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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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March 19, 2019
Young Children Not in School: Steady National Figure Masks Big Changes in the States
Going back to 2007–2009 and continuing through 2015–2017, the three-year average share of 3- and 4-year-olds not in school had been either 52% or 53%. From a national perspective, it’s one of the most stable indicators of children’s well-being. But at a state level, it’s a story of remarkable and — in some places — troubling trends.
January 24, 2019
Young Kids and Parental Employment
According to 2017 data, 66% of the nation’s youngest children — more than 14.9 million kids under the age of 6 — are growing up in families where all parents in their home are employed.
January 24, 2019
The Growing Role of Public Assistance in Childhood
Between 2005 and 2017, 46 out of 50 states saw an uptick in the percentage of kids who were living in families that receive public assistance.
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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.
