Shasta County is a middle income, rural community that is home to 42,606 children, ages 0-18. Of the children in the county, 1% are African American, 3% are Asian American, 9% are Latino, 79% 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 Shasta 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% +10%   57% 79% 40% 100% 39%
Children with health insurance   83%     -7%   64% 85% 93% LNE 100%
Children who see a dentist regularly     77%   -6%   53% 80% 45% 100% LNE
Newborns breastfed exclusively while in the hospital       86% 0%   82% 89% LNE 61% 76%
Asthmatic children who do not visit the ER for asthma symptoms       98% NA   50% 97% LNE LNE 100%
Adolescents not at risk for depression       84% +3%   LNE 83% LNE LNE LNE
Children within the healthy weight zone     71%   -1%   66% 73% 60% 85% 71%
Children who live within walking distance to a park, playground or open space   63%     NA   70% 64% 71% LNE 49%
Schools with nurses     5%   -21%   NA NA NA NA NA
Adolescents who feel connected to an adult       70% 0%   66% 74% 59% 58% 66%
Children who are supervised during after school hours     51%   +1%   NA NA NA NA NA
Elementary and middle school students who feel safe in their school     71%   -3%   NA NA NA NA NA
High school students who feel safe and have not been victimized at school       33% +14%   31% 37% 25% 20% 26%
Children who are safe on and around roads       85% +15%   LNE 85% LNE LNE LNE
Children in the child welfare system who are safe from repeat maltreatment   88%     -4%   100% 85% 100% LNE LNE
Adolescents who are substance-free     62%   +3%   62% 63% 60% 68% 58%
Children and youth who are safe from homicide       94% -3%   NA NA NA NA NA
Youth arrests for nonviolent crimes     95%   +1%   NA NA NA NA NA
Women who receive prenatal care by the end of the second trimester     98%   0%   98% 99% 93% 97% 97%
Young children who are read to often   86%     -8%   76% 88% LNE LNE LNE
3- and 4-year-olds enrolled in preschool   27%     NA   LNE 27% LNE LNE 100%
Children who miss no more than four school days due to illness       100% +11%   LNE 100% LNE 100% LNE
Children who feel connected to their school       45% +17%   39% 48% 34% 32% 41%
4th-graders who meet or exceed state standards in English Language Arts       57% +33%   44% 61% 47% 65% 50%
8th-graders enrolled in Algebra     55%   +70%   44% 60% 34% 81% 21%
10th-graders who pass the English portion of the CAHSEE        81% +9%    66% 84% 62% LNE 86%
NA - Not Available; LNE - Low Number Event