Contra Costa County

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Child Welfare & Economic Well-Being

County Quick Facts

253,328 children live in Contra Costa county.

Ethnicity is 35% Latino, 33% White, 9% African-American, 15% Asian, 8% Other

$96,240 is the average family income for this county.

63% of families can afford basic living expenses.

14% of children live in poverty.

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Education

2016
Rank
Low
CA Avg
High
2016
Change
Latino
White
African American
Asian
Other
Young children, ages 0-5, who are read to everyday
3
36%
86%
62% CA
79%
82%*
85%*
30%*
42%*
81%*
3 and 4 year olds who attend preschool
4
32%
68%
47% CA
57%
45%*
70%
NA
57%*
61%*
3rd graders who read at grade level
8
24%
62%
42% CA
49%
NA
29%
66%
24%
71%
62%
8th graders who meet or exceed state standards in math
12
17%
59%
36% CA
43%
NA
22%
58%
13%
69%
49%
Students who are low income and have access to a state-funded afterschool program
36
0%
75%
12% CA
10%
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
High school science classes that are taught by a highly qualified teacher
18
54%
100%
91% CA
96%
–
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Students who feel connected to their school
28
34%
62%
47% CA
48%
NA
39%
61%
32%
54%
46%
Suspensions that are limited to serious offenses, not willful defiance
33
29%
93%
69% CA
67%
66%
76%
62%
74%
68%
Students who are ready or conditionally ready for college-level math courses
11
14%
51%
32% CA
41%
NA
20%
56%
14%
64%
48%
12th graders who graduate on time
10
4%
94%
82% CA
89%
85%
93%
78%
96%
89%
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Data by race / ethnicity

Health

2016
Rank
Low
CA Avg
High
2016
Change
Latino
White
African American
Asian
Other
Women who receive early prenatal care
7
28%
91%
82% CA
86%
–
81%
91%
83%
87%
86%
Newborns who are exclusively breastfed while in the hospital
16
34%
93%
69% CA
82%
80%
85%
69%
84%
83%
Children who have health insurance for the entire year
26
83%
100%
93% CA
92%*
91%*
98%*
100%*
80%*
94%*
Children who have a usual source of health care
7
83%
98%
93% CA
95%*
–
92%*
98%*
100%*
95%*
93%*
Young children, ages 0-3, who are low income and have visited a dentist in the last year
40
10%
66%
32% CA
24%
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Asthmatic children who have been given a written asthma management plan
NA
5%
48%
24% CA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Children who are a healthy weight
20
48%
76%
62% CA
64%
53%
74%
54%
74%
68%
Students who are low income and eat free or reduced priced breakfast during the school year
46
17%
75%
38% CA
30%
–
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Students who are low income and eat free or reduced price meals during the summer
51
54%
100%
85% CA
79%
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Schools that have a health center
6
0%
14%
2% CA
3%
–
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Adolescents who are not at risk for depression
4
64%
79%
70% CA
73%
NA
69%
75%
75%
75%
72%
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Child Welfare & Economic Well-Being

2016
Rank
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
22
50%
100%
94% CA
94%
93%
100%
88%
100%*
100%*
Children in the child welfare system who have stability in their placement
13
55%
100%
86% CA
89%
91%
84%
91%
85%
94%
Adolescents in the child welfare system who are placed in family-like settings
29
40%
100%
76% CA
75%
84%
75%
70%
76%
89%*
Children in the child welfare system who have had a medical exam in the last year
49
18%
100%
84% CA
67%
66%
74%
66%
44%
59%
Children in the child welfare system who exit to permanency within three years
24
64%
100%
84% CA
88%
100%
78%
90%
86%*
83%*
Children who are not living in communities of concentrated poverty
21
53%
100%
83% CA
96%
93%
99%
92%
98%
94%*
Youth who attend school or are employed
12
84%
96%
92% CA
93%
93%
94%
90%
95%
94%

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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