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As the entrepreneurs, leaders and workers of tomorrow, children are vital to our country’s growth, prosperity and well-being. When children thrive, our nation thrives. That’s why we have produced the KIDS COUNT Data Book every year for nearly three decades: It provides an annual snapshot of how America’s children and families are faring in every state and across the nation.