There are 2,161,801 children under 18 in New Jersey. Many face strong challenges every day.

State Statistics

• Children Living in Poverty (2006) - 244,074
• Children Not Covered by Health Insurance at Any Time in 2006 - 277,000
• Children’s Health Care Covered by Government Assistance (2006) - 396,000
• Children Reported Abused (2004) - 44,127
• 2 Year Olds Not Immunized (2006) - 30,852 (26.4%)
• Child Abuse Deaths (2000-2005) - 198
• 3-4 Year Olds Not Enrolled in a nursery school, pre-school, or pre-kindergarten education program (2006) - 86,181 (37.0%)
• % of 4th Graders Scoring below Basic Reading Levels (2007) - 23