Florida KIDS COUNT

The Florida KIDS COUNT (FKC) project is the primary activity of the Center, and part of a Nationwide KIDS COUNT Network, a project of the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The KIDS COUNT Network is a national and state-by-state effort to track that status of children in the U.S. By providing policymakers and citizens with benchmarks of child well-being, KIDS COUNT seeks to enrich local, state, and national discussions concerning ways to secure better futures for all children. FKC is the long-term continuation of the data related activities of CSCF and the relationships begun as part of that initiative in 1992.

The objective of Florida KIDS COUNT is to inform Floridians and their policy makers about the quality of life for Florida's children, and to build leadership and accountability for action on behalf of our children. Using selected key well-being indicators and general demographic profiles, the Center and Florida KIDS COUNT continue to provide a consistent and reliable source of information that is adaptable to a variety of uses such as policy analysis, grant and proposal writing, needs assessments and public education. Data are made available for use at the national, state and local levels and include county specific information, statewide measures and comparisons among counties and regions within Florida. National comparisons are also available. FKC annually updates and disseminates national, statewide and county-level data on key indicators for Florida's children.

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Data

Imagine Changing the Future of Florida's Children

• 4,042,669 children under the age of 18 in Florida.
• 678,038 Florida children live in poverty status.
• 580,048 Florida children live in a household receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI), cash public assistance income, or Food Stamp benefits.

American Community Survey, 2007

From National
KIDS COUNT

The 2008 National
KIDS COUNT Data Book