### Question
How does CHILD CARE SAFETY AND HEALTH GRANTS define young child factor?


### Answer
Under *42 U.S.C. § 9859c*, **young child factor** is defined as:

> the ratio of the number of children under 5 years of age in a State to the number of such children in all States, as provided by the most recent annual estimates of population in the States by the Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 9859c*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 105-COMMUNITY SERVICES PROGRAMS > SUBCHAPTER II&ndash;C-CHILD CARE SAFETY AND HEALTH GRANTS**

