Colorado

Lowest indicators
Without Health Insurance	34th
High School Graduation	30th
Teen Birth Rate per 1000	29th

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		Rank
Cutting Poverty in Half			BetterWorse
Poverty Rate Percentage of people in the state who fell below the official poverty line	13.4%	19th
Creating Good Jobs			BetterWorse
Unemployment Rate Percentage of unemployed workers in the state during an average month	8.9%	27th
Equal Wage Gap Amount a woman earns for every dollar a man would earn in the same job	78.9¢	18th
High School Graduation High school graduation rate	75.4%	30th
25-34 year-olds with associate's degree or higher Percentage of young people ages 25-34 in the state with an associate’s degree or higher	41.0%	19th
Disconnected youth Percentage of young people aged 16-19 who are neither in school nor the workforce	8%	16th
Strengthening Families			BetterWorse
Teen Birth Rate per 1000 Number of births to teenagers (15-19 year olds) per 1,000 births in the state	42.5	29th
Without Health Insurance Percentage of state residents without health insurance coverage	15.9%	34th
Foster Care Population per 100,000 children Number of children in foster care per 1,000 children under age 18 in the state	6	23rd
Promoting Economic Security			BetterWorse
% of Unemployed Receiving UI Benefits Percentage of unemployed workers in the state receiving unemployment insurance benefits	59.9%	28th
Asset Poverty Percentage of state residents without savings or checking accounts	21.5%	22nd
Food Insecurity Rate Percentage of households unable to acquire enough food to meet the needs of all their members at some point during the year	13.4%	24th
Affordable Housing Gap Number of affordable and available units per 100 tenants at or below 0-50 percent of state median family income.	68	26th