• September 30, 2009 - Minnesota KIDS COUNT Data Book 2009 - 140,000 children in Minnesota lived in poverty in 2008, an increase of more than 20% from 2000. These numbers do not include any additional families that may have fallen into poverty due to the current economic recession. CDF estimates that an additional 44, 000 - 56,000 children could now be counted as living in poverty.  Poverty is a significant predictor for a child's future success in school and in life. Without investments in the early years to lay a solid foundation, these children will struggle to become our future leaders.

National

July 2009 - 2009 Kids Count Data Book - Minnesota ranks second on composite index of key measures of child well-being; national data shows 900,000 more children living in poverty, Annie E. Casey Foundation (Read the release).