New Mexico is ranked last in child well-being in a national report, but its numbers are improving.

The 2022 KIDS COUNT Data Book, a 50-state report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation that analyzes how children and families are faring, was published earlier this month. It shows that “New Mexico has seen consistent improvements over time in most indicators,” New Mexico Voices for Children said in a news release. “However, those improvements are outweighed by the hardship felt by families in 2020 due to the pandemic,” the news release said.

New Mexico Voices for Children is a nonpartisan, statewide advocacy organization based in Albuquerque.

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