Statistics on Children

• There are 7,102,900 children under 18 in Texas (2008)
• Children Living in Poverty (2008) - 1,565,000
• Children Not Covered by Health Insurance at Any Time (2007) - 1,435,000
• Children’s Health Care Covered by Government Assistance (2007) - 2,162,000
• Children Reported Abused (2007) - 202,015
• 2 Year Olds Not Immunized (2007) - 1,612,358 (22.7%)
• Child Abuse Deaths (2007) - 228
• 3-4 Year Olds Not Enrolled in a nursery school, pre-school, or pre-kindergarten education program (2008) - 458,651 (57%)
• % of 4th Graders Scoring below Basic Reading Levels (2007) - 34%