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States-at-a-Glance 2000
| State
| Population
| Children Reported Abused or Neglected
| Number of Substantiated Cases of Abuse and Neglect
| Percent Increase/ Decrease in Rate of Children Abused or Neglected from 1999
| Number of Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities
| Children Subject of Open Case at Time of Death
| Number of Children Living Apart from their Families
|
| Alabama
| 4,447,100
| 22,368
| 9,990
| 27%-
| 32
| 2
| 5,621
|
| Alaska
| 634,892
| 12,832
| 6,957
| 15%+
| 8
| 1
| 2,193
|
| Arizona
| 5,307,331
| 32,321
| 7,460
| 19% -
| 7
| na
| 6,475
|
| Arkansas
| 2,692,090
| 16,822
| 7,479
| 1% -
| 12
| 1
| 3,045
|
| California
| 34,501,130
| 243,312
| 129,678
| 1% -
| 30
| na
| 112,807
|
| Colorado
| 4,417,714
| 30,663
| 7,467
| 7%+
| 28
| na
| 7,533
|
| Connecticut
| 3,425,074
| 29,850
| 14,462
| na
| 9
| 1
| 6,996
|
| Delaware
| 79,165
| 5,566
| 1,813
| 14%-
| 0
| 0
| 1,098
|
| DC
| 571,822
| 4,150
| 2,911
| 26%-
| 5
| na
| 3,054
|
| Florida
| 16,396,515
| 117,523
| 95,849
| 42%+
| 65
| 10
| 35,656
|
| Georgia
| 8,383,915
| 52,176
| 30,806
| 15%+
| 45
| na
| 11,204
|
| Hawaii
| 1,224,398
| 3,298
| 3,533
| 32%+
| 3
| na
| 2,379
|
| Idaho
| 1,321,006
| 9,063
| 3,171
| 8%+
| 1
| 0
| 1,034
|
| Illinois
| 12,482,301
| 60,547
| 31,446
| 5%-
| 78
| 5
| 33,125
|
| Indiana
| 6,114,745
| 15,641
| 21,890
| 1%+
| 44
| na
| 7,482
|
| Iowa
| 2,923,179
| 21,276
| 10,822
| 11%+
| 13
| na
| 5,068
|
| Kansas
| 2,694,641
| 19,736
| 8,356
| 1% -
| 7
| 0
| 6,569
|
| Kentucky
| 4,065,556
| 41,731
| 18,600
| na
| 27
| 4
| 6,152
|
| Louisiana
| 4,465,430
| 22,291
| 10,618
| 16%-
| 41
| 0
| 5,406
|
| Maine
| 1,286,670
| 5,226
| 4,779
| 15%+
| 3
| na
| 3,191
|
| Maryland
| 5,375,156
| 30,985
| 16,500
| 7%+
| 26
| na
| 13,113
|
| Massachusetts
| 6,379,304
| 36,804
| 32,334
| 9%+
| 4
| 2
| 11,619
|
| Michigan
| 9,990,817
| 64,794
| 26,680
| 9%+
| 55
| na
| 20,034
|
| Minnesota
| 4,972,294
| 16,565
| 11,824
| 6%+
| 15
| 8
| 8,530
|
| Mississippi
| 2,858,029
| 18,041
| 6,389
| 2%-
| 12
| na
| 3,292
|
| Missouri
| 5,629,707
| 47,881
| 7,658
| 16%-
| 48
| 26
| 13,181
|
| Montana
| 904,433
| 10,092
| 3,347
| 2%-
| 2
| na
| 2,180
|
| Nebraska
| 1,713,235
| 6,186
| 3,701
| 7%+
| 3
| na
| 5,674
|
| Nevada
| 2,106,074
| 12,797
| 5,775
| 30%-
| 3
| 0
| 1,615
|
| NewHampshire
| 1,259,181
| 5,736
| 842
| 9%-
| 7
| 2
| 1,342
|
| New Jersey
| 8,484,431
| 38,330
| 8,727
| 5%-
| 25
| 10
| 9,794
|
| New Mexico
| 1,829,146
| 12,485
| 6,288
| 69%+
| 5
| 0
| 1,912
|
| New York
| 19,011,378
| 140,446
| 74,065
| 16%+
| 72
| 0
| 47,208
|
| North Carolina
| 8,186,268
| 61,167
| 36,186
| 2%-
| 29
| 0
| 10,847
|
| North Dakota
| 634,448
| 4,054
| na
| na
| 0
| 0
| 1,129
|
| Ohio
| 11,373,541
| 73,798
| 54,084
| 1%+
| 58
| 13
| 20,365
|
| Oklahoma
| 3,460,097
| 34,791
| 13,861
| 14%-
| 45
| 8
| 8,406
|
| Oregon
| 3,472,867
| 17,728
| 11,381
| 1%+
| 21
| na
| 9,193
|
| Pennsylvania
| 12,287,150
| 22,694
| 5,002
| 1%-
| 38
| na
| 21,631
|
| Rhode Island
| 1,058,920
| 7,573
| 3,361
| 4%-
| 3
| 1
| 2,302
|
| South Carolina
| 4,063,011
| 19,084
| 11,246
| 17%+
| 20
| 7
| 5,466
|
| South Dakota
| 756,600
| 4,843
| 3,081
| 20%+
| 7
| 0
| 1,215
|
| Tennessee
| 5,740,021
| 35,805
| 16,572
| 56%+
| 3
| na
| 10,144
|
| Texas
| 21,325,018
| 119,013
| 45,800
| 16%+
| 156
| 38
| 18,236
|
| Utah
| 2,269,789
| 15,680
| 8,729
| 1%+
| 14
| 2
| 1,805
|
| Vermont
| 613,090
| 2,948
| 1,347
| 25%+
| 0
| 0
| 1,318
|
| Virginia
| 7,187,743
| 22,511
| 7,416
| 10%-
| 31
| 4
| 7,380
|
| Washington
| 5,987,973
| 24,406
| 7,095
| 12%-
| 8
| 3
| 8,945
|
| West Virginia
| 1,801,916
| 16,525
| 8,244
| 4%-
| 16
| 2
| 3,388
|
| Wisconsin
| 5,401,906
| 32,713
| 12,001
| 23%+
| 10
| na
| 10,148
|
| Wyoming
| 494,423
| 2,666
| 1,332
| 9%+
| 3
| 0
| 815
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