Santa Barbara County is a high income, urban community that is home to 107,169 children, ages 0-18. Of the children in the county, 2% are African American, 3% are Asian American, 54% are Latino, 37% 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 Santa Barbara 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%   +3%   63% 83% 24% 69% 30%
Children with health insurance   86%     +8%   78% 95% 100% 78% 72%
Children who see a dentist regularly     78%   +3%   71% 87% LNE 86% 100%
Newborns breastfed exclusively while in the hospital     57%   -7%   48% 76% LNE 62% 69%
Asthmatic children who do not visit the ER for asthma symptoms     82%   NA   84% 66% 50% LNE 50%
Adolescents not at risk for depression   76%     -6%   71% 76% LNE LNE 100%
Children within the healthy weight zone     69%   +1%   64% 79% 63% 82% 68%
Children who live within walking distance to a park, playground or open space       81% NA   80% 82% 77% 83% 86%
Schools with nurses     7%   +5%   NA NA NA NA NA
Adolescents who feel connected to an adult     64%   +8%   58% 74% 63% 56% 67%
Children who are supervised during after school hours     49%   -4%   NA NA NA NA NA
Elementary and middle school students who feel safe in their school       75% +1%   NA NA NA NA NA
High school students who feel safe and have not been victimized at school     30%   +13%   27% 36% 29% 33% 29%
Children who are safe on and around roads       89% +5%   88% 88% LNE LNE LNE
Children in the child welfare system who are safe from repeat maltreatment   89%     +3%   91% 86% 88% LNE LNE
Adolescents who are substance-free     60%   +3%   60% 60% 51% 70% 57%
Children and youth who are safe from homicide       96% +16%   NA NA NA NA NA
Youth arrests for nonviolent crimes       97% +1%   NA NA NA NA NA
Women who receive prenatal care by the end of the second trimester     97%   +1%   96% 99% 98% 98% 96%
Young children who are read to often   79%     -15%   54% 100% LNE 100% LNE
3- and 4-year-olds enrolled in preschool       50% NA   41% 64% LNE 25% 63%
Children who miss no more than four school days due to illness       100% +6%   LNE 100% LNE LNE LNE
Children who feel connected to their school     39%   +17%   34% 48% 30% 34% 36%
4th-graders who meet or exceed state standards in English Language Arts     51%   +21%   36% 76% 48% 79% 55%
8th-graders enrolled in Algebra   38%     +15%   31% 55% 26% 55% 9%
10th-graders who pass the English portion of the CAHSEE     76%   +13%    64% 91% 80% 88% 74%
NA - Not Available; LNE - Low Number Event