New U.S. Census data indicates improvements in child poverty and other child well being indicators

By Susan Dunlap, NM Political Report
Sept. 14, 2022

U.S. Census data released on Tuesday indicated national improvements in income, poverty and health insurance for families across the U.S.

New Mexico Voices for Children, a nonprofit that advocates for legislative policies that benefit children, believe the new census data showing some initial improvements could positively impact New Mexico’s child well-being that were not reflected in the 2022 National KIDS COUNT Data Book.

The recent 2022 Data Book, which the Annie E. Casey Foundation released in August, ranked New Mexico at 50^th for child well-being. Emily Wildau, research and policy analyst for NMVC, said that the census information released on Tuesday does not drill down into state-level data but more census data at the state level will be released later this week. 

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