Mendocino County is a middle income, rural community that is home to 22,201 children, ages 0-18. Of the children in the county, 0% are African American, 1% are Asian American, 31% are Latino, 56% are white, and 11% are of multiple or other ethnicities.

The following data represent key environmental influences and outcomes pertaining to children’s well-being in Mendocino 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"     69%   +15%   58% 78% LNE LNE 43%
Children with health insurance   88%     -2%   71% 95% LNE LNE 75%
Children who see a dentist regularly   73%     -6%   84% 73% LNE 57% LNE
Newborns breastfed exclusively while in the hospital       76% +2%   67% 82% LNE LNE 79%
Asthmatic children who do not visit the ER for asthma symptoms     84%   NA   50% 93% LNE LNE LNE
Adolescents not at risk for depression   70%     -24%   LNE 74% LNE LNE 100%
Children within the healthy weight zone     68%   -2%   62% 72% 67% 100% 68%
Children who live within walking distance to a park, playground or open space     74%   NA   68% 77% LNE 69% 57%
Schools with nurses     4%   -4%   NA NA NA NA NA
Adolescents who feel connected to an adult     67%   -4%   60% 74% LNE LNE 60%
Children who are supervised during after school hours     51%   -2%   NA NA NA NA NA
Elementary and middle school students who feel safe in their school     69%   -3%   NA NA NA NA NA
High school students who feel safe and have not been victimized at school   26%     +8%   23% 28% LNE 34% 26%
Children who are safe on and around roads   77%     -4%   79% 83% LNE LNE LNE
Children in the child welfare system who are safe from repeat maltreatment   88%     +8%   91% 90% LNE LNE 79%
Adolescents who are substance-free   45%     -6%   55% 41% LNE 49% 43%
Children and youth who are safe from homicide     90%   -10%   NA NA NA NA NA
Youth arrests for nonviolent crimes     95%   +4%   NA NA NA NA NA
Women who receive prenatal care by the end of the second trimester   92%     +2%   94% 94% LNE 88% 83%
Young children who are read to often       96% +5%   85% 100% LNE LNE 100%
3- and 4-year-olds enrolled in preschool     38%   NA   39% 37% LNE LNE 36%
Children who miss no more than four school days due to illness       100% +13%   100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Children who feel connected to their school   31%     -2%   28% 33% LNE LNE 31%
4th-graders who meet or exceed state standards in English Language Arts   46%     +44%   33% 56% LNE LNE 27%
8th-graders enrolled in Algebra     48%   +134%   39% 57% LNE LNE 32%
10th-graders who pass the English portion of the CAHSEE       80% +18%   65%  87% LNE 88% 81%
NA - Not Available; LNE - Low Number Event