National report again ranks New Mexico last in child well-being

National report again ranks New Mexico last in child well-being

New Mexico continues to rank last in the nation in child well-being, according to an annual report released Monday.

Newest national rankings place New Mexico last for child well being

By Taylor Velazquez, KUNM June 9, 2025 The Kids Count Data book measures 16 indicators based in four issue areas – family and community, health, economic well-being, and education. New Mexico ranks 50th in overall child well being, education, and family and community, 49th in economic well being, and 46th in health. The numbers reflect the hardships brought on by the pandemic up to 2023. In education, proficiency rates worsened with data from fo…