Children in Kings County
Indicator
Year
Kings
County
California
Child Population (Ages 0-17)
2016
40,367
9,118,201
Percentage of Households with
Children
20102014
48.5%
36.5%
Percentage of Children in Households
Headed by Single Mothers
20102014
19.2%
18.7%
Children Living in Poverty (Ages 0-17)
2014
38.5%
22.7%
African American/Black Children in
Poverty
2014
LNE
36.5%
2014
2014
2014
LNE
LNE
LNE
11.2%
10.6%
30.7%
Students Eligible for Free/Reduced
Price School Meals
2015
67.7%
58.6%
English Learners in Public Schools
2016
21.4%
22.1%
California Dept. of Education, Student Poverty FRPM Data (Mar.
2016); U.S. Dept. of Education, NCES Digest of Education
Statistics (Mar. 2016).
California Dept. of Education, DataQuest (May 2016).
2016
96.9%
92.8%
California Dept. of Public Health, Immunization Branch,
Kindergarten Assessment Results (Feb. 2016).
2015
37%
44%
Asian American Children in Poverty
White Children in Poverty
Hispanic/Latino Children in Poverty
Kindergarteners with All Required
Immunizations
Students Meeting or Exceeding GradeLevel Standard in English Language
Arts (CAASPP)
Special Education Enrollment
2015
10.4%
11.5%
Data Source
California Dept. of Finance, Race/Ethnic Population with Age and
Sex Detail, 1990-1999, 2000-2010, 2010-2060; U.S. Census
Bureau, Current Population Estimates, Vintage 2015 (Jun. 2016).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (Dec. 2015).
Population Reference Bureau, analysis of data from the U.S.
Census Bureau's American Community Survey microdata files
(Mar. 2016).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (Sept. 2015).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (Sept. 2015).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (Sept. 2015).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (Sept. 2015).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (Sept. 2015).
California Dept. of Education, California Assessment of Student
Performance and Progress (CAASPP) results (Nov. 2015).
Special Tabulation by the California Dept. of Education, Special
Education Division; Assessment, Evaluation and Support (Oct.
2015); California Dept. of Education, California Basic Educational
Data System (CBEDS); National Center for Education Statistics,
Digest of Education Statistics, 2014, Table 204.30: "Children 3 to
21 years old served under Individuals with Disabilities Education
Act (IDEA), Part B, by type of disability: Selected years, 1976-77
through 2012-13" (Oct. 2015).
Children in Kings County
Indicator
Year
Kings
County
California
7th Graders Who Report Being Bullied
at School in Past Year
20112013
N/R
39.4%
California Department of Education, California Healthy Kids
Survey and California Student Survey (WestEd).
7th Graders Who Are Overweight or
Obese
2015
43.9%
38.5%
California Dept. of Education, Physical Fitness Testing Research
Files (Dec. 2015).
N/R
44.8%
California Department of Education, California Healthy Kids
Survey and California Student Survey (WestEd).
N/R
30.7%
California Department of Education, California Healthy Kids
Survey and California Student Survey (WestEd).
26.3%
15.2%
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, California Health
Interview Survey (Dec. 2015).
97.0%
96.7%
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (Sep. 2016).
9th Graders with High Levels of School
Connectedness
9th Graders with Feelings of
Depression
Asthma Diagnoses (Ages 1-17)
Health Insurance Coverage (Ages 0-17)
20112013
20112013
20132014
2015
Preterm Births
2013
8.0%
8.8%
Medi-Cal or CHIP Coverage (Ages 0-21)
2015
42.4%
41.9%
Substantiated Cases of Child Abuse or
Neglect (Ages 0-17)
2015
Children in Foster Care (Ages 0-20)
2015
12.3
8.2
(Rate per 1,000)
(Rate per 1,000)
12.6
5.8
(Rate per 1,000)
(Rate per 1,000)
Definitions for LNE, N/A, N/R, or S can be found in the footnote section of the indicator page.
More data on Kings County: http://www.kidsdata.org/region/360/kings-county/summary
Data Source
California Dept. of Public Health, Center for Health Statistics,
Birth Statistical Master Files; Centers for Disease Control &
Prevention, Natality data on CDC WONDER; Martin et al. (2015),
Births: Final Data for 2013. National Vital Statistics Reports,
64(1) (Mar. 2015).
Population Reference Bureau, analysis of data from the U.S.
Census Bureau's American Community Survey microdata files
(Dec. 2016).
Webster, D., et al. Child Welfare Services Reports for California,
U.C. Berkeley Center for Social Services Research (Jun. 2016);
Annie E. Casey Foundation, KIDS COUNT (Jul. 2016).
Webster, D., et al. Child Welfare Services Reports for California,
U.C. Berkeley Center for Social Services Research (Jun. 2016);
Annie E. Casey Foundation, KIDS COUNT Data Center (Jul.
2016).