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Statistics on children, youth and families in Washington from the Annie E. Casey Foundation and the Children's Alliance
Definition and Source
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Definition
Estimated number and share of child population ages 0-17 years, disaggregated by race/ethnicity.
Data Source
The data used for this measure come from the Washington State Office of
Financial Management (OFM), Estimates of April 1 Population, Small Area
Demographic Estimates (SADE). Data were retrieved on January 30, 2021.
Data can be found here: http://www.ofm.wa.gov/pop/asr/default.asp
S: Data estimate has been suppressed. Numbers and percentages are
suppressed when the number of under 18 child population is 10 or fewer
per racial/ethnic category per county.
Notes
Data last updated in January 2021 by Washington KIDS COUNT.
The Office of Financial Management (OFM) is charged with developing accurate and fair population estimates for the allocation of state revenues and program administration. Learn more about the methodology used to calculate these estimates here: http://www.ofm.wa.gov/pop/asr/sade/sade_faq.pdf
American Indian/Alaskan Native, Asian, Black, Multiracial, Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian, and White categories shown here are non-Hispanic.
OFM defines racial/ethnic categories as:
White: People having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa.
Black: People having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa.
American Indian and Alaska Native: People having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America), and who maintain tribal affiliation or community attachment.
Asian and Pacific Islander: People having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent.
Pacific Islander: Any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands.
Hispanic: May be of any race.
The Office of Financial Management (OFM) is charged with developing accurate and fair population estimates for the allocation of state revenues and program administration. Learn more about the methodology used to calculate these estimates here: http://www.ofm.wa.gov/pop/asr/sade/sade_faq.pdf
American Indian/Alaskan Native, Asian, Black, Multiracial, Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian, and White categories shown here are non-Hispanic.
OFM defines racial/ethnic categories as:
White: People having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa.
Black: People having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa.
American Indian and Alaska Native: People having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America), and who maintain tribal affiliation or community attachment.
Asian and Pacific Islander: People having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent.
Pacific Islander: Any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands.
Hispanic: May be of any race.
Last Updated
January 2021