State Ranking

See Where Minnesota Ranks on Children's Well-Being

Polls

Likely voters, 2005-2006
Results
Crosstabs
Analysis

Statistics on Children 

• There are 1,229,578 children under 18 in Minnesota.
• Children Living in Poverty (2007) - 148,649
• Children Not Covered by Health Insurance at Any Time (2007) - 80,000
• Children’s Health Care Covered by Government Assistance (2007) - 274,000
• Children Reported Abused (2005) - 18,843
• 2 Year Olds Not Immunized (2006) - 12,021 (17.4%)
• Child Abuse Deaths (2000-2005) - 93
• 3-4 Year Olds Not Enrolled in a nursery school, pre-school, or pre-kindergarten education program (2006) - 81,209 (57.7%)
• % of 4th Graders Scoring below Basic Reading Levels (2007) - 27