There are 1,580,436 children under 18 in Arizona. Many of them face serious challenges.

State Statistics

• Children Living in Poverty (2006) - 311,863
• Children Not Covered by Health Insurance at Any Time
  in 2006 - 283,000
• Children’s Health Care Covered by Government Assistance (2006) - 574,000
• Children Reported Abused (2005) - 37,088
• 2 Year Olds Not Immunized (2006) - 26,978 (28.8%)
• Child Abuse Deaths (2000-2005) - 100
• 3-4 Year Olds Not Enrolled in a nursery school, pre-school, or pre-kindergarten education program (2006) - 130,404 (67.4%)
• % of 4th Graders Scoring below Basic Reading Levels (2007) - 44