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OKDHS Home > Library > County Profiles > March > Cherokee County
Library: Statistics: County Profiles - March 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 20
Total 56
Confirmed Court Intervention Requested 3
Confirmed Services Recommended 1
Services Not Needed 21
Services Recommended 31
Failed to Cooperate 0
Assessments
Referrals Accepted for Assessment 9
Total 16
Services Provided 0
Services Recommended 7
Both 5
None 4
Failed to Cooperate 0
Confirmed Investigations and Assessments by Type and Children
Total 4
Abuse 1
Neglect 2
Both 1

Child Care

Recipients by Recipient County
Persons 141
Expenditures by Vendor County
Expenditures $37,477
Children by Age
Total 141
Under 1 year old 7
1 year old 31
2 years old 39
3 years old 22
4 years old 13
5 years old 9
6-12 years old 20
Over 12 years old 0
Children by Race/Ethnicity
Total 141
White 66
Black 16
American Indian 54
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 141
One Star 14
One + Star 7
Two Star 107
Three Star 13
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 7
Two Star 48
Three Star 13
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 14
One + Star 0
Two Star 59
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 17
6-17 years old 42
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 30
1-5 years old 3
6-17 years old 14
18-21 years old 5
22-59 years old 8
60+ years old 0

Elderly Support Services

Total Meals Served 3,368
Congregate Meals 2,128
Meals At Home 1,240
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 2,150
Recipients 5,578
Value of Stamps $554,632
Average Payment
Per Case $257.97
Per Person $99.43
Cases and Persons by Race/Ethnicity Cases Persons
All 2,150 5,578
White 1,186 2,712
Black 54 117
American Indian 851 2,570
Hispanic 54 172
Asian 5 7

Foster Care Placements

Children by Type
Total 94
Kinship Unpaid 0
Kinship Paid 10
Non-Kinship Regular 14
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 51
Children by Age
Total 94
Under 1 year old 5
1-2 years old 20
3-4 years old 17
5-6 years old 11
7-8 years old 6
9-10 years old 7
11-12 years old 5
13-14 years old 5
15-16 years old 11
17 years old 6
18 years old and older 1
Children by Race
Total 94
White 18
Black 2
American Indian 65
Hispanic 9
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 5,458
Persons 8,936
Persons by Age
Under 1 year old 500
1 year old 451
2 years old 399
3 years old 344
4 years old 358
5 years old 302
6 years old 336
7 years old 313
8 years old 312
9 years old 316
10 years old 296
11 years old 278
12 years old 264
13 years old 260
14 years old 257
15 years old 255
16 years old 262
17 years old 227
18-64 years old 2,385
65+ years old 821

State Supplemental

Cases Persons Payments
All 1,367 1,367 $53,695
Aged 300 300 $10,077
Blind 5 5 $187
Disabled 1,062 1,062 $43,431
Cases Opened Cases Closed Appls. Denied
All 19 19 10
Aged 4 7 2
Blind 0 0 0
Disabled 15 12 8
Aged by Race/Ethnicity Total Male Female
All 300 77 223
White 175 39 136
Black 7 4 3
American Indian 117 33 84
Hispanic 0 0 0
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 1,062 509 553
White 648 299 349
Black 30 22 8
American Indian 369 180 189
Hispanic 12 5 7
Asian 3 3 0

TANF

Total Cases 110
Child Only Cases 59
Cases with Adults 51
Diversion Assistance Cases 0
Flex Fund Cases 1
Support Service Cases 1
Payments $23,016
Average Payment Per Case $209.24
Diversion Assistance Payments $0
Flex Funds Payments $20
Support Service Payments $100
Voucher Payments $0
Total Persons 248
Adults 52
Children 196
Cases Opened 7
Cases Closed 19
Applications Denied 20
TANF by Race/Ethnicity Total Adults Children
All 248 52 196
White 79 22 57
Black 10 0 10
American Indian 141 29 112
Hispanic 18 1 17
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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