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Where Texas Ranks
on Various Measures of Child Well-Being
(Click on the Measure to See Where All States Rank) |
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State
Ranking |
Measure |
% Higher Compared to the Best State |
| Deaths of infants per 1,000
live births |
#20 |
6.3 (2,407 Total) |
40.0% |
| Deaths per 100,000 Children
Aged 1-14 |
#29 |
23 (1105 Total) |
109.1% |
| Deaths per 100,000 Teens
Aged 15-19 |
#24 |
66 (1,118 Total) |
65.0% |
| Births to Teen Mothers (15-19) per 1,000 Teen Girls |
#50 |
63 (51,389 Total) |
250.0% |
| Births to Women Receiving Late or No Prenatal Care |
#33 |
4.50% |
200.0% |
| Children Living in Poverty |
#44 |
24% (1,527,000) |
140.0% |
| Uninsured Children |
#50 |
21.2% (1,392,000) |
403.0% |
| Juvenile Incarceration Rate
(per 100,000) |
#34 |
317.9 (7,662 Total) |
338.9% |
| Child Abuse Fatalities per
100,000 Children |
#45 |
3.11 (197 Total) |
763.9% |
| Per Capita Child Welfare
Expenditures |
#42 |
$36.68 |
20.3%* |
| Child Vulnerability Index |
#46 |
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| * Represents the % of expenditures compared to the best state |
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