KIDS COUNT!

WELCOME TO THE BEST SOURCE FOR DATA ON VIRGINIA'S CHILDREN!

Voices for Virginia’s Children is part of the KIDS COUNT national network funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation.  KIDS COUNT is the best source for comprehensive data on child well-being in Virginia. The KIDS COUNT Data Center is open to all and provides users with a powerful tool to view statewide and locality-level data in the following domains:

• Education
• Economic Well-Being
• Health
• Safety and Risky Behaviors

By providing policymakers and citizens with benchmarks of child well-being, the Voices KIDS COUNT system advances local and state efforts to improve the lives of children. Tracking multiple indicators over time allows Voices to highlight emerging trends and risks and then guide policymakers to respond in ways that protect and enhance child well-being. By measuring child outcomes, the system helps to evaluate and improve policy initiatives and also increases public accountability for results. Virginia KIDS COUNT fosters data-driven policy-making, public education and advocacy on behalf of children. 

VIRGINIA KIDS COUNT DATA CENTER

• Statewide and Locality-Level Data Center - This interactive site allows users to access Virginia city, county, and state data and to create custom profiles, maps, and graphs.
• Census Data
  This site consists of population data about age, gender, households, families, and housing units from the Census Short Form and social, economic, and housing data from the Census Long Form. You may view data for states, cities, counties and legislative districts.

If you are unable to locate the data you need or for more information about Voices' data work, please email Frank Beylotte or call him at 804-649-0184 x 22.

KIDS COUNT DATA BOOK

The 2008 KIDS COUNT Data Book reports that Virginia saw improvements in six measures of child well-being: teen birth rate, percent of teens who are high school dropouts, child death rate, teen death rate, percent of teens not attending school and not working (also known as “idle teens”), and percent of children in poverty.  The 2008 KIDS COUNT Data Book’s feature essay highlights juvenile justice issues.

To receive copies of the National KIDS COUNT Data Book or inquire about other publications, contact Voices' staff.