Placer County is a high income, urban community that is home to 76,884 children, ages 0-18. Of the children in the county, 1% are African American, 5% are Asian American, 21% are Latino, 69% 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 Placer 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"       80% +2%   57% 81% 69% 82% 100%
Children with health insurance       97% -1%   100% 97% LNE 100% 94%
Children who see a dentist regularly       84% 0%   72% 83% 100% 83% 100%
Newborns breastfed exclusively while in the hospital     57%   -11%   39% 63% LNE 53% 52%
Asthmatic children who do not visit the ER for asthma symptoms     84%   NA   50% 79% LNE 50% 50%
Adolescents not at risk for depression       93% +1%   LNE 94% LNE 87% LNE
Children within the healthy weight zone       76% 0%   69% 78% 69% 82% 69%
Children who live within walking distance to a park, playground or open space       83% NA   65% 84% 72% 91% 72%
Schools with nurses       14% -3%   NA NA NA NA NA
Adolescents who feel connected to an adult       72% 0%   61% 76% 59% 72% 69%
Children who are supervised during after school hours   41%     -2%   NA NA NA NA NA
Elementary and middle school students who feel safe in their school       77% 0%   NA NA NA NA NA
High school students who feel safe and have not been victimized at school       35% +3%   23% 40% 10% 43% 27%
Children who are safe on and around roads   75%     -4%   76% 75% LNE LNE 76%
Children in the child welfare system who are safe from repeat maltreatment     92%   +2%   97% 91% LNE LNE 100%
Adolescents who are substance-free       63% -3%   59% 64% 45% 71% 62%
Children and youth who are safe from homicide       98% +2%   NA NA NA NA NA
Youth arrests for nonviolent crimes   93%     -3%   NA NA NA NA NA
Women who receive prenatal care by the end of the second trimester       98% 0%   97% 99% 98% 99% 100%
Young children who are read to often       99% +4%   100% 99% LNE LNE LNE
3- and 4-year-olds enrolled in preschool       60% NA   36% 64% 100% 49% 100%
Children who miss no more than four school days due to illness       100% 0%   100% 100% LNE LNE 100%
Children who feel connected to their school       47% +13%   36% 51% 22% 43% 42%
4th-graders who meet or exceed state standards in English Language Arts       69% +17%   46% 74% 50% 75% 66%
8th-graders enrolled in Algebra       64% +101%   56% 69% 79% 72% 17%
10th-graders who pass the English portion of the CAHSEE       89% +7%   74%  92% 79% LNE 84%
NA - Not Available; LNE - Low Number Event