Statistical Measures
Overall Rank State % of Children Uninsured (Census 03-05 average) Percent of infants born underweight Percent of Births to Women Receiving Late or No Prenatal Care Number of deaths of infants per 1,000 live births Deaths per 100,000 Children 1-14 Deaths per 100,000 Teens 15-19 Child Abuse Fatalities per 100,000 Children Juvenile Incarceration Rate per 100,000 Births to Teen Mothers (15-19) per 1000 Teen Girls Child Poverty Rate (Percent)
% Rank % Rank % Rank Rate Rank Rate Rank Rate Rank Rate Rank Rate Rank Rate Rank % Rank
1 Vermont 8.3 18 6.4 4 1.5 1 4.5 1 12 2 50 8 0 1 72.4 1 21 2 13 11
2 New Hampshire 7.3 12 6.8 10 * NA 5.6 12 16 6 46 4 0.66 8 150 3 18 1 10 1
3 Massachusetts 7 11 7.8 19 2.2 6 4.8 4 12 2 46 4 0.55 6 215.5 12 22 3 12 5
4 Connecticut 6 5 7.8 19 1.9 4 5.5 9 14 4 43 2 1.08 13 210.4 10 24 4 11 3
5 Maine 6.3 7 6.4 4 1.6 3 5.7 15 22 27 60 18 0.36 1 153.1 5 24 4 18 30
6 Minnesota 8.3 18 6.5 6 2.3 8 4.7 3 18 12 52 10 1.22 14 259.1 20 27 7 12 5
7 Washington 6.9 10 6.2 3 * NA 5.5 9 16 6 57 13 0.61 7 235.8 15 31 12 15 16
8 Hawaii 6.4 8 7.9 21 3.7 25 5.7 15 21 20 40 1 0.67 9 96.7 2 36 20 11 3
9 Iowa 6.2 6 7 13 2.2 6 5.1 5 21 20 45 3 1.34 15 298.6 30 32 13 14 13
10 Rhode Island 4.2 1 8 22 1.5 1 5.3 8 11 1 54 12 2.04 31 294.7 29 33 15 15 16
11 Wisconsin 4.9 3 7 13 2.9 16 6 17 17 9 57 13 1 12 273.6 25 30 10 15 16
12 New Jersey 13.3 39 8.3 30 4.7 37 5.6 12 14 4 49 7 1.39 17 198.9 9 24 4 12 5
13 North Dakota 10.4 30 6.6 7 2.8 15 5.6 12 26 36 61 19 0 1 346.8 40 27 7 13 11
14 New York 8.4 20 8.2 28 * NA 6.1 18 16 6 47 6 1.65 24 272.3 23 27 7 20 36
15 Utah 15 43 6.7 8 4.5 33 5.2 6 21 20 50 8 1.35 16 307.2 31 34 17 12 5
16 California 12.8 35 6.7 8 2.6 11 5.2 6 17 9 59 16 1.44 22 392.3 46 39 25 18 30
17 Kansas 7.3 12 7.3 17 2.6 11 7.2 29 26 36 57 13 0.89 10 335.7 37 41 29 16 21
18 Virginia 10.1 28 8.3 30 3.4 23 7.5 31 18 12 59 16 1.42 20 288.6 28 35 19 12 5
19 Oregon 13.1 38 6 1 4.1 31 5.5 9 19 14 53 11 2.12 33 323.1 35 33 15 17 24
20 Pennsylvania 7.3 12 8.2 28 * NA 7.2 29 19 14 65 22 1.42 20 316.6 32 30 10 17 24
21 Michigan 4.7 2 8.3 30 3 20 7.6 34 19 14 65 22 * NA 256.6 18 34 17 18 30
22 Idaho 12.9 37 6.8 10 * NA 6.2 19 26 36 68 28 0 1 287 27 39 25 15 16
23 Nebraska 10.1 28 7 13 3.3 22 6.6 24 25 34 67 25 1.39 17 331.3 36 36 20 14 13
24 Illinois 9.5 25 8.4 34 2.7 13 7.5 31 19 14 63 20 2.1 32 212.1 11 40 28 17 24
25 Maryland 9.9 27 9.3 43 3.9 27 8.4 41 21 20 67 25 2 30 181.2 7 32 13 10 1
26 Ohio 5.6 4 8.5 35 2.4 10 7.7 36 20 18 64 21 3.01 43 317.8 33 38 23 19 34
27 Montana 14.6 41 7.6 18 2.9 16 4.5 1 31 45 104 49 0.98 11 245.2 16 36 20 17 24
28 Wyoming 8.1 17 8.6 37 3.1 21 8.8 46 20 18 74 31 1.75 26 606.1 50 43 31 12 5
29 Missouri 9.1 22 8.3 30 2.3 8 7.5 31 26 36 80 36 3.05 44 246 17 43 31 19 34
30 Indiana 7.8 16 8.1 26 4 28 8 37 24 32 68 28 1.81 27 415.4 47 44 33 18 30
31 Colorado 14.6 41 9 39 4.5 33 6.3 20 17 9 76 33 1.69 25 344 38 44 33 16 21
32 Alaska 10.5 31 6 1 4.5 33 6.7 25 35 49 111 50 1.59 23 369.5 44 39 25 15 16
33 North Carolina 14 40 9 39 2.9 16 8.8 46 21 20 77 34 * NA 168.8 6 49 37 20 36
34 Delaware 11.7 33 9 39 3.6 24 8.6 43 29 44 74 31 0 1 364.4 43 44 33 16 21
35 Florida 18.9 48 8.5 35 * NA 7 28 22 27 67 25 2.88 41 451.8 48 42 30 17 24
36 Arizona 17 45 7.2 16 7.5 40 6.7 25 21 20 85 38 1.39 17 283.6 26 60 46 20 36
37 Kentucky 9.7 26 8.8 38 * NA 6.8 27 24 32 95 44 2.96 42 184.9 8 49 37 23 41
38 South Dakota 9.3 23 6.9 12 4 28 8.2 39 39 50 80 36 2.12 33 564.4 49 38 23 17 24
39 Nevada 18.8 47 8 22 7.3 39 6.4 23 21 20 78 35 2.74 40 361.8 42 51 39 14 13
40 Georgia 12.8 35 9.3 43 4 28 8.5 42 23 29 68 28 3.22 46 272.7 24 53 43 20 36
41 West Virginia 8.6 21 9.3 43 2.1 5 7.6 34 28 41 94 43 4.18 47 269 22 44 33 25 47
42 Tennessee 6.4 8 9.2 42 * NA 8.6 43 23 29 96 45 2.45 37 225.6 14 52 40 23 41
43 Texas 21.2 50 8 22 4.5 33 6.3 20 23 29 66 24 3.11 45 317.9 34 63 50 24 44
44 Oklahoma 12.5 34 8 22 4.7 37 8 37 27 40 88 40 4.8 48 265 21 56 44 24 44
45 South Carolina 10.7 32 10.2 47 * NA 9.3 48 25 34 86 39 2.24 36 345.8 39 52 40 22 40
46 Alabama 7.4 15 10.4 48 3.7 25 8.7 45 28 41 99 47 2.2 35 350.8 41 52 40 23 41
47 Arkansas 9.3 23 9.3 43 4.4 32 8.3 40 34 47 93 42 2.52 39 216.7 13 60 46 24 44
48 New Mexico 17.9 46 8.1 26 8.3 41 6.3 20 28 41 88 40 2.45 37 257.6 19 61 48 26 48
49 Mississippi 18.9 48 11.6 50 2.7 13 9.8 49 31 45 102 48 1.87 29 152.1 4 62 49 30 50
50 Louisiana 15.9 44 10.9 49 2.9 16 10.5 50 34 47 96 45 1.83 28 386.8 45 56 44 28 49