2023 Kentucky KIDS COUNT Data Dashboard

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ECONOMIC SECURITY

Baseline Data

Latest Data

Change Since Baseline*

Data by Race/Ethnicity

CHILDREN IN POVERTY

(below 100% of the federal poverty level)
NUMBER OF CHILDREN: 211,000

24.4%

2016

21.2%

2021

CHILDREN IN LOW-INCOME FAMILIES

(below 200% of the federal poverty level)
NUMBER OF CHILDREN: 433,000

48%

2012-16

43%

2017-21

CHILDREN LIVING IN FOOD INSECURE HOUSEHOLDS

NUMBER OF CHILDREN: 154,300

17.9%

2019

15.2%

2021

HIGH RENTAL COST BURDEN

NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS: 218,000

47%

2012-16

44%

2017-21

EDUCATION

Baseline Data

Latest Data

Change Since Baseline*

Data by Race/Ethnicity

KINDERGARTENERS READY TO LEARN

NUMBER OF CHILDREN: 23,173

51.4%

SY 2017-18

46%

SY 2022-23

46%

SY 2021-22

48%

SY 2022-23

EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS PROFICIENT IN MATH

NUMBER OF CHILDREN: 18,861

36%

SY 2021-22

36%

SY 2022-23

90.3%

SY 2017-18

91.4%

SY 2022-23

HEALTH

Baseline Data

Latest Data

Change Since Baseline*

Data by Race/Ethnicity

SMOKING DURING PREGNANCY

NUMBER OF BIRTHS: 22,217

18.1%

2014-16

14.2%

2019-21

LOW-BIRTHWEIGHT BABIES

NUMBER OF BABIES: 13,801

8.8%

2014-16

8.8%

2019-21

CHILDREN UNDER 19 WITH HEALTH INSURANCE

NUMBER OF CHILDREN: 1,009,000

96.7%

2016

96.1%

2021

TEEN BIRTHS

(rate per 1,000 females ages 15-19)
NUMBER OF BIRTHS: 9,640

31.7

2014-16

22.8

2019-21

FAMILY & COMMUNITY

Baseline Data

Latest Data

Change Since Baseline*

Data by Race/Ethnicity

14.3%

2014-16

12.7%

2019-21

CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE

(rate per 1,000 children ages 0-17)
NUMBER OF CHILDREN: 50,947

43.7

2015-17

50.1

2020-22

36%

2015-17

32%

2020-22

YOUTH INCARCERATED IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM

(rate per 1,000 youth ages 10-19)
NUMBER OF YOUTH: 7,616

20.5

2015-17

13.2

2020-22

Data Dashboard updated November 2023