Wyoming ranks among top ten states in the U.S. with most at-risk youth
Research shows that when youth grow up in environments with economic problems and a lack of role models, they’re more at risk for poverty, early pregnancy and violence, especially in adulthood. Photo: Piron Guillaume WYOMING — In a report released today by the personal-finance website WalletHub, Wyoming ranked 7th in the U.S. for states with the most at-risk youth. Today, about one in nine young Americans (ages 16-24) are neither working nor in school. In turn, this exposes them to a greater risk of poverty and violence and hinders their ability to develop physically and s...