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In 1990Georgia Ranked

4848thth

in the nation inchild well-being

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In the past In the past 25 25 yearsyears, Georgia , Georgia improved from improved from

4848thth to 42 to 42ndnd

Ranking based Ranking based on four areas:on four areas:Economic well-beingEconomic well-beingEducationEducationHealthHealthFamily and communityFamily and community

Georgia is improving in all four of KIDS COUNT’s major health indicators •Low Birthweight

•Children without health insurance

•Child and teen deaths

•Teens who abuse alcohol or drugs

And three of four education indicators•Fourth graders not proficient in reading

•Eighth graders not proficient in math

•High school students not graduating on time

But, Georgia But, Georgia still has far to still has far to gogo• 66% of fourth graders aren’t

proficient in reading

• 71% of eighth graders aren’t proficient in math

30% of high schoolers don’t graduate on time

More than half of Georgia’s kids aren’t attending pre-

school

KIDS COUNT economic indicators worsened over the past decade

•27% of Georgia children live in poverty

•33% of kids live in homes where parents lack secure employment

•38% of kids live in families with a high housing cost burden

More than 30% of families with young kids (0-8) lack full-time,

year-round employment

58% of these families lack a post-secondary education

degree

Nationally and in Georgia, there are disparities between white children and children of color. Specifically, Latino

children and African-American children lag white children in overall well-being.

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