Siskiyou County is a low income, rural community that is home to 10,369 children, ages 0-18. Of the children in the county, 1% are African American, 1% are Asian American, 15% are Latino, 72% are white, and 10% are of multiple or other ethnicities.

The following data represent key environmental influences and outcomes pertaining to children’s well-being in Siskiyou 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"       78% +16%   77% 79% LNE 100% 59%
Children with health insurance     95%   +10%   96% 96% LNE 100% 85%
Children who see a dentist regularly   53%     -34%   58% 92% LNE 79% 82%
Newborns breastfed exclusively while in the hospital       73% +11%   68% 75% LNE LNE 71%
Asthmatic children who do not visit the ER for asthma symptoms       88% NA   50% 89% LNE LNE 80%
Adolescents not at risk for depression       81% +1%   LNE 75% LNE LNE LNE
Children within the healthy weight zone       75% 0%   70% 76% 64% LNE 74%
Children who live within walking distance to a park, playground or open space   67%     NA   78% 68% LNE LNE 57%
Schools with nurses   0%     0%   NA NA NA NA NA
Adolescents who feel connected to an adult       72% +6%   66% 73% LNE 68% 71%
Children who are supervised during after school hours   44%     -4%   NA NA NA NA NA
Elementary and middle school students who feel safe in their school       78% +8%   NA NA NA NA NA
High school students who feel safe and have not been victimized at school     28%   -7%   28% 32% LNE 27% 21%
Children who are safe on and around roads       95% +26%   LNE 97% LNE LNE LNE
Children in the child welfare system who are safe from repeat maltreatment     91%   +8%   LNE 91% LNE LNE 94%
Adolescents who are substance-free   50%     0%   51% 50% LNE 38% 51%
Children and youth who are safe from homicide   NA     NA   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     96%   NA   94% 98% LNE 92% 91%
Young children who are read to often     93%   +17%   LNE 93% LNE 100% LNE
3- and 4-year-olds enrolled in preschool   29%     NA   42% 28% LNE LNE 36%
Children who miss no more than four school days due to illness       100% +8%   LNE 100% LNE LNE LNE
Children who feel connected to their school       43% +25%   37% 46% LNE 43% 37%
4th-graders who meet or exceed state standards in English Language Arts       56% +40%   42% 61% LNE LNE LNE
8th-graders enrolled in Algebra       63% +83%   95% 64% LNE LNE 30%
10th-graders who pass the English portion of the CAHSEE       82% +1%    76%  84% LNE LNE 78%
NA - Not Available; LNE - Low Number Event