Study says NH doing well on vaccinations, avoiding financial distress, struggling on diversity

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Source: WalletHub

WASHINGTON, D.C.  – The financial website WalletHub released a series of reports over the past week with New Hampshire listed near the top (or bottom) of their rankings among the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

In a study on states with the most people in financial distress during the COVID-19 pandemic, New Hampshire finished fifth, placing in the top ten for Change in the Share of People with Accounts in Distress between August vs. January, Change in the Average Number of Accounts in Distress between August vs. January and Change in Number of Bankruptcy Filings between July vs. January.

In a study on racial diversity, New Hampshire finished fourth to last, just in front of Vermont, Maine and West Virginia, but finished in the top ten in socioeconomic diversity.

New Hampshire is also the third most vaccinated state, ranking in the top ten in Share of Teenagers Aged 13-17 with Up-To-Date HPV Vaccination, Share of Adults with Tetanus Vaccination and Share of Adults Aged 60 and Older with Zoster Vaccination.

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Andrew Sylvia

Assistant EditorManchester Ink Link

Born and raised in the Granite State, Andrew Sylvia has written approximately 10,000 pieces over his career for outlets across Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont. On top of that, he's a licensed notary and licensed to sell property, casualty and life insurance, he's been a USSF trained youth soccer and futsal referee for the past six years and he can name over 60 national flags in under 60 seconds according to that flag game app he has on his phone, which makes sense because he also has a bachelor's degree in geography (like Michael Jordan). He can also type over 100 words a minute on a good day.