With 13% of young Americans neither working nor in school, exposing them to greater risk of poverty and violence, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2025‘s States with the Most At-Risk Youth, with Maryland ranked the state with the 7th least at-risk youth in 2025 .
To determine where young Americans are not faring as well as others in their age group, especially in a year made extremely stressful by inflation, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 15 key indicators of youth risk. The data set ranges from the share of disconnected youth to the labor force participation rate among youth to the youth poverty rate.
At-Risk Youth in Maryland (1=Most at Risk; 25=Avg.):
- Overall Rank: 45th
- 23rd – % of Disconnected Youth
- 16th – % of Youth Without a High School Diploma
- 26th – % of Overweight & Obese Youth
- 28th – % of Youth Drug Users
- 47th – Youth Poverty Rate
- 40th – % of Homeless Youth
For the full report, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/states-with-the-most-at-risk-youth/37280