State rankings have been released from the KIDS COUNT Data Center and Florida ranks 40th for children living in poverty. That’s down three places from last year. In the state of Florida in 2014, there were 1.6 million children living in poverty.

Florida descendió tres lugares en el bienestar infantil, al pasar del puesto 37 al 40, según el informe Kids Count Data Book 2016 (Libro de Conteo de Datos de Niños 2016) de la Fundación Annie E. Casey, una organización filantrópica enfocada en la situación de los niños estadounidenses. El llamado “estado del sol” también bajó nueve sitios en la salud integral de los niños y ahora se encuentra en la posición 47 a nivel nacional y el estudio encontró que Florida es uno de los estados con peor desempeño en el país, a pesar de un aumento de un 50 por ciento en el número de niños con seguro de salud desde el 2008.

Florida's children have fallen behind in economic well-being and health, earning the state the rank of 40th out of the 50 states in the latest annual report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. While national trends indicate that children overall are getting healthier, Florida's children in 2014 were less likely to be insured, more likely to be born at low birth weight and to abuse drugs and alcohol than children in other states. Florida ranked 47th in terms of child health when compared with other states.

According to a new report, children’s health in Florida has improved overall, but is still lagging behind when compared to other states. According the latest Kids Count report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, Florida has slipped three places in overall child well-being, to 40th place from 37th last year.

According to a new report, children's health in Florida has improved overall, but is still lagging behind when compared to other states. According the latest Kids Count report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, Florida has slipped three places in overall child well-being, to 40th place from 37th last year.

According to a new report, children's health in Florida has improved overall, but is still lagging behind when compared to other states. According the latest Kids Count report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, Florida has slipped three places in overall child well-being, to 40th place from 37th last year.

According to a new report, children's health in Florida has improved overall, but is still lagging behind when compared to other states. According the latest Kids Count report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, Florida has slipped three places in overall child well-being, to 40th place from 37th last year.

Florida has slipped into the bottom 10 states for child well-being despite gains in several health and educational outcomes, according to the annual Kids Count report. Florida now ranks 40th overall for how children are doing, a slip from 37th last year, the data shows. The annual report is put out by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, based in Baltimore.

Florida dropped to 40th place in a ranking of states for overall child well-being in the latest Kids Count report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Despite a 50% increase in the percentage of Florida children with health insurance since 2008, Florida was one of the worst performing states when it comes to children’s healthcare ranking 47th. The report also finds that 24% of Florida kids are living in poverty. That number hasn’t changed much and stands slightly above the national average of 22%.

The new 'Kids Count Data Book' ranks Florida among the lowest in the nation for the well being of children. The Kids Count study looks at factors like poverty levels, health and safety, education and family.