NEW JERSEY – New Jersey is 2023’s state with the 3rd least at-risk youth, according to a study done by WalletHub.
With 16% of young Americans neither working nor in school, exposing them to greater risk of poverty and violence, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2023’s States with the Most At-Risk Youth.
To determine where young Americans are not faring as well as others in their age group, especially in a year made extremely stressful by inflation, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 15 key indicators of youth risk. The data set ranges from the share of disconnected youth to the labor force participation rate among youth to the youth poverty rate.
At-Risk Youth in New Jersey (1=Most at Risk; 25=Avg.):
- 35th – % of Disconnected Youth
- 41st – % of Youth Without a High School Diploma
- 43rd – % of Overweight & Obese Youth
- 23rd – % of Youth Drug Users
- 50th – Youth Poverty Rate
- 28th – % of Homeless Youth
Here are the top 5 states with most at-risk youths:
- Louisiana
- Mississippi
- West Virginia
- Alaska
- New Mexico
- Massachusetts
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- Utah
- Virginia
For the full report, click here.
