| 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 | |||||||||