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STATE STATS

New Jersey Ranks 42nd in the Nation in Children Under Age Six with All Parents in the Workforce
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2003 American Community Survey

Rank	State	Percentage	Rank	State	Percentage

1	North Dakota	74.5%	26	Indiana	61.3%
2	Nebraska	72.6	27	North Carolina	61.3
3	South Dakota	72.2	28	Tennessee	61.2
4	Iowa	69.8	29	Colorado	61.1
5	Vermont	69.6	30	New Hampshire	61.0
6	Montana	68.5	31	Arkansas	60.7
7	Kansas	68.4	32	Connecticut	60.5
8	Wisconsin	67.9	33	Georgia	60.1
9	Minnesota	67.8	34	Michigan	60.0
10	Maryland	67.5	35	Illinois	59.8
11	Mississippi	67.3	36	Massachusetts	59.5
12	Rhode Island	66.6	37	Oregon	59.1
13	Hawaii	65.8	38	Washington	59.1
14	Alaska	65.7	39	Alabama	58.3
15	New Mexico	64.9	40	Idaho	58.3
16	Florida	64.5	41	Nevada	57.8
17	Wyoming	64.3	42	NEW JERSEY	57.5
18	Delaware	63.9	43	Arizona	56.2
19	South Carolina	63.7	44	New York	56.2
20	Ohio	63.3	45	West Virginia	56.1
21	Missouri	63.0	46	Texas	55.8
22	Louisiana	62.9	47	Kentucky	55.1
23	Pennsylvania	62.4	48	California	54.2
24	Maine	62.2	49	Oklahoma	51.7
25	Virginia	61.9	50	Utah	49.4

				50 State Average	62.3%
				N.J. % Below Average	7.6%

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