The 2015 KIDS COUNT Data Book
DATA BOOK
The KIDS COUNT Data Book is an annual publication that assesses child well-being nationally and across the 50 states, as well as in the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Using an index of 16 indicators, the report ranks states on overall child well-being and in economic well-being, education, health and family and community.
The 2015 KIDS COUNT Data Book focuses on America’s children in the midst of the country's economic recovery. While data show improvements in child health and education, more families are struggling to make ends meet, and a growing number of kids live in high-poverty neighborhoods. In addition to ranking states in several areas of child well-being, the report also examines the influence of parents’ education, health and other life circumstances on their children.
- ORDER YOUR COPY
- VIEW HOW ALL STATES RANK ON THE KIDS COUNT INDEX
- SEE YOUR STATE’S DATA PROFILE
- ACCESS NATIONAL AND STATE NEWS RELEASES
News Releases for the 2015 KIDS COUNT Data Book
A National Look at the 2015 KIDS COUNT Data Book- National News Release (view online)
- National News Release in Spanish
- National Fact Sheet
- National Fact Sheet in Spanish
State News Releases for the 2015 KIDS COUNT Data BookKIDS COUNT state organizations have issued news releases on how their respective states are faring on the KIDS COUNT Index.- Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California | Spanish version Colorado Connecticut
- Delaware District of Columbia Florida | Spanish version Georgia Hawaii Idaho
- Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts
- Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri (no news release available) Montana
- Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York | Spanish version
- North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon
- Pennsylvania Puerto Rico (no news release available)
- Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas | Spanish version
- Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin
- Wyoming (no news release available)