Statistics on Children

• There are 137,100 children under 18 in Wyoming (2008)
• Children Living in Poverty (2008) - 17,000
• Children Not Covered by Health Insurance at Any Time (2007) - 12,000
• Children’s Health Care Covered by Government Assistance (2007) - 37,000
• Children Reported Abused (2007) - 5,070
• 2 Year Olds Not Immunized (2007) - 40,856 (29.8%)
• Child Abuse Deaths (2007) - 2
• % of 4th Graders Scoring below Basic Reading Levels (2007) - 27%