Santa Cruz County is a high income, urban community that is home to 61,526 children, ages 0-18. Of the children in the county, 1% are African American, 3% are Asian American, 51% are Latino, 41% 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 Cruz 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"       75% +11%   77% 74% 78% 68% 50%
Children with health insurance       98% +5%   97% 100% 100% 100% 77%
Children who see a dentist regularly   75%     -10%   72% 84% LNE 85% LNE
Newborns breastfed exclusively while in the hospital     67%   +5%   57% 85% LNE 71% 82%
Asthmatic children who do not visit the ER for asthma symptoms       93% NA   93% 94% LNE LNE LNE
Adolescents not at risk for depression     79%   -8%   43% 84% LNE LNE LNE
Children within the healthy weight zone     69%   +4%   60% 79% 67% 81% 76%
Children who live within walking distance to a park, playground or open space       80% NA   75% 83% 42% 100% 49%
Schools with nurses       11% +800%   NA NA NA NA NA
Adolescents who feel connected to an adult     65%   -5%   58% 74% 54% 68% 67%
Children who are supervised during after school hours     49%   0%   NA NA NA NA NA
Elementary and middle school students who feel safe in their school       74% +3%   NA NA NA NA NA
High school students who feel safe and have not been victimized at school       32% +15%   26% 40% 29% 31% 31%
Children who are safe on and around roads     82%   +6%   80% 82% LNE LNE LNE
Children in the child welfare system who are safe from repeat maltreatment       94% +5%   95% 94% LNE LNE 100%
Adolescents who are substance-free   55%     0%   57% 54% 37% 66% 52%
Children and youth who are safe from homicide       95% +30%   NA NA NA NA NA
Youth arrests for nonviolent crimes   94%     -2%   NA NA NA NA NA
Women who receive prenatal care by the end of the second trimester       98% 0%   98% 100% 94% 100% 99%
Young children who are read to often     91%   +8%   86% 95% 100% LNE 100%
3- and 4-year-olds enrolled in preschool       52% NA   42% 66% LNE LNE 100%
Children who miss no more than four school days due to illness       100% +7%   100% 100% LNE LNE 100%
Children who feel connected to their school     38%   +13%   33% 45% 35% 42% 42%
4th-graders who meet or exceed state standards in English Language Arts   46%     +18%   24% 75% 49% 74% 57%
8th-graders enrolled in Algebra   28%     +25%   19% 37% LNE 50% 12%
10th-graders who pass the English portion of the CAHSEE     76%   +15%    58% 91%  67% LNE 80%
NA - Not Available; LNE - Low Number Event