2022 Kentucky KIDS COUNT Data Dashboard
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ECONOMIC SECURITY
Baseline Data
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Change Since Baseline*
Data by Race/Ethnicity
CHILDREN IN POVERTY
(below 100% of the federal poverty level)
NUMBER OF CHILDREN: 190,000
25.3%
2015
19.4%
2020
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CHILDREN IN LOW-INCOME FAMILIES
(below 200% of the federal poverty level)
NUMBER OF CHILDREN: 434,000
48%
2011-15
44%
2016-20
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EDUCATION
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KINDERGARTENERS READY TO LEARN
NUMBER OF CHILDREN: 22,088
50.1%
SY 2016-17
44%
SY 2021-22
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HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS GRADUATING ON TIME
NUMBER OF TEENS: 43,107
89.8%
SY 2016-17
89.9%
SY 2021-22
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HEALTH
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CHILDREN UNDER 19 WITH HEALTH INSURANCE
NUMBER OF CHILDREN: 975,000
95.7%
2015
95.7%
2020
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TEEN BIRTHS
(rate per 1,000 females ages 15-19)
NUMBER OF BIRTHS: 10,244
34.6
2013-15
24.5
2018-20
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FAMILY & COMMUNITY
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BIRTHS TO MOTHERS WITHOUT A HIGH SCHOOL DEGREE
NUMBER OF BIRTHS: 20,460
14.6%
2013-15
13%
2018-20
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CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE
(rate per 1,000 children ages 0-17)
NUMBER OF CHILDREN: 54,837
41.1
2014-16
53.7
2019-21
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CHILDREN EXITING FOSTER CARE TO REUNIFICATION
NUMBER OF CHILDREN: 6,146
38%
2014-16
33%
2019-21
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YOUTH INCARCERATED IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM
(rate per 1,000 youth ages 10-17)
NUMBER OF YOUTH: 8,010
26.4
2014-16
13.7
2019-21
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Data Dashboard updated November 2022