Kentucky KIDS COUNT
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The Annie E. Casey Foundation funds a KIDS COUNT project in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands. Kentucky Youth Advocates, the Kentucky KIDS COUNT grantee, provides a detailed county-by-county picture of the condition of children in order to inform public debate and strengthen public action on behalf of children and families. |
2009 Kentucky KIDS COUNT County Data Book
The 2009 County Data Book was released on December 16. This 19th annual edition focuses on key indicators of child safety including child and teen deaths, child abuse and neglect, and juvenile justice.
- Download the 2009 County Data Book (pdf)
- Jump to individual sections of the 2009 County Data Book
- Read the press release (pdf)
- Order a free copy of the 2009 County Data Book
Changes to the new County Data Book
Previous users of the Kentucky KIDS COUNT County Data Book will notice that the 2009 book does not include as many sections as in the past and focuses only on child safety. The following resources on indicators of economic well-being, education and health are available:
- Definitions and data in context for indicators of economic well-being, education and health can be found in the 2008 County Data Book.
- Updated data on indicators of economic well-being, education and health can be found online on the KIDS COUNT Data Center.
KIDS COUNT Data Center
County-level data for Kentucky is accessible online through the KIDS COUNT Data Center. The data center brings together data on the well-being of children collected by KIDS COUNT grantees from state and local sources. The unique system allows users to access state-specific inventories of data from local sources, such as health departments, human services agencies, and schools. Users can use the following tools to generate custom reports:
- Profiles Provides detailed information about a single state or region.
- Graphs Allows users to view indicators graphed over time.
- Maps Provides color-coded maps of the states based on the data.
- Rankings Allows users to view all of the regions within a state, ranked according to an indicator.
- Raw Data Gives users the opportunity to download data as delimited files.
Confused on how to use the Data Center? Watch video tutorials on how to use it most effectively.
Note: The data reflected on the KIDS COUNT Data Center is continually updated and will reflect more recent data than the annual County Data Book, if available.