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Quick Facts About California

The 9,118,201 children living in California account for 13% of all children living in the United States.

51% Latino, 27% White, 5% African-American, 11% Asian, and 5% Other

23% of California's children live in poverty.

Data across counties
Data over time
Data by race / ethnicity

Education

Low
CA Avg
High
2016
Change
Latino
White
African American
Asian
Other
Young children, ages 0-5, who are read to everyday
36%
86%
62% CA
62%
–
54%
77%
64%
62%
77%
3 and 4 year olds who attend preschool
32%
68%
47% CA
47%
40%
56%
49%
55%
57%
3rd graders who read at grade level
24%
62%
42% CA
42%
NA
31%
60%
27%
67%
56%
8th graders who meet or exceed state standards in math
17%
59%
36% CA
36%
NA
23%
51%
17%
67%
44%
Students who are low income and have access to a state-funded afterschool program
0%
75%
12% CA
12%
–
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
High school science classes that are taught by a highly qualified teacher
54%
100%
91% CA
91%
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Students who feel connected to their school
34%
62%
47% CA
47%
43%
56%
36%
51%
45%
Suspensions that are limited to serious offenses, not willful defiance
29%
93%
69% CA
69%
68%
69%
71%
74%
70%
Students who are ready or conditionally ready for college-level math courses
14%
51%
32% CA
32%
NA
20%
45%
15%
64%
39%
12th graders who graduate on time
4%
94%
82% CA
82%
79%
88%
71%
92%
80%
Data across counties
Data over time
Data by race / ethnicity

Health

Low
CA Avg
High
2016
Change
Latino
White
African American
Asian
Other
Women who receive early prenatal care
28%
91%
82% CA
82%
80%
86%
77%
84%
80%
Newborns who are exclusively breastfed while in the hospital
34%
93%
69% CA
69%
63%
81%
58%
64%
73%
Children who have health insurance for the entire year
83%
100%
93% CA
93%
91%
95%
96%
93%
96%
Children who have a usual source of health care
83%
98%
93% CA
93%
91%
94%
91%
93%
96%
Young children, ages 0-3, who are low income and have visited a dentist in the last year
10%
66%
32% CA
32%
–
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Asthmatic children who have been given a written asthma management plan
5%
48%
24% CA
24%
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Children who are a healthy weight
48%
76%
62% CA
62%
54%
72%
59%
74%
64%
Students who are low income and eat free or reduced priced breakfast during the school year
17%
75%
38% CA
38%
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Students who are low income and eat free or reduced price meals during the summer
54%
100%
85% CA
85%
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Schools that have a health center
0%
14%
2% CA
2%
–
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Adolescents who are not at risk for depression
64%
79%
70% CA
70%
–
68%
72%
74%
73%
69%
Data across counties
Data over time
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Child Welfare & Economic Well-Being

Low
CA Avg
High
2016
Change
Latino
White
African American
Asian
Other
Young children, ages 0-3, who do not experience recurring abuse or neglect
50%
100%
94% CA
94%
94%
92%
93%
95%
96%
Children in the child welfare system who have stability in their placement
55%
100%
86% CA
86%
88%
85%
84%
89%
88%
Adolescents in the child welfare system who are placed in family-like settings
40%
100%
76% CA
76%
–
79%
74%
71%
79%
74%
Children in the child welfare system who have had a medical exam in the last year
18%
100%
84% CA
84%
85%
84%
82%
83%
79%
Children in the child welfare system who exit to permanency within three years
64%
100%
84% CA
84%
84%
87%
79%
85%
91%
Children who are not living in communities of concentrated poverty
53%
100%
83% CA
83%
–
75%
95%
76%
92%
77%
Youth who attend school or are employed
84%
96%
92% CA
92%
–
90%
93%
88%
96%
93%

Notes

NA (Not Available)Data that are not available are noted as NA. The most frequent reasons for NAs include the unavailability of longitudinal data, fewer than 10 cases (low number events), and statistically unstable estimates.

Asterisks*An asterisk indicates that data should be interpreted with caution. Asterisks were used to note low number of events (fewer than 10) or unstable data with large confidence intervals. Data or estimates with low numbers and large confidence intervals indicate that a data point may not be a true representation of the larger population.

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