2016 Kids Count Snapshot

The 2016 Kids Count report released this week ranks the wellness of children in four categories - economic well-being, education, health and family & community. Based on those results, states are given an overall ranking. Here is a look at how Iowa measured up in each category, as well as the top and bottom five overall states:

Top states overall

1. Minnesota

2. Massachusetts

3. Iowa

4. New Hampshire

5. Connecticut

Bottom states overall

46. Alabama

47. Nevada

48. Louisiana

49. New Mexico

50. Mississippi

Economic well-being

1. Wyoming

2. North Dakota

3. Minnesota

4. Iowa

5. Nebraska

Education

1. Massachusetts

2. New Jersey

3. Connecticut

4. New Hampshire

5. Vermont

11. Iowa

Health

1. Minnesota

2. Connecticut

3. Iowa

4. Massachusetts

5. Washington

Family and community

1. New Hampshire

2. Utah

3. Vermont

4. Minnesota

5. Iowa

Source: 2016 Kids Count data book