This Kids Count report examined statewide trends in the well-being of Rhode Island's children. Five chapters addressed the areas of: family and community; economic well-being; child health; safety; and education. The statistical portrait is based on 26 indicators of well-being: (1) children in single parent families; (2) median household income; (3) cost of rent; (4) children in poverty; (5) children receiving AFDC; (6) children receiving food stamps; (7) children receiving school breakfast; (8) children without health insurance; (9) women and children receiving WIC; (10) women and delayed prenatal care; (11) low birthweight infants; (12) infant mortality; (13) children with lead poisoning; (14) births to teens; (15) alcohol, drug, and cigarette use by teens; (16) additional children's health issues; (17) child deaths; (18) teen deaths; (19) homeless children; (20) juveniles referred to family court; (21) child abuse and neglect; (22) child care; (23) children enrolled in Head Start; (24) fourth-grade reading skills; (25) high school graduation rate; and (26) teens not in school and not working. The information on each indicator contains the following: definitions; significance; sidebars; city/town tables; core cities data; comparison data; and most recent available data. (SD)