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
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
The Rate of Kids Without Health Insurance Holds at 5% For three years, the nation's share of kids without health insurance has remained flat at 5%. View state-level trends for this statistic. 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
Cigarette Use Drops Among Youth and Young Adults From 2005-2006 to 2015-2016, cigarette use for both youth and young adults has fallen nationwide. Read how this rate differs at the state level. Read More
The Latest State-Level KIDS COUNT Data Books View state-level resources — produced by KIDS COUNT network organizations — that examine how local kids and families are faring. Read More
Strong Economy, Secure Employment: Parents Made Gains in 2017 Data The share of kids nationwide whose parents lacked secure employment returned to prerecession levels. Explore the state-level data for 2017. Read More
In 2012, Most Children Exited Foster Care to Live With Parents, Relatives and Guardians This post examines data on youth exiting foster care in 2012. Learn which kids exited care and where they went next. Read More
Baltimore Families Struggle to Access Affordable and Quality Child Care A new report reveals steep barriers to child care in Baltimore, from affordability to access, putting children’s early learning at risk. Read More
