• There are 451,641 children under 18 in Nebraska
• Children Living in Poverty (2009) - 66,000
• Children Living with a Single Mother (2008) - 83,042
• Children Not Covered by Health Insurance at Any Time (2008) - 45,000
• Share of Medicaid-enrolled children not getting dental care (2007) -50%
• Additional Children Covered by Expansion of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program - 20,000
• Total number of child abuse and neglect reports (2009) - 24,787
• Child Abuse Victims (2009) - 4,871
• Child Abuse Deaths (2001-2009) - 113
• 3-4 Year Olds Not Enrolled in a nursery school, pre-school, or pre-kindergarten education program (2009) - 31,000
• % of 4th Graders Scoring below Basic Reading Levels (2009) - 29%
• Home Foreclosures (2008-2009) - 5,035
• Kids Count Overall Rank (2009) – 11
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