Nevada County is a high income, rural community that is home to 20,819 children, ages 0-18. Of the children in the county, 0% are African American, 1% are Asian American, 10% are Latino, 86% 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 Nevada 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"     67%   -17%   LNE 67% LNE LNE 86%
Children with health insurance     94%   +9%   LNE 95% LNE 100% 95%
Children who see a dentist regularly       81% 0%   LNE 77% LNE LNE LNE
Newborns breastfed exclusively while in the hospital       76% -5%   51% 83% LNE LNE LNE
Asthmatic children who do not visit the ER for asthma symptoms     82%   NA   50% 81% LNE LNE 50%
Adolescents not at risk for depression       83% +15%   LNE 81% LNE LNE LNE
Children within the healthy weight zone       80% +10%   67% 80% 83% 100% 79%
Children who live within walking distance to a park, playground or open space   68%     NA   81% 68% 100% LNE 50%
Schools with nurses     8%   -2%   NA NA NA NA NA
Adolescents who feel connected to an adult       75% +4%   72% 77% LNE 49% 69%
Children who are supervised during after school hours     51%   +7%   NA NA NA NA NA
Elementary and middle school students who feel safe in their school       83% +11%   NA NA NA NA NA
High school students who feel safe and have not been victimized at school       33% +9%   19% 36% LNE 35% 25%
Children who are safe on and around roads     82%   0%   LNE 80% LNE LNE 100%
Children in the child welfare system who are safe from repeat maltreatment       97% +7%   LNE 96% LNE LNE 100%
Adolescents who are substance-free       67% +6%   61% 68% LNE 84% 66%
Children and youth who are safe from homicide       100% +15%   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     97%   0%   97% 98% LNE 93% LNE
Young children who are read to often       100% 0%   LNE 100% LNE LNE LNE
3- and 4-year-olds enrolled in preschool       52% NA   56% 54% 100% 49% LNE
Children who miss no more than four school days due to illness       100% +24%   100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Children who feel connected to their school       46% +18%   45% 47% LNE 31% 44%
4th-graders who meet or exceed state standards in English Language Arts       66% +12%   51% 67% LNE LNE 74%
8th-graders enrolled in Algebra   32%     +3%   14% 35% LNE LNE 25%
10th-graders who pass the English portion of the CAHSEE       90% +5%    76%  92% 46% LNE 78%
NA - Not Available; LNE - Low Number Event