There are 4,067,877 children under 18 in Florida. Many face serious challenges.

State Statistics

• Children Living in Poverty (2006) - 689,315
• Children Not Covered by Health Insurance at Any Time in 2006 - 771,000
• Children’s Health Care Covered by Government Assistance (2006) - 1,125,000
• Children Reported Abused (2005) - 148,044
• 2 Year Olds Not Immunized (2006) - 48,652 (21.8%)
• Child Abuse Deaths (2000-2005) - 557
• 3-4 Year Olds Not Enrolled in a nursery school, pre-school, or pre-kindergarten education program (2006) - 226,873 (50.1%)
• % of 4th Graders Scoring below Basic Reading Levels (2007) - 30