Tulare County is a low income, rural community that is home to 142,472 children, ages 0-18. Of the children in the county, 1% are African American, 3% are Asian American, 67% are Latino, 27% are white, and 2% are of multiple or other ethnicities.

The following data represent key environmental influences and outcomes pertaining to children’s well-being in Tulare 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"   61%     +5%   52% 72% 96% 100% 50%
Children with health insurance     93%   +5%   92% 97% 100% 84% 82%
Children who see a dentist regularly   69%     -3%   67% 79% 100% LNE 47%
Newborns breastfed exclusively while in the hospital   22%     -4%   16% 41% LNE LNE 33%
Asthmatic children who do not visit the ER for asthma symptoms     79%   NA   66% 90% 50% 100% 50%
Adolescents not at risk for depression   71%     +14%   70% 68% LNE 68% LNE
Children within the healthy weight zone   66%     -2%   63% 70% 73% 83% 63%
Children who live within walking distance to a park, playground or open space     70%   NA   75% 68% 80% 30% 61%
Schools with nurses     5%   -25%   NA NA NA NA Na
Adolescents who feel connected to an adult   63%     -5%   58% 72% 52% 60% 64%
Children who are supervised during after school hours       55% +2%   NA NA NA NA NA
Elementary and middle school students who feel safe in their school   68%     +1%   NA NA NA NA NA
High school students who feel safe and have not been victimized at school     27%   +6%   27% 29% 24% 26% 25%
Children who are safe on and around roads   76%     -6%   74% 78% LNE LNE 80%
Children in the child welfare system who are safe from repeat maltreatment       93% +4%   93% 92% 100% LNE 100%
Adolescents who are substance-free     59%   0%   58% 60% 66% 73% 58%
Children and youth who are safe from homicide   83%     -5%   NA NA NA NA NA
Youth arrests for nonviolent crimes   93%     0%   NA NA NA NA NA
Women who receive prenatal care by the end of the second trimester   96%     -1%   97% 98% 95% 98% 94%
Young children who are read to often     91%   +25%   87% 100% 100% 100% 100%
3- and 4-year-olds enrolled in preschool   23%     NA   19% 32% LNE 11% 29%
Children who miss no more than four school days due to illness       100% +2%   100% 100% LNE 100% 100%
Children who feel connected to their school     35%   +13%   31% 43% 23% 37% 36%
4th-graders who meet or exceed state standards in English Language Arts   40%     +60%   34% 58% 40% 54% 51%
8th-graders enrolled in Algebra       56% +109%   52% 68% 66% 69% 32%
10th-graders who pass the English portion of the CAHSEE   70%     +25%    62%  85% 64% LNE 69%
NA - Not Available; LNE - Low Number Event