NOT AT THE BOTTOM … BUT CLOSE. THAT’S WHERE NEW MEXICO RANKS IN A WALLET HUB SURVEY ON THE BEST STATES IN WHICH TO BE A FATHER. WALLET HUB ANALYST JILL GONZALES SAYS NEW MEXICO IS 42ND … AND THERE ARE A COUPLE OF AREAS WHERE THE STATE CAN IMPROVE … THE FIRST IN THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL WELL-BEING CATEGORY.
SHE SAYS THE PERCENTAGE OF KIDS IN NEW MEXICO UNDER YOUNGER THAN 18 YEARS OLD WITH A FATHER IN THE HOUSEHOLD, NEW MEXICO HAD THE HIGHEST POPULATION IN THIS CATEGORY … ABOUT 21 PERCENT.
GONZALES SAYS NEW MEXICO’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR DADS IS ABOUT 5 PERCENT … WHICH ISN’T TOO BAD. BUT THE MEDIAN FAMILY INCOME IS LOW, RANKING THE STATE AT 43RD IN THE NATION. THE TOP STATE FOR DADS IN THE U-S IS MINNESOTA.
