@childstats

Formally established in 1997 to foster collaboration among Federal agencies that produce or use statistical data on America’s children and families.

Joined July 2016
“America’s Children 2025” is NOW AVAILABLE! Explore #FedStats across 30 key measures of children’s well-being, including family & social environment, economic circumstances, health care, physical environment, behavior, education, & health: childstats.gov/americaschild…
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In 2023, 1.5% of all children ages 0–17 served by community water systems were served by systems that had violations of the disinfection byproducts standard. Exposure to disinfection byproducts may lead to cancer or developmental effects. Read more: childstats.gov/americaschild… @EPA
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In 2022, 7% of children ages 4–17 were reported by parents to have serious emotional or behavioral difficulties. This % was higher for male children (8%) than for female children (6%). Read more from the National Center for Health Statistics: childstats.gov/americaschild… @CDCgov
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DYK? “America’s Children 2025” is our latest report, and it features updated data across 30 key measures of children’s well-being. Find it here: childstats.gov/americaschild…
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In 2023, the percentage of children ages 0–17 without health insurance at the time of interview was 4%. Explore updated data from the National Center for Health Statistics to learn how this % varied by race/ethnicity: childstats.gov/americaschild… @CDCgov
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In 2023, the birth rate among unmarried women ages 15–44 was 36 births for every 1,000 women, down from 37 births for every 1,000 women in 2022. Explore how birth rates varied by age from 2022 to 2023 w/ #FedStats from Forum Member NCHS: childstats.gov/americaschild… @CDCgov
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In 2023, the serious violent crime victimization rate for youth ages 12–17 was 5 crimes per 1,000. Learn more with updated data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics: childstats.gov/americaschild… @OJPgov
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The percentage of high school students who reported ever having had sexual intercourse decreased from 38% in 2019 to 32% in 2023. Read more with updated data from Forum member @ACFHHS: childstats.gov/americaschild…
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Read “America’s Children 2025,” our new report featuring updated data across 30 key measures of children’s well-being, including family & social environment, economic circumstances, health care, physical environment, behavior, education, & health: childstats.gov/americaschild…
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After a long-term downward trend since 1995, the infant mortality rate was stable from 2020 to 2021 (5 deaths per 1,000 live births) and then increased in 2022 to 6 per 1,000. Learn more w/ data from the National Center for Health Statistics: childstats.gov/americaschild… @CDCgov
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In 2023, 8.6% of infants were born with low birthweight. Find updated #FedStats from the National Center for Health Statistics on how this % varied by race/ethnicity: childstats.gov/americaschild… @CDCgov
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ICYMI: This summer, we released “America’s Children 2025,” a new report featuring updated data across 30 key measures of children’s well-being. Find the report here: childstats.gov/americaschild…
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Among children born in 2020, 68% had received the combined 7-vaccine series by age 24 months. Read more: childstats.gov/americaschild… @CDCgov
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Explore updated #FedStats from the National Center for Health Statistics on the leading causes of injury-related emergency department visits for children ages 1–4 and 5–14: childstats.gov/americaschild… @CDCgov
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In 2024, 5% of 8th-graders, 10% of 10th-graders, & 15% of 12th-graders vaped nicotine. Read more about students’ nicotine use with updated #FedStats from the NIDA-funded Monitoring the Future survey: childstats.gov/americaschild… @NIH
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In 2023, the serious violent crime offending rate for juveniles ages 12–17 was 6 crimes per 1,000; there were 162,100 serious violent crimes involving juvenile offenders. Find more information from the Bureau of Justice Statistics: childstats.gov/americaschild… @OJPgov
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Read an updated indicator from Forum member @EPA to learn how the prevalence of current asthma in 2024 among children ages 0–17 varied by race/ethnicity: childstats.gov/americaschild…
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“America’s Children 2025” is our latest annual report on child well-being. Find UPDATED statistics on children’s health and well-being here: childstats.gov/americaschild…
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In 2023, 39% of U.S. households with children ages 0–17 had one or more of the following housing problems: physically inadequate housing, crowded housing, or housing cost burden. Learn more with updated #FedStats from @HUDgov: childstats.gov/americaschild…
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In 2023, the rate of substantiated child maltreatment (i.e., cases with enough evidence to indicate abuse or neglect occurred) was 7 per 1,000 children ages 0–17. Read more: childstats.gov/americaschild… @ACFHHS
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In 2022, what % of children ages 0–17 lived in counties where measured pollutant concentrations exceeded the levels of one or more of the @EPA Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standards at least once during the year? Find out here: childstats.gov/americaschild…
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