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
The Typical Maltreatment Victim Is Young. Very Young. In 2016, nearly 668,000 kids were victims of maltreatment. Two in every five of these kids were 4 years old or younger. Get the data details. Read More
Young Children Not in School: Steady National Figure Masks Big Changes in the States Just over half of 3- and 4-year-olds are not in school, and this rate has held steady for a decade. Learn how the data differs at the state level. Read More
Immigrant Families and Kids See Economic Gains in 2017 — But Disparities Persist The share of kids living in low-income immigrant families fell to 34% in 2017. Discover more points of progress for these families. 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
New KIDS COUNT Policy Report on Kids, Families and COVID-19 How have households with kids fared during the pandemic? Check in on these families and read expert advice on how leaders can support them. Read More
A Guide to Creating Career Pathways for Young People A new playbook offers a roadmap for schools to prepare high school students for academic and career success. Read more. Read More
Data Snapshot Looks at Families and Kids in Foster Care In 2017, 86% of kids in foster care were placed with families — up 5 percentage points from 2007. Read about exceptions to this progress. Read More
Shrinking Share of Young Kids Living in Economic Distress in 2017 The number and percentage of young children living at or below 200% of the federal poverty level continues to fall. Read more about this progress. Read More
Poverty Across America Falls Back to Prerecession Rate The nation’s poverty rate fell to 13% in 2017. See how this compares to prior rates. Read More
