There are 374,180 children under 18 in Idado. Many face strong challenges every day.

State Statistics

• Children Living in Poverty (2006) - 58,441
• Children Not Covered by Health Insurance at Any Time in 2006 - 52,000
• Children’s Health Care Covered by Government Assistance (2006) - 124,000
• Children Reported Abused (2005) - 6,499
• 2 Year Olds Not Immunized (2006) - 6,047 (28.0%)
• Child Abuse Deaths (2000-2005) - 13
• 3-4 Year Olds Not Enrolled in a nursery school, pre-school, or pre-kindergarten education program (2006) - 30,028 (67.2%)
• % of 4th Graders Scoring below Basic Reading Levels (2007) - 30