Missouri ranks fairly high when it comes to being among the most at-risk for youth in 2024.

That’s according to the personal finance website WalletHub.com which places the Show-Me State at number-20 compared to the other 49 states plus the District of Columbia.

15 key indicators were used in the study to determine the most idle youth including education and employment which Missouri ranked 24^th in and health rank which placed Missouri at number-23.

The least at-risk states for youth included Illinois, New Hampshire and New Jersey while the states most at-risk are West Virginia, New Mexico and Louisiana.

More details:

With 13% of young Americans neither working nor in school, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on the States with the Most At-Risk Youth in 2024, as well as expert commentary, to identify the places where more effort is needed to help young adults succeed.

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 young adults to the youth poverty rate.

Key Stats

• Louisiana has the highest share of disconnected youth, which is 3.4 times higher than in the District of Columbia, the lowest.
• New Mexico has the highest share of youth without a high school diploma, which is 2.1 times higher than in Hawaii, the lowest.
• West Virginia has the highest share of overweight or obese youth, which is 1.6 times higher than in New Hampshire, the lowest.
• Vermont has the highest share of youth using drugs in the past month, which is 2.1 times higher than in Alabama, the lowest.
• The District of Columbia has the highest share of homeless youth, which is 60 times higher than in Mississippi, the lowest.

To view the full report and your state’s rank, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/states-with-the-most-at-risk-youth/37280