Kentucky KIDS COUNT is a unique consortium of researchers and children's activists
who have significant expertise in the aggregation, interpretation, and use of data to
impact public policy. The Consortium's work includes producing a series of reports on
children and families to publicize the needs of children, influence budget and programs
decisions, and monitor state and local performance for children.
The Kentucky KIDS COUNT Consortium is part of the national
KIDS COUNT project of the Annie E. Casey Foundation in
Baltimore, Maryland. The Foundation publishes a national report each year and funds groups
to publish data reports on the status of children in their states. The Consortium includes
individuals from three Kentucky universities and one statewide child advocacy
organization.
Since 1991, the Consortium has published annually the Kentucky KIDS COUNT County Databook, an updated report of social indicators on child well-being in each of Kentucky's 120 counties.
Data and reports available:
1996 Kentucky KIDS COUNT Data, which features data for the state's 176 public school districts.
1997 Kentucky KIDS COUNT Data, which features data on the status of children before welfare reform.
1998 Kentucky KIDS COUNT Data, which focuses on early childhood development.
1999 Kentucky KIDS COUNT Databook , Transition Years Count: An Adolescent Profile.
2000 Kentucky KIDS COUNT Databook.