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Last updated on Wednesday, August 8, 2018
(UNDATED) - With August being Child Support Awareness Month and the U.S. having the seventh highest child poverty rate among economically developed countries, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2018’s States with the Most Underprivileged Children as well as accompanying videos.
In an ideal world, all children would live worry-free and have access to their basic needs: nutritious food, a good education, quality health care and a secure home. Emotionally, they all would feel safe and be loved and supported by caring adults. When all such needs are met, children have a better chance of a stable and happy adult life. But in reality, not every child is so privileged -- even in the richest and most powerful nation in the world.
The U.S., in fact, has the seventh highest rate of child poverty -- over 29 percent -- among economically developed countries. And according to the Children's Defense Fund, more than 694,000 American children are abused or neglected every year. That's one for every 45 seconds in a year.
But some states address the problems of underprivileged children better than others. To determine where children are most disadvantaged, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 24 key indicators of neediness. Data set ranges from share of children in households with below-poverty income to child food-insecurity rate to share of maltreated children.
Here is where Indiana Ranked:
22nd - in percentage of Children in Households with Below-Poverty Income
3rd - in percentage of Maltreated Children
26th - Child Food-Insecurity Rate
11th - in percentage of Uninsured Children
7th - Infant Mortality Rate
4th - in percentage of Children in Foster Care
24th - in percentage of Children in Single-Parent Families
For the full report click here.
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