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WisKids Count

Wiskids Count tracks, analyzes and communicates information about the health and well-being of children and families in Wisconsin. WisKids Count releases periodic issue based reports and bi-annual data books which provide county-by-county data on the condition of children and policy recommendations for action on behalf of children. WisKids Count is a part of the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Kids Count project which seeks to enrich local, state and national discussions concerning ways to secure better futures for all children.

Wisconsin’s child population is increasingly more diverse than our adult population.  In 2008, people of color made up 22 percent of the population under 18, and only 8 percent of the adult population over 45. 

Recent News
Wisconsin’s Children Gaining Ground in Some Respects, Losing in Others - State’s Overall Kids Count Ranking of 10th Unchanged from 2009. Since 2000, Wisconsin has improved on five of the 10 key measures of child well-being included in the 2010 KIDS COUNT Data Book, a state-by-state analysis published each year by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Read the report and press release. View Wisconsin fact sheet.
	New Kids Count Report: 4th Grade Reading Scores in State Are Cause for Concern. Reading proficiency among Wisconsin’s elementary students is alarmingly low according to a new Kids Count special report released by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Read the WCCF press release and the AECF full report. WCCF Releases 2009-10 WisKids Count Data Book, Jobs Count: Helping Wisconsin Families Thrive Through New Opportunities. Read the WCCF press release and view the 2009-10 WisKids Count Data Book.
NEW The Census Bureau has released data for 2008 for many Wisconsin Counties and Cities.  To see the latest data visit the American Fact Finder web site.  Wisconsin Children in Immigrant Families. New neighbors find success, face challenges. WCCF report highlights well-being of Wisconsin children in immigrant families (June 2008).

Project Goals

Build public awareness of issues related to child well-being and assist advocates in their role in the policy making process.

Provide policy makers with benchmarks of child-well being in Wisconsin in order to inform state and local public policy.

Collect, analyze, and disseminate the best available data measuring the educational, social, economic, and physical well-being of children and youth in Wisconsin
 

Project Staff

M. Martha Cranley, KidsCount Coordinator contact