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
Immunization Rates for Young Children Vary Across the States in 2018 A general trend of higher immunization rates for 2-year-olds prevails in the United States. Review the data behind the trend. Read More
Young Kids and Parental Employment in 2017 In 2017, 66% of kids under the age of 6 were growing up in families where all parents in their home worked. Learn why this statistic matters. Read More
Healing-Centered Approaches in Juvenile Justice Tanya Washington discusses the role of healing in fostering safe communities and helping young people with justice-system involvement thrive. Read more. Read More
In 2019, Kids More Likely Than Ever to Live With Educated Parents Nationwide, 88% of kids lived in households where at least one parent had earned a high school diploma. See how this statistic has changed. 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
How to Respond Effectively When Kids Break the Law Watch the Casey Foundation's recent Instagram Live discussion for expert insights on responding effectively when kids push boundaries or break the law. 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
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
