This data tool offers 27 national and state-level indicators of Latino child well-being, including demographic, health, education, housing, income, and juvenile justice variables. It is a valuable resource for advocates, policymakers, researchers, reporters and others seeking to understand the trends and challenges facing America’s Latino children through time and across the nation.
Data Explorer is a user-friendly tool that provides comprehensive data on Latino children in the United States. As a companion to NCLR’s 2016 publication Toward a More Equitable Future: The Trends and Challenges Facing America’s Latino Children, the Data Explorer offers 27 national- and state-level indicators of Latino child well-being, including demographic, health, education, housing, income, and juvenile justice variables. The data are available by age group (0-2, 0-4, 0-8, 0-17, inclusive) and include time trend and racial/ethnic comparisons. NSCH data for 2017-19 are not comparable to data for 2011-12 and earlier years because of a change in methods.
The rapidly growing Latino child population represents a crucial segment of our country’s future workers, taxpayers, voters, and parents, making this tool a valuable resource for advocates, policymakers, researchers, reporters, and others who seek to identify the challenges and potential areas of investment in our nation’s increasingly diverse child population.