Progress Stalls on Child Poverty, According to 2018 Data In 2018, 18% of all kids nationwide were living in poverty. See how this rate changes over time and for different racial and ethnic groups. Read More
Four Common Misconceptions About the 2020 Census This post separates fact from fiction and addresses common misconceptions about the census. Learn all about the 2020 survey. Read More
Nationwide, 4.5 Million Kids Live in Hard-to-Count Census Tracts Forty states have a double-digit percentage of young kids living in a hard-to-count census tracts=. Discover why this matters. Read More
Six-Year Stretch — From 2013 to 2018 — Without Progress on Low Birth-Weight Babies America has one of the highest percentages of babies born at a low birth rate. Read how this statistic varies by a baby's race and ethnicity. Read More
Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Young Immigrants This session spotlights a community-led, non-clinical approach to supporting mental health in Latino communities. Watch the webinar. Read More
More Young Adults Earning Postsecondary Degrees in 2017 In the U.S., the share of disconnected teens fell while the share of young adults with a bachelor's degree grew. Read more about this progress. Read More
U.S. Children Most Likely to Grow Up With Married Parents in 2017 Nationwide, 66% of kids lived in married-couple homes and 25% lived in mother-only homes. Explore more data on kids and family structure. Read More
Teen Births Once Again Fell Significantly in 2018 America's teen birth rate fell by more than half from 2018 versus a decade ago. Explore state-level data for this rate. 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
Kentucky Youth Use the Arts to Spotlight Child Welfare Inequities In Kentucky, a program called Truth Telling Circles uses the arts to highlight racial inequities in the foster care system. Read more about its work. Read More
