Report ranks Kentucky, Indiana in the bottom 20 for child well-being

CINCINNATI - When it comes to a child's well-being, Kentucky and Indiana are ranked among the 20 worst states, according to a report released Wednesday.

One in four Kentucky kids are living in poverty and suffering from financial instability, according to the 2012 Kids Count Data Book released Wednesday by the Annie E. Casey Foundation.

Overall, Ohio ranks 27, Indiana is 31, and Kentucky is 35.

The group took four main categories into account when collecting research for the report: economic well-being, family and community, education and health. Indicators in those categories include the number of kids with public health insurance and the number of abused and neglected kids,

The report says in 2010, 21 percent of Indiana kids lived below the poverty line. In Ohio, the number is 23 percent. In Kentucky, 26 percent of kids are living below the poverty line.

The 2010 federal poverty line is an annual income of $22,113 for a family of two adults and two kids.

New Hampshire is ranked No. 1 in the report. Mississippi is ranked last.

To view the full report, go to http://www.aecf.org/KnowledgeCenter/Publications.aspx?pubguid={68E8B294-EDCD-444D-85E4-D1C1576830FF} .