Sumner County Ranked #2 for Child Well-Being

October 28, 2019 – Sumner County is ranked #2 in the state for positive economic well-being, education, health and family, and community for child development, according to the latest Kids Count statistics.

The differing challenges faced by Tennessee’s urban and rural counties, as well as those that are shared, are explored in KIDS COUNT: The State of the Child in Tennessee, released on October 23rd. This report, produced by the Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth, the Annie E. Casey Foundation Tennessee KIDS COUNT® partner, is released in conjunction with county profiles for all 95 Tennessee counties. The profiles include substantial county-level data and county ranks in important areas affecting child development: economic well-being, education, health and family, and community. The profiles also list county measures on 38 indicators.  All are now available on the State of TN website.