San Francisco County is a high income, urban community that is home to 116,149 children, ages 0-18. Of the children in the county, 10% are African American, 36% are Asian American, 22% are Latino, 24% 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 San Francisco 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%   +2%   50% 89% 49% 58% 92%
Children with health insurance       100% +4%   100% 100% 100% 99% 100%
Children who see a dentist regularly     79%   -9%   100% 81% 100% 87% 100%
Newborns breastfed exclusively while in the hospital       74% +3%   77% 85% 52% 58% 79%
Asthmatic children who do not visit the ER for asthma symptoms       91% NA   50% 85% 100% 100% 68%
Adolescents not at risk for depression   70%     -17%   49% 86% 49% 67% LNE
Children within the healthy weight zone     71%   -2%   57% 76% 59% 72% 71%
Children who live within walking distance to a park, playground or open space       88% NA   87% 94% 90% 79% 89%
Schools with nurses   0%     0%   NA NA NA NA NA
Adolescents who feel connected to an adult   52%     -3%   52% 74% 59% 46% 63%
Children who are supervised during after school hours       57% -7%   NA NA NA NA NA
Elementary and middle school students who feel safe in their school   67%     -2%   NA NA NA NA NA
High school students who feel safe and have not been victimized at school       33% +27%   26% 43% 21% 36% 26%
Children who are safe on and around roads       92% +3%   92% 96% 92% 90% 81%
Children in the child welfare system who are safe from repeat maltreatment     92%   +2%   91% 92% 90% 99% LNE
Adolescents who are substance-free       77% +3%   61% 60% 72% 87% 68%
Children and youth who are safe from homicide   70%     -12%   NA NA NA NA NA
Youth arrests for nonviolent crimes   77%     +6%   NA NA NA NA NA
Women who receive prenatal care by the end of the second trimester     98%   +1%   97% 99% 95% 99% 98%
Young children who are read to often     89%   -1%   100% 97% 100% 68% 100%
3- and 4-year-olds enrolled in preschool     47%   NA   24% 61% 30% 63% 44%
Children who miss no more than four school days due to illness       100% +1%   LNE 100% LNE LNE LNE
Children who feel connected to their school   31%     +19%   27% 44% 24% 32% 34%
4th-graders who meet or exceed state standards in English Language Arts       56% +30%   34% 73% 28% 68% 70%
8th-graders enrolled in Algebra       57% +105%   54% 53% 48% 65% 16%
10th-graders who pass the English portion of the CAHSEE   74%     +19%   59%  89% 49% 82% 79%
NA - Not Available; LNE - Low Number Event