Child Poverty

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Data note: The federal poverty definition consists of a series of thresholds based on family size and composition. In calendar year 2023, a family of two adults and one child were defined as living in poverty if their annual income fell below $23,834. Data on poverty thresholds for other family structures can be accessed at U.S. Census Bureau, Poverty Thresholds.

Data source:

Statewide and County rates from: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 5-year estimates, Table S1701 "Poverty status in the past 12 months", population under 18.

Child Poverty by Race and Ethnicity from Kids Count Data Center. Most recent data as of March 2025 was the 2023 data reported here. 2022 data are not available.

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Data Indicators by Category

  • Family
  •  Child Population by Age and Race
  •  Household Composition
  •  Family Structure
  •  Educational Attainment of Families
  • School
  •  Children Enrolled in Kindergarten
  •  Statewide Assessments
  • Early Learning
  •  Cost of Child Care
  •  Child Care Cost Burden
  •  Child Care Program Staff Salaries
  •  Licensed Child Care Capacity
  •  Head Start and Early Head Start
  •  Head Start Programs Map
  •  Children Enrolled in Preschool
  • Work
  •  Job Change Due to Child Care Problems
  •  Median Income of Families with Children
  •  Living Wage
  •  Labor Force and Unemployment
  •  Unemployment Insurance Claimants
  • Housing
  •  Home Ownership
  •  Rental Costs
  •  Purchase Price of Homes
  •  Homeless Children
  • Health
  •  Health Insurance Status
  •  Birth Data
  •  Maternal Health
  •  Developmental Screening
  •  Immunizations
  •  Oral Health
  •  Child Maltreatment
  • Family Supports
  •  Home Visiting
  •  Home Visiting Agencies by Program Type
  •  Family Resource Centers
  •  Parents Experiencing Aggravation From Parenting
  • Social/Economic Factors
  •  Food Insecurity
  •  Child Poverty
  •  Children in Low Income Families
  •  Children in Low Income Working Families
  • Community Health
  •  Access to Clinical Care
  •  Access to Mental Health Services
  •  Access to Needed Health Services
  •  Childhood Lead Exposure
  • Child & Family Programs
  •  Foster Care
  •  Medicaid and CHIP
  •  School Meals
  •  SNAP
  •  TANF
  •  WIC