Sutter County is a middle income, urban community that is home to 29,318 children, ages 0-18. Of the children in the county, 1% are African American, 12% are Asian American, 42% are Latino, 42% 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 Sutter 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"     70%   -6%   64% 83% 79% 41% 34%
Children with health insurance     95%   +6%   92% 96% 100% 100% 89%
Children who see a dentist regularly     79%   +1%   83% 79% LNE 100% 74%
Newborns breastfed exclusively while in the hospital   39%     +3%   28% 54% LNE 15% 29%
Asthmatic children who do not visit the ER for asthma symptoms   NA     NA   LNE 91% LNE LNE 44%
Adolescents not at risk for depression   NA     NA   LNE LNE LNE LNE LNE
Children within the healthy weight zone     70%   +6%   62% 73% 68% 87% 73%
Children who live within walking distance to a park, playground or open space     77%   NA   91% 73% 76% 87% 60%
Schools with nurses     9%   -16%   NA NA NA NA NA
Adolescents who feel connected to an adult     67%   -4%   62% 73% 76% 59% 65%
Children who are supervised during after school hours     50%   -5%   NA NA NA NA NA
Elementary and middle school students who feel safe in their school     70%   +2%   NA NA NA NA NA
High school students who feel safe and have not been victimized at school       32% +10%   25% 36% 26% 38% 29%
Children who are safe on and around roads       89% +10%   81% 88% LNE LNE LNE
Children in the child welfare system who are safe from repeat maltreatment       98% +11%   100% 98% LNE LNE 100%
Adolescents who are substance-free       63% +5%   59% 60% 46% 80% 64%
Children and youth who are safe from homicide   80%     NA   NA NA NA NA NA
Youth arrests for nonviolent crimes   92%     +3%   NA NA NA NA NA
Women who receive prenatal care by the end of the second trimester   95%     -1%   94% 97% 97% 98% LNE
Young children who are read to often     88%   +17%   79% 87% 100% LNE 100%
3- and 4-year-olds enrolled in preschool       52% NA   56% 54% 100% 49% LNE
Children who miss no more than four school days due to illness       100% +21%   100% 100% LNE 100% 100%
Children who feel connected to their school     37%   +20%   29% 43% 40% 38% 36%
4th-graders who meet or exceed state standards in English Language Arts     52%   +41%   38% 63% 53% 54% 55%
8th-graders enrolled in Algebra   33%     -3%   28% 38% 27% 42% 12%
10th-graders who pass the English portion of the CAHSEE   74%     +10%    64% 82% 50% 78% 35%
NA - Not Available; LNE - Low Number Event