A study released Wednesday by WalletHub found that Washington, D.C. has the highest rate of homeless youth in the nation and the highest rate of youth poverty in the country.

wallet hub research We focused on identifying states with the most at-risk youth. Researchers compared scores across all 50 states and the District of Columbia across 15 key indicators related to health factors, including education and employment, obesity, substance use, alcohol consumption, and mental and emotional problems.

Washington DC was found to have the highest percentage of homeless youth, followed soon by California, Alaska, Oregon, Vermont and Washington. Using that scale, WalletHub researchers found that Washington, DC has about 0.51% of homeless youth, about 17 times higher than the lowest rates in the nation, Connecticut and Virginia. discovered.

President Joe Biden’s backyard is also the region with the highest proportion of young people with a high school diploma, yet the highest number of young people living in poverty.

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The study also found that 16% of American youth are not working or attending school, increasing their overall risk of poverty, violence, homelessness and other key indicators of social decline. found. (Related: No one should be surprised, America’s worst-run ‘big’ cities are Democratic strongholds: study)

The results are in stark contrast to WalletHub’s 2022 study, which found that nearly all of the states with the most idle and most at-risk youth are in the South. Louisiana had been ranked No. 1 for at least her second year in a row, but Washington, D.C.’s rise to the top of the list is all that people in the capital think they can do for young people at the local level. should be a serious concern for