Child Welfare and Foster Care Statistics This post shares the latest statistics on foster care, adoption and transitioning youth. Explore the data. Read More
The Changing Child Population of the United States Child Population Data From the 2020 Census Discover insights on the changing child population in the U.S. with AECF. Understand trends, demographics, and implications for the future. Learn more now. Read More
The Impact of the High Cost of Child Care Learn about how the high cost of child care hurts families and the economy. Explore the obstacles created by inaccessible and unaffordable child care. Read More
Child Food Insecurity in America Learn about child hunger statistics in the United States with AECF. Explore how food insecurity and hunger affect child development and overall health. Read More
Youth and Work Restoring Teen and Young Adult Connections to Opportunity This KIDS COUNT policy report suggests that business, government, philanthropy and communities must come together to create opportunities and build a stronger workforce. Read More
Child Maltreatment Trends Discover how abuse and neglect negatively impacts a child’s well-being, and learn how to identify and prevent child maltreatment. Read More
Pandemic Learning Loss and COVID-19: Education Impacts Learn about the negative impact of COVID-19 on education. Explore key findings on learning loss resulting from the pandemic today. Read More
2022 High School Graduation Rate Improves for the First Time Since 2019 Data from the 2021–2022 school year show that U.S. high school students reached an historically high graduation rate, after holding steady at 86% since 2019. Learn more. Read More
Growing Up Black in America Today A spotlight on the well-being of Black children and youth from the 2015 KIDS COUNT Data Book. Read More
Growing Up Latino in America Today A spotlight on Latino children and youth from data available in the 2015 KIDS COUNT Data Book. Read More
