El Dorado County is a high income, rural community that is home to 43,731 children, ages 0-18. Of the children in the county, 0% are African American, 2% are Asian American, 16% are Latino, 79% are white, and 4% are of multiple or other ethnicities.

The following data represent key environmental influences and outcomes pertaining to children’s well-being in El Dorado 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"       77% +5%   69% 76% LNE 100% 83%
Children with health insurance       96% +5%   94% 96% LNE 100% 100%
Children who see a dentist regularly       86% +1%   68% 86% LNE 45% 100%
Newborns breastfed exclusively while in the hospital       72% +15%   57% 81% LNE LNE 66%
Asthmatic children who do not visit the ER for asthma symptoms       93% NA   50% 94% LNE LNE 26%
Adolescents not at risk for depression       92% +5%   45% LNE LNE LNE 99%
Children within the healthy weight zone       78% +3%   67% 80% 74% 84% 76%
Children who live within walking distance to a park, playground or open space   62%     NA   49% 62% LNE 97% 57%
Schools with nurses     8%   -17%   NA NA NA NA NA
Adolescents who feel connected to an adult       73% -1%   62% 76% 52% 63% 71%
Children who are supervised during after school hours   44%     -2%   NA NA NA NA NA
Elementary and middle school students who feel safe in their school       80% +3%   NA NA NA NA NA
High school students who feel safe and have not been victimized at school       37% +5%   24% 40% 32% 37% 30%
Children who are safe on and around roads   76%     0%   LNE 76% LNE LNE 60%
Children in the child welfare system who are safe from repeat maltreatment   91%     -4%   78% 91% LNE 83% 100%
Adolescents who are substance-free       66% +2%   60% 68% 68% 75% 60%
Children and youth who are safe from homicide     93%   -2%   NA NA NA NA NA
Youth arrests for nonviolent crimes     95%   -2%   NA NA NA NA NA
Women who receive prenatal care by the end of the second trimester     97%   0%   97% 98% LNE 97% 100%
Young children who are read to often       96% +20%   89% 97% LNE LNE LNE
3- and 4-year-olds enrolled in preschool       61% NA   58% 61% LNE 100% LNE
Children who miss no more than four school days due to illness       100% +7%   100% 100% LNE LNE 100%
Children who feel connected to their school       48% +5%   29% 51% 44% 44% 44%
4th-graders who meet or exceed state standards in English Language Arts       67% +18%   39% 72% 71% 81% 62%
8th-graders enrolled in Algebra       61% +12%   47% 65% 36% 75% 33%
10th-graders who pass the English portion of the CAHSEE        88% +6%    64% 91% 71% 95% 86%
NA - Not Available; LNE - Low Number Event