Pretty extreme.

From the Washington Post …

Although the rate of child homelessness in Kentucky is the worst in the nation, at about one in 15 children, the group ranks Alabama the worst overall, when the four factors it considered are grouped together. That state ranks close to the bottom in the National Center for Family Homelessness’s rankings of homelessness, child well-being, risks for becoming homeless and policy.

Bottom 10 Composite Score
41. Tennessee 42. Kentucky 43. Oklahoma 44. Nevada
45. Arizona 46. New Mexico 47. Arkansas 48. California 49. Mississippi 50. Alabama

Where the nation’s 2.5 million homeless children live

America's youngest outcasts

Tamara Shepherd's picture

Tennessee is ranked 50th...

...in overall "child well-being," your first link says.

Description of criteria applied:

The state-by-state ranking of child well-being above is based on a number of conditions, including health problems among poor children, food insecurity, and proficiency in math and reading.

jbr's picture

The second quote is from the

The second quote is from the second link. I believe they did the study. Pretty extensive web site with a lot of categories. I could have annotated it better.

Tamara Shepherd's picture

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Oh, I wasn't complaining about your annotation :-)

It's just that that rock bottom ranking for "well-being" jumped off the page for me...

jbr's picture

The one I listed is the State

The one I listed is the State Composite State Rank from this page….

A Report Card on Child Homelessness

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