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In this section, key county-level measures of children's health, education and family economic well-being are disaggregated by race/ethnicity. Twelve racial/ethnic groups, including the largest Asian and Pacific Islander communities in the state, are included. Please note: for formatting purposes, several tables have been split into two component parts, noted by "1 of 2" and "2 of 2" in their titles.

Data by Race/Ethnicity

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Children, Ages 0-17, in
Low-Income Families
(Table 1 of 2) 		All African
American 		Latino White Native
American		 Other
Alameda 32% 54% 48% 17% 56% 26%
Alpine 43%** * 47%** 39%** 64%** 67%**
Amador 43%** * 47%** 39%** 64%** 67%**
Butte 51% * 72% 46% 20% 53%
Calaveras 43%** * 47%** 39%** 64%** 67%**
Colusa 55%** 50%** 75%** 36%** 95%** 61%**
Contra Costa 25% 51% 44% 10% * 19%
Del Norte 65%** 100%** 80%** 61%** 55%** 46%**
El Dorado 26% * 41% 23% 100% *
Fresno 58% 60% 64% 35% 48% 44%
Glenn 55%** 50%** 75%** 36%** 95%** 61%**
Humboldt 40% 100% 56% 32% 82% 48%
Imperial 60% 100% 65% 24% 90% *
Inyo 43%** * 47%** 39%** 64%** 67%**
Kern 57% 76% 73% 33% 59% 35%
Kings 59% 56% 67% 54% 62% 30%
Lake 57%** 33%** 91%* 40%** 86%** 85%**
Lassen 65%** 100%** 80%** 61%** 55%** 46%**
Los Angeles 51% 52% 64% 17% 49% 28%
Madera 57% * 69% 35% 100% 56%
Marin 16% 47% 52% 7% * 5%
Mariposa 43%** * 47%** 39%** 64%** 67%**
Mendocino 57%** 33%** 91%* 40%** 86%** 85%**
Merced 60% 67% 70% 24% 95% 45%
Modoc 65%** 100%** 80%** 61%** 55%** 46%**
Mono 43%** * 47%** 39%** 64%** 67%**
Monterey 44%** 28%** 56%** 14%** * 44%**
Napa 26% 100% 43% 13% 70% *
Nevada 42%** * 64%** 34%** 49%** 39%**
Orange 37% 47% 60% 13% 20% 13%
Placer 25% * 41% 23% * 17%
Plumas 42%** * 64%** 34%** 49%** 39%**
Riverside 41% 42% 52% 23% 45% 51%
Sacramento 41% 58% 52% 29% 26% 32%
San Benito 44%** 28%** 56%** 14%** * 44%**
San Bernardino 49% 66% 57% 32% 41% 32%
San Diego 38% 46% 60% 18% 32% 22%
San Francisco 32% 50% 59% 6% * 23%
San Joaquin 44% 46% 55% 26% 54% 32%
San Luis Obispo 40% * 55% 32% * 58%
San Mateo 27% 55% 56% 9% * 7%
Santa Barbara 41% 55% 61% 19% * 29%
Santa Clara 28% 32% 52% 13% 45% 19%
Santa Cruz 34% 18% 58% 13% * 21%
Shasta 43% 79% 63% 39% 53% 59%
Sierra 42%** * 64%** 34%** 49%** 39%**
Siskiyou 65%** 100%** 80%** 61%** 55%** 46%**
Solano 32% 46% 54% 17% * 21%
Sonoma 32% 23% 53% 19% 73% 29%
Stanislaus 47% 61% 61% 30% 42% 28%
Sutter 42%** * 64%** 34%** 49%** 39%**
Tehama 55%** 50%** 75%** 36%** 95%** 61%**
Trinity 55%** 50%** 75%** 36%** 95%** 61%**
Tulare 64% 58% 74% 39% 59% 63%
Tuolumne 43%** * 47%** 39%** 64%** 67%**
Ventura 34% 48% 57% 11% 43% 14%
Yolo 38% 100% 55% 26% 50% 35%
Yuba 42%** * 64%** 34%** 49%** 39%**
CALIFORNIA 43% 53% 60% 21% 48% 28%
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Children, Ages 0-17, in
Low-Income Families
(Table 2 of 2) 		All Chinese Filipino Indian Korean Vietnamese Pacific
Islander		 Other
Asian
Alameda 32% 24% 18% 10% 14% 34% 40% 32%
Alpine 43%** * * * * * * *
Amador 43%** * * * * * * *
Butte 51% 100% * 54% * * 30% 71%
Calaveras 43%** * * * * * * *
Colusa 55%** * * * * 100%** * 100%**
Contra Costa 25% 11% 21% * * 35% 38% 26%
Del Norte 65%** * * * * * * 100%**
El Dorado 26% * 50% * * * * *
Fresno 58% 27% 21% 50% 75% 83% * 86%
Glenn 55%** * * * * 100%** * 100%**
Humboldt 40% 100% * * * * * 100%
Imperial 60% 100% 100% * * * * *
Inyo 43%** * * * * * * *
Kern 57% * 39% 9% * 60% * 47%
Kings 59% * * * * * * 30%
Lake 57%** 100%** * * * * * *
Lassen 65%** * * * * * * 100%**
Los Angeles 51% 34% 25% 32% 39% 56% 51% 39%
Madera 57% * * 100% * * * *
Marin 16% 40% * * * * * 70%
Mariposa 43%** * * * * * * *
Mendocino 57%** 100%** * * * * * *
Merced 60% 100% 79% 60% * * * 100%
Modoc 65%** * * * * * * 100%**
Mono 43%** * * * * * * *
Monterey 44%** 59%** 50%** * 10%** 100%** 10%** 18%**
Napa 26% * * * * * * 76%
Nevada 42%** * * 48%** * * * 50%**
Orange 37% 19% 9% 11% 28% 43% 81% 24%
Placer 25% * * 33% * * 100% *
Plumas 42%** * * 48%** * * * 50%**
Riverside 41% 14% 31% 50% 42% 30% * 18%
Sacramento 41% 46% 26% 17% * 42% 74% 69%
San Benito 44%** 59%** 50%** * 10%** 100%** 10%** 18%**
San Bernardino 49% 24% 15% 32% 13% 41% 59% 28%
San Diego 38% 14% 26% 29% 54% 57% 21% 49%
San Francisco 32% 31% 43% 89% * 49% 35% 23%
San Joaquin 44% 49% 21% 21% 74% 58% * 79%
San Luis Obispo 40% 100% 20% * * * * 69%
San Mateo 27% 4% 25% 9% 83% 39% 12% 18%
Santa Barbara 41% * 39% * 43% * * *
Santa Clara 28% 10% 22% 10% 16% 31% * 32%
Santa Cruz 34% 70% 20% * * * * *
Shasta 43% * 21% * * * * 43%
Sierra 42%** * * 48%** * * * 50%**
Siskiyou 65%** * * * * * * 100%**
Solano 32% 28% 9% 16% * 79% 63% 18%
Sonoma 32% 60% * * * 32% 100% 33%
Stanislaus 47% * 13% 54% * 100% * 70%
Sutter 42%** * * 48%** * * * 50%**
Tehama 55%** * * * * 100%** * 100%**
Trinity 55%** * * * * 100%** * 100%**
Tulare 64% 51% 36% 24% * 41% 100% 69%
Tuolumne 43%** * * * * * * *
Ventura 34% 9% 11% * 20% 59% 62% *
Yolo 38% * * 29% 52% * * *
Yuba 42%** * * 48%** * * * 50%**
CALIFORNIA 43% 26% 23% 19% 34% 44% 43% 51%
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Mothers with Early Prenatal Care
(Table 1 of 2) 		All African
American 		Latino White Native
American		 Other
Alameda 90% 87% 86% 93% 77% 68%
Alpine * * * * * *
Amador 91% * 84% 93% * *
Butte 77% 74% 73% 81% 69% *
Calaveras 86% * 69% 90% * *
Colusa 78% * 76% 82% * *
Contra Costa 87% 83% 80% 92% 89% 82%
Del Norte 79% * 79% 82% 77% *
El Dorado 86% * 81% 88% * *
Fresno 86% 87% 86% 90% 80% *
Glenn 71% * 62% 80% * *
Humboldt 80% 70% 78% 82% 76% *
Imperial 75% 71% 74% 84% * *
Inyo 68% * 68% 71% 59% *
Kern 75% 71% 73% 80% 75% *
Kings 74% 71% 69% 83% 79% *
Lake 75% * 72% 78% 56% *
Lassen 80% * 81% 81% * *
Los Angeles 90% 85% 90% 94% 84% 88%
Madera 81% 79% 79% 84% 94% *
Marin 96% 90% 93% 97% * *
Mariposa 84% * 92% 83% * *
Mendocino 68% * 69% 69% 53% *
Merced 64% 52% 63% 72% * *
Modoc 79% * * 79% * *
Mono 78% * 78% 81% * *
Monterey 77% 75% 73% 89% 89% 79%
Napa 84% 100% 80% 90% * *
Nevada 80% * 68% 83% * *
Orange 91% 88% 89% 95% 90% 87%
Placer 89% 84% 79% 91% 93% *
Plumas 82% * 68% 83% * *
Riverside 85% 84% 84% 88% 77% 71%
Sacramento 81% 76% 78% 85% 75% 90%
San Benito 80% * 76% 88% * *
San Bernardino 83% 79% 82% 85% 84% 81%
San Diego 86% 82% 82% 91% 81% 74%
San Francisco 88% 71% 79% 95% 78% 93%
San Joaquin 70% 68% 65% 79% 69% *
San Luis Obispo 85% 85% 78% 89% * *
San Mateo 90% 87% 85% 93% 91% *
Santa Barbara 81% 75% 78% 90% 82% *
Santa Clara 86% 81% 80% 91% 75% 85%
Santa Cruz 90% 94% 86% 95% * 100%
Shasta 89% 77% 88% 90% 73% *
Sierra 80% * * 81% * *
Siskiyou 81% * 83% 81% 78% *
Solano 73% 72% 64% 80% 72% *
Sonoma 84% 83% 77% 91% 69% *
Stanislaus 84% 82% 83% 88% 75% 94%
Sutter 68% 67% 62% 75% * *
Tehama 79% * 77% 81% 91% *
Trinity 83% * * 84% * *
Tulare 81% 72% 79% 85% 67% *
Tuolumne 87% * 86% 88% * *
Ventura 85% 79% 79% 94% 82% *
Yolo 77% 70% 70% 84% 84% *
Yuba 65% 70% 62% 69% 72% *
CALIFORNIA 86% 82% 84% 90% 77% 83%
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Mothers with Early Prenatal Care
(Table 2 of 2) 		All Chinese Filipino Indian Korean Vietnamese Pacific
Islander		 Other
Asian
Alameda 90% 94% 89% 94% 91% 91% 77% 91%
Alpine * * * * * * * *
Amador 91% * * * * * * *
Butte 77% * * * * * * 41%
Calaveras 86% * * * * * * *
Colusa 78% * * * * * * *
Contra Costa 87% 95% 91% 91% 92% 91% 70% 86%
Del Norte 79% * * * * * * *
El Dorado 86% 100% 81% * * * * 83%
Fresno 86% 92% 86% 94% 92% 89% * 75%
Glenn 71% * * * * * * *
Humboldt 80% * * * * * * 75%
Imperial 75% * 92% * * * * *
Inyo 68% * * * * * * *
Kern 75% 92% 74% 75% 73% 74% 64% 66%
Kings 74% * 74% * * * * 75%
Lake 75% * * * * * * *
Lassen 80% * * * * * * *
Los Angeles 90% 94% 91% 95% 95% 93% 80% 93%
Madera 81% * * 90% * * * *
Marin 96% 98% 97% 93% 100% 100% * 94%
Mariposa 84% * * * * * * *
Mendocino 68% * * * * * * *
Merced 64% * * 84% * * * 40%
Modoc 79% * * * * * * *
Mono 78% * * * * * * *
Monterey 77% 84% 88% 97% 89% 88% 70% 90%
Napa 84% * 86% * * * * 82%
Nevada 80% * * * * * * *
Orange 91% 96% 92% 96% 94% 93% 80% 93%
Placer 89% 100% 88% 97% * 97% 85% 84%
Plumas 82% * * * * * * *
Riverside 85% 91% 87% 88% 93% 87% 75% 85%
Sacramento 81% 86% 85% 88% 86% 79% 68% 69%
San Benito 80% * * * * * * *
San Bernardino 83% 89% 83% 90% 91% 90% 68% 82%
San Diego 86% 94% 89% 95% 91% 89% 79% 87%
San Francisco 88% 90% 88% 92% 93% 91% 56% 87%
San Joaquin 70% 83% 78% 72% 74% 73% 57% 63%
San Luis Obispo 85% 92% 85% * * * * 83%
San Mateo 90% 93% 89% 94% 97% 99% 74% 92%
Santa Barbara 81% 92% 81% 90% 100% 88% * 82%
Santa Clara 86% 94% 83% 95% 90% 83% 78% 88%
Santa Cruz 90% 88% 94% * 92% * * 100%
Shasta 89% * * 100% * * * 81%
Sierra 80% * * * * * * *
Siskiyou 81% * * * * * * *
Solano 73% 97% 80% 76% 90% 75% 66% 76%
Sonoma 84% 98% 88% 92% 100% 90% * 80%
Stanislaus 84% 88% 85% 82% * 84% 80% 74%
Sutter 68% * * 63% * * * 71%
Tehama 79% * * * * * * *
Trinity 83% * * * * * * *
Tulare 81% * 80% 88% * * * 82%
Tuolumne 87% * * * * * * *
Ventura 85% 97% 88% 98% 100% 92% 68% 93%
Yolo 77% 95% 80% 73% 69% * 71% 69%
Yuba 65% * * * * * * 34%
CALIFORNIA 86% 93% 88% 92% 94% 89% 75% 83%
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Children, Ages 0-18, with
Health Insurance		 All African
American 		Latino White Asian Native
American		 Other
Alameda 95% 98% 87% 100% 100% * *
Alpine 97%** * 97%** 97%** * * *
Amador 97%** * 97%** 97%** * * *
Butte 90% * * 93% * * 91%
Calaveras 97%** * 97%** 97%** * * *
Colusa 88%** * 89%** 88%** * * *
Contra Costa 95% 100% 78% 100% 96% * 100%
Del Norte 95%** * 96%** 96%** * 89%** 84%**
El Dorado 96% * 94% 96% * * *
Fresno 89% 76% 88% 94% * * 100%
Glenn 88%** * 89%** 88%** * * *
Humboldt 93% * 92% 96% 100% * *
Imperial 86% * 85% 82% * * 100%
Inyo 97%** * 97%** 97%** * * *
Kern 89% 100% 84% 94% 100% * 83%
Kings 98% 100% 96% 99% * * 100%
Lake 95% * 94% 94% * * *
Lassen 95%** * 96%** 96%** * 89%** 84%**
Los Angeles 93% 99% 89% 99% 93% 99% 91%
Madera 94% * 88% 98% * 100% *
Marin 98% 89% 98% 99% 96% * 78%
Mariposa 97%** * 97%** 97%** * * *
Mendocino 88% * 71% 95% * 98% *
Merced 93% * 90% 97% 89% * 94%
Modoc 95%** * 96%** 96%** * 89%** 84%**
Mono 97%** * 97%** 97%** * * *
Monterey 92% * 90% 95% 100% * 95%
Napa 95% * 92% 97% * * *
Nevada 94% * * 95% * * *
Orange 91% 98% 85% 96% 91% * 90%
Placer 97% * 100% 97% 100% * *
Plumas 95%** * 96%** 96%** * 89%** 84%**
Riverside 89% 94% 84% 93% 82% * 90%
Sacramento 93% 97% 88% 91% 100% 100% 100%
San Benito 93% * 88% 96% 100% * 90%
San Bernardino 90% 96% 87% 92% 98% 100% 81%
San Diego 92% 100% 85% 95% 95% 77% 93%
San Francisco 100% 100% 100% 100% 99% * 100%
San Joaquin 92% 97% 88% 98% 100% * *
San Luis Obispo 97% * 93% 97% 100% * *
San Mateo 98% 100% 100% 99% 100% * *
Santa Barbara 86% * 78% 95% * * *
Santa Clara 97% 100% 93% 99% 100% * 94%
Santa Cruz 98% * 97% 100% * * *
Shasta 83% * 64% 85% * * 100%
Sierra 95%** * 96%** 96%** * 89%** 84%**
Siskiyou 95%** * 96%** 96%** * 89%** 84%**
Solano 96% 97% 84% 99% 100% * 100%
Sonoma 98% * 93% 99% 100% * 100%
Stanislaus 94% * 84% 99% * 100% *
Sutter 95% * 92% 96% 100% 100% *
Tehama 88%** * 89%** 88%** * * *
Trinity 95%** * 96%** 96%** * 89%** 84%**
Tulare 93% * 92% 97% * * 100%
Tuolumne 97%** * 97%** 97%** * * *
Ventura 90% * 83% 97% 80% * 100%
Yolo 94% * 98% 92% 100% * 92%
Yuba 96% * 94% 96% 100% * 100%
CALIFORNIA 93% 98% 88% 96% 95% 90% 89%
*Not Available, **Multi-County Estimate
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Preschool Enrollment,
Ages 3 and 4 (Table 1 of 2)		 All African
American 		Latino White Native
American		 Other
Alameda 52% 57% 38% 59% * 63%
Alpine 45%** * 32%** 62%** * *
Amador 45%** * 32%** 62%** * *
Butte 56% * 66% 63% 83% 22%
Calaveras 45%** * 32%** 62%** * *
Colusa 26%** * 21%** 36%** * 11%**
Contra Costa 57% 66% 40% 71% * 54%
Del Norte 29%** * 42%** 28%** * 100%**
El Dorado 61% * 58% 61% * *
Fresno 34% 77% 27% 41% 60% 53%
Glenn 26%** * 21%** 36%** * 11%**
Humboldt 33% * 10% 38% 50% 53%
Imperial 48% * 47% 75% * *
Inyo 45%** * 32%** 62%** * *
Kern 29% 40% 28% 29% 49% 26%
Kings 28% * 22% 46% * *
Lake 38%** * 39%** 37%** 36%** *
Lassen 29%** * 42%** 28%** * 100%**
Los Angeles 42% 53% 34% 59% 44% 66%
Madera 40% * 39% 65% * 21%
Marin 74% 100% 71% 80% * 25%
Mariposa 45%** * 32%** 62%** * *
Mendocino 38%** * 39%** 37%** 36%** *
Merced 28% 100% 23% 31% * 11%
Modoc 29%** * 42%** 28%** * 100%**
Mono 45%** * 32%** 62%** * *
Monterey 38%** 21%** 34%** 61%** * 25%**
Napa 59% * 41% 70% * 100%
Nevada 52%** 100%** 56%** 54%** * *
Orange 40% 40% 30% 53% 100% 62%
Placer 60% 100% 36% 64% * 100%
Plumas 52%** 100%** 56%** 54%** * *
Riverside 27% 41% 21% 42% 50%