Glenn County is a low income, rural community that is home to 8,540 children, ages 0-18. Of the children in the county, 0% are African American, 4% are Asian American, 42% are Latino, 49% 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 Glenn 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"   64%     +7%   49% 69% LNE LNE 73%
Children with health insurance   88%     +2%   89% 88% 58% LNE 83%
Children who see a dentist regularly     79%   +7%   74% 80% LNE 100% 100%
Newborns breastfed exclusively while in the hospital   NA     NA   LNE LNE LNE LNE LNE
Asthmatic children who do not visit the ER for asthma symptoms       98% NA   50% 97% LNE LNE 100%
Adolescents not at risk for depression     78%   +13%   LNE 72% LNE LNE LNE
Children within the healthy weight zone   66%     -4%   62% 70% LNE 99% 82%
Children who live within walking distance to a park, playground or open space   66%     NA   74% 63% LNE 51% 80%
Schools with nurses     6%   -3%   NA NA NA NA NA
Adolescents who feel connected to an adult       70% -7%   65% 76% LNE LNE 61%
Children who are supervised during after school hours   43%     -4%   NA NA NA NA NA
Elementary and middle school students who feel safe in their school   67%     -3%   NA NA NA NA NA
High school students who feel safe and have not been victimized at school     32%   +9%   25% 41% LNE LNE 17%
Children who are safe on and around roads   73%     -7%   LNE 90% LNE LNE LNE
Children in the child welfare system who are safe from repeat maltreatment   83%     -2%   84% 80% LNE LNE 91%
Adolescents who are substance-free   54%     -7%   59% 49% LNE LNE 52%
Children and youth who are safe from homicide   NA     NA   NA NA NA NA NA
Youth arrests for nonviolent crimes       97% +1%   NA NA NA NA NA
Women who receive prenatal care by the end of the second trimester     97%   +2%   96% 100% LNE 85% 100%
Young children who are read to often       97% +5%   100% 98% LNE LNE LNE
3- and 4-year-olds enrolled in preschool   26%     NA   21% 36% LNE LNE 11%
Children who miss no more than four school days due to illness       100% +3%   100% 100% LNE LNE LNE
Children who feel connected to their school       45% +17%   40% 50% LNE LNE 38%
4th-graders who meet or exceed state standards in English Language Arts   41%     +11%   32% 53% LNE LNE LNE
8th-graders enrolled in Algebra     44%   +21%   34% 56% LNE 61% LNE
10th-graders who pass the English portion of the CAHSEE     78%   +28%    79% 82% LNE 61% 64%
NA - Not Available; LNE - Low Number Event