Lake (R)
Benchmark			1980	1990	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001		2002	2003	2004		2005	2006		3-Yr-Avg	Rank
18. Ready to Learn										54.30%			71.40%			91.40%		86.40%			84.00%		85.20%	1
43a. HIV Diagnosis (Number of New Infections)					0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	1	0		0	0		0	1
20a. Eighth Grade Reading						83.00%	90.80%	78.70%	92.40%	68.80%	61.10%	64.80%	70.50%	72.30%		70.60%	72.40%	76.90%		62.80%	74.00%		71.20%	2
19b. Third Grade Math						86.50%	89.60%	81.20%	80.60%	63.60%	72.00%	69.10%	88.30%	82.10%		79.50%	85.40%	85.10%		95.00%		³	90.00%	3
63b. Juvenile Arrests (Property Crimes)		¹⁵			11.9	15.7	16.2	21.5	23.5	24.5	14.7	7.9	15.3	15.8		3.8	2.8	4.9		0.6			2.7	3
66. Juvenile Recidivism											30.00%	43.60%	27.00%	24.20%		23.60%	31.70%	22.20%		25.80%			24.00%	3
20b. Eighth Grade Math						84.80%	87.70%	79.10%	89.30%	50.00%	43.20%	46.50%	61.60%	52.00%		70.50%	76.40%	78.90%		66.30%	70.10%		71.80%	4
50b. 8th Grade Substance Abuse (Illicit Drugs)											17.30%		14.00%	18.40%	⁷	16.90%	18.90%	15.70%	⁷		8.50%		12.10%	5
19a. Third Grade Reading						91.90%	93.50%	87.40%	94.40%	77.20%	85.10%	83.00%	83.20%	87.40%		78.00%	88.80%	85.50%		96.70%		³	91.10%	6
22. High School Dropout Rate							2.40%	2.30%	4.20%	2.80%	3.90%	1.00%	0.80%	4.20%		2.80%	2.70%	1.20%		2.20%	2.20%		1.90%	6
39. Teen Pregnancy						37.2	47.9	41.7	18.2	64.5	35.2	28	20	6.6		26.6	10.8	15.9		19.8			17.9	6
42. Immunizations		⁶																84.80%		78.70%	80.00%		81.20%	6
74a. Affordable Housing (Renters)				58.00%									56.40%											6
74b. Affordable Housing (Owners)				33.70%									31.80%											6
62c. Behavioral Crimes		¹⁶				22.9	26	31.5	23.6	31.9	24.6	27.6	31.5	30.5		19.3	35.3	44.1		41.2			42.7	7
5. Professional Services									19.60%	21.30%	23.80%	22.70%	41.20%	38.30%		54.60%	54.80%	56.50%		58.90%			57.70%	8
62. Overall Crime		¹³				62.6	65	73.6	62.7	70.8	60.6	53.3	72.8	70.7		39.6	74.2	101.2		82.3			91.8	9
63a. Juvenile Arrests (Person Crimes)		¹⁴			2.4	1	5.1	4.4	2	9.4	1.4	4.2	4.5	2.8		2.7	2.8	1.1		5.2			3.2	9
31a. Voting (Percent Turnout)		⁵			82.10%		69.40%		75.00%		66.10%		79.00%			74.80%		87.50%			73.30%		80.40%	10
62b. Property Crimes		¹⁵				31.2	30.2	31.3	32.2	32.1	29.4	18.9	29.1	31.3		14.5	31.2	46.7		32.9			39.8	10
84. Municipal Solid Waste							1655	2377	2095	2568	1757	906	1089	1365		1297	1331	1304		1581			1443	10
51a. Child Abuse or Neglect (Substantiated)		⁹			9.5	11.1	17.1	43.3	33.1	26.4	26	30.2	25.5	15.8		17.6	21	14.2		8.1	17.4		13.2	13
62a. Person Crimes		¹⁴				8.2	7.9	8.7	4.9	5.4	5.6	6.4	12.1	8.8		5.8	7.7	10.4		8.3			9.3	15
4. Net Job Growth (Overall)					5	7.5	4.2	-13	0.3	7.5	-41.8	4.4	16.1	-4.4		-4	2.4	4		9.5	17		10.1	17
40. Prenatal Care					48.60%	55.60%	58.00%	56.40%	73.70%	80.60%	77.90%	69.70%	86.70%	80.00%		82.20%	81.40%	82.50%		76.10%			79.30%	20
73. Home Ownership			71.00%	67.80%									68.90%											20
53b. Tobacco Abstinence During Pregnancy		¹⁰			29.90%	24.20%	22.20%	22.30%	25.00%	24.70%	18.80%	24.60%	15.70%	20.30%		20.80%	21.40%	14.00%		19.70%			16.90%	21
12. Pay Per Worker (Overall)					$26,109	$25,090	$25,970	$25,513	$24,901	$26,074	$28,401	$28,334	$28,405	$28,595		$27,533	$27,583	$28,642		$28,423	$28,962		$28,676	23
26a. College Completion (Bachelor's)		⁴	13.10%	14.50%									15.50%											24
11. Per Capita Income (Overall)					79.00%	83.90%	79.50%	78.30%	75.60%	76.50%	74.30%	70.50%	71.50%	72.10%		71.30%	73.40%	77.40%		76.90%			77.10%	26
59. Independent Seniors		¹²			97.00%	97.40%	97.70%	97.40%	97.80%	97.60%	93.80%	97.20%	97.40%	97.60%		97.30%	97.70%			97.50%	97.90%		97.70%	28
45. Preventable Death														55.1		67.2	71.2	70.9		87			78.9	29
50c. 8th Grade Substance Abuse (Cigarettes)											26.50%		14.60%					13.30%			12.00%		12.60%	29
23. High School Completion		⁴	67.40%	75.00%									79.60%											30
50a. 8th Grade Substance Abuse (Alcohol)											27.10%		28.20%	28.00%	⁷	22.20%	26.60%	34.80%	⁷		36.20%		35.50%	30
48. Child Care Availability						9		13.9	17	18.1	15.4	24.6	21.4	17.1		19.4		12.1		12.4	11.7		12.1	32
53a. Alcohol Abstinence During Pregnancy		¹⁰			0.90%	1.00%	2.50%	1.10%	0.00%	1.40%	1.40%	0.00%	1.20%	1.40%		0.00%	2.90%	5.30%		2.90%			4.10%	32
54. Poverty (Overall)		¹¹				13.10%		15.40%		14.70%	17.20%	16.10%	15.20%	15.80%		14.80%	15.00%	15.90%					15.90%	32
15a. Unemployment (Annual Rate)					8.70%	9.10%	8.30%	8.60%	11.20%	11.30%	12.30%	9.90%	8.20%	9.20%		8.80%	9.60%	9.80%		8.50%	7.60%		8.60%	34
15b. Unemployment (Percent of U.S. Unemployment Rate)					116%	132%	136%	154%	207%	231%	273%	236%	205%	196%		152%	128%	178%		167%	165%		170%	34
41. Infant Mortality					9.3	10.1	12.3	10.6	39.5	0	0	15.2	0	14.3		13.7	28.6	17.5		28.2			22.9	35
* R = Rural,		U = Urban
1 :	Average compiled from the last 3 data point years. For counties missing data points the average is compiled from the remaining year(s) of the 3 year interval.
2 :	Rank of 1st is best. Ranks are based on the pre-rounded 3-yr-Avg. The range may not be through 36 given the number of counties included in the 3-yr-Avg and any duplicate rankings.
3 :	Counties rates are over 95%. Due to the small population size of these counties, absolute rates are suppressed to protection confidentiality of student records.
4 :	The Oregon Population Survey, which provides statewide statistics for this benchmark, does not report county rates. Census and American Community Survey data are used at this level.
5 :	Unlike the state benchmark data which measures eligible voters, this table measures the percent of registered voters who actually voted.
6 :	This measures the percentage of children ages 24 - 35 months who have received a set of recommended immunizations in a given calendar year. This differs from statewide benchmark, which includes children ages 19-35 months. Like the statewide benchmark, this county data tracks those who have had the 4:3:1:3 series.
7 :	Counties with inadequate data are grouped together at either a regional or Service Delivery Area (SDA) level.
8 :	County did not participate in the Oregon Health Teen survey.
9 :	The county benchmark statistics includes both 51(a) substantiated & 51(b) threat of harm data.
10 :	The statewide benchmark reports the inverse: percent of mothers who abstain from alcohol during pregnancy.
11 :	Poverty rate differences between the county and state statistics are a result of the different data sources used.
12 :	The county statistics report ages 65 and over, which differs from the statewide benchmark where ages 75 and over is used.
13 :	Inclusive of person, property, and behavior crimes.
14 :	Crimes against persons include murder, negligent homicide, forcible rape, other sex crimes, kidnapping, robbery, aggravated assault and simple assault.
15 :	Property crimes include burglary, larceny/theft, motor vehicle theft, arson, forgery/counterfeit, fraud, embezzlement, stolen property and vandalism.
16 :	Behavior crimes include weapon laws, prostitution, drug laws, gambling, crimes against family, driving under the influence, liquor laws, disorderly conduct, and all other curfew and runaway juveniles.