Kids Count Data Center

Definitions: Child population ages 0-17. Figures for 1980, 1990, 2000 and 2010 represent Census counts from April 1 of the stated years. Data presented for 2001 through 2009 are Vintage 2009 population estimates.  Data presented for 2011 are Vintage 2011 population estimates. Each year the U.S. Census Bureau revises its population estimates. Therefore, data presented here may differ from previously published estimates.
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Data Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau.
1980: U.S. Census Bureau; Census 1980, Summary Tape File 1, extracted from National Historical Geographic Information System 1990: U.S. Census Bureau; Census 1990, Summary File 1, extracted from National Historical Geographic Information System, 2000: U.S. Census Bureau; Census 2000, Summary File 1, extracted from American Fact Finder, 2001-2009: Population Estimates Program, Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau Washington D.C. Release Date: June 2010, available at http://www.census.gov/popest/estimates.php, 2010: U.S. Census Bureau; Census 2010, Summary File 1, extracted from American Fact Finder.2011: Population Estimates Program, Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau Washington D.C. Release Date: May 2012, available at http://www.census.gov/popest/estimates.php. More...

Footnotes: Note that data from 1980, 1990, 2000 and 2010 represent Census counts for April 1 of the stated year, while data for 2001-2009 represent estimates (not actual counts) of the resident population as of July 1 of the stated year.  For more information on how the Census develops estimates, please visit the Population Estimates page at the Census Bureau's web site.

Note: Maps use the natural break classification method, which reflects patterns in the data by dividing the map into naturally occurring groups. Using statistical tools, this method determines cut-off points for each group by identifying large gaps in data values.