State Ranking

See Where Louisiana Ranks on Children's Well-Being 

Statistics on Children

• There are 1,147,651 children under 18 in Louisiana
• Children Living in Poverty (2007) - 283,350
• Children Not Covered by Health Insurance at Any Time (2007) - 137,000
• Children’s Health Care Covered by Government Assistance (2007) - 426,000
• Children Reported Abused (2004) - 23,843
• 2 Year Olds Not Immunized (2006)- 21,885 (31.8%)
• Child Abuse Deaths (2000-2005) - 188
• 3-4 Year Olds Not Enrolled in a nursery school, pre-school, or pre-kindergarten education program (2006) - 62,887 (50.0%)
• % of 4th Graders Scoring below Basic Reading Levels (2007) - 48