Best Starts for Kids provides funding to community organizations, non-profits, schools and school districts, tribes and tribal organizations, and public or governmental agencies serving communities in King County. We consider our funding recipients as partners working together to achieve health and well-being for children, youth, families and communities. See where we're investing.

These Best Starts for Kids (BSK) indicators provide important information about the health and well-being of King County children, youth, families, and communities.

Information is organized into four areas:

Prenatal to 5 years: Babies are born healthy and are provided with a strong foundation for lifelong health and well-being.

5 to 24 years: King County is a place where everyone has equitable opportunities to be safe and healthy as they progress through childhood, building academic and life skills to be thriving members of their communities.

Youth and family homelessness prevention

Communities of Opportunity

These indicators are presented by Public Health — Seattle & King County, in conjunction with the King County Hospitals for a Healthier Community (HHC). The data offer a comprehensive overview of demographics, health, and health behaviors among King County residents.

Users can search by key word or topic area to filter the table of contents displayed below. After clicking on an indicator, a summary tab will open and users can click on additional tabs to explore data analyzed by demographic characteristics, see how rates have changed over time, and view data for cities/neighborhoods. Most indicators are interactive and users can hover over maps or charts to find more information.

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All KC contracted mental health and substance use providers

Health profile of King County Housing Authority and Seattle Housing Authority residents

Vaccines for Children (VFC) was established in 1993 to remove the barriers of cost and access to attaining childhood immunizations. The program is funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the State of Washington, and supplies vaccines to providers across the state.

Most public and private health care providers who immunize children in King County are currently enrolled. All children from birth up to the 19th birthday are eligible to receive these vaccines.

This dashboard allows users to view data and key findings on the impact of firearms on overall King County populations as well as view a spotlight on King County children and youth

Updated daily between 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Data are updated daily in the early afternoon and reflect laboratory results reported to the Washington State Department of Health as of midnight the day before. Data for previous dates will be updated as new results are entered, interviews are conducted, and data errors are corrected.

Many people test positive but do not require hospitalization. The counts of positive cases do not necessarily indicate levels of demand at local hospitals.

Reporting of test results to the Washington State Department of Health may be delayed by several days and will be updated when data are available. Only positive or negative test results are reflected in the counts and exclude tests where results are pending, inconclusive or were not performed.

A city health profile is a public health report that provides a comprehensive overview of the demographics for a specific city or neighborhood as well as information on a variety of social and health indicators for that particular area.

Link to COVID-19 Tableau Dashboard maintained by King County's Public Health Department (see dashboard for additional metadata)