2025 Kids Count Data Book: State Trends in Child Well-Being

The Annie E. Casey Foundation released its annual Kids Count Data Book, which offers a national analysis on four indicators of child wellbeing: economic wellbeing, education, health, and family and community. This report is part of the Kids Count Data Center, which provides demographic and wellbeing data on children and families. This report includes data on racial disparities across the indicators of wellbeing, highlighting structural impediments to wellbeing based on race. As an example, this report found that one in five Black and Native/Indigenous youth lived in high-poverty areas between 2019 and 2023, which is twice the national rate. This resource offers youth defenders a framework to advocate for youth wellbeing in juvenile court and key datapoints to highlight racial disparities on structural barriers to wellbeing.