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mn_small.gif Where Minnesota Ranks
on Various Measures
of Child Well-Being

State
Ranking
Measure % Higher Compared to the Best State
Deaths of infants per 1,000 live births #3 4.7 (332 Total) 4.4%
Deaths per 100,000 Children Aged 1-14 #12 18 (168 Total) 63.6%
Deaths per 100,000 Teens Aged 15-19 #10 52 (194 Total) 30.0%
Births to Teen Mothers (15-19) per 1,000 Teen Girls #7 27 (4,916 Total) 50.0%
Births to Women Receiving Late or No Prenatal Care #8 2.30% 53.3%
Children Living in Poverty #5 12% (152,000) 20.0%
Uninsured Children #18 8.3% (104,000) 96.0%
Juvenile Incarceration Rate (per 100,000) #20 259.1 (1,527 Total) 257.8%
Child Abuse Fatalities per 100,000 Children #14 1.22 (15 Total) 238.9%
Per Capita Child Welfare Expenditures #29 $59.04 32.7%*
Child Vulnerability Index #8    
* Represents the % of expenditures compared to the best state      
 
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