KIDS COUNT Data Center

Welcome to the Annie E. Casey Foundation's
The Right Start Online

Data from the 2007 The Right Start for America's Newborns report are now available. State-level data on birth outcomes are now part of our easy-to-use, powerful online database, "KIDS COUNT Data Center", which allows you to generate custom graphs, maps, ranked lists, and state-by-state profiles; or, download the entire data set as delimited text files. Data for cities are also available in pdf form below.

NOTE: Due to the re-release of the 2004 Final Natality Public Use Microdata file by the National Center for Health Statistics, Right Start data for 21 Cities has been updated (10/30/2007).

What kind of reports can I create?

Profiles by State give you detailed information about a single state, the U.S. or D.C.     Profiles by City allow you to download and view the print versions of the city profiles.     Raw Data give you the opportunity to download data as delimited files.

State Rankings allow you to download and view the print version of the state rankings.     City Rankings allow you to download and view the print version of the city rankings.     NEW! Trends in Key Indicators by Race and Ethnicity

Read the September 2007 Data Snapshot: "Too many babies born before their time: the growing problem of preterm births"

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The Right Start report is done in partnership with Child Trends. Read their recent Research Brief on factors that contribute to positive birth outcomes.

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Media Advisory

What is The Right Start?

Definitions, Data Sources, and Reporting Issues for Cities

Definitions, Data Sources, and Reporting Issues for States

Contacts for State KIDS COUNT Projects

Questions? Contact the Foundation.