The 2025 Kids Count Data Book is an annual publication by the Annie E. Casey Foundation that presents national and state data on our children’s overall well-being across four domains: 1) Economic Well-Being, 2) Education, 3) Health, and 4) Family and Community.
This year’s report contains comparisons for 16 indicators across these four domains between 2019 and 2024 (when available). Among these indicators for child well-being, 7 improved, 6 declined, and 3 remained the same.
A notable finding nationally was that 16% of children live in poverty, and nearly 1 in 3 children live in households reporting high housing costs.
This report also features each state’s own data profile. Hawaiʻi ranked 24 out of 50 in Overall Child Well-Being. Across the four domains, Hawaiʻi ranked:
- 10th in Health: Child and teen deaths per 100,000 decreased from 24 in 2019 to 18 in 2023.
- 14th in Family and Community: The percent of children living in high-poverty areas decreased from 5% in 2014-2018 to 4% in 2019-2023.
- 29th in Education: The percent of eighth-graders not proficient in math increased from 72% in 2019 to 77% in 2024.
- 33rd in Economic Well-Being: The percent of children whose parents lack secure employment increased from 24% in 2019 to 28% in 2023.
For more, explore the 2025 Kids Count Data Book and the Interactive Data Book, as well as Hawaiʻi’s Fact Sheet and Interactive Page.
