Alameda County is a high income, urban community that is home to 375,333 children, ages 0-18. Of the children in the county, 13% are African American, 23% are Asian American, 30% are Latino, 27% are white, and 6% are of multiple or other ethnicities.

The following data represent key environmental influences and outcomes pertaining to children’s well-being in Alameda County, from birth through adolescence.

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    Low Medium High Trend   Latino White African American Asian Other
Children who report "very good" to "excellent health"     67%   -2%   50% 80% 84% 63% 47%
Children with health insurance     95%   0%   87% 100% 98% 100% 72%
Children who see a dentist regularly       83% +5%   65% 88% 95% 89% 60%
Newborns breastfed exclusively while in the hospital       77% +3%   75% 83% 68% 79% 79%
Asthmatic children who do not visit the ER for asthma symptoms     84%   NA   71% 92% 70% 89% 73%
Adolescents not at risk for depression       90% +20%   94% 77% LNE 97% 100%
Children within the healthy weight zone     70%   +8%   59% 75% 62% 71% 71%
Children who live within walking distance to a park, playground or open space       84% NA   81% 88% 82% 79% 84%
Schools with nurses       11% +448%   NA NA NA NA NA
Adolescents who feel connected to an adult   64%     +5%   61% 75% 66% 55% 66%
Children who are supervised during after school hours       54% -2%   NA NA NA NA NA
Elementary and middle school students who feel safe in their school     71%   0%   NA NA NA NA NA
High school students who feel safe and have not been victimized at school     28%   +9%   21% 35% 24% 30% 24%
Children who are safe on and around roads     81%   -6%   77% 85% 83% 82% 79%
Children in the child welfare system who are safe from repeat maltreatment     92%   -1%   95% 93% 88% 96% 100%
Adolescents who are substance-free       66% 0%   58% 60% 66% 79% 63%
Children and youth who are safe from homicide   72%     -8%   NA NA NA NA NA
Youth arrests for nonviolent crimes   90%     -1%   NA NA NA NA NA
Women who receive prenatal care by the end of the second trimester       98% 0%   98% 99% 98% 99% 98%
Young children who are read to often   81%     -12%   61% 93% 85% 83% 100%
3- and 4-year-olds enrolled in preschool       52% NA   38% 59% 57% 55% 58%
Children who miss no more than four school days due to illness       100% +2%   100% 100% LNE LNE 100%
Children who feel connected to their school   33%     +17%   26% 47% 25% 31% 32%
4th-graders who meet or exceed state standards in English Language Arts       56% +24%   35% 77% 37% 76% 65%
8th-graders enrolled in Algebra       57% +73%   51% 61% 48% 71% 23%
10th-graders who pass the English portion of the CAHSEE     79%   +14%   66% 91%  62% 83% 70%
NA - Not Available; LNE - Low Number Event