There are 1,390,522 children under 18 in Tennessee. Many face strong challenges every day.

State Statistics

• Children Living in Poverty (2006) - 322,483
• Children Not Covered by Health Insurance at Any Time in 2006 - 94,000
• Children’s Health Care Covered by Government Assistance (2006) - 536,000
• Children Reported Abused (2005) - 59,998
• 2 Year Olds Not Immunized (2006) - 18,310 (22.8%)
• Child Abuse Deaths (2000-2005) - 107
• 3-4 Year Olds Not Enrolled in a nursery school, pre-school, or pre-kindergarten education program (2006) - 101,942 (64.2%)
• % of 4th Graders Scoring below Basic Reading Levels (2007) - 39