Alabama among 2020’s worst states for young adults, ranks high for at-risk youth

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Growing up can be hard — without a stable home, positive role models, and tools for success, many young Americans fall behind their peers and experience a rocky transition to adulthood. Today, about one in nine individuals between the ages of 16 and 24 are neither working nor attending school. The challenges of growing up are especially true in Alabama, where a new WalletHub study found the state to be 2020’s 7th worst state for young adults.

The findings are part of the personal finance website’s latest report, 2020’s States with the Most At-Risk Youth. To determine the places where young adults are not faring as well as others in the same age group, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 16 key indicators of youth risk. Our data set ranges from share of disconnected youth to labor force participation rate among youth to youth poverty rate. Read on for our findings, insight into the future of America’s young population, and a full description of our methodology.

At-risk youth in Alabama (1= most at risk; 25= avg.):

  • 7th: % of disconnected youth
  • 13th: % of youth without a high school diploma
  • 24th: % of overweight and obese youth
  • 12th: youth labor force participation rate
  • 12th: youth poverty rate
  • 25th: % of homeless youth

 

Source: WalletHub