Report: Child Poverty Improving in Kentucky

Report: Child poverty improving in Kentucky

Fewer Kentucky children were living in poverty in 2024 than 2019, right before the COVID-19 pandemic, but nearly one in five kids still lack the resources they need to thrive.

Report: Child poverty is down in Kentucky, but education and health lag • Kentucky Lantern

Youth ask questions during Children's Advocacy Day in Frankfort on March 4, 2026. (Kentucky Lantern photo by Sarah Ladd)Fewer Kentucky children were living in poverty in 2024 than 2019, right before the COVID-19 pandemic, but nearly one in five kids still lack the resources they need to thrive.  That’s according to the latest Kids Count Data Book, released Monday by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The annual report looks at indicators of wellbein…

Report: Child poverty is down in Kentucky, but education and health lag

Fewer Kentucky children were living in poverty in 2024 than 2019, right before the COVID-19 pandemic, but nearly one in five kids still lack the resources they need to thrive.  That’s according to the latest Kids Count Data Book, released Monday by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The annual report looks at indicators of wellbeing including  edu­ca­tion, health, economic success and com­mu­ni­ty and family measures.  The data in the 2026 report pr…

Report: Child poverty is down in Kentucky, but education and health lag - The Lexington Times

By Sarah Ladd, Kentucky Lantern · June 8, 2026 Fewer Kentucky children were living in poverty in 2024 than 2019, right before the COVID-19 pandemic, but nearly one in five kids still lack the resources they need to thrive.  That’s according to the latest Kids Count Data Book, released Monday by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The annual report looks at indicators of wellbeing including  edu­ca­tion, health, economic success and com­mu­ni­ty and f…