There are 1,824,568 children under 18 in Virginia. Many face strong challenges every day.

State Statistics

• Children Living in Poverty (2006) - 216,399
• Children Not Covered by Health Insurance at Any Time in 2006 - 185,000
• Children’s Health Care Covered by Government Assistance (2006) - 539,000
• Children Reported Abused (2005) - 27,937
• 2 Year Olds Not Immunized (2006) - 21,623 (21.1%)
• Child Abuse Deaths (2000-2005) - 172
• 3-4 Year Olds Not Enrolled in a nursery school, pre-school, or pre-kindergarten education program (2006) - 113,036 (53.8%)
• % of 4th Graders Scoring below Basic Reading Levels (2007) - 26