Data released by the Annie E. Casey Foundation in its Kids Count Data Book rank Georgia as 42nd in the nation for child well-being. That’s up one place from last year’s data, but down six places from the year before. The data also show the number of children living in poverty has increased 35 percent since 2005, but a number of other indicators of well-being have improved in that same period.
States child well-being rank improves slightly
Number of children living in poverty increases
