Welcome!
North Dakota KIDS COUNT is a statewide effort to track the status of children in North Dakota. It is sponsored by the Annie E. Casey Foundation and supported by the Center for Social Research at North Dakota State University. By providing policymakers and citizens with benchmarks of child well-being, North Dakota KIDS COUNT seeks to enrich local and state discussions concerning ways to secure a better future for all children.
North Dakota 11th in nation for child well-being.
Although North Dakota ranks well in economic, family, and community indicators, several challenges exist with respect to education and health that could harm children if there is an undercount in the 2020 Census.
Read more in the 2019 KIDS COUNT® Data Book!
And, check out these videos to learn how the U.S. child population has changed since 1990 (see video) and to see how states compare (see video) in this years Data Book.
Many Children and Families in North Dakota Face Barriers to Financial Stability
For children experiencing the effects of lower family incomes in North Dakota, barriers to moving out of poverty are more prevalent depending on where they live, age, race, and family composition. Learn more in this monrth's Insights on Children.
2019 State Legislative District Profiles now available!
The 2019 demographic and socio-economic profiles highlight 16 measures focusing on population, household, social, and economic characteristics for all 47 legislative districts in ND. Each profile compares the individual district with North Dakota and the U.S.
The 2018 North Dakota KIDS COUNT Fact Book is now available. The 2018 Fact Book, released July 23, provides county and planning region data for North Dakota in the areas of Demographics, Family and Community, Economic Well-Being, Education and Early Care, Health, and Safety and Risky Behavior.
