There are 2,816,739 children under 18 in Pennsylvania. Many face strong challenges every day.

State Statistics

• Children Living in Poverty (2006) - 464,686
• Children Not Covered by Health Insurance at Any Time in 2006 - 203,000
• Children’s Health Care Covered by Government Assistance (2006) - 741,000
• Children Reported Abused (2004) - 23,862
• 2 Year Olds Not Immunized (2006) - 27,831 (19.2%)
• Child Abuse Deaths (2000-2005) - 266
• 3-4 Year Olds Not Enrolled in a nursery school, pre-school, or pre-kindergarten education program (2006) - 162,048 (54.6%)
• % of 4th Graders Scoring below Basic Reading Levels (2007) - 27