There are 3,241,039 children under 18 in Illinois. Many face strong challenges every day.

State Statistics

• Children Living in Poverty (2006) - 543,373
• Children Not Covered by Health Insurance at Any Time in 2006 - 302,000
• Children’s Health Care Covered by Government Assistance (2006) - 784,000
• Children Reported Abused (2004) - 64,784
• 2 Year Olds Not Immunized (2006) - 45,956 (25.2%)
• Child Abuse Deaths (2000-2005) - 339
• 3-4 Year Olds Not Enrolled in a nursery school, pre-school, or pre-kindergarten education program (2006) - 176,776 (48.9%)
• % of 4th Graders Scoring below Basic Reading Levels (2007) - 35