Ventura County is a high income, urban community that is home to 224,243 children, ages 0-18. Of the children in the county, 1% are African American, 5% are Asian American, 47% are Latino, 44% are white, and 4% are of multiple or other ethnicities.

The following data represent key environmental influences and outcomes pertaining to children’s well-being in Ventura 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"   65%     +1%   55% 71% LNE 86% 66%
Children with health insurance   90%     +4%   83% 97% LNE 100% 89%
Children who see a dentist regularly       84% +6%   83% 85% LNE LNE 69%
Newborns breastfed exclusively while in the hospital   44%     +4%   36% 61% 29% 44% 54%
Asthmatic children who do not visit the ER for asthma symptoms   65%     NA   44% 84% LNE 50% 50%
Adolescents not at risk for depression     79%   -4%   75% 82% LNE 92% LNE
Children within the healthy weight zone       72% +2%   62% 81% 70% 84% 76%
Children who live within walking distance to a park, playground or open space       85% NA   86% 85% 91% 84% 89%
Schools with nurses     5%   +4%   NA NA NA NA NA
Adolescents who feel connected to an adult       68% +2%   62% 75% 68% 65% 68%
Children who are supervised during after school hours     50%   +1%   NA NA NA NA NA
Elementary and middle school students who feel safe in their school     73%   +2%   NA NA NA NA NA
High school students who feel safe and have not been victimized at school     29%   +5%   23% 36% 22% 33% 26%
Children who are safe on and around roads     82%   -4%   78% 85% LNE 73% 81%
Children in the child welfare system who are safe from repeat maltreatment       93% -1%   93% 94% 87% LNE 100%
Adolescents who are substance-free     61%   +2%   58% 61% 63% 73% 62%
Children and youth who are safe from homicide     89%   +2%   NA NA NA NA NA
Youth arrests for nonviolent crimes       97% -1%   NA NA NA NA NA
Women who receive prenatal care by the end of the second trimester     97%   -2%   96% 99% 94% 99% 91%
Young children who are read to often     88%   +32%   83% 91% LNE 100% LNE
3- and 4-year-olds enrolled in preschool     46%   NA   37% 55% 34% 49% 81%
Children who miss no more than four school days due to illness       100% +2%   100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Children who feel connected to their school     38%   +12%   30% 45% 32% 39% 37%
4th-graders who meet or exceed state standards in English Language Arts       57% +21%   37% 78% 53% 80% 66%
8th-graders enrolled in Algebra     49%   +21%   40% 59% 41% 69% 21%
10th-graders who pass the English portion of the CAHSEE       82% +17%    69%  93%  81% 92% 84%
NA - Not Available; LNE - Low Number Event