By Subject: Demographics | Economic Well-Being | Education | Health | Safety and Risky Behaviors
As the Pennsylvania KIDS COUNT® state network partner, PPC tracks and analyzes data to inform our public policy advocacy. We also conduct research on how to improve outcomes for Pennsylvania kids and families. Together, these form the foundation of the development of our public policy recommendations.
Below you can easily access our routine updates to the KIDS COUNT Data Center’s 130 child well-being indicators related to education, poverty, health, and youth risk factors. Follow the links for research-based context on the most current high-quality data surrounding the well-being of children.
Demographics
Basic Demographics
Population – Number of children and young adults (age 0-24) by age Last Updated: September, 2023
Population by gender – Number of children and young adults (age 0-24) by age and gender Last Updated: September, 2023
Indicators by Age Group
Population – Number of children and young adults (age 0-24) by age group Last Updated: September, 2023
Indicators by Race and Ethnicity
Population – Children (ages 0-19) by race and age group Last Updated: September, 2023
Population – Children (0-19) by race and gender Last Updated: September, 2023
Population – Children (age 0-17) by race and ethnicity (decennial census) Last Updated: June, 2023
Economic Well-Being
Employment and Income
Family Type and Parental Employment – Children (Age 0-17) by family type and labor force status Last Updated: September, 2023
Family Type and Parental Employment – Children (Age 0-5) by family type and labor force status Last Updated: September, 2023
Family Type and Parental Employment – Children (age 6-17) by family type and labor force status Last Updated: September, 2023
Income – Median Income for Families with Children Under Age 18 by Family Type Last Updated: September, 2023
Income – Median Income for Population (Age 25 and Over) by Educational Attainment Last Updated: September, 2023
Unemployment – Adults who are Unemployed Last Updated: January, 2023
Unemployment – Unemployed Population (Age 25-64) by Educational Attainment Last Updated: September, 2023
Youth – Youth (Age 16-19) by School Enrollment, Employment Status and Educational Attainment Last Updated: September, 2023
Housing
Housing Ownerships – Total Housing Units Last Updated: June, 2023
Housing Ownership – Housing Units By Ownership and Occupation Status Last Updated: June, 2023
Poverty
Poverty Level – Population (age 0-17) Last Updated: September, 2023
Poverty Level – Population (age 0-5) Last Updated: September, 2023
Poverty Level – Population (age 6-11) Last Updated: September, 2023
Poverty Level – Population (age 12-17) Last Updated: September, 2023
Poverty Level – Population (age 18-24) Last Updated: September, 2023
Poverty Level – Population (age 0-17) (5 year estimate) Last Updated: October, 2022
Poverty – Estimated percent of population (age 0-17) under 100% poverty using SAIPE Last Updated: December, 2022
Poverty – Estimated percent of population (age 5-17) under 100% poverty using SAIPE Last Updated: December, 2022
Poverty – Percent of Population (Age 25 and Over) Below Poverty by Educational Attainment Last Updated: September, 2023
Public Assistance
TANF – Population (Age 0-17) receiving aid Last Updated: April, 2022
TANF – Population (Age 0-18) by age group Last Updated: April, 2022
SNAP – Population (age 0-21) enrolled by age group Last Updated: April, 2022
Education
Early Childhood
Pre-K for PA data: Children ages 3-4 with access to high-quality pre-k Last Updated: April, 2023
Pre-K for PA data: Children ages 3-4 below 300% poverty with access to publicly funded, high-quality pre-k Last Updated: April 2023
Pre-K for PA data: Children ages 3-4 without access to high-quality pre-k Last Updated: April, 2023
Child Care Subsidy – Eligibility and enrollment of children under 5 years Last Updated: April, 2023
Child Care Subsidy – Monthly average number of children in subsidized child care by age group Last Updated: December, 2020
Child Care Subsidy – Monthly average number of children in subsidized child care by provider type Last Updated: December, 2020
Child Care Subsidy – Percent of children receiving subsidized child care in Keystone STARS 3 or 4 facilities Last Updated: December, 2020
Child Care Subsidy – Enrollment in provider meeting high-quality standards Last Updated: April, 2023
Early Intervention – Number of children receiving Early Intervention services Last Updated: September, 2021
Head Start – Number of children served by program Last Updated: January, 2021
Publicly Funded, High-Quality Pre-K – Number of children enrolled by program and Percent of population age 3-4 Last Updated: April, 2023
Publicly Funded, High Quality Pre-K – Percentage of unserved children eligible for publicly funded pre-k Last Updated: April, 2023
High-Quality Child Care – Percent of child care capacity meeting high-quality standards Last Updated: April, 2023
Regulated Child Care – Total providers and Keystone STARS participation by level Last Updated: March, 2022
Regulated Child Care – Centers and Keystone STARS participation by level Last Updated: March, 2022
Regulated Child Care – Group child care homes and Keystone STARS participation by level Last Updated: March, 2022
Regulated Child Care – Family child care homes and Keystone STARS participation by level Last Updated: March, 2022
School Age
Enrollment – Number of Students (Pre-K – Grade 12) Last Updated: October, 2019
Enrollment – Percent of Students (Pre-K – Grade 12) by Race and Ethnicity Last Updated: October, 2019
Kindergarten – Students Enrolled in Kindergarten by Full Day and Half Day Last Updated: December, 2019
Kindergarten – Students Enrolled in School District Kindergarten by Full Day and Half Day Last Updated: December, 2019
English Language Learners – Students with limited English proficiency Last Updated: December, 2019
Home School – Number of Students Home Schooled by Age Group Last Updated: January, 2023
School Lunch – Students Eligible for Free or Reduced-Price Lunch Last Updated: November, 2021
Students with Disabilities – Number and Percent of Students Enrolled in Special Education Last Updated: September, 2020
Gifted – Exceptional Students – Number of students classified as gifted by their school district Last Updated: November, 2019
Graduates – Total High School Graduates, Those Not Proficient in Math and Reading and Those Planning to Further Their Education Last Updated: November, 2019
4 Year Cohort Graduation Rate – Students Who Graduate From High School Three Years After Their Ninth Grade Year Last Updated: November, 2019
5 Year Cohort Graduation Rate – Students who graduate from High School four years after their ninth grade year Last Updated: November, 2019
School Finance – Revenues by source as a percent of total revenue Last Updated: November, 2019
School Funding – Actual Instructional Expenses – Total and Per Weighted ADM Last Updated: November, 2019
Test Scores
PSSA – Overall math test scores by proficiency level Last Updated: January, 2023
PSSA – Overall reading/English language arts test scores by proficiency level Last Updated: January, 2023
PSSA – Overall science test scores by proficiency level Last Updated: January, 2023
PSSA – Grade 3 math test scores by proficiency level Last Updated: September, 2020
PSSA – Grade 3 reading/English language arts test scores by proficiency level Last Updated: September, 2020
PSSA – Grade 4 math test scores by proficiency level Last Updated: October, 2020
PSSA – Grade 4 reading/English language arts test scores by proficiency level Last Updated: October, 2020
PSSA – Grade 4 science test scores by proficiency level Last Updated: October, 2020
PSSA – Grade 5 math test scores by proficiency level Last Updated: October, 2020
PSSA – Grade 5 reading/English language arts test scores by proficiency level Last Updated: October, 2020
PSSA – Grade 6 math test scores by proficiency level Last Updated: October, 2020
PSSA – Grade 6 reading/English language arts test scores by proficiency level Last Updated: October, 2020
PSSA – Grade 7 math test scores by proficiency level Last Updated: October, 2020
PSSA – Grade 7 reading/English language arts test scores by proficiency level Last Updated: October, 2020
PSSA – Grade 8 math test scores by proficiency level Last Updated: October, 2020
PSSA – Grade 8 reading/English language arts test scores by proficiency level Last Updated: October, 2020
PSSA – Grade 8 science test scores by proficiency level Last Updated: October, 2020
Keystone Exams – Algebra I test scores by proficiency level Last Updated: October, 2020
Keystone Exams – Literature test scores by proficiency level Last Updated: October, 2020
Keystone Exams – Biology test scores by proficiency level Last Updated: October, 2020
Young Adults
Educational Attainment – Percent of population (age 18-24) Last Updated: September, 2023
Educational Attainment – Percent of Population (Age 25-64) Last Updated: September, 2023
Health
Health Indicators by Race and Ethnicity
Medicaid Births – Births with principal payment source of Medicaid by mother’s race/ethnicity and age group Last Updated: December, 2022
Birth Outcomes
Prenatal Care – Births to mothers who did not receive early prenatal care Last Updated: June, 2023
Low Birth Weight – Babies weighing <2500 grams at birth Last Updated: June, 2023
Tobacco Use – Births to mothers who used tobacco during pregnancy Last Updated: December, 2022
Medicaid Births – Births with principal payment source of Medicaid Last Updated: December, 2022
Young Mothers – Births to mothers age <20 Last Updated: June, 2023
Young Single Mothers – Births to unwed mothers (age <20) Last Updated: June, 2023
Mother Education – Births to mothers with less than a High School education Last Updated: June, 2023
Health Insurance
CHIP – Number of children (age 0-18) enrolled by age group Last Updated: May, 2022
MA – Number of children (age 0-18) enrolled by age group Last Updated: April, 2022
Uninsured – Population under 19 by health insurance coverage status (1 year estimate) Last Updated: September, 2023
Uninsured – Population under age 25 by health insurance coverage status and age group (1 year estimate) Last Updated: September, 2023
Uninsured – Population under age 25 by health insurance coverage status and age group (5 year estimate) Last Updated: December, 2022
SOCHC – Uninsured children Last Updated: December, 2022
SOCHC – Children enrolled in publicly funded health care coverage Last Updated: December, 2022
SOCHC – Well-child visits Last Updated: December, 2022
SOCHC – Access to primary care Last Updated: December, 2022
SOCHC – Annual dental visits Last Updated: December, 2022
SOCHC – Ambulatory care Last Updated: December, 2022
SOCHC – Inpatient utilization discharges Last Updated: December, 2022
SOCHC – Lead screening Last Updated: December, 2022
SOCHC – Immunization status Last Updated: December, 2022
Vital Statistics
Infant and Child Mortality – Number of deaths (Age 0-19) Last Updated: December, 2022
Safety and Risky Behaviors
Child Abuse and Neglect
Child Abuse and Neglect – Number of reported cases by age group Last Updated: October, 2022
Child Abuse and Neglect – Number of substantiated cases by age group Last Updated: October, 2022
Child Abuse and Reabuse – Number of reported and substantiated cases Last Updated: October, 2022
Child Abuse and Reabuse Rates – Percent of substantiated cases Last Updated: October, 2022
Child Welfare In-Home Services – Unduplicated number of children served Last Updated: October, 2022
Juvenile Justice
Juvenile Justice – Juvenile court delinquency dispositions by year and age group Last Updated: September, 2023
Out-of-Home Placement
Foster Care – September 30 snapshot by age group Last Updated: October, 2022
Foster Care – September 30 snapshot by race and Hispanic origin Last Updated: October, 2022
Foster Care – September 30 snapshot by placement goal Last Updated: October, 2022
Foster Care – September 30 snapshot by placement setting Last Updated: October, 2022
Foster Care – Population flow during reporting period Last Updated: October, 2022
Foster Care – Total and first-time entries in reporting period Last Updated: October, 2022
Foster Care – First-Time entries by race and Hispanic origin Last Updated: October, 2022
Foster Care – Re-entries by race and Hispanic origin Last Updated: October, 2022
Foster Care – Children served during reporting period by age group Last Updated: October, 2022
Foster Care – Children served during reporting period by race and Hispanic origin Last Updated: October, 2022
Foster Care – Children served during reporting period by placement reason Last Updated: October, 2022
Foster Care – Children served during reporting period by placement goal Last Updated: October, 2022
Foster Care – Children served during reporting period by latest placement setting Last Updated: October, 2022
Foster Care – Exits during the reporting period by discharge reason Last Updated: October, 2022
Foster Care – Length of Stay (in months) of children who exited and those remaining in care Last Updated: October, 2022
Foster Care Re-Entry – Reunifications and children who re-entered within 12 months of reunification Last Updated: October, 2022
Foster Care Reunification – First-time entries reunified within 12 months Last Updated: October, 2022
Foster Care Stability – Children served during reporting period by length of service and Number of placement settings Last Updated: October, 2022
Foster Care – Youth (ages 13-20) September 30 snapshot by placement setting Last Updated: October, 2022
Foster Care – Youth (ages 13-20) served during reporting period by placement goal Last Updated: October, 2022
Foster Care – Youth (age 18-20) aging out to a non-family setting Last Updated: October, 2022
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