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Looking for new and notable information to help you dig deeper into an issue? Start with these featured reports and web sites, and then browse through our full selection by topic.

Reports: Featured

The Simple Truth About the Gender Pay Gap
American Association of University Women, March 2025, 10 pp.
This report examines the continued pay gap between women and men and forces which contribute to it. It also looks at factors such as age, race, and education, and state variation. more info >

Collaborative on Economic Mobility
Office of Community Services. Administration for Children and Familie, January 2025, 94 pp.
This report highlights emerging and promising practices that enhance economic mobility for individuals, families, and communities facing poverty. It includes a landscape analysis designed to increase understanding of the factors and conditions contributing to economic mobility. more info >

Poverty in the United States: 2023
U.S. Census Bureau, September 2024, 61 pp.
This report provides estimates of two measures of poverty: the official poverty measure and the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM), finding that there were 36.8 million people in poverty in the United States in 2023. more info >

America's Health Rankings: Senior Report 2024
United Health Foundation, July 2024, 35 pp.
This report provides a comprehensive analysis of senior population health on a national and state-by-state basis across 62 measures of senior health. This year's report includes finds that America’s older adults make progress in measures of social connectedness and access to clinical care but struggle with socioeconomic barriers. more info >

The State of the American Middle Class
Pew Research Center, May 2024
Presents key trends about the economic status of the U.S. middle class, including that the percentage of Americans living in middle-class households has decreased from 71% in 1971 to 61% in 2023. more info >

The Condition of Education 2024
National Center for Education Statistics, May 2024, 46 pp.
Annual report that summarizes trends in education. Indicators include educational attainment, earnings and unemployment rates by educational attainment, families living in poverty, early childhood education participation, English language learners, children and youth with disabilities, and postsecondary enrollment. more info >

Recent Trends in Children’s Poverty and Health Insurance as Pandemic-Era Programs Expire
Kaiser Family Foundation, January 2024, 6 pp.
This issue brief examines recent trends in children's poverty rates and the impact of expiring federal aid, including the loss of Medicaid coverage for many children. more info >

Race for Results: Building a Pathway to Opportunity for All Children
The Annie E. Casey Foundation, January 2024, 51 pp.
This report uses the Race for Results Index, a collection of data presented by racial and ethnic groups and by state, to examine progress and disparities related to child and youth wellbeing. Indicators address early childhood, academic achievement, teen parenting, higher education, and family characteristics. more info >

The State of America's Children
Children's Defense Fund, December 2023, 86 pp.
A compilation of national and state-by-state data on poverty, health, child welfare, youth at risk, early childhood development, education, nutrition and housing. Report is compiled annually. more info >

State of Preschool Yearbook
National Institute for Early Education Research, November 2023, 427 pp.
Annual report profiling state-funded pre-kindergarten programs in the United States. Individual state profiles include a description of prekindergarten initiatives, followed by data about access, quality and spending. more info >

Undermeasuring: College and Career Readiness Indicators May Not Reflect College and Career Outcomes
Alliance for Excellent Education, February 2023, 4 pp.
This report compares statewide college and career readiness rates with college enrollment and college remediation rates for a cohort of high school students for all 50 states and Washington, DC. This comparison shed light on racial disparities in readiness and enrollment rates, and gaps between post-secondary readiness and outcomes, some of which are related to how readiness is measured. more info >

National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, November 2022, 40 pp.
Twentieth year of reports which measure trends in effectiveness of care, patient safety, timeliness of care, patient centeredness, and efficiency of care. State snapshots and past reports are also available on the website. more info >

Advancing Economic Mobility for Low-Income Families: Policy Options for Governors
NGA Center for Best Practices, September 2022, 25 pp.
Suggests a range of strategies for policymakers to help promote savings and increase income levels among low-income individuals and families. more info >

Web sites

Young Child Risk Calculator
State-level assessment of the prevalence of young children experiencing selected risk factors which can adversely affect health, school, and development outcomes. more info >

diversitydatakids.org
Presents measures of child wellbeing and policy analysis for states, counties, large cities, and metropolitan areas. more info >