There are 849,944 children under 18 in Oregon. Many face strong challenges.

State Statistics

• Children Living in Poverty (2006) - 141,001
• Children Not Covered by Health Insurance at Any Time in 2006 - 114,000
• Children’s Health Care Covered by Government Assistance (2006) - 212,000
• Children Reported Abused (2005) - 25,063
• 2 Year Olds Not Immunized (2006) - 11,659 (25.2%)
• Child Abuse Deaths (2000-2005) - 90
• 3-4 Year Olds Not Enrolled in a nursery school, pre-school, or pre-kindergarten education program (2006) - 55,861 (61.7%)
• % of 4th Graders Scoring below Basic Reading Levels (2007) - 38