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OKDHS Home > Library > County Profiles > February > Cherokee County
Library: Statistics: County Profiles - February 2008

Cherokee County



   

Adult Protective Services

Referrals (Data not available)
Total 0
Self Neglect 0
Caretaker Neglect 0
Caretaker Abuse 0
Other 0
Completed Investigations 0
Confirmed Reports 0

Child Abuse and Neglect

Investigations by Category
Referrals Accepted for Investigation 22
Total 41
Confirmed Court Intervention Requested 7
Confirmed Services Recommended 10
Services Not Needed 4
Services Recommended 20
Failed to Cooperate 0
Assessments
Referrals Accepted for Assessment 7
Total 10
Services Provided 2
Services Recommended 0
Both 7
None 1
Failed to Cooperate 0
Confirmed Investigations and Assessments by Type and Children
Total 17
Abuse 0
Neglect 16
Both 1

Child Care

Recipients by Recipient County
Persons 143
Expenditures by Vendor County
Expenditures $34,118
Children by Age
Total 143
Under 1 year old 7
1 year old 28
2 years old 39
3 years old 21
4 years old 16
5 years old 9
6-12 years old 23
Over 12 years old 0
Children by Race/Ethnicity
Total 143
White 71
Black 16
American Indian 51
Hispanic 5
Asian 0
Facilities by Stars
Total 51
One Star 22
One + Star 2
Two Star 23
Three Star 4
Children in Subsidized Care by Stars
Total 146
One Star 17
One + Star 2
Two Star 117
Three Star 10
Facilities by Stars - Centers
One Star 11
One + Star 1
Two Star 5
Three Star 4
Children in Subsidized Care by Stars - Centers
One Star 0
One + Star 2
Two Star 63
Three Star 10
Facilities by Stars - Homes
One Star 11
One + Star 1
Two Star 18
Three Star 0
Children in Subsidized Care by Stars - Homes
One Star 17
One + Star 0
Two Star 54
Three Star 0
Licensed Facilities and Capacity
Total
All Facilities 51
All Capacity 1,302
DHS Contract Facilities 34
DHS Contract Capacity 712
Centers
All Centers 21
All Capacity 1,032
DHS Contract Centers 8
DHS Contract Capacity 475
Homes
All Homes 30
All Capacity 270
DHS Contract Homes 26
DHS Contract Capacity 237

Developmental Disabilities Services

Recipients by Age
Total 194
1-5 years old 18
6-17 years old 41
18-21 years old 16
22-59 years old 104
60+ years old 15
Recipients by Race/Ethnicity
Total 194
White 121
Black 6
American Indian 61
Hispanic 4
Asian 2
Waiver Applications by Age
Total 29
1-5 years old 3
6-17 years old 13
18-21 years old 5
22-59 years old 8
60+ years old 0

Elderly Support Services

Total Meals Served 3,424
Congregate Meals 2,033
Meals At Home 1,391
Adult Day Care Persons Regular
New 0
Total New FYTD 0
Total Served in Month 0
Total Served FYTD 0
DDSD
New 0
Total Served FYTD 0
ADvantage
New 0
Total Served FYTD 0

Food Stamps

Cases 2,183
Recipients 5,645
Value of Stamps $552,533
Average Payment
Per Case $253.11
Per Person $97.88
Cases and Persons by Race/Ethnicity Cases Persons
All 2,183 5,645
White 1,196 2,722
Black 55 117
American Indian 873 2,628
Hispanic 54 171
Asian 5 7

Foster Care Placements

Children by Type
Total 99
Kinship Unpaid 0
Kinship Paid 10
Non-Kinship Regular 12
Therapeutic 9
Level B 0
Level C 0
Level D/D+ 0
Level E 1
Group and Shelter 0
Psychiatric 1
Trial Adoption 0
Trial Reunification 8
Other 58
Children by Age
Total 99
Under 1 year old 6
1-2 years old 21
3-4 years old 19
5-6 years old 10
7-8 years old 7
9-10 years old 7
11-12 years old 6
13-14 years old 5
15-16 years old 11
17 years old 6
18 years old and older 1
Children by Race
Total 99
White 18
Black 2
American Indian 71
Hispanic 8
Asian/Pacific Islander 0
Homes by Type
Total 54
Trial Adoption 1
Non-Kinship Regular 14
Tribal 20
Kinship Paid 14
Kinship Unpaid 0
Therapeutic 5
DDSD 0
Other 0
Homes by Race
Total 54
White 26
Black 3
American Indian 24
Hispanic 0
Asian/Pacific Islander 0
Unknown 1

Medicaid

Cases 5,443
Persons 8,894
Persons by Age
Under 1 year old 502
1 year old 429
2 years old 412
3 years old 340
4 years old 374
5 years old 294
6 years old 343
7 years old 321
8 years old 315
9 years old 310
10 years old 295
11 years old 272
12 years old 269
13 years old 260
14 years old 266
15 years old 252
16 years old 246
17 years old 219
18-64 years old 2,359
65+ years old 816

State Supplemental

Cases Persons Payments
All 1,372 1,372 $55,890
Aged 303 303 $10,084
Blind 5 5 $185
Disabled 1,064 1,064 $45,621
Cases Opened Cases Closed Appls. Denied
All 28 35 10
Aged 7 5 3
Blind 0 0 0
Disabled 21 30 7
Aged by Race/Ethnicity Total Male Female
All 303 76 227
White 176 38 138
Black 7 4 3
American Indian 118 33 85
Hispanic 1 0 1
Asian 1 1 0
Blind by Race/Ethnicity Total Male Female
All 5 2 3
White 3 1 2
Black 1 0 1
American Indian 1 1 0
Hispanic 0 0 0
Asian 0 0 0
Disabled by Race/Ethnicity Total Male Female
All 1,064 515 549
White 648 304 344
Black 32 22 10
American Indian 371 182 189
Hispanic 10 4 6
Asian 3 3 0

TANF

Total Cases 113
Child Only Cases 62
Cases with Adults 51
Diversion Assistance Cases 0
Flex Fund Cases 2
Support Service Cases 0
Payments $23,758
Average Payment Per Case $210.25
Diversion Assistance Payments $0
Flex Funds Payments $631
Support Service Payments $0
Voucher Payments $0
Total Persons 253
Adults 53
Children 200
Cases Opened 7
Cases Closed 8
Applications Denied 8
TANF by Race/Ethnicity Total Adults Children
All 253 53 200
White 78 21 57
Black 9 1 8
American Indian 144 29 115
Hispanic 22 2 20
Asian 0 0 0


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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