Hawai‘i Plunges to 44th in the Nation in Ensuring Economic Well-Being of Keiki
HONOLULU — Hawai‘i’s ranking in children’s economic well-being dropped in one year from 25th to 44th, according to the 2021 KIDS COUNT® Data Book, a 50-state report of recent household data developed by the Annie E. Casey Foundation analyzing how families fared between the Great Recession and the start of the COVID-19 crisis.
This year’s Data Book also shows that Hawai‘i dropped from 17th to 26th in the annual KIDS COUNT overall child well-being rankings, which represent the most recent information available but do not capture the impact of the past year.
