There are 132,618 children under 18 in Vermont. Many face strong challenges every day.

State Statistics

• Children Living in Poverty (2006) - 17,459
• Children Not Covered by Health Insurance at Any Time in 2006 - 11,000
• Children’s Health Care Covered by Government Assistance (2006) - 51,000
• Children Reported Abused (2005) - 2,504
• 2 Year Olds Not Immunized (2006) - 1,186 (18.5%)
• Child Abuse Deaths (2000-2005) - 3
• 3-4 Year Olds Not Enrolled in a nursery school, pre-school, or pre-kindergarten education program (2006) - 7,091 (48.4%)
• % of 4th Graders Scoring below Basic Reading Levels (2007) - 26