States providing the most support for children

With only 10% of the federal budget going toward kids, the non-profit organization SmileHub today 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

1. Massachusetts

2. Minnesota

3. Rhode Island

4. Utah

5. New Hampshire

6. Nebraska

7. Virginia

8. Iowa

9. Pennsylvania

10. Vermont

States in Need of Improvement

41. Indiana

42. South Carolina

43. Mississippi

44. Louisiana

45. Arizona

46. Oklahoma

47. West Virginia

48. Alaska

49. Nevada

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