Statistics on Children

• There are 1,513,300 children under 18 in Missouri (2008)
• Children Living in Poverty (2008) - 263,000
• Children Not Covered by Health Insurance at Any Time (2007) - 150,000
• Children’s Health Care Covered by Government Assistance (2007) - 467,000
• Children Reported Abused (2007) - 102,579
• 2 Year Olds Not Immunized (2007) - 361,679 (23.9%)
• Child Abuse Deaths (2007) - 50
• 3-4 Year Olds Not Enrolled in a nursery school, pre-school, or pre-kindergarten education program (2008) - 91,465 (57%)
• % of 4th Graders Scoring below Basic Reading Levels (2007) - 33%