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El Dorado, in the Sacramento region of the state, is home to 40,288 children, ages 0-17, which is less than 1% of California's child population. Compared to other counties in the state, El Dorado ranks as follows:

  • 17 out of 58 in the percentage of children with health insurance.
  • 4 out of 58 in the percentage of children, ages 3 and 4, enrolled in preschool.
  • 4 out of 58 in the percentage of elementary school students meeting state targets in English Language Arts.
  • 3 out of 58 in the percentage of elementary school students meeting state targets in Math.
  • 22 out of 58 in the percentage of high school students eligible to attend one of California's public universities.
  • 4 out of 58 in the percentage of children in low-income households.

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Demographics El Dorado County Sacramento Region Statewide
Households with children under 18 years old 41% 50% 51%
Children who are in school 93% 90% 90%
Teens neither in school nor working 5% 7% 8%
Children who speak another language at home 11% 26% 44%
Children who are U.S. citizens 98% 94% 94%
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Employment, Income and Poverty El Dorado County Sacramento Region Statewide
Per capita family income (dollar amount) $32,902 $28,865 $26,800
Households with at least one working parent 96% 94% 90%
Children living in poverty 8% 12% 19%
Households receiving food stamps 5% 8% 10%
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Housing El Dorado County Sacramento Region Statewide
Fair Market Rent (dollar amount) $992 $972 $905
Housing costs as a percentage of household income 29% 29% 29%
People in overcrowded households 1% 3% 8%
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Prenatal and Newborn Health Status El Dorado County Sacramento Region Statewide
Mothers receiving early prenatal care 86% 82% 86%
Low birthweight infants 6% 7% 7%
Teen birth rate (per 1,000) 18 29 37
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Children's Health Status El Dorado County Sacramento Region Statewide
Children in good or excellent health 100% 95% 92%
Children diagnosed with asthma 20% 18% 16%
Children with regular access to a doctor 86% 90% 89%
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Prenatal and Newborn Health Status by Race/Ethnicity African
American 		Asian Latino White Other
Mothers receiving early prenatal care * 87% 81% 88% 89%
Low birthweight infants * * 5% 5% *
Teen birth rate (per 1,000) * * 52 14 *
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Children's Health Status by Race/Ethnicity African
American 		Asian Latino White Other
Children in good or excellent health * * 100% 100% *
Children diagnosed with asthma * * * 22% *
Children with regular access to a doctor * * 88% 88% *
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Health Status by Age 0-5 6-11 12-18 0-18
Children in good or excellent health 100% 100% 100% 100%
Children diagnosed with asthma * * * 20%
Children with regular access to a doctor 93% 96% 77% 86%
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Health Status by Family Income
(Percentage of Federal Poverty Level)		 Less than 100%
of FPL 		100 to 199%
of FPL 		200 to 299%
of FPL 		300% of FPL
and higher
Children in good or excellent health 100% 100% 100% 100%
Children diagnosed with asthma * * * 25%
Children with regular access to a doctor * 60% 91% 96%
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Health Insurance Coverage El Dorado County Sacramento Region Statewide
Insured 96% 94% 93%
Not insured * 6% 7%
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Health Insurance Coverage by Race/Ethnicity African
American 		Asian Latino White Other
Insured * * 94% 96% *
Not insured * * * * *
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Health Insurance Coverage by Family Income
(Percentage of Federal Poverty Level)		 Less than 100%
of FPL 		100 to 199%
of FPL 		200 to 299%
of FPL 		300% of FPL
and higher
Insured 100% 75% 95% 100%
Not insured * * * *
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Health Insurance Coverage by Age 0-5 6-11 12-18 0-18
Insured 95% 100% 95% 96%
Not insured * * * *
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Dental Health El Dorado County Sacramento Region Statewide
Children with dental insurance 84% 84% 79%
Children who visited a dentist in the last year 86% 83% 80%
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Dental Health by Race/Ethnicity African
American 		Asian Latino White Other
Children with dental insurance * * * 82% *
Children who visited a dentist in the last year * * * 86% *
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Dental Health by Family Income
(Percentage of Federal Poverty Level)		 Less than 100%
of FPL 		100 to 199%
of FPL 		200 to 299%
of FPL 		300% of FPL
and higher
Children with dental insurance * 64% 86% 87%
Children who visited a dentist in the last year * 67% 100% 89%
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Dental Health by Age 0-5 6-11 12-18 0-18
Children with dental insurance 76% 89% 83% 84%
Children who visited a dentist in the last year 61% 97% * 86%
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Fitness and Nutrition El Dorado County Sacramento Region Statewide
Physically fit children 46% 32% 28%
Children who never exercise 93% 71% 71%
Children who ate fast food in the prior day 25% 28% 34%
Overweight children 20% 28% 33%
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Fitness and Nutrition by Race/Ethnicity African
American 		Asian Latino White Other
Physically fit children 44% 55% 34% 47% 52%
Children who never exercise * * * 92% *
Children who ate fast food in the prior day * * * 27% *
Overweight children 31% 56% 32% 18% 21%
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Fitness and Nutrition by Family Income
(Percentage of Federal Poverty Level)		 Less than 100%
of FPL		 100 to 199%
of FPL 		200 to 299%
of FPL 		300% of FPL
and higher
Children who never exercise * 100% 94% 92%
Children who ate fast food in the prior day * * * 30%
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Fitness and Nutrition by Age 0-5 6-11 12-18 0-18
Children who never exercise 90% 90% 95% 93%
Children who ate fast food in the prior day * * 32% 25%
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Children, Ages 0-4 El Dorado County Sacramento Region Statewide
Birth to age 3 4,328 80,845 1,582,911
Ages 3 and 4 4,289 61,742 1,103,980
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Preschool Enrollment, Ages 3 and 4 El Dorado County Sacramento Region Statewide
Children in preschool or nursery school 61% 41% 42%
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Licensed Child Care Centers El Dorado County Sacramento Region Statewide
Total number of licensed child care centers 54 2,430 10,106
Center spaces for infants 6% 5% 6%
Center spaces for children, ages 2-5 87% 65% 70%
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Licensed Family Child Care Homes El Dorado County Sacramento Region Statewide
Total number of homes 140 7,468 37,388
Total spaces in homes 1,402 72,808 361,887
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Children, Ages 0-4, by Race/Ethnicity African
American		 Asian Latino White Other
Birth to age 3 * 326 724 2,883 395
Ages 3 and 4 * 98 1,119 3,072 *
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Children, Ages 0-4, by Family Income
(Percentage of Federal Poverty Level)		 Less than 100%
of FPL 		100 to 199%
of FPL		 200 to 299%
of FPL		 300% of FPL
and higher
Birth to age 3 350 436 74 3,468
Ages 3 and 4 141 792 671 2,685
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Preschool Enrollment, Ages 3 and 4, by Race/Ethnicity African
American		 Asian Latino White Other
Children in preschool or nursery school * 100% 58% 61% *
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Preschool Enrollment, Ages 3 and 4, by Family Income (Percentage of Federal Poverty Level) Less than 100%
of FPL 		100 to 199%
of FPL		 200 to 299%
of FPL		 300% of FPL
and higher
Children in preschool or nursery school 65% 71% * 73%
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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K-12 Enrollment El Dorado County Sacramento Region Statewide
Number of students in public K-12 schools 29,332 361,560 6,312,436
English Learners 5% 16% 25%
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Student Achievement: 2nd-6th Grade El Dorado County Sacramento Region Statewide
Proficient or Advanced in English Language Arts 59% 50% 43%
Proficient or Advanced in Math 63% 57% 52%
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Student Achievement: 7th-11th Grade El Dorado County Sacramento Region Statewide
Proficient or Advanced in English Language Arts 58% 46% 40%
Proficient or Advanced in Math 44% 33% 28%
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Student Achievement: High School El Dorado County Sacramento Region Statewide
Percent of 10th -graders who passed the California High School English Exit Exam 87% 81% 77%
Percent of 10th-graders who passed the California High School Math Exit Exam 87% 79% 75%
Meet UC/CSU entrance requirements 34% 33% 35%
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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K-12 Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity African
American		 Asian Latino White Other
Number of students in public K-12 schools 371 1,151 3,669 22,549 1,592
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Student Achievement: 2nd-6th Grade
by Race/Ethnicity		 African
American		 Asian Latino White Other
Proficient or Advanced in English Language Arts 50% 69% 33% 63% 55%
Proficient or Advanced in Math 49% 77% 41% 67% 58%
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Student Achievement: 7th-11th Grade
by Race/Ethnicity		 African
American		 Asian Latino White Other
Proficient or Advanced in English Language Arts 36% 68% 31% 62% 53%
Proficient or Advanced in Math 19% 60% 24% 46% 37%
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Student Achievement: High School
by Race/Ethnicity		 African
American		 Asian Latino White Other
Percent of 10th-graders who passed the California High School English Exit Exam 83% 81% 68% 90% 92%
Percent of 10th-graders who passed the California High School Math Exit Exam 68% 84% 69% 90% 90%
Meet UC/CSU entrance requirements * 48% 16% 37% 18%
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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K-12 Students by Language Fluency Fluent in English English Learner Redesignated Fluent
in English
Number of students in public K-12 schools 27,716 1,464 152
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Student Achievement: 2nd-6th Grade
by Language Fluency		 Fluent in English English Learner Redesignated Fluent
in English
Proficient or Advanced in English Language Arts 63% 12% 48%
Proficient or Advanced in Math 66% 25% 56%
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Student Achievement: 7th-11th Grade
by Language Fluency		 Fluent in English English Learner Redesignated Fluent
in English
Proficient or Advanced in English Language Arts 60% 3% 39%
Proficient or Advanced in Math 45% 7% 30%
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Student Achievement: High School
by Language Fluency		 Fluent in English English Learner Redesignated Fluent
in English
Percent of 10th-graders who passed the California High School English Exit Exam 90% 33% 88%
Percent of 10th-graders who passed the California High School Math Exit Exam 89% 43% 90%
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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K-12 Students by Family Income Economically Disadvantaged Not Economically Disadvantaged
Number of students in public K-12 schools 6,449 22,883
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Student Achievement: 2nd-6th Grade
by Family Income		 Economically Disadvantaged Not Economically Disadvantaged
Proficient or Advanced in English Language Arts 35% 67%
Proficient or Advanced in Math 42% 70%
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Student Achievement: 7th-11th Grade
by Family Income		 Economically Disadvantaged Not Economically Disadvantaged
Proficient or Advanced in English Language Arts 32% 65%
Proficient or Advanced in Math 26% 48%
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Student Achievement: High School
by Family Income		 Economically Disadvantaged Not Economically Disadvantaged
Percent of 10th-graders who passed the California High School English Exit Exam 68% 92%
Percent of 10th-graders who passed the California High School Math Exit Exam 69% 91%
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate