According to the report, Connecticut ranked No. 4 overall. New Hampshire took the top spot, and Mississippi came in last.
WalletHub ranked the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 16 key metrics, including infant death rates, children in foster care, child food insecurity rates and percentage of maltreated children, among others, according to the report.
Children's Living & Economic Conditions in Connecticut (1=best)
4th – Percentage of children in households with below-poverty income
28th – Percentage of maltreated children
13th – Child food insecurity rate
4th – Percentage of children without health insurance
12th – Infant death rate
10th – Homeless persons in families per capita
28th – Percentage of children in foster care
20th – Percentage of children in single-parent families
14th – Children living in renter-occupied housing units to children living in owner-occupied housing units ratio
To read the full report, click here.
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