Louisiana, New Mexico & West Virginia Have The Highest Number Of At-Risk Youth

Louisiana, New Mexico, and West Virginia have the highest number of “at-risk” youth, and New Jersey, New Hampshire, and Illinois have the fewest. The state rankings were developed by WalletHub and are based on metrics about youth education, employment, poverty, substance use, and social connection. For the rankings, at-risk youth were defined as those who were more idle and socially disconnected.

When looking at the states with the highest number of at-risk youth:

Louisiana is the state with the most at-risk youth, largely because it has the highest share of people ages 18 to 24 who . . .