There are 2,759,112 children under 18 in Ohio. Many face strong challenges every day.

State Statistics

• Children Living in Poverty (2006) - 508,703
• Children Not Covered by Health Insurance at Any Time in 2006 - 157,000
• Children’s Health Care Covered by Government Assistance (2006) - 864,000
• Children Reported Abused (2004) - 70,280
• 2 Year Olds Not Immunized (2006) - 31,874 (21.1%)
• Child Abuse Deaths (2000-2005) - 422
• 3-4 Year Olds Not Enrolled in a nursery school, pre-school, or pre-kindergarten education program (2006) - 172,163 (57.5%)
• % of 4th Graders Scoring below Basic Reading Levels (2007) - 27