| Welfare of Children in Arizona (1=Most; 25=Avg.): |
| 10th – % of Children in Households with Below-Poverty Income 5th – Child Food-Insecurity Rate 4th – % of Uninsured Children 5th – % of Children in Foster Care 11th – % of Children in Single-Parent Families 21st – Child & Youth Homeless Rate |
With August being Child Support Awareness Month an in-depth analysis of 2017’s States with the Most Underprivileged Children finds Arizona in the top ten.
In order to bring awareness to the plight of millions of underprivileged children across the U.S., analysts with WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 21 key measures of neediness.
The data set ranges from share of children in households with below-poverty income to child food-insecurity rate to share of maltreated children.
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| Overall Rank* | State | Total Score | ‘Socio-economic Welfare’ Rank | ‘Health’ Rank | ‘Education’ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mississippi | 69.08 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | District of Columbia | 63.64 | 1 | 17 | 15 |
| 3 | Nevada | 62.71 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 4 | New Mexico | 58.29 | 15 | 20 | 1 |
| 5 | Louisiana | 58.07 | 10 | 7 | 4 |
| 6 | Arizona | 57.82 | 6 | 11 | 8 |
| 7 | Alaska | 57.35 | 17 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | West Virginia | 56.12 | 3 | 15 | 13 |
| 9 | Oregon | 56.04 | 5 | 25 | 7 |
| 10 | Arkansas | 54.24 | 8 | 2 | 19 |