There are 1,027,202 children under 18 in South Carolina. Many face strong challenges every day.

State Statistics

• Children Living in Poverty (2006) - 226,292
• Children Not Covered by Health Insurance at Any Time in 2006 - 112,000
• Children’s Health Care Covered by Government Assistance (2006) - 351,000
• Children Reported Abused (2005) - 17,088
• 2 Year Olds Not Immunized (2006) - 10,869 (19.3%)
• Child Abuse Deaths (2000-2005) - 123
• 3-4 Year Olds Not Enrolled in a nursery school, pre-school, or pre-kindergarten education program (2006) - 60,537 (53.0%)
• % of 4th Graders Scoring below Basic Reading Levels (2007) - 41