KIDS COUNT provides legislators, public officials, child advocates, and community members with reliable data, policy recommendations, and tools to advance policies that benefit children. Each state — as well as the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands—is represented by a KIDS COUNT grantee that operates independently from the Casey Foundation.
A joint effort from the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy and The Annie E. Casey Foundation, KIDS COUNT in West Virginia is a crucial resource for those interested in data-driven solutions that will make the state a place where every child has the opportunity to grow up healthy and thrive.
The WVCBP compiles county-level data on West Virginia child well-being for the KIDS Count Data Center.
Coming this fall, we will publish KIDS COUNT data for all 55 West Virginia counties.
The WVCBP breaks down how children are faring in the areas of economic security, education, health, and education. The data we are tracking includes information about:
We gather data from a variety of national and state databases and sources, working with state and local agencies to request it as needed.
If there is child well-being data we are not currently tracking that you believe we should take a look at, please reach out to our senior policy analyst, Sean O’Leary, at soleary@wvpolicy.org.
Do you have questions about the well-being of West Virginia kids? The WVCBP is here to help you locate, understand, and interpret data and to develop evidence-based policy recommendations to ensure all West Virginia children can thrive.
