Selected KIDS COUNT Indicators for State in North Carolina
Children whose parents lack secure employment (Number & Percent)
Location | Data Type | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | Number | 21,363,000 | 20,692,000 | 20,075,000 | 19,579,000 | 18,833,000 |
United States | Percent | 29% | 28% | 27% | 27% | 26% |
North Carolina | Number | 682,000 | 664,000 | 643,000 | 638,000 | 607,000 |
North Carolina | Percent | 30% | 29% | 28% | 28% | 26% |
Location | Data Type | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | Number | 21,363,000 | 20,692,000 | 20,075,000 | 19,579,000 | 18,833,000 |
United States | Percent | 29% | 28% | 27% | 27% | 26% |
North Carolina | Number | 682,000 | 664,000 | 643,000 | 638,000 | 607,000 |
North Carolina | Percent | 30% | 29% | 28% | 28% | 26% |
Why This Indicator Matters
This indicator is part of the KIDS COUNT Child Well-Being Index. Read the KIDS COUNT Data Book to learn more: http://datacenter.kidscount.org/publications.
Definitions:
The share of all children under age 18 living in families where no parent has regular, full-time employment.
For children living in single-parent families, this means the resident parent did not work at least 35 hours per week, at least 50 weeks in the 12 months prior to the survey. For children living in married-couple families, this means neither parent worked at least 35 hours per week, at least 50 weeks in the 12 months prior to the survey. Children living with neither parent were listed as not having secure parental employment because those children are likely to be economically vulnerable. This measure is very similar to the measure called "Secure Parental Employment," used by the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics in its publication America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being.
Data Source: Population Reference Bureau, analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau, 2008 - 2019 American Community Survey.
Footnotes:
Updated December 2020.
S – Estimates suppressed when the confidence interval around the
percentage is greater than or equal to 10 percentage points.
N.A. – Data
not available.
Data are provided for the 50 most populous cities according to the most
recent Census counts. Cities for which data is collected may change
over time.
A 90 percent confidence interval for each estimate can be found at Children whose parents lack secure employment.
Children living in households with a high housing cost burden (Number & Percent)
Location | Data Type | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | Number | 24,646,000 | 23,556,000 | 22,908,000 | 22,566,000 | 21,570,000 |
United States | Percent | 33% | 32% | 31% | 31% | 30% |
North Carolina | Number | 724,000 | 643,000 | 621,000 | 619,000 | 598,000 |
North Carolina | Percent | 32% | 28% | 27% | 27% | 26% |
Location | Data Type | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | Number | 24,646,000 | 23,556,000 | 22,908,000 | 22,566,000 | 21,570,000 |
United States | Percent | 33% | 32% | 31% | 31% | 30% |
North Carolina | Number | 724,000 | 643,000 | 621,000 | 619,000 | 598,000 |
North Carolina | Percent | 32% | 28% | 27% | 27% | 26% |
Why This Indicator Matters
This indicator is included in the KIDS COUNT Child Well-Being Index. Read the KIDS COUNT Data Book to learn more: http://datacenter.kidscount.org/publications.
Definitions:
The share of children living in households where more than 30 percent of the monthly income was spent on rent, mortgage payments, taxes, insurance, and/or related expenses.
The 30 percent threshold for housing costs is based on research on affordable housing by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban development (HUD). According to HUD, households that must allocate more than 30 percent of their income to housing expenses are less likely to have enough resources for food, clothing, medical care or other needs.
Data Source:
Population Reference Bureau, analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau, 2005 through 2019 American Community Survey.
Beginning in January 2005, the U.S. Census Bureau expanded the ACS sample to 3 million households (full implementation), and in January 2006 the ACS included group quarters. The ACS, fully implemented, is designed to provide annually updated social, economic, and housing data for states and communities. (Such local-area data have traditionally been collected once every ten years in the long form of the decennial census.)
Footnotes:
Updated December 2020.
S - Estimates suppressed when the confidence interval around the
percentage is greater than or equal to 10 percentage points.
N.A. – Data not available.
Data are provided for the 50 most populous cities according to the most recent Census counts. Cities for which data is collected may change over time.
A 90 percent confidence interval for each estimate can be found at
Children living in households with a high housing cost burden .
Children in poverty (100 percent poverty) (Number & Percent)
Location | Data Type | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | Number | 15,000,000 | 14,116,000 | 13,353,000 | 12,998,000 | 12,000,000 |
United States | Percent | 21% | 19% | 18% | 18% | 17% |
North Carolina | Number | 530,000 | 490,000 | 481,000 | 456,000 | 440,000 |
North Carolina | Percent | 23% | 22% | 21% | 20% | 20% |
Location | Data Type | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | Number | 15,000,000 | 14,116,000 | 13,353,000 | 12,998,000 | 12,000,000 |
United States | Percent | 21% | 19% | 18% | 18% | 17% |
North Carolina | Number | 530,000 | 490,000 | 481,000 | 456,000 | 440,000 |
North Carolina | Percent | 23% | 22% | 21% | 20% | 20% |
Why This Indicator Matters
Growing up poor has wide-ranging and long-lasting repercussions.
Poverty elevates a child’s risk of experiencing behavioral, social and emotional and health challenges. Child poverty also reduces skill-building opportunities and academic outcomes, undercutting a young student’s capacity to learn, graduate high school and more.
What is the rate of child poverty in the U.S.?
Currently, 17% of all children in the United States — nearly 12 million kids total — are living in poverty. A family of four with annual earnings below $25,926 is considered poor. In the last decade, this rate the percentage of U.S. children in poverty has risen from 18% in 2007 and 2008, peaked at 23% in 2011 and 2012, and fell to 17% 2019.
This indicator is included in the KIDS COUNT Index. Read the KIDS COUNT Data Book to learn more about child poverty levels.
Definitions:
Child poverty refers to the share of children under age 18 who live in families with incomes below the federal poverty level.
The federal poverty definition consists of a series of thresholds based on family size and composition. In calendar year 2019, a family of two adults and two children fell in the “poverty” category if their annual income fell below $25,926. Poverty status is not determined for people in military barracks, institutional quarters, or for unrelated individuals under age 15 (such as foster children). The data are based on income received in the 12 months prior to the survey.
Data Source: Population Reference Bureau, analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Supplementary Survey, 2001 Supplementary Survey, 2002 through 2019 American Community Survey.
These data were derived from ACS table B17001.
Footnotes:
Updated September 2020.
S: Estimates suppressed when the confidence interval around the percentage is greater than or equal to 10 percentage points.
N.A.: Data not available.
Data are provided for the 50 most populous cities according to the most recent Census counts. Cities for which data are collected may change over time.
Use caution when comparing congressional districts over time. Congressional district boundaries may change between decennial censuses. Annual data for each congressional district refers to the boundaries for that district in that year.A 90 percent confidence interval for each estimate can be found at Children in poverty (100 percent poverty).
Fourth grade reading achievement levels (Percent)
Location | Achievement Level | Data Type | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | Below basic | Percent | 34% | 33% | 32% | 33% | 35% |
United States | At or above basic | Percent | 66% | 67% | 68% | 67% | 65% |
United States | Below proficient | Percent | 68% | 66% | 65% | 65% | 66% |
United States | At or above proficient | Percent | 32% | 34% | 35% | 35% | 34% |
North Carolina | Below basic | Percent | 32% | 31% | 27% | 31% | 33% |
North Carolina | At or above basic | Percent | 68% | 69% | 73% | 69% | 67% |
North Carolina | Below proficient | Percent | 66% | 65% | 62% | 61% | 64% |
North Carolina | At or above proficient | Percent | 34% | 35% | 38% | 39% | 36% |
Location | Achievement Level | Data Type | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | Below basic | Percent | 34% | 33% | 32% | 33% | 35% |
United States | At or above basic | Percent | 66% | 67% | 68% | 67% | 65% |
United States | Below proficient | Percent | 68% | 66% | 65% | 65% | 66% |
United States | At or above proficient | Percent | 32% | 34% | 35% | 35% | 34% |
North Carolina | Below basic | Percent | 32% | 31% | 27% | 31% | 33% |
North Carolina | At or above basic | Percent | 68% | 69% | 73% | 69% | 67% |
North Carolina | Below proficient | Percent | 66% | 65% | 62% | 61% | 64% |
North Carolina | At or above proficient | Percent | 34% | 35% | 38% | 39% | 36% |
Why This Indicator Matters
This indicator is part of the KIDS COUNT Child Well-Being Index. Read our KIDS COUNT Data Book to learn more about how children are faring.
Additional resources:
Early Warning Confirmed: A Research Update on Third-Grade Reading 2010 KIDS COUNT Special Report: Why Reading by the End of Third Grade Matters
Definitions:
Fourth grade public school students’ reading achievement levels, as measured and defined by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reading test.
For a more detailed description of achievement levels see: http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/Reading/achieveall.asp. Public schools include charter schools and exclude Bureau of Indian Education schools and Department of Defense Education Activity schools.
Data Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Available online at http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/.
Footnotes:
Updated November 2019.
S – NAEP reporting standards not met.
N.A. – Data not available.
A 90 percent confidence interval file may be found at Fourth grade reading achievement levels.
Eighth grade math achievement levels (Percent)
Location | Achievement Level | Data Type | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | Below basic | Percent | 28% | 27% | 30% | 31% | 32% |
United States | At or above basic | Percent | 72% | 73% | 70% | 69% | 68% |
United States | Below proficient | Percent | 66% | 66% | 68% | 67% | 67% |
United States | At or above proficient | Percent | 34% | 34% | 32% | 33% | 33% |
North Carolina | Below basic | Percent | 25% | 25% | 31% | 32% | 29% |
North Carolina | At or above basic | Percent | 75% | 75% | 69% | 68% | 71% |
North Carolina | Below proficient | Percent | 63% | 64% | 67% | 65% | 63% |
North Carolina | At or above proficient | Percent | 37% | 36% | 33% | 35% | 37% |
Location | Achievement Level | Data Type | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | Below basic | Percent | 28% | 27% | 30% | 31% | 32% |
United States | At or above basic | Percent | 72% | 73% | 70% | 69% | 68% |
United States | Below proficient | Percent | 66% | 66% | 68% | 67% | 67% |
United States | At or above proficient | Percent | 34% | 34% | 32% | 33% | 33% |
North Carolina | Below basic | Percent | 25% | 25% | 31% | 32% | 29% |
North Carolina | At or above basic | Percent | 75% | 75% | 69% | 68% | 71% |
North Carolina | Below proficient | Percent | 63% | 64% | 67% | 65% | 63% |
North Carolina | At or above proficient | Percent | 37% | 36% | 33% | 35% | 37% |
Why This Indicator Matters
This indicator is included in the KIDS COUNT Child Well-Being Index. Read the KIDS COUNT Data Book to learn more: http://datacenter.kidscount.org/publications.
Definitions:
Eighth grade public school students’ mathematics achievement levels, as measured and defined by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP).
For a more detailed description of achievement levels see: http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/Mathematics/achieveall.asp. Public schools include charter schools and exclude Bureau of Indian Education schools and Department of Defense Education Activity schools.
Data Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Available online at http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard.
Footnotes:
Updated April 2020.
S – NAEP reporting standards not met.
N.A. – Data not available.
A 90 percent confidence interval for each estimate can be found at Eighth grade math achievement levels.
Children by household head’s educational attainment (Number & Percent)
Location | Education Level | Data Type | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | Not a high school graduate | Number | 10,137,000 | 9,989,000 | 9,557,000 | 9,205,000 | 8,907,000 |
United States | Not a high school graduate | Percent | 14% | 14% | 13% | 13% | 12% |
United States | High school diploma or GED | Number | 32,801,000 | 32,279,000 | 32,031,000 | 31,541,000 | 31,185,000 |
United States | High school diploma or GED | Percent | 45% | 44% | 43% | 43% | 43% |
United States | Associate degree | Number | 6,827,000 | 6,830,000 | 6,904,000 | 6,927,000 | 6,889,000 |
United States | Associate degree | Percent | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% |
United States | Bachelor's degree | Number | 14,446,000 | 14,711,000 | 14,924,000 | 15,099,000 | 15,283,000 |
United States | Bachelor's degree | Percent | 20% | 20% | 20% | 21% | 21% |
United States | Graduate degree | Number | 9,210,000 | 9,622,000 | 10,023,000 | 10,366,000 | 10,512,000 |
United States | Graduate degree | Percent | 13% | 13% | 14% | 14% | 14% |
North Carolina | Not a high school graduate | Number | 311,000 | 305,000 | 288,000 | 286,000 | 282,000 |
North Carolina | Not a high school graduate | Percent | 14% | 13% | 13% | 12% | 12% |
North Carolina | High school diploma or GED | Number | 1,012,000 | 996,000 | 1,003,000 | 991,000 | 973,000 |
North Carolina | High school diploma or GED | Percent | 44% | 43% | 44% | 43% | 42% |
North Carolina | Associate degree | Number | 233,000 | 238,000 | 219,000 | 243,000 | 233,000 |
North Carolina | Associate degree | Percent | 10% | 10% | 10% | 11% | 10% |
North Carolina | Bachelor's degree | Number | 456,000 | 475,000 | 496,000 | 466,000 | 488,000 |
North Carolina | Bachelor's degree | Percent | 20% | 21% | 22% | 20% | 21% |
North Carolina | Graduate degree | Number | 270,000 | 276,000 | 290,000 | 306,000 | 312,000 |
North Carolina | Graduate degree | Percent | 12% | 12% | 13% | 13% | 14% |
Location | Education Level | Data Type | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | Not a high school graduate | Number | 10,137,000 | 9,989,000 | 9,557,000 | 9,205,000 | 8,907,000 |
United States | Not a high school graduate | Percent | 14% | 14% | 13% | 13% | 12% |
United States | High school diploma or GED | Number | 32,801,000 | 32,279,000 | 32,031,000 | 31,541,000 | 31,185,000 |
United States | High school diploma or GED | Percent | 45% | 44% | 43% | 43% | 43% |
United States | Associate degree | Number | 6,827,000 | 6,830,000 | 6,904,000 | 6,927,000 | 6,889,000 |
United States | Associate degree | Percent | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% |
United States | Bachelor's degree | Number | 14,446,000 | 14,711,000 | 14,924,000 | 15,099,000 | 15,283,000 |
United States | Bachelor's degree | Percent | 20% | 20% | 20% | 21% | 21% |
United States | Graduate degree | Number | 9,210,000 | 9,622,000 | 10,023,000 | 10,366,000 | 10,512,000 |
United States | Graduate degree | Percent | 13% | 13% | 14% | 14% | 14% |
North Carolina | Not a high school graduate | Number | 311,000 | 305,000 | 288,000 | 286,000 | 282,000 |
North Carolina | Not a high school graduate | Percent | 14% | 13% | 13% | 12% | 12% |
North Carolina | High school diploma or GED | Number | 1,012,000 | 996,000 | 1,003,000 | 991,000 | 973,000 |
North Carolina | High school diploma or GED | Percent | 44% | 43% | 44% | 43% | 42% |
North Carolina | Associate degree | Number | 233,000 | 238,000 | 219,000 | 243,000 | 233,000 |
North Carolina | Associate degree | Percent | 10% | 10% | 10% | 11% | 10% |
North Carolina | Bachelor's degree | Number | 456,000 | 475,000 | 496,000 | 466,000 | 488,000 |
North Carolina | Bachelor's degree | Percent | 20% | 21% | 22% | 20% | 21% |
North Carolina | Graduate degree | Number | 270,000 | 276,000 | 290,000 | 306,000 | 312,000 |
North Carolina | Graduate degree | Percent | 12% | 12% | 13% | 13% | 14% |
Definitions:
Data Source:
Footnotes:
S - Estimates suppressed when the confidence interval around the percentage is greater than or equal to 10 percentage points.
N.A. – Data not available.
A 90 percent confidence interval for each estimate can be found at
Children living in high poverty areas (Number & Percent)
Location | Data Type | 2010 - 2014 | 2011 - 2015 | 2012 - 2016 | 2013 - 2017 | 2014 - 2018 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | Number | 10,333,000 | 10,032,000 | 9,448,000 | 8,545,000 | 7,717,000 |
United States | Percent | 14% | 14% | 13% | 12% | 10% |
North Carolina | Number | 328,000 | 316,000 | 287,000 | 260,000 | 213,000 |
North Carolina | Percent | 14% | 14% | 13% | 11% | 9% |
Location | Data Type | 2010 - 2014 | 2011 - 2015 | 2012 - 2016 | 2013 - 2017 | 2014 - 2018 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | Number | 10,333,000 | 10,032,000 | 9,448,000 | 8,545,000 | 7,717,000 |
United States | Percent | 14% | 14% | 13% | 12% | 10% |
North Carolina | Number | 328,000 | 316,000 | 287,000 | 260,000 | 213,000 |
North Carolina | Percent | 14% | 14% | 13% | 11% | 9% |
Why This Indicator Matters
This indicator is included in the KIDS COUNT Child Well-Being Index. Read the KIDS COUNT Data Book to learn more: http://datacenter.kidscount.org/publications
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Definitions:
Children living in census tracts with poverty rates of 30 percent or more.
Research
indicates that as neighborhood poverty rates increase, undesirable
outcomes rise and opportunities for success are less likely. The effects
of concentrated poverty begin to appear once neighborhood poverty rates
rise above 20 percent and continue to grow as the concentration of
poverty increases up to the 40 percent threshold. This
indicator defines areas of concentrated poverty as those census tracts
with overall poverty rates of 30 percent or more because it is a
commonly used threshold that lies between the starting point and
leveling off point for negative neighborhood effects. The 2018 federal
poverty threshold is $25,465 per year for a family of two adults and two children.
Data Source: Population Reference Bureau analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Decennial Census Summary File 1 and Summary File 3 and the 2006-2010 to 2014–2018 American Community Survey 5-year data.
Footnotes:
Updated February 2020.
S - Estimates suppressed when the confidence interval around the
percentage is greater than or equal to 10 percentage points.
N.A. – Data
not available.
Data is provided for the 50 most populous cities according to the most recent Census counts. Cities for which data is collected may change over time.
A 90 percent confidence interval for each estimate can be found at: Children living in high poverty areas.
Children in single-parent families (Number & Percent)
Location | Data Type | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | Number | 24,444,000 | 24,267,000 | 24,001,000 | 23,980,000 | 23,756,000 |
United States | Percent | 35% | 35% | 34% | 35% | 34% |
North Carolina | Number | 796,000 | 788,000 | 799,000 | 785,000 | 808,000 |
North Carolina | Percent | 37% | 36% | 37% | 36% | 37% |
Location | Data Type | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | Number | 24,444,000 | 24,267,000 | 24,001,000 | 23,980,000 | 23,756,000 |
United States | Percent | 35% | 35% | 34% | 35% | 34% |
North Carolina | Number | 796,000 | 788,000 | 799,000 | 785,000 | 808,000 |
North Carolina | Percent | 37% | 36% | 37% | 36% | 37% |
Why This Indicator Matters
This indicator is included in the KIDS COUNT Child Well-Being Index. Read the KIDS COUNT Data Book to learn more: http://datacenter.kidscount.org/publications.
Definitions:
Children under age 18 who live with their own single parent either in a family or subfamily.
In this definition, single-parent families may include cohabiting couples and do not include children living with married stepparents. Children who live in group quarters (for example, institutions, dormitories, or group homes) are not included in this calculation.
Data Source:
Population Reference Bureau, analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Supplementary Survey, 2001 Supplementary Survey and 2002 through 2019 American Community Survey (ACS).
These data were derived from ACS table C23008.
Footnotes:
Updated October 2020.
S - Estimates suppressed when the confidence interval around the
percentage is greater than or equal to 10 percentage points.
N.A. – Data
not available.
Data is provided for the 50 most populous cities according to the most
recent Census counts. Cities for which data is collected may change
over time.
Use
caution when comparing congressional districts over time. Congressional
district boundaries may change between decennial censuses. Annual data for each
congressional district refers to the boundaries for that district in that year.
A 90 percent confidence interval for each estimate can be found at Children in single-parent families.
Children by household head’s educational attainment (Number & Percent)
Location | Education Level | Data Type | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | Not a high school graduate | Number | 10,137,000 | 9,989,000 | 9,557,000 | 9,205,000 | 8,907,000 |
United States | Not a high school graduate | Percent | 14% | 14% | 13% | 13% | 12% |
United States | High school diploma or GED | Number | 32,801,000 | 32,279,000 | 32,031,000 | 31,541,000 | 31,185,000 |
United States | High school diploma or GED | Percent | 45% | 44% | 43% | 43% | 43% |
United States | Associate degree | Number | 6,827,000 | 6,830,000 | 6,904,000 | 6,927,000 | 6,889,000 |
United States | Associate degree | Percent | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% |
United States | Bachelor's degree | Number | 14,446,000 | 14,711,000 | 14,924,000 | 15,099,000 | 15,283,000 |
United States | Bachelor's degree | Percent | 20% | 20% | 20% | 21% | 21% |
United States | Graduate degree | Number | 9,210,000 | 9,622,000 | 10,023,000 | 10,366,000 | 10,512,000 |
United States | Graduate degree | Percent | 13% | 13% | 14% | 14% | 14% |
North Carolina | Not a high school graduate | Number | 311,000 | 305,000 | 288,000 | 286,000 | 282,000 |
North Carolina | Not a high school graduate | Percent | 14% | 13% | 13% | 12% | 12% |
North Carolina | High school diploma or GED | Number | 1,012,000 | 996,000 | 1,003,000 | 991,000 | 973,000 |
North Carolina | High school diploma or GED | Percent | 44% | 43% | 44% | 43% | 42% |
North Carolina | Associate degree | Number | 233,000 | 238,000 | 219,000 | 243,000 | 233,000 |
North Carolina | Associate degree | Percent | 10% | 10% | 10% | 11% | 10% |
North Carolina | Bachelor's degree | Number | 456,000 | 475,000 | 496,000 | 466,000 | 488,000 |
North Carolina | Bachelor's degree | Percent | 20% | 21% | 22% | 20% | 21% |
North Carolina | Graduate degree | Number | 270,000 | 276,000 | 290,000 | 306,000 | 312,000 |
North Carolina | Graduate degree | Percent | 12% | 12% | 13% | 13% | 14% |
Location | Education Level | Data Type | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | Not a high school graduate | Number | 10,137,000 | 9,989,000 | 9,557,000 | 9,205,000 | 8,907,000 |
United States | Not a high school graduate | Percent | 14% | 14% | 13% | 13% | 12% |
United States | High school diploma or GED | Number | 32,801,000 | 32,279,000 | 32,031,000 | 31,541,000 | 31,185,000 |
United States | High school diploma or GED | Percent | 45% | 44% | 43% | 43% | 43% |
United States | Associate degree | Number | 6,827,000 | 6,830,000 | 6,904,000 | 6,927,000 | 6,889,000 |
United States | Associate degree | Percent | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% |
United States | Bachelor's degree | Number | 14,446,000 | 14,711,000 | 14,924,000 | 15,099,000 | 15,283,000 |
United States | Bachelor's degree | Percent | 20% | 20% | 20% | 21% | 21% |
United States | Graduate degree | Number | 9,210,000 | 9,622,000 | 10,023,000 | 10,366,000 | 10,512,000 |
United States | Graduate degree | Percent | 13% | 13% | 14% | 14% | 14% |
North Carolina | Not a high school graduate | Number | 311,000 | 305,000 | 288,000 | 286,000 | 282,000 |
North Carolina | Not a high school graduate | Percent | 14% | 13% | 13% | 12% | 12% |
North Carolina | High school diploma or GED | Number | 1,012,000 | 996,000 | 1,003,000 | 991,000 | 973,000 |
North Carolina | High school diploma or GED | Percent | 44% | 43% | 44% | 43% | 42% |
North Carolina | Associate degree | Number | 233,000 | 238,000 | 219,000 | 243,000 | 233,000 |
North Carolina | Associate degree | Percent | 10% | 10% | 10% | 11% | 10% |
North Carolina | Bachelor's degree | Number | 456,000 | 475,000 | 496,000 | 466,000 | 488,000 |
North Carolina | Bachelor's degree | Percent | 20% | 21% | 22% | 20% | 21% |
North Carolina | Graduate degree | Number | 270,000 | 276,000 | 290,000 | 306,000 | 312,000 |
North Carolina | Graduate degree | Percent | 12% | 12% | 13% | 13% | 14% |
Definitions:
Data Source:
Footnotes:
S - Estimates suppressed when the confidence interval around the percentage is greater than or equal to 10 percentage points.
N.A. – Data not available.
A 90 percent confidence interval for each estimate can be found at
Low birth-weight babies (Number & Percent)
Location | Data Type | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | Number | 318,847 | 320,869 | 321,839 | 318,873 | 313,752 |
United States | Percent | 8.0% | 8.1% | 8.2% | 8.3% | 8.3% |
North Carolina | Number | 10,720 | 11,023 | 11,127 | 11,268 | 10,970 |
North Carolina | Percent | 8.9% | 9.1% | 9.2% | 9.4% | 9.2% |
Location | Data Type | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | Number | 318,847 | 320,869 | 321,839 | 318,873 | 313,752 |
United States | Percent | 8.0% | 8.1% | 8.2% | 8.3% | 8.3% |
North Carolina | Number | 10,720 | 11,023 | 11,127 | 11,268 | 10,970 |
North Carolina | Percent | 8.9% | 9.1% | 9.2% | 9.4% | 9.2% |
Why This Indicator Matters
This indicator is included in the KIDS COUNT Child Well-Being Index. Read the KIDS COUNT Data Book to learn more: http://datacenter.kidscount.org/publications.
Definitions:
Live births weighing less than 2,500 grams (5.5 pounds).
The data reflect the mother’s place of residence, not the place where the birth occurred. Births of unknown weight were not included in these calculations. Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands are not included in the U.S. Average.
Data Source:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics.
1990 through 2018 state-level estimates are from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), National Vital Statistics Reports or can be accessed through the CDC Wonder system. City-level estimates are from public use micro-data files provided by NCHS.
Footnotes:
Updated April 2020.
S – NCHS reporting standards not met.
N.A. – Data not available.
Child and teen death rate (Number & Rate per 100,000)
Location | Data Type | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | Number | 18,666 | 19,562 | 20,360 | 20,337 | 19,660 |
United States | Rate per 100,000 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
North Carolina | Number | 652 | 636 | 710 | 662 | 637 |
North Carolina | Rate per 100,000 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
Location | Data Type | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | Number | 18,666 | 19,562 | 20,360 | 20,337 | 19,660 |
United States | Rate per 100,000 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
North Carolina | Number | 652 | 636 | 710 | 662 | 637 |
North Carolina | Rate per 100,000 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
Why This Indicator Matters
This indicator is included in the KIDS COUNT Child Well-Being Index. Read the KIDS COUNT Data Book to learn more: http://datacenter.kidscount.org/publications.
Definitions:
Deaths to children between ages 1 and 19, from all causes, per 100,000 children in this age range.
The data are reported by the place of residence, not the place where the death occurred.
Data Source:
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).
Population Reference Bureau, analysis of data from the Centers
for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention, National Center for Health
Statistics, Multiple Causes of Death Microdata Files for 2005-2018.
Population Statistics: U.S. Census Bureau
2005-2018 data: State Characteristics Population Estimates File, accessed online.
Footnotes:
Updated April 2020.
S – NCHS reporting standards not met.
N.A. – Data not available.
Economic Well-Being Rank (Number)
Location | Data Type | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2020 | 2019 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
North Carolina | Number | 30 | 37 | 32 | 32 | 31 |
Location | Data Type | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2020 | 2019 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
North Carolina | Number | 30 | 37 | 32 | 32 | 31 |
Definitions:
Economic Ranks for 2012-2020 for each state using a consistent set of economic indicators; namely those used to derive the rank reported in the 2012-2020 KIDS COUNT Data Books.
The Family and Community Rank for each state was obtained in the following manner. First, using the 2020 KIDS COUNT Data Book to demonstrate, we converted the 2018 state numerical values for each of the 4 key indicators within each domain into standard scores. We summed those standard scores in each domain to get a total standard score for each state. Finally, we ranked the states on the basis of their total standard score by domain in sequential order from highest/best (1) to lowest/worst (50). Standard scores were derived by subtracting the mean score from the observed score and dividing the amount by the standard deviation for that distribution of scores. All measures were given the same weight in calculating the domain standard score.
Data Source: Population Reference Bureau, analysis of data gathered for the 2012-2020 KIDS COUNT Data Books.
Footnotes:
Updated June 2020.
Family and community rank (Number)
Location | Data Type | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2020 | 2019 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
North Carolina | Number | 36 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 36 |
Location | Data Type | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2020 | 2019 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
North Carolina | Number | 36 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 36 |
Definitions:
Family and Community Ranks for 2012-2020 for each state using a consistent set of family and community indicators; namely those used to derive the rank reported in the 2012-2020 KIDS COUNT Data Books.
The Family and Community Rank for each state was obtained in the following manner. First, using the 2020 KIDS COUNT Data Book to demonstrate, we converted the 2018 state numerical values for each of the 4 key indicators within each domain into standard scores. We summed those standard scores in each domain to get a total standard score for each state. Finally, we ranked the states on the basis of their total standard score by domain in sequential order from highest/best (1) to lowest/worst (50). Standard scores were derived by subtracting the mean score from the observed score and dividing the amount by the standard deviation for that distribution of scores. All measures were given the same weight in calculating the domain standard score.
Data Source: Population Reference Bureau, analysis of data gathered for the 2012-2020 KIDS COUNT Data Books.
Footnotes:
Updated June 2020.
Children in poverty (100 percent poverty) (Number & Percent)
Location | Data Type | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | Number | 15,000,000 | 14,116,000 | 13,353,000 | 12,998,000 | 12,000,000 |
United States | Percent | 21% | 19% | 18% | 18% | 17% |
North Carolina | Number | 530,000 | 490,000 | 481,000 | 456,000 | 440,000 |
North Carolina | Percent | 23% | 22% | 21% | 20% | 20% |
Location | Data Type | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | Number | 15,000,000 | 14,116,000 | 13,353,000 | 12,998,000 | 12,000,000 |
United States | Percent | 21% | 19% | 18% | 18% | 17% |
North Carolina | Number | 530,000 | 490,000 | 481,000 | 456,000 | 440,000 |
North Carolina | Percent | 23% | 22% | 21% | 20% | 20% |
Why This Indicator Matters
Growing up poor has wide-ranging and long-lasting repercussions.
Poverty elevates a child’s risk of experiencing behavioral, social and emotional and health challenges. Child poverty also reduces skill-building opportunities and academic outcomes, undercutting a young student’s capacity to learn, graduate high school and more.
What is the rate of child poverty in the U.S.?
Currently, 17% of all children in the United States — nearly 12 million kids total — are living in poverty. A family of four with annual earnings below $25,926 is considered poor. In the last decade, this rate the percentage of U.S. children in poverty has risen from 18% in 2007 and 2008, peaked at 23% in 2011 and 2012, and fell to 17% 2019.
This indicator is included in the KIDS COUNT Index. Read the KIDS COUNT Data Book to learn more about child poverty levels.
Definitions:
Child poverty refers to the share of children under age 18 who live in families with incomes below the federal poverty level.
The federal poverty definition consists of a series of thresholds based on family size and composition. In calendar year 2019, a family of two adults and two children fell in the “poverty” category if their annual income fell below $25,926. Poverty status is not determined for people in military barracks, institutional quarters, or for unrelated individuals under age 15 (such as foster children). The data are based on income received in the 12 months prior to the survey.
Data Source: Population Reference Bureau, analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Supplementary Survey, 2001 Supplementary Survey, 2002 through 2019 American Community Survey.
These data were derived from ACS table B17001.
Footnotes:
Updated September 2020.
S: Estimates suppressed when the confidence interval around the percentage is greater than or equal to 10 percentage points.
N.A.: Data not available.
Data are provided for the 50 most populous cities according to the most recent Census counts. Cities for which data are collected may change over time.
Use caution when comparing congressional districts over time. Congressional district boundaries may change between decennial censuses. Annual data for each congressional district refers to the boundaries for that district in that year.A 90 percent confidence interval for each estimate can be found at Children in poverty (100 percent poverty).
Children whose parents lack secure employment (Number & Percent)
Location | Data Type | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | Number | 21,363,000 | 20,692,000 | 20,075,000 | 19,579,000 | 18,833,000 |
United States | Percent | 29% | 28% | 27% | 27% | 26% |
North Carolina | Number | 682,000 | 664,000 | 643,000 | 638,000 | 607,000 |
North Carolina | Percent | 30% | 29% | 28% | 28% | 26% |
Location | Data Type | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | Number | 21,363,000 | 20,692,000 | 20,075,000 | 19,579,000 | 18,833,000 |
United States | Percent | 29% | 28% | 27% | 27% | 26% |
North Carolina | Number | 682,000 | 664,000 | 643,000 | 638,000 | 607,000 |
North Carolina | Percent | 30% | 29% | 28% | 28% | 26% |
Why This Indicator Matters
This indicator is part of the KIDS COUNT Child Well-Being Index. Read the KIDS COUNT Data Book to learn more: http://datacenter.kidscount.org/publications.
Definitions:
The share of all children under age 18 living in families where no parent has regular, full-time employment.
For children living in single-parent families, this means the resident parent did not work at least 35 hours per week, at least 50 weeks in the 12 months prior to the survey. For children living in married-couple families, this means neither parent worked at least 35 hours per week, at least 50 weeks in the 12 months prior to the survey. Children living with neither parent were listed as not having secure parental employment because those children are likely to be economically vulnerable. This measure is very similar to the measure called "Secure Parental Employment," used by the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics in its publication America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being.
Data Source: Population Reference Bureau, analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau, 2008 - 2019 American Community Survey.
Footnotes:
Updated December 2020.
S – Estimates suppressed when the confidence interval around the
percentage is greater than or equal to 10 percentage points.
N.A. – Data
not available.
Data are provided for the 50 most populous cities according to the most
recent Census counts. Cities for which data is collected may change
over time.
A 90 percent confidence interval for each estimate can be found at Children whose parents lack secure employment.
Children living in households with a high housing cost burden (Number & Percent)
Location | Data Type | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | Number | 24,646,000 | 23,556,000 | 22,908,000 | 22,566,000 | 21,570,000 |
United States | Percent | 33% | 32% | 31% | 31% | 30% |
North Carolina | Number | 724,000 | 643,000 | 621,000 | 619,000 | 598,000 |
North Carolina | Percent | 32% | 28% | 27% | 27% | 26% |
Location | Data Type | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | Number | 24,646,000 | 23,556,000 | 22,908,000 | 22,566,000 | 21,570,000 |
United States | Percent | 33% | 32% | 31% | 31% | 30% |
North Carolina | Number | 724,000 | 643,000 | 621,000 | 619,000 | 598,000 |
North Carolina | Percent | 32% | 28% | 27% | 27% | 26% |
Why This Indicator Matters
This indicator is included in the KIDS COUNT Child Well-Being Index. Read the KIDS COUNT Data Book to learn more: http://datacenter.kidscount.org/publications.
Definitions:
The share of children living in households where more than 30 percent of the monthly income was spent on rent, mortgage payments, taxes, insurance, and/or related expenses.
The 30 percent threshold for housing costs is based on research on affordable housing by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban development (HUD). According to HUD, households that must allocate more than 30 percent of their income to housing expenses are less likely to have enough resources for food, clothing, medical care or other needs.
Data Source:
Population Reference Bureau, analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau, 2005 through 2019 American Community Survey.
Beginning in January 2005, the U.S. Census Bureau expanded the ACS sample to 3 million households (full implementation), and in January 2006 the ACS included group quarters. The ACS, fully implemented, is designed to provide annually updated social, economic, and housing data for states and communities. (Such local-area data have traditionally been collected once every ten years in the long form of the decennial census.)
Footnotes:
Updated December 2020.
S - Estimates suppressed when the confidence interval around the
percentage is greater than or equal to 10 percentage points.
N.A. – Data not available.
Data are provided for the 50 most populous cities according to the most recent Census counts. Cities for which data is collected may change over time.
A 90 percent confidence interval for each estimate can be found at
Children living in households with a high housing cost burden .
Fourth grade reading achievement levels (Percent)
Location | Achievement Level | Data Type | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | Below basic | Percent | 34% | 33% | 32% | 33% | 35% |
United States | At or above basic | Percent | 66% | 67% | 68% | 67% | 65% |
United States | Below proficient | Percent | 68% | 66% | 65% | 65% | 66% |
United States | At or above proficient | Percent | 32% | 34% | 35% | 35% | 34% |
North Carolina | Below basic | Percent | 32% | 31% | 27% | 31% | 33% |
North Carolina | At or above basic | Percent | 68% | 69% | 73% | 69% | 67% |
North Carolina | Below proficient | Percent | 66% | 65% | 62% | 61% | 64% |
North Carolina | At or above proficient | Percent | 34% | 35% | 38% | 39% | 36% |
Location | Achievement Level | Data Type | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | Below basic | Percent | 34% | 33% | 32% | 33% | 35% |
United States | At or above basic | Percent | 66% | 67% | 68% | 67% | 65% |
United States | Below proficient | Percent | 68% | 66% | 65% | 65% | 66% |
United States | At or above proficient | Percent | 32% | 34% | 35% | 35% | 34% |
North Carolina | Below basic | Percent | 32% | 31% | 27% | 31% | 33% |
North Carolina | At or above basic | Percent | 68% | 69% | 73% | 69% | 67% |
North Carolina | Below proficient | Percent | 66% | 65% | 62% | 61% | 64% |
North Carolina | At or above proficient | Percent | 34% | 35% | 38% | 39% | 36% |
Why This Indicator Matters
This indicator is part of the KIDS COUNT Child Well-Being Index. Read our KIDS COUNT Data Book to learn more about how children are faring.
Additional resources:
Early Warning Confirmed: A Research Update on Third-Grade Reading 2010 KIDS COUNT Special Report: Why Reading by the End of Third Grade Matters
Definitions:
Fourth grade public school students’ reading achievement levels, as measured and defined by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reading test.
For a more detailed description of achievement levels see: http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/Reading/achieveall.asp. Public schools include charter schools and exclude Bureau of Indian Education schools and Department of Defense Education Activity schools.
Data Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Available online at http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/.
Footnotes:
Updated November 2019.
S – NAEP reporting standards not met.
N.A. – Data not available.
A 90 percent confidence interval file may be found at Fourth grade reading achievement levels.
Eighth grade math achievement levels (Percent)
Location | Achievement Level | Data Type | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | Below basic | Percent | 28% | 27% | 30% | 31% | 32% |
United States | At or above basic | Percent | 72% | 73% | 70% | 69% | 68% |
United States | Below proficient | Percent | 66% | 66% | 68% | 67% | 67% |
United States | At or above proficient | Percent | 34% | 34% | 32% | 33% | 33% |
North Carolina | Below basic | Percent | 25% | 25% | 31% | 32% | 29% |
North Carolina | At or above basic | Percent | 75% | 75% | 69% | 68% | 71% |
North Carolina | Below proficient | Percent | 63% | 64% | 67% | 65% | 63% |
North Carolina | At or above proficient | Percent | 37% | 36% | 33% | 35% | 37% |
Location | Achievement Level | Data Type | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | Below basic | Percent | 28% | 27% | 30% | 31% | 32% |
United States | At or above basic | Percent | 72% | 73% | 70% | 69% | 68% |
United States | Below proficient | Percent | 66% | 66% | 68% | 67% | 67% |
United States | At or above proficient | Percent | 34% | 34% | 32% | 33% | 33% |
North Carolina | Below basic | Percent | 25% | 25% | 31% | 32% | 29% |
North Carolina | At or above basic | Percent | 75% | 75% | 69% | 68% | 71% |
North Carolina | Below proficient | Percent | 63% | 64% | 67% | 65% | 63% |
North Carolina | At or above proficient | Percent | 37% | 36% | 33% | 35% | 37% |
Why This Indicator Matters
This indicator is included in the KIDS COUNT Child Well-Being Index. Read the KIDS COUNT Data Book to learn more: http://datacenter.kidscount.org/publications.
Definitions:
Eighth grade public school students’ mathematics achievement levels, as measured and defined by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP).
For a more detailed description of achievement levels see: http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/Mathematics/achieveall.asp. Public schools include charter schools and exclude Bureau of Indian Education schools and Department of Defense Education Activity schools.
Data Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Available online at http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard.
Footnotes:
Updated April 2020.
S – NAEP reporting standards not met.
N.A. – Data not available.
A 90 percent confidence interval for each estimate can be found at Eighth grade math achievement levels.
Low birth-weight babies (Number & Percent)
Location | Data Type | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | Number | 318,847 | 320,869 | 321,839 | 318,873 | 313,752 |
United States | Percent | 8.0% | 8.1% | 8.2% | 8.3% | 8.3% |
North Carolina | Number | 10,720 | 11,023 | 11,127 | 11,268 | 10,970 |
North Carolina | Percent | 8.9% | 9.1% | 9.2% | 9.4% | 9.2% |
Location | Data Type | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | Number | 318,847 | 320,869 | 321,839 | 318,873 | 313,752 |
United States | Percent | 8.0% | 8.1% | 8.2% | 8.3% | 8.3% |
North Carolina | Number | 10,720 | 11,023 | 11,127 | 11,268 | 10,970 |
North Carolina | Percent | 8.9% | 9.1% | 9.2% | 9.4% | 9.2% |
Why This Indicator Matters
This indicator is included in the KIDS COUNT Child Well-Being Index. Read the KIDS COUNT Data Book to learn more: http://datacenter.kidscount.org/publications.
Definitions:
Live births weighing less than 2,500 grams (5.5 pounds).
The data reflect the mother’s place of residence, not the place where the birth occurred. Births of unknown weight were not included in these calculations. Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands are not included in the U.S. Average.
Data Source:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics.
1990 through 2018 state-level estimates are from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), National Vital Statistics Reports or can be accessed through the CDC Wonder system. City-level estimates are from public use micro-data files provided by NCHS.
Footnotes:
Updated April 2020.
S – NCHS reporting standards not met.
N.A. – Data not available.
Child and teen death rate (Number & Rate per 100,000)
Location | Data Type | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | Number | 18,666 | 19,562 | 20,360 | 20,337 | 19,660 |
United States | Rate per 100,000 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
North Carolina | Number | 652 | 636 | 710 | 662 | 637 |
North Carolina | Rate per 100,000 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
Location | Data Type | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | Number | 18,666 | 19,562 | 20,360 | 20,337 | 19,660 |
United States | Rate per 100,000 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
North Carolina | Number | 652 | 636 | 710 | 662 | 637 |
North Carolina | Rate per 100,000 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
Why This Indicator Matters
This indicator is included in the KIDS COUNT Child Well-Being Index. Read the KIDS COUNT Data Book to learn more: http://datacenter.kidscount.org/publications.
Definitions:
Deaths to children between ages 1 and 19, from all causes, per 100,000 children in this age range.
The data are reported by the place of residence, not the place where the death occurred.
Data Source:
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).
Population Reference Bureau, analysis of data from the Centers
for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention, National Center for Health
Statistics, Multiple Causes of Death Microdata Files for 2005-2018.
Population Statistics: U.S. Census Bureau
2005-2018 data: State Characteristics Population Estimates File, accessed online.
Footnotes:
Updated April 2020.
S – NCHS reporting standards not met.
N.A. – Data not available.
Children in single-parent families (Number & Percent)
Location | Data Type | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | Number | 24,444,000 | 24,267,000 | 24,001,000 | 23,980,000 | 23,756,000 |
United States | Percent | 35% | 35% | 34% | 35% | 34% |
North Carolina | Number | 796,000 | 788,000 | 799,000 | 785,000 | 808,000 |
North Carolina | Percent | 37% | 36% | 37% | 36% | 37% |
Location | Data Type | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | Number | 24,444,000 | 24,267,000 | 24,001,000 | 23,980,000 | 23,756,000 |
United States | Percent | 35% | 35% | 34% | 35% | 34% |
North Carolina | Number | 796,000 | 788,000 | 799,000 | 785,000 | 808,000 |
North Carolina | Percent | 37% | 36% | 37% | 36% | 37% |
Why This Indicator Matters
This indicator is included in the KIDS COUNT Child Well-Being Index. Read the KIDS COUNT Data Book to learn more: http://datacenter.kidscount.org/publications.
Definitions:
Children under age 18 who live with their own single parent either in a family or subfamily.
In this definition, single-parent families may include cohabiting couples and do not include children living with married stepparents. Children who live in group quarters (for example, institutions, dormitories, or group homes) are not included in this calculation.
Data Source:
Population Reference Bureau, analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Supplementary Survey, 2001 Supplementary Survey and 2002 through 2019 American Community Survey (ACS).
These data were derived from ACS table C23008.
Footnotes:
Updated October 2020.
S - Estimates suppressed when the confidence interval around the
percentage is greater than or equal to 10 percentage points.
N.A. – Data
not available.
Data is provided for the 50 most populous cities according to the most
recent Census counts. Cities for which data is collected may change
over time.
Use
caution when comparing congressional districts over time. Congressional
district boundaries may change between decennial censuses. Annual data for each
congressional district refers to the boundaries for that district in that year.
A 90 percent confidence interval for each estimate can be found at Children in single-parent families.
Children by household head’s educational attainment (Number & Percent)
Location | Education Level | Data Type | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | Not a high school graduate | Number | 10,137,000 | 9,989,000 | 9,557,000 | 9,205,000 | 8,907,000 |
United States | Not a high school graduate | Percent | 14% | 14% | 13% | 13% | 12% |
United States | High school diploma or GED | Number | 32,801,000 | 32,279,000 | 32,031,000 | 31,541,000 | 31,185,000 |
United States | High school diploma or GED | Percent | 45% | 44% | 43% | 43% | 43% |
United States | Associate degree | Number | 6,827,000 | 6,830,000 | 6,904,000 | 6,927,000 | 6,889,000 |
United States | Associate degree | Percent | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% |
United States | Bachelor's degree | Number | 14,446,000 | 14,711,000 | 14,924,000 | 15,099,000 | 15,283,000 |
United States | Bachelor's degree | Percent | 20% | 20% | 20% | 21% | 21% |
United States | Graduate degree | Number | 9,210,000 | 9,622,000 | 10,023,000 | 10,366,000 | 10,512,000 |
United States | Graduate degree | Percent | 13% | 13% | 14% | 14% | 14% |
North Carolina | Not a high school graduate | Number | 311,000 | 305,000 | 288,000 | 286,000 | 282,000 |
North Carolina | Not a high school graduate | Percent | 14% | 13% | 13% | 12% | 12% |
North Carolina | High school diploma or GED | Number | 1,012,000 | 996,000 | 1,003,000 | 991,000 | 973,000 |
North Carolina | High school diploma or GED | Percent | 44% | 43% | 44% | 43% | 42% |
North Carolina | Associate degree | Number | 233,000 | 238,000 | 219,000 | 243,000 | 233,000 |
North Carolina | Associate degree | Percent | 10% | 10% | 10% | 11% | 10% |
North Carolina | Bachelor's degree | Number | 456,000 | 475,000 | 496,000 | 466,000 | 488,000 |
North Carolina | Bachelor's degree | Percent | 20% | 21% | 22% | 20% | 21% |
North Carolina | Graduate degree | Number | 270,000 | 276,000 | 290,000 | 306,000 | 312,000 |
North Carolina | Graduate degree | Percent | 12% | 12% | 13% | 13% | 14% |
Location | Education Level | Data Type | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | Not a high school graduate | Number | 10,137,000 | 9,989,000 | 9,557,000 | 9,205,000 | 8,907,000 |
United States | Not a high school graduate | Percent | 14% | 14% | 13% | 13% | 12% |
United States | High school diploma or GED | Number | 32,801,000 | 32,279,000 | 32,031,000 | 31,541,000 | 31,185,000 |
United States | High school diploma or GED | Percent | 45% | 44% | 43% | 43% | 43% |
United States | Associate degree | Number | 6,827,000 | 6,830,000 | 6,904,000 | 6,927,000 | 6,889,000 |
United States | Associate degree | Percent | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% |
United States | Bachelor's degree | Number | 14,446,000 | 14,711,000 | 14,924,000 | 15,099,000 | 15,283,000 |
United States | Bachelor's degree | Percent | 20% | 20% | 20% | 21% | 21% |
United States | Graduate degree | Number | 9,210,000 | 9,622,000 | 10,023,000 | 10,366,000 | 10,512,000 |
United States | Graduate degree | Percent | 13% | 13% | 14% | 14% | 14% |
North Carolina | Not a high school graduate | Number | 311,000 | 305,000 | 288,000 | 286,000 | 282,000 |
North Carolina | Not a high school graduate | Percent | 14% | 13% | 13% | 12% | 12% |
North Carolina | High school diploma or GED | Number | 1,012,000 | 996,000 | 1,003,000 | 991,000 | 973,000 |
North Carolina | High school diploma or GED | Percent | 44% | 43% | 44% | 43% | 42% |
North Carolina | Associate degree | Number | 233,000 | 238,000 | 219,000 | 243,000 | 233,000 |
North Carolina | Associate degree | Percent | 10% | 10% | 10% | 11% | 10% |
North Carolina | Bachelor's degree | Number | 456,000 | 475,000 | 496,000 | 466,000 | 488,000 |
North Carolina | Bachelor's degree | Percent | 20% | 21% | 22% | 20% | 21% |
North Carolina | Graduate degree | Number | 270,000 | 276,000 | 290,000 | 306,000 | 312,000 |
North Carolina | Graduate degree | Percent | 12% | 12% | 13% | 13% | 14% |
Definitions:
Data Source:
Footnotes:
S - Estimates suppressed when the confidence interval around the percentage is greater than or equal to 10 percentage points.
N.A. – Data not available.
A 90 percent confidence interval for each estimate can be found at
Children living in high poverty areas (Number & Percent)
Location | Data Type | 2010 - 2014 | 2011 - 2015 | 2012 - 2016 | 2013 - 2017 | 2014 - 2018 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | Number | 10,333,000 | 10,032,000 | 9,448,000 | 8,545,000 | 7,717,000 |
United States | Percent | 14% | 14% | 13% | 12% | 10% |
North Carolina | Number | 328,000 | 316,000 | 287,000 | 260,000 | 213,000 |
North Carolina | Percent | 14% | 14% | 13% | 11% | 9% |
Location | Data Type | 2010 - 2014 | 2011 - 2015 | 2012 - 2016 | 2013 - 2017 | 2014 - 2018 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States | Number | 10,333,000 | 10,032,000 | 9,448,000 | 8,545,000 | 7,717,000 |
United States | Percent | 14% | 14% | 13% | 12% | 10% |
North Carolina | Number | 328,000 | 316,000 | 287,000 | 260,000 | 213,000 |
North Carolina | Percent | 14% | 14% | 13% | 11% | 9% |
Why This Indicator Matters
This indicator is included in the KIDS COUNT Child Well-Being Index. Read the KIDS COUNT Data Book to learn more: http://datacenter.kidscount.org/publications
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Definitions:
Children living in census tracts with poverty rates of 30 percent or more.
Research
indicates that as neighborhood poverty rates increase, undesirable
outcomes rise and opportunities for success are less likely. The effects
of concentrated poverty begin to appear once neighborhood poverty rates
rise above 20 percent and continue to grow as the concentration of
poverty increases up to the 40 percent threshold. This
indicator defines areas of concentrated poverty as those census tracts
with overall poverty rates of 30 percent or more because it is a
commonly used threshold that lies between the starting point and
leveling off point for negative neighborhood effects. The 2018 federal
poverty threshold is $25,465 per year for a family of two adults and two children.
Data Source: Population Reference Bureau analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Decennial Census Summary File 1 and Summary File 3 and the 2006-2010 to 2014–2018 American Community Survey 5-year data.
Footnotes:
Updated February 2020.
S - Estimates suppressed when the confidence interval around the
percentage is greater than or equal to 10 percentage points.
N.A. – Data
not available.
Data is provided for the 50 most populous cities according to the most recent Census counts. Cities for which data is collected may change over time.
A 90 percent confidence interval for each estimate can be found at: Children living in high poverty areas.