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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 |
#9 |
5.5 (251 Total) |
22.2% |
| Deaths per 100,000 Children
Aged 1-14 |
#14 |
19 (127 Total) |
72.7% |
| Deaths per 100,000 Teens
Aged 15-19 |
#11 |
53 (131 Total) |
32.5% |
| Births to Teen Mothers (15-19) per 1,000 Teen Girls |
#15 |
33 (3,999 Total) |
83.3% |
| Births to Women Receiving Late or No Prenatal Care |
#31 |
4.10% |
173.3% |
| Children Living in Poverty |
#24 |
17% (141,000) |
70.0% |
| Uninsured Children |
#38 |
13.1% (114,000) |
211.0% |
| Juvenile Incarceration Rate
(per 100,000) |
#35 |
323.1 (1,275 Total) |
346.2% |
| Child Abuse Fatalities per
100,000 Children |
#33 |
2.12 (18 Total) |
488.9% |
| Per Capita Child Welfare
Expenditures |
#14 |
$87.72 |
48.6%* |
| Child Vulnerability Index |
#22 |
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| * Represents the % of expenditures compared to the best state |
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