Sacramento County is a middle income, urban community that is home to 383,057 children, ages 0-18. Of the children in the county, 11% are African American, 13% are Asian American, 25% are Latino, 42% are white, and 8% are of multiple or other ethnicities.

The following data represent key environmental influences and outcomes pertaining to children’s well-being in Sacramento 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%   46% 77% 68% 72% 81%
Children with health insurance     93%   -4%   88% 91% 100% 100% 100%
Children who see a dentist regularly   73%     -15%   66% 79% 64% 91% 77%
Newborns breastfed exclusively while in the hospital     56%   -3%   50% 66% 44% 54% 49%
Asthmatic children who do not visit the ER for asthma symptoms   77%     NA   87% 92% 52% 100% 52%
Adolescents not at risk for depression       82% -1%   68% 90% 73% 73% LNE
Children within the healthy weight zone     70%   +3%   62% 75% 65% 70% 68%
Children who live within walking distance to a park, playground or open space       84% NA   85% 85% 93% 72% 88%
Schools with nurses       19% -35%   NA NA NA NA NA
Adolescents who feel connected to an adult   64%     +4%   60% 73% 67% 52% 64%
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   66%     -3%   NA NA NA NA NA
High school students who feel safe and have not been victimized at school   24%     +5%   21% 28% 20% 26% 20%
Children who are safe on and around roads   73%     -6%   74% 77% 77% 62% 65%
Children in the child welfare system who are safe from repeat maltreatment     92%   +3%   94% 89% 92% 93% 99%
Adolescents who are substance-free       64% -3%   59% 61% 69% 74% 63%
Children and youth who are safe from homicide   78%     -11%   NA NA NA NA NA
Youth arrests for nonviolent crimes   90%     -3%   NA NA NA NA NA
Women who receive prenatal care by the end of the second trimester     97%   0%   97% 98% 97% 97% 97%
Young children who are read to often   79%     -4%   73% 89% 83% 53% 92%
3- and 4-year-olds enrolled in preschool   35%     NA   37% 37% 40% 17% 45%
Children who miss no more than four school days due to illness       100% +3%   100% 100% LNE LNE LNE
Children who feel connected to their school   30%     +18%   25% 38% 23% 26% 28%
4th-graders who meet or exceed state standards in English Language Arts     53%   +26%   40% 65% 38% 59% 52%
8th-graders enrolled in Algebra     42%   +52%   32% 50% 31% 56% 15%
10th-graders who pass the English portion of the CAHSEE     78%   +15%   70%  87% 67% 86% 79%
NA - Not Available; LNE - Low Number Event