Massachusetts KIDS COUNT publishes data on individual cities and towns and for the state as a whole. The KIDS COUNT indicators of child well-being include low-birth weight, infant mortality, child death rates, teen death rates, teen birth rates, high school dropout rates, percent of children living in families where no parents has full time, year-round employment, percent of children in poverty, and percent of children in single-parent families.

2009 Massachusetts KIDS COUNT Fact Sheets and Profile

2009 Massachusetts KIDS COUNT Fact Sheet

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Massachusetts Kids Count Data Center

Massachusetts KIDS COUNT publishes data on individual towns or cities and for the state as a whole through the Casey Foundation National KIDS COUNT Data Center database. The Data Center is a free online tool that allows users to view KIDS COUNT data for specific Massachusetts cities or towns, compare data with other cities and towns, and create custom reports.

Massachusetts child data is derived from state and federal data, and is supplied by the American Community Survey, Massachusetts Departments of Education (DOE), Early Care and Education (EEC), Public Health (DPH MassCHIP data), and Youth Services (DYS) and other sources.

• Click here to get to the Massachusetts Profile Page on the National Kids Count Data Center and to get information on child well-being in other states.
  
  
• Click here for local information on Mass Kids by Indicator.
  
  
• Click here for local information on Mass Kids by Category: Demographics, Education, Economic Well-Being, Health, and Safety and Risky Behaviors.