The 2010 KIDS COUNT Data Book

According to data in the 21st annual KIDS COUNT Data Book, overall improvements in child well-being that began in the late 1990s stalled in the years just before the current economic downturn. Find national data and state-by-state data and rankings on 10 key indicators of child well-being.

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At the time the 2010 Data Book was released 2007 Final Birth data were not available therefore 2007 preliminary numbers were used. 2007 Final Birth data are now available and have replaced preliminary birth data on the KIDS COUNT Data Center.

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KIDS COUNT Key Indicators: National and State Profiles
Go directly to the Data Center profile for the 10 Data Book indicators to create maps and graphs.

Auxiliary Tables
View additional information for indicators including confidence intervals, states ranking by percent change over time and much more.

Overall Rank
See how your state ranks for overall child well being.

Indicator Briefs
Get more information on all 10 indicators including the latest research on best practices for improving each area of well being. Updated in 2009.

Rankings/Maps/Trend Graphs by Topic
Select one of the 10 key indicators and see how states compare on that measure.

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