There are 1,484,365 children under 18 in Washington. Many face strong challenges every day.

State Statistics

• Children Living in Poverty (2006) - 231,026
• Children Not Covered by Health Insurance at Any Time in 2006 - 105,000
• Children’s Health Care Covered by Government Assistance (2006) - 480,000
• Children Reported Abused (2005) - 34,293
• 2 Year Olds Not Immunized (2006) - 22,923 (29.0%)
• Child Abuse Deaths (2000-2005) - 70
• 3-4 Year Olds Not Enrolled in a nursery school, pre-school, or pre-kindergarten education program (2006) - 99,140 (59.9%)
• % of 4th Graders Scoring below Basic Reading Levels (2007) - 30