Kids Count in Michigan Data Book 2009
County Profiles of Child Well-Being--PlaceMatters

The places children grow up provide the context for their world. Communities and neighborhoods play a key role in providing safe spaces and social networks for children and their families.

Childhood poverty, abuse and neglect continue to rise in Michigan, but child deaths are down dramatically since the start of the decade, the latest Kids Count report finds. Press Release

State of Michigan
Urban Counties
Midsized Counties
Rural Counties
Detroit
Out-Wayne
Upper Peninsula
Southeast Michigan

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Michigan
Urban Counties
Midsized Counties
Rural Counties
Detroit
Out Wayne
Upper Peninsula
Southeast Michigan
Data Notes -- Background

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Executive Summary -- The places where children grow up matter. They can help or hinder the capacity of families to nurture their children. This year’s focus on county groupings reflects the importance of place for children and their families. More than four of every five of the state’s children live in the 29 urban counties with populations over 65,000 (85%). The 35 midsized counties with populations between 20,000 and 65,000 hold another 13 percent of Michigan’s young people, and 2 percent live in those 19 rural counties with less than 20,000 in population.

Introduction

Economic Security

Child Health

Adolescence

Child Abuse and Neglect

Education

Data Notes, Definitions and Sources

2009 Advisory Committee

Annual and three-year rolling averages for Michigan and its counties for most of the trend indicators in this book are available in an interactive data base. Click Here.

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The places children grow up provide the context for their world. Communities and neighborhoods play a key role in providing safe spaces and social networks for children and their families. Order Form