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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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