Madera County is a low income, rural community that is home to 44,439 children, ages 0-18. Of the children in the county, 1% are African American, 1% are Asian American, 61% are Latino, 33% 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 Madera 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"   65%     +10%   54% 78% 54% LNE 60%
Children with health insurance     94%   +5%   88% 98% 100% LNE 100%
Children who see a dentist regularly     78%   +3%   74% 86% 100% 78% 41%
Newborns breastfed exclusively while in the hospital   34%     +18%   35% 32% LNE LNE LNE
Asthmatic children who do not visit the ER for asthma symptoms     82%   NA   75% 86% 100% 50% 73%
Adolescents not at risk for depression   76%     +3%   66% 92% LNE LNE LNE
Children within the healthy weight zone   62%     -2%   58% 70% 62% 94% 65%
Children who live within walking distance to a park, playground or open space   57%     NA   56% 59% 78% LNE 46%
Schools with nurses       12% -25%   NA NA NA NA NA
Adolescents who feel connected to an adult   58%     -10%   55% 69% 46% 69% 59%
Children who are supervised during after school hours       54% +2%   NA NA NA NA NA
Elementary and middle school students who feel safe in their school   68%     +3%   NA NA NA NA NA
High school students who feel safe and have not been victimized at school   23%     +6%   24% 25% 16% 26% 19%
Children who are safe on and around roads   78%     -6%   79% 74% LNE LNE LNE
Children in the child welfare system who are safe from repeat maltreatment       93% +9%   91% 95% 100% LNE LNE
Adolescents who are substance-free     61%   -2%   62% 57% 54% 91% 55%
Children and youth who are safe from homicide     93%   -1%   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   96%     +1%   95% 98% 97% 98% 100%
Young children who are read to often   81%     +26%   70% 100% LNE LNE 93%
3- and 4-year-olds enrolled in preschool     40%   NA   39% 65% LNE LNE 21%
Children who miss no more than four school days due to illness       97% +2%   LNE 97% LNE LNE LNE
Children who feel connected to their school   26%     -6%   25% 31% 12% 34% 24%
4th-graders who meet or exceed state standards in English Language Arts   43%     +54%   35% 61% 35% 63% 39%
8th-graders enrolled in Algebra   39%     +110%   35% 47% 38% 51% 26%
10th-graders who pass the English portion of the CAHSEE   73%     +33%    65%  89% 60% 76% 70%
NA - Not Available; LNE - Low Number Event