The South Dakota Kids Count Project began in 1993 with a grant from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The goal is to improve the collection of national, state, and local data on the well-being of children in a way that increases awareness of their situation and provides the means to address their needs. South Dakota Kids Count tracks children using indicators of health, education, social, and economic well-being, along with information on family income, household relationships, population, and AFDC/Food Stamp usage for each county. This information is organized in the following seven chapters: (1) "Key Demographic Indicators," including information on South Dakota population, family profiles, and a map of counties; (2) "Key Health Indicators," detailing the infant mortality, child death, low birth weight babies, teen violent death, and births to single teens rates; (3) "Key Educational Indicators," including dropout rates, enrollment figures, and disability data; (4) "Key Economic Indicators," including per capita income, females in the work force, AFDC and food stamp usage, and poverty statistics; (5) "Key Safety Indicators," focusing on youth traffic accidents, juvenile justice, and child abuse and neglect statistics; (6) "County Data Tables," a county-by-county detailing of the Key Indicators of Well-Being; and (7) "Sources and Definitions". (BGC)