Modest Progress on Child Poverty Preceded the COVID-19 Pandemic In 2019, 12 million children nationwide — 17% of America’s kids — were living in poverty. See how this statistic has changed over the years. Read More
Updated Adoption Stats for Kids in Foster Care The number of kids in foster care and awaiting adoption rose to nearly 118,000 children in 2016. Learn more about these kids. Read More
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
For the First Time in Years, More Parents Are Without Health Insurance The number and share of parents without health insurance coverage grew from 2018 to 2019. Explore the reasons for this statistical setback. Read More
Fewer Young People Residing in Juvenile Justice Facilities The number and share of youth living in juvenile detention, correctional and residential facilities continued fall through 2017. Review the data. 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
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
The Share of Kids in America Fell Faster Than Expected in 2018 Children represent only 22% of the U.S. population — down from 23% in 2017 and 26% in 1990. Read more about the graying of America. 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
American Indian and African American Kids More Likely to Experience Multiple Adverse Events This post reports on kids experiencing multiple adverse events and dissects the data by race and ethnicity. Read which kids are most at risk. Read More
