Table 1. Overall Child Vulnerability
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| Top States | Bottom States | |||||
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1 | Vermont | |
50 | Louisiana | |
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2 | New Hampshire | |
49 | Mississippi | |
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3 | Massachusetts | |
48 | New Mexico | |
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4 | Connecticut | |
47 | Arkansas | |
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5 | Maine |
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46 | Alabama | |
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6 | Minnesota | |
45 | South Carolina | |
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7 | Washington | |
44 | Oklahoma | |
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8 | Hawaii | |
43 | Texas | |
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9 | Iowa | |
42 | Tennessee | |
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10 | Rhode Island | |
41 | West Virginia | |
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11 | Wisconsin | |
40 | Georgia | |
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12 | New Jersey | |
39 | Nevada | |
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13 | North Dakota | |
38 | South Dakota | |
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14 | New York | |
37 | Kentucky | |
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15 | Utah |
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36 | Arizona | |
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16 | California |
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35 | Florida | |
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17 | Kansas | |
34 | Delaware | |
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18 | Virginia | |
33 | North Carolina | |
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19 | Oregon | |
32 | Alaska | |
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20 | Pennsylvania | |
31 | Colorado | |
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21 | Michigan |
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30 | Indiana | |
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22 | Idaho | |
29 | Missouri | |
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23 | Nebraska | |
28 | Wyoming | |
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24 | Illinois | |
27 | Montana | |
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25 | Maryland | |
26 | Ohio | |
Source - The Every Child Matters Education Fund. Click here for a detailed description of the methodology and calculations for this measure.
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