Yuba County is a low income, rural community that is home to 23,176 children, ages 0-18. Of the children in the county, 3% are African American, 8% are Asian American, 28% are Latino, 54% are white, and 8% are of multiple or other ethnicities.

The following data represent key environmental influences and outcomes pertaining to children’s well-being in Yuba 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%   +14%   63% 72% LNE LNE 79%
Children with health insurance       96% +3%   94% 96% LNE LNE 100%
Children who see a dentist regularly     81%   +4%   86% 81% LNE 49% LNE
Newborns breastfed exclusively while in the hospital   NA     NA   LNE LNE LNE LNE LNE
Asthmatic children who do not visit the ER for asthma symptoms     81%   NA   50% 70% LNE 50% 50%
Adolescents not at risk for depression   65%     -6%   65% 62% LNE LNE LNE
Children within the healthy weight zone   68%     -1%   62% 71% 72% 85% 64%
Children who live within walking distance to a park, playground or open space   69%     NA   63% 72% 72% 58% 54%
Schools with nurses   3%     0%   NA NA NA NA NA
Adolescents who feel connected to an adult   63%     +1%   73% 65% LNE LNE 55%
Children who are supervised during after school hours     50%   +2%   NA NA NA NA NA
Elementary and middle school students who feel safe in their school   67%     -3%   NA NA NA NA NA
High school students who feel safe and have not been victimized at school     27%   +15%   26% 30% 17% 30% 25%
Children who are safe on and around roads   78%     +6%   70% 79% LNE LNE LNE
Children in the child welfare system who are safe from repeat maltreatment   86%     -4%   87% 85% LNE LNE 89%
Adolescents who are substance-free       63% +3%   62% 58% 64% 78% 60%
Children and youth who are safe from homicide   46%     NA   NA NA NA NA NA
Youth arrests for nonviolent crimes     95%   +3%   NA NA NA NA NA
Women who receive prenatal care by the end of the second trimester   91%     -1%   93% 94% 96% 91% 92%
Young children who are read to often     91%   +11%   78% 97% LNE LNE LNE
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% +37%   LNE 100% LNE 100% 100%
Children who feel connected to their school     38%   +22%   44% 47% LNE 21% 26%
4th-graders who meet or exceed state standards in English Language Arts     47%   +38%   39% 55% 37% 37% 52%
8th-graders enrolled in Algebra       60% +237%   59% 52% 59% 99% 50%
10th-graders who pass the English portion of the CAHSEE     76%   +25%    64% 84% 71% 66% 67%
NA - Not Available; LNE - Low Number Event