There are 835,006 children under 18 in Connecticut. Many of them face substantial challenges.

State Statistics

• Children Living in Poverty (2006) - 88,582
• Children Not Covered by Health Insurance at Any Time in 2006 - 49,000
• Children’s Health Care Covered by Government Assistance (2006) - 217,000
• Children Reported Abused (2004) - 32,097
• 2 Year Olds Not Immunized (2006) - 7,740 (18.1%)
• Child Abuse Deaths (2000-2005) - 51
• 3-4 Year Olds Not Enrolled in a nursery school, pre-school, or pre-kindergarten education program (2006) - 36,472 (43.0%)
• % of 4th Graders Scoring below Basic Reading Levels (2007) - 27