SmileHub - To highlight the best states for children and the ones that need to improve the most, SmileHub compared each of the 50 states based on 27 key metrics. The data set ranges from the number of children’s charities per capita to the child food-insecurity rate to the child well-being index ranking.
Most Supportive States |
States in Need of Improvement |
| 1. Massachusetts | 41. Florida |
| 2. Minnesota | 42. Arkansas |
| 3. New Hampshire | 43. Alabama |
| 4. Utah | 44. Mississippi |
| 5. Rhode Island | 45. Louisiana |
| 6. Virginia | 46. Arizona |
| 7. North Dakota | 47. Oklahoma |
| 8. Vermont | 48. Alaska |
| 9. Connecticut | 49. New Mexico |
| 10. Iowa | 50. Nevada |
Key Stats
- Alaska has the most family medicine physicians per capita – 18.6 times more than Kansas, which has the fewest family medicine physicians.
- California has the most children’s charities per capita – 12.6 times more than Rhode Island, which has the fewest charities.
- Vermont has the smallest student-to-teacher ratio – 2.2 times smaller than Arizona, which has the largest ratio.
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