State of the State Dashboard

As the home of Mississippi KIDS COUNT, the Children’s Foundation of Mississippi gathers and shares reliable child well-being data to help communities, policymakers, program leaders, and partners better understand how children and families are doing across the state. That data helps tell a broader story about what is happening in our communities, where needs exist, and where opportunities for progress are emerging.

The State of the State Dashboard is an interactive data tool designed to make current Mississippi data easier to explore, compare, and put to use.

Users can view statewide and county-level data across key areas of child and family well-being, including Education, Health, Economic Well-Being, and Family and Community. Explore individual measures, view trends over time, compare counties, see data mapped across Mississippi, and review the definitions and sources behind each measure.

Building on the Children’s Foundation of Mississippi’s county-level data resources, the State of the State Dashboard provides a more dynamic way to access information as new data becomes available. Whether you are writing a grant, making program or policy decisions, learning more about the people you serve, or trying to better understand your community, the dashboard is designed to help you use data as a starting point for deeper understanding and informed action.

Use the dashboard to look up data for your county, compare communities, track changes over time, and find information you can use in planning, grant writing, decision-making, and community conversations. For Mississippi to reach its potential, our children must reach theirs. 

This project was made possible by the Mississippi State Legislature via the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE).

Click the Dashboard image or the button below to access the dashboard now!