Connecticut Ranks Among Best States For Underprivileged Children

FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- With August being Child Support Awareness Month and the U.S. having the second highest rate of relative child poverty among economically developed nations, the leading personal finance website WalletHub conducted an in-depth analysis of 2015’s Best & Worst States for Underprivileged Children.

by Jason Bisnoff

08/23/2015 5:30 a.m.

Connecticut ranked fourth best in these rankings.

In order to assess the living and economic conditions of young people across the nation, WalletHub compared the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia in terms of 15 key metrics, ranging from infant death rates to child food-insecurity rates to the percentage of maltreated children. By bringing such key issues to the forefront, WalletHub aims to engender change and galvanize groups to act on behalf of society’s future propellers of progress.

Click here to read the full report at Wallet Hub.

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