There are 1,089,753 children under 18 in Alabama. Many of them face substantial challenges every day.

State Statistics

• Children Living in Poverty (2006) - 253,108
• Children Not Covered by Health Insurance at Any Time
  in 2006 - 82,000
• Children’s Health Care Covered by Government Assistance (2006) - 367,000
• Children Reported Abused (2005) - 18,318
• 2 Year Olds Not Immunized (2006) - 12,558 (20.9%)
• Child Abuse Deaths (2000-2005) - 137
• 3-4 Year Olds Not Enrolled in a nursery school, pre-school, or pre-kindergarten education program (2006) - 67,408 (54.4%)
• % of 4th Graders Scoring below Basic Reading Levels (2007) - 38