Los Angeles County is a middle income, urban community that is home to 2,830,799 children, ages 0-18. Of the children in the county, 9% are African American, 9% are Asian American, 61% are Latino, 18% 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 Los Angeles 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"   62%     +1%   52% 81% 64% 68% 50%
Children with health insurance     93%   +8%   89% 99% 89% 93% 92%
Children who see a dentist regularly       81% +5%   80% 86% 81% LNE 81%
Newborns breastfed exclusively while in the hospital   24%     0%   16% 55% 20% 24% 37%
Asthmatic children who do not visit the ER for asthma symptoms   73%     NA   62% 84% 62% 96% 75%
Adolescents not at risk for depression   77%     +8%   74% 82% 78% 63% 100%
Children within the healthy weight zone   65%     +5%   60% 77% 66% 73% 68%
Children who live within walking distance to a park, playground or open space     74%   NA   75% 76% 74% 67% 76%
Schools with nurses       32% +6%   NA NA NA NA NA
Adolescents who feel connected to an adult   62%     +4%   59% 73% 68% 57% 67%
Children who are supervised during after school hours       56% -9%   NA NA NA NA NA
Elementary and middle school students who feel safe in their school   65%     -4%   NA NA NA NA NA
High school students who feel safe and have not been victimized at school   23%     -3%   19% 34% 19% 34% 23%
Children who are safe on and around roads       86% -1%   87% 86% 85% 87% 82%
Children in the child welfare system who are safe from repeat maltreatment       94% +2%   94% 92% 91% 97% 93%
Adolescents who are substance-free     62%   -2%   58% 61% 70% 77% 63%
Children and youth who are safe from homicide   68%     +2%   NA NA NA NA NA
Youth arrests for nonviolent crimes   91%     0%   NA NA NA NA NA
Women who receive prenatal care by the end of the second trimester       98% 0%   99% 99% 98% 99% 99%
Young children who are read to often   81%     +2%   75% 88% 94% 78% 82%
3- and 4-year-olds enrolled in preschool     42%   NA   34% 59% 53% 53% 65%
Children who miss no more than four school days due to illness       100% +3%   100% 99% 100% 100% 100%
Children who feel connected to their school   29%     +14%   26% 43% 20% 34% 31%
4th-graders who meet or exceed state standards in English Language Arts     47%   +38%   37% 73% 37% 76% 53%
8th-graders enrolled in Algebra     53%   +88%   51% 54% 55% 65% 17%
10th-graders who pass the English portion of the CAHSEE   73%     +18%   67% 90%  65% 89% 53%
NA - Not Available; LNE - Low Number Event