Kids in the City: Indicators of Child Well-Being in Large Cities from the 2004 American Community Survey

The child poverty rate in the 50 largest cities significantly increased between 1999 and 2004. Specifically, the child poverty rate in the 50 largest cities was 28 percent- compared to 18 percent nationally. From the Brookings Institution, this article reviews indicators of child wellbeing, including residing in single parent homes, in cities across the US.