Calaveras County is a middle income, rural community that is home to 9,104 children, ages 0-18. Of the children in the county, 1% are African American, 1% are Asian American, 14% are Latino, 78% 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 Calaveras 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"     71%   +2%   75% 73% LNE LNE 47%
Children with health insurance       97% +5%   97% 97% LNE 80% 90%
Children who see a dentist regularly     78%   -2%   43% 65% LNE LNE LNE
Newborns breastfed exclusively while in the hospital   22%     +90%   LNE LNE LNE LNE LNE
Asthmatic children who do not visit the ER for asthma symptoms       100% NA   LNE 100% 100% LNE 50%
Adolescents not at risk for depression       81% +3%   LNE 78% 100% LNE LNE
Children within the healthy weight zone       72% -3%   71% 72% LNE 100% 75%
Children who live within walking distance to a park, playground or open space     70%   NA   55% 69% 100% 92% 85%
Schools with nurses   0%     0%   NA NA NA NA NA
Adolescents who feel connected to an adult       73% -2%   68% 73% LNE LNE 72%
Children who are supervised during after school hours   44%     -9%   NA NA NA NA NA
Elementary and middle school students who feel safe in their school       77% +1%   NA NA NA NA NA
High school students who feel safe and have not been victimized at school       32% +11%   18% 33% LNE LNE 36%
Children who are safe on and around roads   73%     -9%   LNE 74% LNE LNE LNE
Children in the child welfare system who are safe from repeat maltreatment       94% +14%   LNE 93% LNE LNE LNE
Adolescents who are substance-free     62%   +15%   61% 61% LNE LNE 61%
Children and youth who are safe from homicide   NA     NA   NA NA NA NA NA
Youth arrests for nonviolent crimes     95%   +6%   NA NA NA NA NA
Women who receive prenatal care by the end of the second trimester   96%     0%   91% 98% LNE LNE 83%
Young children who are read to often       96% -4%   100% 95% LNE LNE 100%
3- and 4-year-olds enrolled in preschool     45%   NA   33% 62% LNE LNE LNE
Children who miss no more than four school days due to illness       100% +10%   100% LNE LNE LNE LNE
Children who feel connected to their school       39% +66%   10% 41% LNE LNE 40%
4th-graders who meet or exceed state standards in English Language Arts     54%   +10%   39% 56% LNE LNE 58%
8th-graders enrolled in Algebra       61% +141%   58% 66% LNE LNE 25%
10th-graders who pass the English portion of the CAHSEE       87% +13%    88% 89% LNE LNE 75%
NA - Not Available; LNE - Low Number Event