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    Kenton County ranks 24th out of Kentucky's counties for child well-being. Across 16 key indicators in domains like economic well-being, education, health, and family & community, Kenton County's rates are generally similar to or slightly better than state averages, with a few exceptions. For example, the percentage of children living in poverty and high-poverty areas, median family income, and percentage of high school graduates are close to state rates, while the percentage of kindergarteners not ready to learn and teen births per capita are slightly higher.

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    Kenton County ranks 24th out of Kentucky's counties for child well-being. Across 16 key indicators in domains like economic well-being, education, health, and family & community, Kenton County's rates are generally similar to or slightly better than state averages, with a few exceptions. For example, the percentage of children living in poverty and high-poverty areas, median family income, and percentage of high school graduates are close to state rates, while the percentage of kindergarteners not ready to learn and teen births per capita are slightly higher.

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    Kenton County 16 Key Indicators of Child Well-Being by Domain

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    Kenton County ranks 24th out of Kentucky's counties for child well-being. Across 16 key indicators in domains like economic well-being, education, health, and family & community, Kenton County's rates are generally similar to or slightly better than state averages, with a few exceptions. For example, the percentage of children living in poverty and high-poverty areas, median family income, and percentage of high school graduates are close to state rates, while the percentage of kindergarteners not ready to learn and teen births per capita are slightly higher.

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    OVERALL RANK

    24

    Kenton County
    16 KEY INDICATORS OF CHILD WELL-BEING BY DOMAIN
    Children in
    poverty

    Children living
    in high-poverty
    areas

    Median family
    income among
    households with
    children

    High rental
    cost burden

    2009-13

    2009-13

    2009-13

    2009-13

    21%

    20%

    $63,300

    45%

    KY: 26%

    KY: 42%

    KY: $52,700

    KY: 49%

    Kindergarteners
    not ready
    to learn

    Fourth graders not


    proficient
    in reading

    Eighth graders
    not proficient
    in math

    High school
    students not
    graduating
    on time

    SY 2014/15

    SY 2014/15

    SY 2014/15

    SY 2014/15

    49%

    46%

    53%

    8%

    KY: 50%

    KY: 48%

    KY: 56%

    KY: 12%

    Smoking during
    pregnancy

    Low-birthweight
    babies

    Children and
    young adults
    without health
    insurance

    Teen births
    per 1,000
    ages 15-19

    2011-13

    2011-13

    2009-13

    2011-13

    27.8%

    6.8%

    12%

    33.7

    KY: 22.5%

    KY: 8.7%

    KY: 13%

    KY: 40.6

    Births to
    mothers without
    a high school
    degree

    Children in
    single-parent
    families

    Children in outof-home care


    per 1,000
    ages 0-17

    Youth incarcerated in
    the juvenile justice
    system per 1,000
    ages 10-17

    2011-13

    2009-13

    2012-14

    2012-14

    17.4%

    34%

    51.7

    37.1

    KY: 16.8%

    KY: 32%

    KY: 37.2

    KY: 37.5

    2015 KIDS COUNT COUNTY DATA BOOK

    KENTUCKY YOUTH ADVOCATES


    KYYOUTH.ORG

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