Orange County is a high income, urban community that is home to 840,729 children, ages 0-18. Of the children in the county, 1% are African American, 13% are Asian American, 45% are Latino, 36% 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 Orange 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"   66%     +3%   49% 79% 53% 64% 58%
Children with health insurance   91%     +2%   85% 96% 97% 91% 88%
Children who see a dentist regularly     81%   +5%   72% 87% 84% LNE 72%
Newborns breastfed exclusively while in the hospital   31%     +17%   21% 53% 36% 24% 40%
Asthmatic children who do not visit the ER for asthma symptoms     83%   NA   65% 87% 100% 99% 24%
Adolescents not at risk for depression       81% 0%   82% 78% 84% 91% 100%
Children within the healthy weight zone       73% +5%   63% 81% 72% 76% 69%
Children who live within walking distance to a park, playground or open space       86% NA   86% 89% 76% 77% 91%
Schools with nurses       20% -5%   NA NA NA NA NA
Adolescents who feel connected to an adult     67%   +2%   62% 75% 62% 61% 69%
Children who are supervised during after school hours     53%   -1%   NA NA NA NA NA
Elementary and middle school students who feel safe in their school     74%   -1%   NA NA NA NA NA
High school students who feel safe and have not been victimized at school       33% +8%   27% 38% 23% 39% 30%
Children who are safe on and around roads     83%   -2%   85% 84% 76% 77% 78%
Children in the child welfare system who are safe from repeat maltreatment     93%   0%   93% 92% 96% 95% 100%
Adolescents who are substance-free       67% -1%   63% 63% 68% 81% 65%
Children and youth who are safe from homicide     91%   0%   NA NA NA NA NA
Youth arrests for nonviolent crimes     95%   +1%   NA NA NA NA NA
Women who receive prenatal care by the end of the second trimester       99% 0%   99% 99% 99% 99% 98%
Young children who are read to often   86%     +5%   77% 96% 100% 94% 49%
3- and 4-year-olds enrolled in preschool     40%   NA   30% 53% 40% 41% 63%
Children who miss no more than four school days due to illness       100% +1%   100% 100% LNE 100% 100%
Children who feel connected to their school       40% +9%   33% 48% 32% 38% 39%
4th-graders who meet or exceed state standards in English Language Arts       58% +26%   38% 78% 50% 78% 74%
8th-graders enrolled in Algebra     44%   +82%   39% 46% 37% 63% 7%
10th-graders who pass the English portion of the CAHSEE       83% +15%    69%  93% 79% 88% 81%
NA - Not Available; LNE - Low Number Event