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Using state and county data collected through the Kansas KIDS COUNT project, custom reports are available to track the status of child well-being over time or in comparison to other counties. To access national KIDS COUNT data collected through the national KIDS COUNT project, please visit http://datacenter.kidscount.org. For technical assistance, email us your question.

Skip directly to the indicators: Health | Education | Economic Security

County ProfilesClick on a county below to view their county-level data for all indicators of child well-being.
* To view the custom fact sheet for one of the 14 partner counties, click here.
* To view the state fact sheet for Kansas, click here.

Custom Reports

Each custom report may be saved as an image then emailed or posted online and will automatically update when new data is available.

Rank
Description: a county-level map of Kansas highlighting the performance of one indicator for one year. Directions: 1) select "Rank" next to one indicator below

Map
Description: a rank of all 105 Kansas counties and the state on one indicator for one year. Directions: 1) select "map" next to one indicator below

Line Graph
Description: a line graph tracking one indicator's performance over time for multiple geographic areas. Directions: 1) select "Line Graph" next to one indicator below, 2) using the drop-down box under "Locations to Display" individually select the area(s) to include clicking "Add Location" after each selection, 3) under "Years," select the time frame from the down-down menus

Indicators

To create a custom report, click on the ranking, map or line graph icon next to the indicator of your choice. To learn more about the types of custom reports, click here. Skip to the following categories: Health | Education | Economic Security

HEALTH Indicators
Rank	Map	Line Graph	Immunizations Percent of kindergartners fully immunized of the 4:3:1:3:3 series by age two measured by the Kansas Retrospective Survey.
Rank	Map	Line Graph	Prenatal Care Percent of live births to mothers who received adequate or adequate-plus prenatal care.
Rank	Map	Line Graph	Low Birth Weight Babies Percent of live births weighing under 5.5 lbs.
Rank	Map	Line Graph	Teen Violent Deaths Number per 100,000 15-19 year olds who died due to suicide, homicide, or motor vehicle accident.
Rank	Map	Line Graph	Youth Tobacco Use Percent of 6th, 8th, 10th, and 12th graders who reported using cigarettes or smokeless tobacco in the last 30 days.
Rank	Map	Line Graph	Youth Binge Drinking Percent of 6th, 8th, 10th, and 12th graders who reported having 5+ consecutive drinks on at least one occasion in the past two weeks.
Rank	Map	Line Graph	Asthma Number of children under 18 hospitalized for asthma.
Rank	Map	Line Graph	Mental Health Number of children under age 18 hospitalized for mental health diagnoses.
NA	NA	Line Graph	Uninsured Children (State-level data only) Percentage of children under age 19 with no health insurance coverage.
EDUCATION Indicators
Rank	Map	Line Graph	Early Head Start Number of Early Head Start slots available per 100 children 0-3 years of age below 100% FPL.
Rank	Map	Line Graph	Head Start Percent of elementary schools that offer all-day and everyday kindergarten.
Rank	Map	Line Graph	Pre-Kindergarten Percent of elementary schools that offer pre-kindergarten or Four-Year-Old At-Risk program.
Rank	Map	Line Graph	All-Day Kindergarten Percent of elementary schools that offer all-day and everyday kindergarten.
Rank	Map	Line Graph	Reading Proficiency Percent of fifth graders meeting standards, exceeding standards or scoring exemplary on reading assessment.
Rank	Map	Line Graph	AYP (Adequate Yearly Progress) Percent of public schools that meet the AYP requirements under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.
Rank	Map	Line Graph	High School Graduation Percent of 9th grade public school students enrolled four years ago who graduated in 2006.
Rank	Map	Line Graph	Child Care Subsidies Average monthly number of children participating in the Kansas ChildCare Assistance program.
ECONOMIC SECURITY Indicators
Rank	Map	Line Graph	Poverty Percent of children under 18 years of age living below 100% FPL.
Rank	Map	Line Graph	Free and Reduced Lunch Percent of public school children participating in free and reduced price lunch program.
Rank	Map	Line Graph	EITC (Earned Income Tax Credit) Percent of the total number of tax returns filed by residents of the county that claim Earned Income Tax Credits.
Rank	Map	Line Graph	Maternal Education Percent of live births to mothers (of all ages) without a high school diploma.
Rank	Map	Line Graph	Home Ownership Percent of households with children under 18 that own their home.
NA	NA	Line Graph	Parents' Employment Percentage of children with no parents working 35+ hours a week for 50 weeks in previous year.