Fresno County is a low income, urban community that is home to 289,709 children, ages 0-18. Of the children in the county, 5% are African American, 10% are Asian American, 57% are Latino, 25% are white, and 3% are of multiple or other ethnicities.

The following data represent key environmental influences and outcomes pertaining to children’s well-being in Fresno 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"   55%     -7%   37% 72% 64% 95% 40%
Children with health insurance   89%     -1%   88% 94% LNE 62% 98%
Children who see a dentist regularly   75%     +2%   78% 74% 57% LNE 85%
Newborns breastfed exclusively while in the hospital   39%     +9%   30% 70% 33% 32% 31%
Asthmatic children who do not visit the ER for asthma symptoms   75%     NA   70% 77% 38% LNE 93%
Adolescents not at risk for depression   64%     -6%   55% 81% 48% LNE 100%
Children within the healthy weight zone   66%     +12%   60% 75% 64% 80% 68%
Children who live within walking distance to a park, playground or open space   68%     NA   67% 70% 74% 59% 76%
Schools with nurses       31% -25%   NA NA NA NA NA
Adolescents who feel connected to an adult   58%     -4%   57% 64% 61% 50% 60%
Children who are supervised during after school hours     52%   -12%   NA NA NA NA NA
Elementary and middle school students who feel safe in their school   66%     -11%   NA NA NA NA NA
High school students who feel safe and have not been victimized at school     27%   -2%   26% 31% 21% 30% 25%
Children who are safe on and around roads     81%   +3%   81% 83% 97% 79% 56%
Children in the child welfare system who are safe from repeat maltreatment     92%   0%   92% 88% 92% 100% 97%
Adolescents who are substance-free       65% 0%   61% 63% 75% 78% 63%
Children and youth who are safe from homicide   77%     -12%   NA NA NA NA NA
Youth arrests for nonviolent crimes   94%     0%   NA NA NA NA NA
Women who receive prenatal care by the end of the second trimester     98%   +1%   98% 99% 98% 99% 97%
Young children who are read to often   82%     -2%   76% 100% 100% 100% 33%
3- and 4-year-olds enrolled in preschool   34%     NA   27% 41% 77% 38% 53%
Children who miss no more than four school days due to illness       100% +5%   100% 100% LNE 100% 100%
Children who feel connected to their school   32%     -10%   30% 40% 28% 31% 29%
4th-graders who meet or exceed state standards in English Language Arts   46%     +53%   37% 70% 33% 53% 46%
8th-graders enrolled in Algebra   32%     +6%   29% 40% 22% 43% 11%
10th-graders who pass the English portion of the CAHSEE   73%     +24%   66%  90%  63% 80% 80%
NA - Not Available; LNE - Low Number Event