There are 1,458,036 children under 18 in Massachusetts. Many face strong challenges every day.

State Statistics

• Children Living in Poverty (2006) - 177,620
• Children Not Covered by Health Insurance at Any Time in 2006 - 103,000
• Children’s Health Care Covered by Government Assistance (2006) - 309,000
• Children Reported Abused (2005) - 38,669
• 2 Year Olds Not Immunized (2006) - 13,096 (16.2%)
• Child Abuse Deaths (2000-2005) - 74
• 3-4 Year Olds Not Enrolled in a nursery school, pre-school, or pre-kindergarten education program (2006) - 61,921 (40.2%)
• % of 4th Graders Scoring below Basic Reading Levels (2007) - 19