Contra Costa County is a high income, urban community that is home to 270,618 children, ages 0-18. Of the children in the county, 9% are African American, 11% are Asian American, 30% are Latino, 45% are white, and 5% are of multiple or other ethnicities.

The following data represent key environmental influences and outcomes pertaining to children’s well-being in Contra Costa 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"     70%   -7%   38% 82% 61% 76% 75%
Children with health insurance     95%   -2%   78% 100% 100% 96% 100%
Children who see a dentist regularly       85% +2%   72% 91% 92% 100% 100%
Newborns breastfed exclusively while in the hospital     59%   -6%   55% 64% 43% 58% 55%
Asthmatic children who do not visit the ER for asthma symptoms   79%     NA   84% 90% 53% 91% LNE
Adolescents not at risk for depression   77%     -4%   63% 70% LNE 96% 100%
Children within the healthy weight zone       72% +3%   60% 80% 64% 74% 68%
Children who live within walking distance to a park, playground or open space       81% NA   81% 82% 89% 68% 78%
Schools with nurses       9% -2%   NA NA NA NA NA
Adolescents who feel connected to an adult     68%   +1%   63% 73% 61% 63% 68%
Children who are supervised during after school hours   48%     +3%   NA NA NA NA NA
Elementary and middle school students who feel safe in their school     70%   0%   NA NA NA NA NA
High school students who feel safe and have not been victimized at school     28%   +4%   21% 35% 19% 26% 25%
Children who are safe on and around roads     84%   0%   84% 85% 85% 76% 85%
Children in the child welfare system who are safe from repeat maltreatment       94% 0%   93% 92% 95% 93% 100%
Adolescents who are substance-free       63% -2%   59% 58% 68% 76% 64%
Children and youth who are safe from homicide   67%     -15%   NA NA NA NA NA
Youth arrests for nonviolent crimes   89%     -4%   NA NA NA NA NA
Women who receive prenatal care by the end of the second trimester     97%   -1%   96% 98% 97% 99% 99%
Young children who are read to often   85%     -10%   60% 100% 70% 100% LNE
3- and 4-year-olds enrolled in preschool       57% NA   40% 71% 66% 51% 54%
Children who miss no more than four school days due to illness       100% +1%   100% 100% LNE LNE 100%
Children who feel connected to their school     34%   +8%   25% 43% 20% 31% 32%
4th-graders who meet or exceed state standards in English Language Arts       61% +24%   39% 76% 38% 76% 61%
8th-graders enrolled in Algebra     51%   +62%   43% 59% 42% 67% 17%
10th-graders who pass the English portion of the CAHSEE        83% +17%   68% 93%  62% 86% 88%
NA - Not Available; LNE - Low Number Event