Kentucky KIDS COUNT
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.
2008 Kentucky KIDS COUNT County Data Book
The 2008 Data Book was released on December 4. Overall, Kentucky saw more improvement than decline on the 51 indicators. However, much work remains to be done.
- Read the press release (pdf)
- Download the 2008 County Data Book (pdf)
- Jump to individual sections of the 2008 County Data Book
To learn how to order a hard copy of the book click here.
KIDS COUNT Data Center
Couny-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.