There are 675,622 children under 18 in Arkansas. Many of them face substantial challenges every day.

State Statistics

• Children Living in Poverty (2006) - 164,545
• Children Not Covered by Health Insurance at Any Time
  in 2006 - 65,000
• Children’s Health Care Covered by Government Assistance (2006) - 313,000
• Children Reported Abused (2005) - 23,120
• 2 Year Olds Not Immunized (2006) - 10,829 (27.8%)
• Child Abuse Deaths (2000-2005) - 86
• 3-4 Year Olds Not Enrolled in a nursery school, pre-school, or pre-kindergarten education program (2006) - 39,547 (49.6%)
• % of 4th Graders Scoring below Basic Reading Levels (2007) - 36