2021’s States with the Biggest Bullying Problems – WalletHub Study

With schools returning to in-person learning this fall and a child experiencing bullying every seven minutes, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2021’s States with the Biggest Bullying Problems, as well as accompanying videos.

To identify the states where bullying is most pervasive, WalletHub’s analysts compared 47 states and the District of Columbia across 20 key metrics, ranging from “bullying-incident rate” to “truancy costs for schools” to “share of high school students bullied online.”

Top 10 States with the Bullying Problems Bottom 10 States with Bullying Problems
1. California 39. Kentucky
2. Wisconsin 40. Maine
3. Alaska 41. Utah
4. Missouri 42. Ohio
5. Mississippi 43. Virginia
6. Louisiana 44. Indiana
7. Montana 45. Delaware
8. New Hampshire 46. Colorado
9. West Virginia 47. Vermont
10. Alabama 48. Massachusetts

Best vs. Worst

  • The District of Columbia has the lowest share of high school students bullied on school property, 11.50 percent, which is 2.2 times lower than in Alaska, the highest at 25.50 percent.
  • The District of Columbia has the lowest share of high school students bullied online, 8.90 percent, which is 2.3 times lower than in New Hampshire, the highest at 20.10 percent.
  • Maine has the lowest share of high school students involved in a physical fight on school property, 5.5 percent, which is 2.7 times lower than in California, the highest at 14.7 percent.
  • Delaware has the lowest share of high school students who missed school because they felt unsafe at school, 5.1 percent, which is 2.9 times lower than in Florida, the highest at 14.6 percent.

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