Amador County received a distinction in the report. Amador, along with Alpine, Calaveras, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono and Tuolumne counties had some of the lowest percentages of children seeing a dentist in the state, 61 percent. The statewide average is 80%. In total, the Data Book delivers 45 indicators of children’s well-being for each of the state’s 58 counties. Additionally, it provides county rankings for 11 critical indicators and also reports county data by race/ethnicity. According to the report Amador County is home to 7,282 children, ages 0-17, which is less than 1% of California's child age population. Compared to other counties in the state, Amador is number 7 out of the state’s 58 counties in the percentage of children with health insurance.
23rd out of 58 in the percentage of children, ages 3 and 4, enrolled in preschool. The county is number 21 out of 58 in the percentage of elementary school students meeting state targets in English Language Arts. The county then falls behind at 33 out of 58 in the percentage of elementary school students meeting state targets in Math. Educationally the fall continues, according to the report, with the county ranking only 44 out of 58 counties in the percentage of high school students eligible to attend one of California's public universities. The educational data, often linked with low income households, does not seem consistent in this report which shows the county ranks number 27 out of 58 counties in the percentage of children in low-income households. For more information, visit the 2007 California County Data Book online at www.childrennow.org/databook.