Administration for Children and Families Data and Research
Statistics cover adoption and foster care; child abuse; child welfare; community services block grants; Head Start; TANF and welfare reform; refugee resettlement, and more. Also includes resources on policy, legislation, research, and publications addressing child and family welfare issues
Child & Adult Care Food Participation, Meals, and Cost Data (Data set)
From the Department of Agriculture. Downloadable Excel data on food program participation among children.
Latest national trends & research on over 100 key indicators of child & youth well being.
National & state-level data on child health indicators from the National Survey of Children's Health & the National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs.
Measures of child well being; analyze data by race/ethnicity & compare data across states.
Foundation of Child Development
FCD produces many reports on child well-being, family issues and education, throughout childhood. Search their website for topics or browse by topic.
Contains measures of child well-being across the U.S.
National Center for Children in Poverty
Allows users to create customized data tables on low-income children by state.
National Data Archive on Child Abuse & Neglect (Data set)
Includes longitudinal studies on child abuse & neglect, state level data on child welfare services, parenting among women who have been sexually abused, and more. Please note that the data sets are free, but they will take 1-3 weeks to order.
From the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Datasets for use in research & design of tobacco prevention & control programs.
Fact sheet from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA): Children's Mental Health
Reports on depression, co-occurring disorders, substance abuse, suicide, and school mental health among children and adolescents.
Youth: Nutrition, Physical Activity, & Obesity Data & Statistics (CDC)
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (CDC) (Data set)
This CDC site allows you to create custom tables on various risk related behaviors among youth. Tables can be created for each state.
This government site features a wealth of information on foster care & adoption, neglect & abuse, refuge data, TANF spending, and Head Start expenditures.
Kaiser Family Foundation: State Health Facts
Explore facts of all 50 States broken down by type, such as demographics or Medicaid/Medicare.
US Census Bureau: Family & Living Arrangements
Detailed tables on living arrangement for children by race/ethnicity.