Caring Causes - States Providing the Most Support for Children

 With only 10% of the federal budget going toward kids, the non-profit organization SmileHub recently released new reports on the Best Charities for Children and the States Providing the Most Support for Children in 2024.

In order to highlight the states providing the most support for children and the ones that need to improve the most, SmileHub compared each of the 50 states based on 27 key metrics. The data set ranges from the quality of public hospitals to the child well-being index ranking to spending per child enrolled in preschool.

Most Supportive States		States in Need of Improvement
1. Massachusetts		41. Indiana
2. Minnesota		42. South Carolina
3. Rhode Island		43. Mississippi
4. Utah		44. Louisiana
5. New Hampshire		45. Arizona
6. Nebraska		46. Oklahoma
7. Virginia		47. West Virginia
8. Iowa		48. Alaska
9. Pennsylvania		49. Nevada
10. Vermont		50. New Mexico

Key Stats

• New Jersey has the lowest share of maltreated children – 10.4 times lower than in Massachusetts, which has the highest share.
• California has the most children’s charities per capita  – 12.6 times more than in Rhode Island, which has the fewest charities.
• Minnesota has the highest share of nationally accredited child care centers – 60.4 times more than in Arkansas, which has the lowest share.

To view the full report and your state’s rank, please visit: 
https://smilehub.org/blog/states-providing-the-most-support-for-children/192
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