Statistics on Children

• There are 315,300 children under 18 in New Hampshire (2008)
• Children Living in Poverty (2008) - 25,000
• Children Not Covered by Health Insurance at Any Time (2007) - 19,000
• Children’s Health Care Covered by Government Assistance (2007) - 53,000
• Children Reported Abused (2007) - 16,350
• 2 Year Olds Not Immunized (2007) - 29,638 (9.4%)
• Child Abuse Deaths (2007) - 5
• 3-4 Year Olds Not Enrolled in a nursery school, pre-school, or pre-kindergarten education program (2008) - 15,373 (49%)
• % of 4th Graders Scoring below Basic Reading Levels (2007) - 24%