There are 204,994 children under 18 in Montana. Many face strong challenges every day.

State Statistics

• Children Living in Poverty (2006) - 37,134
• Children Not Covered by Health Insurance at Any Time in 2006 - 31,000
• Children’s Health Care Covered by Government Assistance (2006) - 59,000
• Children Reported Abused (2005) - 8,181
• 2 Year Olds Not Immunized (2006) - 3,592 (31.5%)
• Child Abuse Deaths (2000-2005) - 17
• 3-4 Year Olds Not Enrolled in a nursery school, pre-school, or pre-kindergarten education program (2006) - 13,585 (60.8%)
• % of 4th Graders Scoring below Basic Reading Levels (2007) - 25