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National data can mask significant differences among states. For example, in 2003, 32.3 percent of all families in America had incomes below $35,000. But in Mississippi, New Mexico, and West Virginia, more than 44 percent of families had incomes this low. Similarly, in five states, more than one-quarter of all children were poor in 2003, compared with 17.6 percent of children nationwide.
CHN compiles sources of state data and analyses about labor and employment, poverty, state budget issues, housing, health care, education, disability, children and general resources.
Federal and State Budget Issues
CBPP: Hardship Indicators Point to a Difficult Holiday Season (11/21/05)
A variety of measures suggest that tens of millions of American families will confront significant hardships this holiday season, with many unable to meet their basic food, health, and shelter needs.
National Student Campaign Against Hunger: 50-State Analysis: Effect of Proposed Food Stamp Cuts (6/7/05)
How proposed food stamp cuts in the federal budget could affect benefits, by state
How The Budget Affects State Human Needs Programs (updated 2/22/05)
Compilation of cuts proposed by the President to a wide variety of human needs programs, by state
Coalition on Human Needs
CHN: State Fact Sheets on Federal Budget Cuts (4/1/05)
(Scroll to your state-specific page on cuts in human needs programs.)
State Budget Update (12/9/04)
A 40-page report on state budgets, including a review of the top fiscal issues facing state legislatures in 2005
National Conference of State Legislatures
State Fiscal Crisis Lingers - Cuts Still Loom (revised 2/15/05)
A brief paper discusses the budget shortfalls facing states in 2005
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Update on State Fiscal Conditions and Effects of Federal Policy (9/13/04)
This paper very briefly discusses key aspects of the fiscal crisis and the outlook for 2005 and beyond; more detailed information can be found in the reports cited at the start of each section.
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
The President's 2006 Budget: Impact on States
Provides a state-by-state breakdown showing the total amount each state would lose in federal funding under the proposed 2006 budget; breaks down the cuts into categories including Title I education assistance, community and economic development, low-income home energy assistance, and clean water funds.
National Priorities Project
Fiscal Survey of States (December 2004)
Includes state comparison charts on spending and budget cuts, Medicaid, and revenue developments.
National Association of State Budget Officers and the National Governors Association
2003 Expenditure Report (October 2004)
State comparison chart of issues in education, Medicaid, public assistance, and transportation
National Association of State Budget Officers
General Resources
Poverty Data for 2005 by State (8/29/06)
Child Poverty Data for 2005 by State (8/29/06)
Median Income Data for 2005 by State (8/29/06)
Uninsured Data for 2005 by State (8/29/06)
Coalition on Human Needs and Census Bureau
State Income and Poverty Data for 2004 (8/30/05)
Coalition on Human Needs and Census Bureau
Online Information About Key Low-Income Benefit Programs In States (January 13, 2005)
Also provides links to policy manuals, descriptive information, and applications for state food stamp, TANF, child care, Medicaid, and SCHIP programs
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Child Welfare
2006 KIDS COUNT Data Book
Online database that allows you to generate custom graphs, maps, ranked lists, and state-by-state profiles
Annie E. Casey Foundation
2005 State-By-State Fact Sheets
Includes information on child protection, health, child care, education, and income support
Child Welfare League of America
www.ChildStats.gov
Offers easy access to federal and state statistics and reports on children and their families, including population and family characteristics, economic security, health, behavior and social environment, and education
Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics
http://www.childtrendsdatabank.org/
National trends and research on over 90 key indicators of child and youth well-being
Child Trends
Health
Medicaid Calculator (Updated April 2008)
Calculate how much your state stands to lose in jobs, wages, and business activity if it cuts Medicaid to help balance the budget.
Families USA
Dying for Coverage (March-April 2008)
First-ever state-level estimatesof the number of deaths due to lack of health insurance.
Families USA
No Shelter from the Storm: American's Uninsured Children (9/28/06)
Report includes state-by-state information on uninsured children.
Campaign for Children's Health Care
State Health Facts
Kaiser Family Foundation
Fast Statistics on State Health Data
National Center for Health Statistics
State Health Facts
State-specific information on Medicare, Medicaid, children's health, the uninsured, and managed care, as well as state contacts.
Families USA
Housing and Homelessness
Housing Affordability Data
State-by-state comparison tables for 2004 from the Out of Reach 2004 Report (December 2004)
National Low-Income Housing Coalition
Local Data On 2005 Fair Market Rents, By State
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Federal Housing Resident Characteristics Report
US Department of
Housing and Urban Development
Hunger and Homelessness Survey (12/14/04)
An
annual survey of hunger and homelessness in 27 of America's cities
US Conference of Mayors and Sodexo USA
Labor and Employment Data
Pulling Apart: A state-by-state Analysis of Income Trends (April 2008)
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and Economic Policy Institute
State and Regional Unemployment Data
Comparison charts, reported monthly, seasonally adjusted and non-seasonally adjusted
US Department of Labor - Bureau of Labor Statistics
Local Area and State Labor Force, Employment, and Unemployment Statistics
Good options for formatting and displaying data
US Department of Labor - Bureau of Labor Statistics
State And Federal Unemployment Benefits and State Finance/Labor Force
State-by-state and federal unemployment data
US Department of Labor - Employment and Training Administration
State Unemployment Claims and Payments, By State and National Levels
Monthly summaries provided
US Department of Labor - Employment and Training Administration
Disability
Disability Status For State Populations, Using 2000 Data
Comparative tables, by state
US Census Bureau
Disability Information, Including Spending and Demographics
Provides state-by-state profiles and comparative state tables
State of the States in Developmental Disabilities, University of Colorado
State Disability Statistics
Includes data and resources related to Personal Assistance Services
Center for Personal Assistance Services, University of California
US Disability Data Table
From the 2003 American Community Survey Estimates for 2003
Center for Personal Assistance Services, University of California
Education
Analysis of the President's 2006 Budget, By Program For Each State
National Education Association
Analysis of 14 Major Education Programs
For comparison, includes Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)/"No Child Left Behind" (NCLB) programs and non-ESEA programs; provides funding data by state and congressional district for the 14 programs for FY 2005
National Education Association
State-By-State Profiles from the Nation's Report Card
National Center for Education Statistics, US Department of Education
2004 State Summary Reports
Include statistics and information on educational performance and opportunity, including unique within- and cross-state achievement gap analysis
Education Watch Online, Education Trust
Head Start Enrollment Cuts, by State in FY 2006 (2/21/05)
Provides estimates of enrollment cuts by state in President's FY 2006 budget
National Head Start Association
Head Start Statistical Fact Sheets
Budget, Enrollment, Demographic and Program Figures, 2001 - 2005
Head Start Bureau, US Department of Health and Human Services
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