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2002 Kids Count:
Child Well-Being Indicators for New England and the U.S. Average
  % in
Extreme
Poverty		 % in 
Poverty		 2001 
Poverty Rank		 2001
 Overall Rank*
Connecticut 4% 13% 2nd 8th
Maine 6% 14% 8th 12th
Massachusetts 7% 14% 8th 6th
New Hampshire 4% 11% 1st 2nd
Rhode Island 8% 16% 24th 16th
Vermont 4% 13% 2nd 9th
US Average 7% 19%
Source: Annie E. Casey Foundation, 2002 KIDS COUNT data book.
* Overall rank among the 50 state on a composite of 10 indicators of child well-being.


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