There are 136,518 children under 18 in North Dakota. Many face strong challenges very day.

State Statistics

• Children Living in Poverty (2006) - 18,234
• Children Not Covered by Health Insurance at Any Time in 2006 - 15,000
• Children’s Health Care Covered by Government Assistance (2006) - 36,000
• Children Reported Abused (2004) - 3,912
• 2 Year Olds Not Immunized (2006) - 1,441 (18.7%)
• Child Abuse Deaths (2000-2005) - 3
• 3-4 Year Olds Not Enrolled in a nursery school, pre-school, or pre-kindergarten education program (2006) - 10,743 (72.5%)
• % of 4th Graders Scoring below Basic Reading Levels (2007) - 25