Report: NH still No. 1 for raising kids

The Union Leader reports:

For the fourth time in the last five years, New Hampshire is ranked as the best place in the country to raise children in a national survey released Tuesday.

The Kids Count report card ranks states in 10 categories such as low-birth weight, children in single-parent households, high school dropouts, teen pregnancy and infant mortality. The information is based on 2007 U.S. census data.

New Hampshire ranks first in two of the 10 categories -- teen birth rate and percent of children in poverty -- and is in the top five in eight of the categories. New Hampshire lags in infant mortality rate, ranking 17th, and low-birth weight babies, ranking eighth.

Done by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, survey officials acknowledge the latest report cards do not reflect the current economic environment which would likely include more children being raised in poverty, the best indicator of children's well being.

Here's the report(PDF) Just a reminder, this is a state without a state income tax or sales tax.