Data on Young Adults and Poverty is Encouraging for 2018 The share of young adults living in poverty has fallen from 26% in 2010 to 21% in 2018. Review state level highlights for this statistic. Read More
Rate of Kids Without Health Insurance Continues to Hold in 2017 In 2017, 3.9 million kids lacked medical insurance. Most — 75% — were between the ages of 6 and 18. Get more data details. Read More
Kids in Immigrant Families are Increasingly Likely to Have Parents Who Earned High School Diplomas The share of kids in immigrant families whose parents did not finish high school fell from 27% in 2008 to 21% in 2017. Explore the data details. Read More
U.S. Economy Improves in 2018 Despite More Teens Disconnected From School and Work The number of young people disconnected from school and work grew for the first time since 2010. Read why this matters. Read More
More Young Adults Used Pot, But Fewer Drank, Smoked Cigarettes or Used Other Drugs in 2017-2018 In 2017-2018, young adults were more likely to use pot than smoke tobacco. See how this substance use varies by state. Read More
The Share of Kids Adopted Out of Foster Care Continues to Grow Nearly one in four kids exiting foster care were adopted in 2017. See how this statistic has changed over time. Read More
Preventing Families From Having Child Welfare Involvement A podcast episode explores how families have the resources they need to avoid system involvement. Listen to the recommendations. Read More
Two-Thirds of Kids Under Age 6 Had All Available Parents in the Labor Force in 2018 In 2018, 67% of U.S. kids under age 6 had all available parents in the labor force. Review the data details Read More
High School Graduation Rates Continue to Move in the Right Direction Graduation rates continued to hold or improve through the 2017-2018 school year. Take a closer look at this trend. Read More
High Housing Cost Numbers Improve; Disparities Persist The percentage of kids whose families are grappling with high housing costs continues to fall. Read more on this trend. Read More