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Never Empty Nest: State by State


CNHI News Service
Published: August 29, 2006

Never Empty Nest/Chart Sidebar Day 1



Demographic Boom



States Grandparents raising grandchildren Percent in poverty

Alabama 56,369 22.4

Alaska 5,419 4.8

Arizona 52,210 27.1

Arkansas 33,618 25.3

California 294,969 21.7

Colorado 28,524 33.3

Connecticut 18,898 16.3

Delaware 16,689 19.1

District of Columbia 8,183 23.6

Florida 147,893 6.9

Georgia 92,265 19.6

Hawaii 14,029 14.3

Idaho 8,110 23.2

Illinois 103,717 14.1

Indiana 48,181 16.9

Iowa 13,073 6.7

Kansas 17,873 16.8

Kentucky 35,818 19.2

Louisiana 67,058 28.7

Maine 5,074 5.4

Maryland 50,974 15.1

Massachusetts 27,915 12.6

Michigan 70,044 19.4

Minnesota 17,682 14.1

Mississippi 48,061 28.3

Missouri 43,907 17.6

Montana 6,053 23.3

Nebraska 8,454 14.0

Nevada 18,685 13.4

New Hampshire 4,534 3.7

New Jersey 58,789 19.0

New Mexico 24,041 30.6

New York 143,014 21.6

North Carolina 79,810 23.4

North Dakota 2,547 18.1

Ohio 86,009 19.5

Oklahoma 39,279 22.0

Oregon 22,103 12.6

Pennsylvania 80,423 16.2

Rhode Island 5,060 26.5

South Carolina 51,755 24.7

South Dakota 4,632 6.2

Tennessee 61,252 23.7

Texas 257,074 22.5

Utah 15,989 12.8

Vermont 1,934 16.0

Virginia 59,464 13.6

Washington 35,341 10.7

West Virginia 16,151 16.7

Wisconsin 23,687 15.0

Wyoming 3,582 9.3

Source: National Center on Grandparents Raising Grandchildren