Solano County is a middle income, urban community that is home to 112,049 children, ages 0-18. Of the children in the county, 13% are African American, 13% are Asian American, 28% are Latino, 38% are white, and 9% are of multiple or other ethnicities.

The following data represent key environmental influences and outcomes pertaining to children’s well-being in Solano 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%   57% 76% 65% 70% 67%
Children with health insurance       96% +1%   84% 99% 100% 100% 100%
Children who see a dentist regularly       82% -3%   66% 82% 87% 100% 97%
Newborns breastfed exclusively while in the hospital     61%   +2%   60% 71% 46% 55% 61%
Asthmatic children who do not visit the ER for asthma symptoms   76%     NA   71% 83% LNE 75% 38%
Adolescents not at risk for depression     79%   +7%   75% 75% 75% LNE LNE
Children within the healthy weight zone   68%     -1%   61% 73% 64% 74% 70%
Children who live within walking distance to a park, playground or open space       85% NA   92% 84% 87% 76% 94%
Schools with nurses       13% -57%   NA NA NA NA NA
Adolescents who feel connected to an adult     65%   -2%   57% 74% 62% 59% 66%
Children who are supervised during after school hours     49%   +3%   NA NA NA NA NA
Elementary and middle school students who feel safe in their school   65%     +6%   NA NA NA NA NA
High school students who feel safe and have not been victimized at school   22%     +5%   17% 29% 17% 20% 22%
Children who are safe on and around roads   75%     -7%   73% 71% 83% 100% 70%
Children in the child welfare system who are safe from repeat maltreatment       94% -1%   96% 90% 95% 100% 100%
Adolescents who are substance-free       63% -3%   60% 60% 67% 71% 62%
Children and youth who are safe from homicide   80%     -14%   NA NA NA NA NA
Youth arrests for nonviolent crimes       100% +8%   NA NA NA NA NA
Women who receive prenatal care by the end of the second trimester   95%     +1%   95% 98% 96% 96% 100%
Young children who are read to often     92%   +14%   86% 93% 100% 87% 95%
3- and 4-year-olds enrolled in preschool     38%   NA   40% 45% 22% LNE 63%
Children who miss no more than four school days due to illness       100% +4%   100% 100% 100% LNE 100%
Children who feel connected to their school   27%     +18%   23% 34% 16% 28% 27%
4th-graders who meet or exceed state standards in English Language Arts     50%   +22%   36% 66% 35% 65% 54%
8th-graders enrolled in Algebra       69% +179%   62% 69% 80% 84% 15%
10th-graders who pass the English portion of the CAHSEE     76%   +6%    65%  87% 63% LNE 71%
NA - Not Available; LNE - Low Number Event