neglect 17
Caretaker Neglect 3
Caretaker Abuse 1
Other 8
Completed Investigations 29
Confirmed Reports 16


Child Abuse and Neglect

Investigations by Category
Referrals Accepted for Investigation 43
Total 52
Confirmed Court Intervention Requested 7
Confirmed Services Recommended 2
Services Not Needed 19
Services Recommended 22
Failed to Cooperate 2
Assessments
Referrals Accepted for Assessment 6
Total 10
Services Provided 0
Services Recommended 5
Both 2
None 3
Failed to Cooperate 0
Confirmed Investigations and Assessments by Type and Children
Total 9
Abuse 0
Neglect 9
Both 0


Child Care

Recipients by Recipient County
Persons 160
Expenditures by Vendor County
Expenditures $30,513
Children by Age
Total 160
Under 1 year old 17
1 year old 31
2 years old 31
3 years old 30
4 years old 26
5 years old 8
6-12 years old 17
Over 12 years old 0
Children by Race/Ethnicity
Total 160
White 73
Black 18
American Indian 65
Hispanic 4
Asian 0
Licensed Facilities and Capacity
Total
All Facilities 58
All Capacity 1,331
DHS Contract Facilities 43
DHS Contract Capacity 786
Centers
All Centers 22
All Capacity 1,014
DHS Contract Centers 10
DHS Contract Capacity 490
Homes
All Homes 36
All Capacity 317
DHS Contract Homes 33
DHS Contract Capacity 296


Developmental Disabilities Services

Recipients by Age
Total 175
1-5 years old 14
6-17 years old 35
18-21 years old 15
22-59 years old 98
60+ years old 13
Recipients by Race/Ethnicity
Total 175
White 112
Black 7
American Indian 52
Hispanic 4
Asian 0
Waiver Applications 29


Elderly Support Services

Total Meals Served 5,415
Congregate Meals 2,107
Meals At Home 3,308
Geriatric Day Care Recipients
New Referrals 0
Total New FYTD Referrals 0
Total Served 0
Served FYTD 0


Food Stamps

Cases 2,128
Recipients 5,529
Value of Stamps $508,406
Average Payment
Per Case $238.91
Per Person $91.95
Cases and Persons by Race/Ethnicity Cases Persons
All 2,1285,529
White 1,2012,792
Black 59128
American Indian 8042,427
Hispanic 60177
Asian 45


Foster Care

Children by Type
Total 88
Foster Family Care 31
Relative 17
Tribal 32
DDSD 0
Kinship Non-Relative 8
Children by Age
Total 88
Under 1 year old 7
1-2 years old 18
3-4 years old 16
5-6 years old 10
7-8 years old 9
9-10 years old 5
11-12 years old 4
13-14 years old 8
15-16 years old 9
17 years old 1
18 years old and older 1
Children by Race
Total 88
White 24
Black 5
American Indian 47
Hispanic 12
Asian 0
Homes by Type
Total 55
Foster Family Care 13
Relative 11
Tribal 26
Kinship Non-Relative 5
DDSD 0
Homes by Race
Total 55
White 24
Black 0
American Indian 31
Asian 0
Hispanic 0
Unknown 0


SoonerCare (Medicaid)

Cases 5,334
Persons 8,863
Persons by Age
Under 1 year old 485
1 year old 415
2 years old 363
3 years old 370
4 years old 344
5 years old 350
6 years old 348
7 years old 329
8 years old 319
9 years old 308
10 years old 281
11 years old 251
12 years old 268
13 years old 272
14 years old 253
15 years old 278
16 years old 242
17 years old 235
18-64 years old 2,367
65+ years old 785


State Supplemental

Cases Persons Payments
All 1,3261,326 $52,330
Aged 295295 $10,248
Blind 66 $240
Disabled 1,0251,025 $41,842
Cases Opened Cases Closed Appls. Denied
All 182618
Aged 621
Blind 000
Disabled 122417
Aged by Race/Ethnicity Total Male Female
All 29574221
White 17141130
Black 633
American Indian 1142886
Hispanic 101
Asian 321
Blind by Race/Ethnicity Total Male Female
All 633
White 422
Black 101
American Indian 110
Hispanic 000
Asian 000
Disabled by Race/Ethnicity Total Male Female
All 1,025496529
White 629308321
Black 311912
American Indian 351162189
Hispanic 1156
Asian 321


TANF

Cases 105
Child Only Cases 62
Cases with Adults 43
Diversion Assistance Cases 0
Flex Fund Cases 2
Support Service Cases 0
Payments $23,176
Average Payment Per Case $220.72
Diversion Assistance Payments $0
Flex Funds Payments $162
Support Service Payments $0
Voucher Payments $69
Persons 231
Adults 43
Children 188
Cases Opened 15
Cases Closed 10
Applications Denied 26
TANF by Race/Ethnicity Total Adults Children
All 23143188
White 781761
Black 11110
American Indian 12825103
Hispanic 14014
Asian 000




Last Updated:  7/28/2011
Oklahoma Department of Human Services
Street address: Sequoyah Memorial Office Building, 2400 N. Lincoln Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 73105
Mailing address: P.O. Box 25352, Oklahoma City, OK 73125
(405) 521-3646
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