North Dakota KIDS COUNT


	Each year, the Annie. E. Casey Foundation publishes a national KIDS COUNT Data Book reflecting rankings for 10 measures of child health and well-being. Additional indicators in the Data Book cover demographic factors, child health, education, economic conditions of families, and children living in vulnerable households.

According to the national 2007 KIDS COUNT Data Book, released July 2007, North Dakota has an overall rank of 8 out of 50 states. North Dakota ranked 1st in the lowest percent teens not attending school and not working and 2nd in the percent of children in single-parent families.

Though North Dakota compares well nationally, areas of concern still exist. Highlights of North Dakota data in the 2007 Data Book include:

Percent low-birthweight babies: 6.6% in 2004
Infant mortality rate: 5.6 per 1,000 live births in 2004
Child death rate: 26 per 100,000 children ages 1 to 14 in 2004
Teen death rate: 61 per 100,000 teens ages 15 to 19 in 2004
Teen birth rate: 27 per 1,000 females ages 15 to 19 in 2004
Percent of teens who are high school dropouts: 5% of teens ages 16 to 19 in 2005
Percent of teens not attending school and not working: 5% of teens ages 16 to 19 in 2005
Percent of children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment: 28% in 2005
Percent of children in poverty: 13% in 2005
Percent of children in single-parent families: 23% in 2005

The KIDS COUNT Data Book is available on-line at the Annie E. Casey Foundation website. The book and data can be viewed as:

	State profiles (see ND)
	Comparisons by topic ranking, maps, and line graphs
	Raw data
	PDF files (see ND two-page profile)
	Auxiliary Material

Topics of interest:

The 2007 essay is on "Lifelong Family Connections: Supporting Permanence for Children in Foster Care."
Other data and information from the Annie E. Casey Foundation

Previous Data Books in PDF:
	2006 National KIDS COUNT Data Book (see ND two-page profile)
	2005 National KIDS COUNT Data Book (see ND two-page profile)

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