Count All Kids

Members of the Count All Kids Campaign have been pressing the Census Bureau for years to test new strategies for counting young children. We believe that if they keep doing what they have been doing, the problem will just get worse. Read more: countallkids.org/resources/a-gr…

Because the Census operational plans take years to develop, the Census Bureau needs to assess substantial and innovative methods for accurately counting young children soon in order to embed successful approaches into the 2030 Census operations.

The one factor that seems statistically significant in the same way for both total population and young children is the percentage of adults with less than a high school degree, suggesting that improved efforts to reach households with low literacy could improve these counts.

Today we published a brief that compares the undercount of young children in US counties with 20 factors that might contribute to such undercounts, to see which factors correlate with the undercount. Read it here: countallkids.org/resources/corr…

Our latest blog shares a summary of recent Census news. The Census Bureau has dramatically changed their plan for the 2026 Census Test. We believe the new plan is profoundly flawed and will give meaningless and potentially misleading results. countallkids.org/resources/a-gr…

Comments to the ICSAC: countallkids.org/resources/coal…

Comments to the Census Bureau: countallkids.org/resources/comm…

This week, we shared comments to the Census Bureau and the Independent Census Scientific Advisory Committee that call for reinstating the original Census Test plan in order to improve the count of young children. 🔗 s in 🧵

While administrative records produce a count of young children consistent with other benchmark counts of young children as a whole, they offer puzzling inconsistencies when the data is decomposed by age, sex, and race or ethnicity. Read more on our blog: countallkids.org/resources/can-…

@Voice4HumanNeed submitted testimony on the undercount of young children to a Massachusetts Senate Hearing on undercounts and overcounts in the census on December 8, 2025. It may be a useful model for other legislative hearings in the states: countallkids.org/resources/stat…

Our new blog examines how well the use of administrative records can improve the count of all young children in the U.S. Decennial Census. countallkids.org/resources/can-…

From the results of our latest report, we can conclude that more analysis of the 2020 Census Tracking survey is needed to find out which families are most likely to leave their young children off the count. Read more: countallkids.org/resources/soci…

We just published a report on the relationship between 30 variables and state net coverage rates for young children in the 2020 Census in order to identify which young children are most likely to be missed in the 2030 Census. Read it here: countallkids.org/resources/soci…

Thank you to everyone who registered and joined us for Preparing for Census 2030 -- Mobilizing Advocates for Impact! The recording and additional resources are linked on our website: countallkids.org/resources/webi…

TOMORROW: Preparing for Census 2030 -- Mobilizing Advocates for Impact Today is the last day to register for a webinar focused on why the census matters for child wellbeing and what outreach already works to secure funding and participation: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

In exactly one week, Count All Kids will be hosting the webinar Preparing for Census 2030 -- Mobilizing Advocates for Impact! Register now learn why the census matters for child wellbeing and what outreach already works to secure funding and participation: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Topics will include: ☑️ Why the census matters for child well-being and equity ☑️ Research-based messaging strategies to help secure funding ☑️ Discussion of successful outreach campaigns A recording will be distributed to all registrants.

Additionally, we’ll discuss how coalition members have successfully engaged in census outreach. This webinar will provide valuable tools and inspiration for fundraising and strategic planning to strengthen your census work through the next Census: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Join Count All Kids on July 29 for a webinar focused on why the census is critical for children, what advocates should be doing to improve the count of young children, and how to make the case for funding this work. Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…