How states treat children

WalletHub -To highlight where children face the greatest hardships, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 25 key indicators of child neediness. The analysis examines factors ranging from the share of children living in households below the poverty line to child food insecurity and the share of children who have experienced maltreatment.
 

States with the Most Underprivileged Kids

 

1. Mississippi		11. South Dakota
2. West Virginia		12. South Carolina
3. Louisiana		13. Tennessee

 

4. New Mexico		14. Nevada
5. Oklahoma		15. Georgia
6. Arkansas		16. Ohio
7. Alabama		17. Montana
8. Alaska		18. North Carolina
9. Kentucky		19. Indiana
10. District of Columbia		20. Arizona

Key Stats

• Arkansas and Oklahoma have the highest child food-insecurity rate, which is 1.8 times higher than in Massachusetts, the state with the lowest.
• Mississippi has the most infant deaths (per 1,000 live births), which is 3.3 times more than in New Hampshire, the state with the fewest.
• West Virginia has the highest share of children in foster care, which is 13.3 times higher than in New Jersey, the state with the lowest.
• Texas has the highest share of uninsured children aged 0 to 18, which is 7.5 times higher than in Massachusetts, the state with the lowest. 
• Maine has the highest share of maltreated children, which is 12.5 times higher than in New Jersey, the state with the lowest.
   
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