KIDS COUNT News
KIDS COUNT News – February 2012
New data on children in high-poverty communities from the American Community Center are now available on the KIDS COUNT Data Center. This KIDS COUNT News highlights the release of the KIDS COUNT Data Snapshot on children living in concentrated poverty.
KIDS COUNT News – January 2012
New data on children living in immigrant families from the American Community Center are now available on the KIDS COUNT Data Center.
KIDS COUNT News – December 2011
New adoption data from the federal Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) are now available on the KIDS COUNT Data Center.
KIDS COUNT News – November 2011
The KIDS COUNT Data Center now features updated employment and education data from the 2010 American Community Survey. In addition, a new white paper on the changing child population of the United States is released.
KIDS COUNT News – October 2011
The KIDS COUNT Data Center now features updated employment and education data from the 2010 American Community Survey.
KIDS COUNT News – September 2011
The KIDS COUNT Data Center now features updated health insurance data from the 2010 Current Population Survey and poverty estimates from the 2010 American Community Survey.
KIDS COUNT News – August 2011
Recently released, the KIDS COUNT Data Book includes access to national and state profiles that provide information on the 10 key indicators and on how states rank on overall child well-being.
KIDS COUNT News – July 2011
New data from the National Center for Education Statistics, the American Community Survey, and the National Center for Health Statistics are now available on the KIDS COUNT Data Center.
KIDS COUNT News – June 2011
New data from the National Center for Health Statistics and from the National Survey of Children's Health are now available on the KIDS COUNT Data Center.
KIDS COUNT News – May 2011
New data from the Adoption and Foster Care Reporting System (AFCARS) are now available on the KIDS COUNT Data Center. Foster care data are available from 2000 to 2009 for the nation and states.
KIDS COUNT News – April 2011
New data from the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) from 2000 to 2009 for the nation and states are now available on the KIDS COUNT Data Center.
KIDS COUNT News – March 2011
New data for children in immigrant families from the 2009 American Community Survey are now available on the KIDS COUNT Data Center.
KIDS COUNT News – February 2011
New education data from 2009 American Community Survey and National Assessment of Educational Progress are now available on the KIDS COUNT Data Center.
KIDS COUNT News – January 2011
New economic well-being data from 2009 American Community Survey are now available on the KIDS COUNT Data Center.
KIDS COUNT News – December 2010
Advocates, researchers, and policymakers can now access Congressional District data on the KIDS COUNT Data Center for more than 20 indicators, including many of the poverty and employment indicators obtained from the 2009 American Community Survey.
KIDS COUNT News – November 2010
Congressional District data are now available on the KIDS COUNT Data Center for over 20 indicators including many of the poverty and employment indicators obtained from the 2009 American Community Survey.
KIDS COUNT News – October 2010
Poverty, demographic, employment and family structure data have been updated on the KIDS COUNT Data Center. New data come from the 2009 American Community Survey.
KIDS COUNT News – September 2010
The KIDS COUNT Data Center now features updated health insurance data from the 2009 Current Population Survey.
KIDS COUNT News – August 2010
The 10 key indicators of child well-being included in the Data Book have been updated on the KIDS COUNT Data Center. New data come from the 2008 American Community Survey and 2007 National Vital Statistics reports.
KIDS COUNT News – July 2010
Every year, the Annie E. Casey Foundation produces the KIDS COUNT Data Book to illuminate the status of America’s children. By updating the assessment annually, KIDS COUNT provides ongoing benchmarks that can be used to see how the nation and states have advanced or regressed over time on issues concerning our children.
KIDS COUNT News – June 2010
The KIDS COUNT Data Center has been updated to include additional indicators related to early reading from the National Center of Education Statistics, the U.S. Census Bureau, and the National Survey of Children’s Health.
KIDS COUNT News – May 2010
The KIDS COUNT Data Center has been updated to include early reading related data from the 2009 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and the 2007 National Survey of Children’s Health.
KIDS COUNT News – April 2010
The KIDS COUNT Data Center has been updated to include new data from the 2008 American Community Survey.