Mariposa County is a middle income, rural community that is home to 3,499 children, ages 0-18. Of the children in the county, 0% are African American, 1% are Asian American, 10% are Latino, 80% are white, and 9% are of multiple or other ethnicities.

The following data represent key environmental influences and outcomes pertaining to children’s well-being in Mariposa 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"     71%   +2%   75% 73% LNE LNE 47%
Children with health insurance       97% +5%   97% 97% LNE 80% 90%
Children who see a dentist regularly     77%   -4%   43% 65% LNE LNE LNE
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       100% NA   LNE 100% 100% LNE 50%
Adolescents not at risk for depression       81% +3%   LNE 75% 100% LNE LNE
Children within the healthy weight zone       73% -4%   59% 76% LNE LNE 60%
Children who live within walking distance to a park, playground or open space     70%   NA   55% 69% 100% 92% 85%
Schools with nurses   0%     0%   NA NA NA NA NA
Adolescents who feel connected to an adult     66%   -14%   LNE 67% LNE LNE 69%
Children who are supervised during after school hours   37%     -35%   NA NA NA NA NA
Elementary and middle school students who feel safe in their school       77% +11%   NA NA NA NA NA
High school students who feel safe and have not been victimized at school       34% +10%   LNE 32% LNE LNE 41%
Children who are safe on and around roads       91% +27%   LNE 90% LNE LNE LNE
Children in the child welfare system who are safe from repeat maltreatment       93% -7%   LNE 93% LNE LNE 100%
Adolescents who are substance-free     61%   +9%   LNE 57% LNE LNE 70%
Children and youth who are safe from homicide   NA     NA   NA NA NA NA NA
Youth arrests for nonviolent crimes       97% +2%   NA NA NA NA NA
Women who receive prenatal care by the end of the second trimester   NA     NA   100% 96% LNE LNE LNE
Young children who are read to often       96% -4%   100% 95% LNE LNE 100%
3- and 4-year-olds enrolled in preschool     45%   NA   33% 62% LNE LNE LNE
Children who miss no more than four school days due to illness       100% +10%   100% LNE LNE LNE LNE
Children who feel connected to their school       51% +8%   LNE 52% LNE LNE 51%
4th-graders who meet or exceed state standards in English Language Arts       63% +26%   LNE 69% LNE LNE LNE
8th-graders enrolled in Algebra     52%   -1%   LNE 55% LNE LNE LNE
10th-graders who pass the English portion of the CAHSEE       86% +13%   71%  86% LNE LNE 86%
NA - Not Available; LNE - Low Number Event