South Dakota KIDS COUNT

On March 28, Carole Cochran, project director of South Dakota KIDS COUNT, gave a presentation in the MUC on the great concern for children living in poverty in our state. According to Cochran, 19.4% or one-fifth of children living in South Dakota are living in poverty, this compares with 22% nationally.

South Dakota KIDS COUNT is an organization funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation and located in the Beacom School of Business on the University campus. The South Dakota KIDS COUNT was started in 1993 to assemble data on children in the state as it pertains to their health, economics, safety and education. Each year they publish a book with the current data. The law library has 11 years of the factbook in its collection under the call number HV742.S8 S693. These books can be found on the lower level of the library.

The 2012 edition of the book can be found in online at this link.

(This entry was originally written and posted by Candice Spurlin)