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Nevada
Louisiana
New Mexico
Arkansas
Georgia
Texas
Other rankings were made for child well-being and risk of child homelessness. For policy and planning efforts, states were scored either "extensive, moderate, inadequate, or early stages," the rankings changing for each category on their programs for housing, income, food security, health, and education.
Reported data also showed one in 50 homeless children (2% of the national total), but 11% of children live in poverty. The numbers exclude youths living without their families, so real child homeless rates are higher.
Also, 75% of identified homeless children are in 11 states. In 20 others, they comprise less than 1% of the child population.
Based on population size, states ranked worst were Texas, California, Louisiana, Georgia, and Florida. Best were Rhode Island, Wyoming, Vermont, North Dakota, and South Dakota.
The US Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) is developing the first ever "Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homeless," presented to Congress in May 2010, but in a retrenchment mode won't be effectively implemented, if at all.
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