Frank Haley of KDAZ AM730 Reports: New Mexico once again ranked 49th in the nation for child well-being, according to the 2015 KIDS COUNT Data Book released today by the Annie E. Casey Foundation.
The report ranks the 50 states using 16 indicators of child well-being under the general categories of economic well-being, in which New Mexico is ranked 48th; education, NM ranked 49th; health, New Mexico is 48th; and family and community, NM is 49th.
The worst state in the nation for child well-being is Mississippi, which was again ranked 50th, while Minnesota is the overall No. 1 state as the best state in the nation for child well-being.
