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KIDS COUNT® is a project of the Annie E. Casey Foundation and a premier source of data on children and families. Each year, the Foundation produces a comprehensive report — the KIDS COUNT Data Book — that assesses child well-being in the United States. The indicators featured in the Data Book are also available in the Data Center.
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Latest Updates
May 13, 2022
National Foster Care Month: 8 in 10 Children in Care Are Placed With Families
In recognition of National Foster Care Month, the KIDS COUNT Data Center is announcing 26 newly updated indicators on the more than 407,000 children and youth in foster care.
May 9, 2022
Progress Largely Stalled on Preterm Births and Babies Born With a Low Birth-Weight
Major progress to reduce the percentage of U.S. babies born prematurely or with a low birth-weight has not occurred in decades, and racial inequities remain a serious public health concern.
March 28, 2022
41.5 Million People Received SNAP (Food Stamps) in 2021, Up Nearly 6 Million from 2019
After steadily declining from 2013 to 2019, the number of individuals participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program sharply increased in 2020 and continued to rise in 2021.
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The KIDS COUNT Data Center allows users to browse data one indicator at a time. To view any number of indicators for a particular geographical area at once, users can create a custom report.
A custom report’s URL is permanent. Users can bookmark it and refer back to the data over time.