There are 195,879 children under 18 in Delaware. Many face substantial challenges every day.

State Statistics

• Children Living in Poverty (2006) - 31,565
• Children Not Covered by Health Insurance at Any Time in 2006 - 10,000
• Children’s Health Care Covered by Government Assistance (2006) - 56,000
• Children Reported Abused (2005) - 5,799
• 2 Year Olds Not Immunized (2006) - 2,683 (24.1%)
• Child Abuse Deaths (2001-2005) - 3
• 3-4 Year Olds Not Enrolled in a nursery school, pre-school, or pre-kindergarten education program (2006) - 12,245 (56.8%)
• % of 4th Graders Scoring below Basic Reading Levels (2007) - 27