: Restoring Shared Prosperity
Disconnected Youth
14%
of young people in America ages 16-19 who are not in school or the workforce. Increasing the number of youth who are in school or in the workforce will improve their earning potential later in life.
| State | Disconnected Youth | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 11% | 39th | |
| Alaska | 11% | 39th | |
| Arizona | 12% | 43rd | |
| Arkansas | 12% | 43rd | |
| California | 8% | 16th | |
| Colorado | 7% | 11th | |
| Connecticut | 5% | 3rd | |
| Delaware | 9% | 25th | |
| District of Columbia | 9% | 25th | |
| Florida | 10% | 35th | |
| Georgia | 12% | 43rd | |
| Hawaii | 12% | 43rd | |
| Idaho | 11% | 39th | |
| Illinois | 8% | 16th | |
| Indiana | 8% | 16th | |
| Iowa | 6% | 8th | |
| Kansas | 6% | 8th | |
| Kentucky | 11% | 39th | |
| Louisiana | 14% | 49th | |
| Maine | 7% | 11th | |
| Maryland | 8% | 16th | |
| Massachusetts | 5% | 3rd | |
| Michigan | 9% | 25th | |
| Minnesota | 5% | 3rd | |
| Mississippi | 13% | 48th | |
| Missouri | 9% | 25th | |
| Montana | 9% | 25th | |
| Nebraska | 4% | 1st | |
| Nevada | 15% | 51st | |
| New Hampshire | 6% | 8th | |
| New Jersey | 8% | 16th | |
| New Mexico | 12% | 43rd | |
| New York | 8% | 16th | |
| North Carolina | 10% | 35th | |
| North Dakota | 5% | 3rd | |
| Ohio | 8% | 16th | |
| Oklahoma | 9% | 25th | |
| Oregon | 10% | 35th | |
| Pennsylvania | 7% | 11th | |
| Rhode Island | 5% | 3rd | |
| South Carolina | 9% | 25th | |
| South Dakota | 8% | 16th | |
| Tennessee | 10% | 35th | |
| Texas | 9% | 25th | |
| Utah | 9% | 25th | |
| Vermont | 4% | 1st | |
| Virginia | 7% | 11th | |
| Washington | 8% | 16th | |
| West Virginia | 14% | 49th | |
| Wisconsin | 7% | 11th | |
| Wyoming | 9% | 25th | |