12,349 total children were served by the foster care system in FY 2022. [...] 9.5% decrease in the number of children in care between 2021-2022. [...] 341 children were staying in group homes or institutions; 100 children classified as runaways. 4% of households had a grandparent living with a grandchild. [...] 10,101 total arrests for children under 18 in 2019. [...] Published April 2024 Health 48,000 children had no health insurance in 2022 (12.7% decrease from 2021). [...] 679,000 children were enrolled in Medicaid in 2022 (3.1% decrease from 2021). [...] 81,870 children in Washington were in the state Children Health Insurance Program (CHIP) in 2021 (1.9% increase from 2020). [...] Child Poverty 397,000 children lived with parents who lacked secure employment in 2022 (24% of all children). [...] 31% of children lived in households with a high housing cost burden. [...] 66 children <19yrs were killed by a firearm in Washington in 2020.
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