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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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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.
December 11, 2018
Majority of U.S. Children Growing Up With Married Parents
In 2017, 66% of children in the United States lived in married-couple households, 25% lived in mother-only households and 8% were in father-only households.
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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.
