Butte County is a middle income, rural community that is home to 50,801 children, ages 0-18. Of the children in the county, 2% are African American, 5% are Asian American, 18% are Latino, 69% are white, and 7% are of multiple or other ethnicities.

The following data represent key environmental influences and outcomes pertaining to children’s well-being in Butte 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"       80% +11%   49% 86% 47% 68% 72%
Children with health insurance   90%     +2%   54% 93% 100% 100% 85%
Children who see a dentist regularly       82% +1%   71% 83% 100% 82% 71%
Newborns breastfed exclusively while in the hospital     68%   +2%   59% 76% LNE 30% 57%
Asthmatic children who do not visit the ER for asthma symptoms       97% NA   100% 100% LNE LNE 50%
Adolescents not at risk for depression       83% -1%   LNE 81% LNE LNE LNE
Children within the healthy weight zone       72% 0%   60% 75% 68% 88% 68%
Children who live within walking distance to a park, playground or open space   68%     NA   49% 68% 100% 72% 80%
Schools with nurses       12% -7%   NA NA NA NA NA
Adolescents who feel connected to an adult       70% +4%   62% 75% 64% 56% 68%
Children who are supervised during after school hours   46%     -8%   NA NA NA NA NA
Elementary and middle school students who feel safe in their school     70%   -5%   NA NA NA NA NA
High school students who feel safe and have not been victimized at school     28%   +16%   23% 31% 23% 29% 24%
Children who are safe on and around roads     79%   -2%   83% 80% LNE LNE 75%
Children in the child welfare system who are safe from repeat maltreatment   91%     +3%   92% 90% 100% 86% 93%
Adolescents who are substance-free     59%   0%   55% 58% 43% 80% 57%
Children and youth who are safe from homicide     89%   -11%   NA NA NA NA NA
Youth arrests for nonviolent crimes   93%     -2%   NA NA NA NA NA
Women who receive prenatal care by the end of the second trimester   95%     -1%   96% 97% 90% 92% 91%
Young children who are read to often     92%   +5%   LNE 94% 100% LNE LNE
3- and 4-year-olds enrolled in preschool       56% NA   66% 63% LNE LNE 33%
Children who miss no more than four school days due to illness       100% +2%   100% LNE LNE LNE 100%
Children who feel connected to their school       40% +15%   36% 44% 37% 33% 35%
4th-graders who meet or exceed state standards in English Language Arts     49%   +29%   36% 57% 29% 38% 44%
8th-graders enrolled in Algebra   37%     +62%   39% 41% 15% 40% 9%
10th-graders who pass the English portion of the CAHSEE        80% +14%    64%  85% 74% 87% 72%
NA - Not Available; LNE - Low Number Event