Stanislaus County is a low income, urban community that is home to 153,268 children, ages 0-18. Of the children in the county, 2% are African American, 4% are Asian American, 54% are Latino, 37% are white, and 3% are of multiple or other ethnicities.

The following data represent key environmental influences and outcomes pertaining to children’s well-being in Stanislaus 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"   60%     -7%   40% 76% 61% LNE 62%
Children with health insurance     94%   +8%   84% 99% 100% 100% 100%
Children who see a dentist regularly       82% +9%   74% 85% 100% 100% 79%
Newborns breastfed exclusively while in the hospital   39%     -4%   29% 55% 36% 29% 39%
Asthmatic children who do not visit the ER for asthma symptoms     86%   NA   89% 87% 67% LNE 50%
Adolescents not at risk for depression   74%     -13%   71% 89% 33% LNE LNE
Children within the healthy weight zone   65%     0%   60% 70% 63% 71% 60%
Children who live within walking distance to a park, playground or open space     76%   NA   81% 78% 67% 36% 68%
Schools with nurses       10% +35%   NA NA NA NA NA
Adolescents who feel connected to an adult   64%     0%   60% 70% 66% 55% 65%
Children who are supervised during after school hours     51%   -2%   NA NA NA NA NA
Elementary and middle school students who feel safe in their school   68%     +4%   NA NA NA NA NA
High school students who feel safe and have not been victimized at school     27%   +27%   25% 30% 23% 29% 27%
Children who are safe on and around roads       84% +15%   84% 87% 81% LNE 67%
Children in the child welfare system who are safe from repeat maltreatment   91%     +1%   90% 91% 92% 85% 92%
Adolescents who are substance-free     57%   +2%   56% 56% 72% 67% 57%
Children and youth who are safe from homicide   82%     -6%   NA NA NA NA NA
Youth arrests for nonviolent crimes   93%     +1%   NA NA NA NA NA
Women who receive prenatal care by the end of the second trimester     98%   +1%   98% 99% 98% 96% 99%
Young children who are read to often       95% +13%   100% 93% LNE LNE 100%
3- and 4-year-olds enrolled in preschool     42%   NA   32% 58% 66% 19% 73%
Children who miss no more than four school days due to illness       100% +3%   100% 100% LNE 100% 100%
Children who feel connected to their school     34%   +23%   29% 41% 22% 37% 32%
4th-graders who meet or exceed state standards in English Language Arts     48%   +33%   39% 61% 40% 57% 53%
8th-graders enrolled in Algebra   37%     +34%   33% 43% 31% 46% 16%
10th-graders who pass the English portion of the CAHSEE     75%   +15%    67%  84%  70% LNE 72%
NA - Not Available; LNE - Low Number Event