The financial advice organization ranked states based on youth education and employment and health. The ranking accounted for several factors, including rates of youth depression, drinking and drug use, labor force participation and educational attainment.
Here are the states with the highest shares of at-risk youth, according to WalletHub:
- Louisiana
- New Mexico
- West Virginia
- Alaska
- Arkansas
- Oklahoma
- Mississippi
- Montana
- Wyoming
- Oregon
See the full ranking here.
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