There are 6,326,285 children under 18 in Texas. Many of them face substantial challenges every day.

Click below for groups working on behalf of children in Texas:

State Statistics

• Children Living in Poverty (2006) - 1,527,262
• Children Not Covered by Health Insurance at Any Time in 2006 - 1,392,000
• Children’s Health Care Covered by Government Assistance (2006) - 1,957,000
• Children Reported Abused (2005) - 161,895
• 2 Year Olds Not Immunized (2006) - 108,917 (27.8%)
• Child Abuse Deaths (2000-2005) - 1,201
• 3-4 Year Olds Not Enrolled in a nursery school, pre-school, or pre-kindergarten education program (2006) - 467,225 (59.1%)
• % of 4th Graders Scoring below Basic Reading Levels (2007) - 34