by Sharon Kayne Communications Director, NM Voices for Children 2014 KIDS COUNT Rankings: Implications for New Mexico July 24, 2014

2013: New Mexico was Dead Last In June 2013, New Mexico fell to 50 th in the nation for child well-being. Source: 2013 KIDS COUNT Data Book, Annie E Casey Foundation

2014: New Mexico Ranks 49 th 49 th (again) 50 th (again)

KIDS COUNT ranking is based on 4 domains 49

Economic Well-Being Children in Poverty (29%; improved) Children Whose Parents Lack Secure Employment (36%; improved) Children Living in Households with a High Housing Cost Burden (33%; improved) Teens Not in School and Not Working (12%; worsened) 5

We have the 2 nd highest poverty rate in the nation Or 1 out of every 5 Source: U.S. Census, 2012 American Community Survey 21% of all New Mexicans live at the poverty level That’s 426,000 people

We have the 2 nd highest child poverty rate 29% of New Mexico’s children live at the poverty level That’s almost 3 out of every 10 Source: 2013 KIDS COUNT Data Book, Annie E. Casey Foundation

We have the highest rate of working families that are low-income Source: Working Poor Families Project, 2013

Education Children Not Attending Preschool (62%; unchanged) 4 th Graders Not Proficient in Reading (79%; unchanged) 8 th Graders Not Proficient in Math (77%; worsened) High School Student Not Graduating on Time (26%; improved)

We have the 2 nd lowest rate of 4 th graders who read proficiently 79% of New Mexico’s 4 th graders do not read at grade level That’s almost 8 out of 10

Health Low Birth-Weight Babies (8.8%; worsened) Children without Health Insurance (8%; improved) Child and Teen Death Rates (36 per 100,000; unchanged) Teens Who Abuse Alcohol or Drugs (9%; unchanged)

We have the 3 rd highest rate of people without insurance That’s 1 out of every 5 Source: The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, % of all New Mexicans lack health insurance

We have the highest child hunger rate 29% of New Mexico’s children are ‘food insecure’ That’s 3 out of every 10 Source: Map the Meal Gap, Feeding America, 2014

Family and Community Children in Single-Parent Families (44%; worsened) Children in Families Where Head of Household Lacks a High School Diploma (17%; improved) Children Living in High-Poverty Areas (22%; worsened) Teen Birth Rates (47 per 1,000; improved)

We have the 3 rd highest rate of children in single-parent families Source: 2013 KIDS COUNT Data Book, Annie E. Casey Foundation That’s more than 4 out of every 10 44% of our children live in single-parent families

We have one of the highest ratios of income inequality $161,162 $16,319 Source: Pulling Apart, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities & Economic Policy Institute, 2012

Trends: Economic Well-Being

Trends: Education

Trends: Health

Trends: Family and Community

Who are the poor in New Mexico? 36% Children 64% Adults U.S. Census, 2011 American Community Survey

Who are the poor in New Mexico? U.S. Census, 2011 American Community Survey 10% Disabled 21% Adults (not working) 26% Working Adults 36% Children 7% Seniors

NM population (all ages) by race/ethnicity Hispanic 47% White 40% Native American 9% Black 2% 2 or More Races 1% Asian 1% Source: “Population Files by Age, Sex, and Race: Hispanic Origin and Non-Hispanic Origin, July 2012,” from University of New Mexico, Bureau of Business and Economic Research White 40% Racial/Ethnic Minorities 60%

NM children (ages 0-19) by race/ethnicity White 26% Native American 10% Black 2% 2 or More Races 2% Asian 1% Source: “Population Files by Age, Sex, and Race: Hispanic Origin and Non-Hispanic Origin, July 2012,” from University of New Mexico, Bureau of Business and Economic Research Racial/Ethnic Minorities 74% White 26%

Minority-majority status is more prominent in child population 26% White 74% Racial/Ethnic Minorities 60% Racial/Ethnic Minorities 40% White

The nation’s changing child population Hispanic 29% Hispanic 24% White 45% White 53% Native 1% Native 1% Black 14% Black 14% 2 or More Races 4% 2 or More Races 6% Asian 5% Asian 5% Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2012 National Population Estimates and 2030 Population Projections

74% Racial/Ethnic Minorities 26% White 45% White 55% Racial/Ethnic Minorities U.S New Mexico 2012 New Mexico is ahead of the trend

Race for Results Index National New Mexico Asian White Black Hispanic Native = Worst Off 1,000 = Heading for Success

State-by-State Index: Native-American Children No Data U.S. = ,000 Source: Race for Results: Building a Path to Opportunity for all Children, Annie E. Casey Foundation, 2014, pg.15

Where are Native-American children concentrated? 10% New Mexico 40.7% San Juan County 74.6% McKinley County 48.3% Cibola County 15.5% Rio Arriba County 16.2% Sandoval County 15.4% Socorro County Data Source: Bureau of Business and Economic Research, University of New Mexico (2008); Google Map Source: Annie E. Casey Foundation Data Center

Where are K-12 Native students concentrated? 10% New Mexico 77.8% Gallup 44% Grants 97% Dulce 68.9% Jemez Valley 46.7% Magdalena Percent of students eligible for free/ reduced-price meals 89.5% Shiprock Source: NM Public Education Department, Education Data Dashboard ( ); Student Nutrition Bureau ( ) 77% 82% 75% 80% 83% 82% 66%

State-by-State Index: Hispanic Children 363 U.S. = ,000 No Data Source: Race for Results: Building a Path to Opportunity for all Children, Annie E. Casey Foundation, 2014, pg.19

Where are Hispanic children concentrated? 59% New Mexico 77.4% Luna County 85.6% Mora County 82.6% San Miguel County 86.1% Guadalupe County 76.2% Doña Ana County 75.5% Rio Arriba County Data Source: Bureau of Business and Economic Research, University of New Mexico (2008); Google Map Source: Annie E. Casey Foundation Data Center

Where are K-12 Hispanic students concentrated? 59.2% New Mexico 81.6% Deming 94.6% Mora 91.5% Las Vegas 92.9% Santa Rosa 75.2% Las Cruces 89% Española Percent of students eligible for free/ reduced-price meals Source: NM Public Education Department, Education Data Dashboard ( ); Student Nutrition Bureau ( ) 70% 80% 65% 84% 71% 81% 66%

State-by-State Index: Black Children 446 U.S. = ,000 No Data Source: Race for Results: Building a Path to Opportunity for all Children, Annie E. Casey Foundation, 2014, pg.13

9.3% Curry County 5.4% Otero County 4.8% Lea County 2.8% Roosevelt County 3.6% Bernalillo County 2.8% Sandoval County 2.2% New Mexico Where are Black children concentrated? Data Source: Bureau of Business and Economic Research, University of New Mexico (2008); Google Map Source: Annie E. Casey Foundation Data Center

7.7% Clovis 7.6% Alamogordo 4.5% Hobbs 2.3% Portales 2.8% Albuquerque 3.8% Rio Rancho Where are K-12 Black students concentrated? Percent of students eligible for free/ reduced-price meals 2.2% New Mexico Source: NM Public Education Department, Education Data Dashboard ( ); Student Nutrition Bureau ( ) 43% 62% 58% 67% 68% 63% 66%

State-by-State Index: White Children 634 U.S. = ,000 No Data Source: Race for Results: Building a Path to Opportunity for all Children, Annie E. Casey Foundation, 2014, pg.21

Where are White children concentrated? 26% New Mexico 71.9% Catron County 68.4% Los Alamos County 56% De Baca County 57.4% Harding County Data Source: Bureau of Business and Economic Research, University of New Mexico (2008); Google Map Source: Annie E. Casey Foundation Data Center

Where are K-12 White students concentrated? 25.7% New Mexico 83.4% Reserve 61.4% Los Alamos 47.2% Fort Sumner 66.7% Mosquero Percent of students eligible for free/ reduced-price meals 83% Cloudcroft 87.3% Melrose Source: NM Public Education Department, Education Data Dashboard ( ); Student Nutrition Bureau ( ) 10% 83% 41% 64% 41% 59% 66%

State-by-State Index: Asian Children 728 U.S. = ,000 No Data Source: Race for Results: Building a Path to Opportunity for all Children, Annie E. Casey Foundation, 2014, pg.17

Where are Asian children concentrated? 1% New Mexico 8.6% Los Alamos County Data Source: Bureau of Business and Economic Research, University of New Mexico (2008); Google Map Source: Annie E. Casey Foundation Data Center

Where are K-12 Asian students concentrated? 5.7% Los Alamos Percent of students eligible for free/ reduced-price meals 1.3% New Mexico 2.4% Rio Rancho 2.2% Alamogordo Source: NM Public Education Department, Education Data Dashboard ( ); Student Nutrition Bureau ( ) 10% 43% 58% 66%

What do we do about this? 2014 update includes: Overarching policies that address more than one domain/indicator. Legislative action (or inaction) on recommendations. New policy recommendations.

Resources KIDS COUNT Data Center New Mexico Community Data Collaborative NMCDC’s KIDS COUNT Map Gallery id=ad677990f30c468295da569f98c516d4&group=c428accd9 3d749fe986e f2eea

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