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Counties with the highest child mortality rates in California
Among 51 California counties with published values, the counties with the highest child mortality rates are Trinity County, CA (159, 2.66 times the U.S. county median of 59.8), Siskiyou County, CA (85.5, 1.43 times the U.S. county median of 59.8) and Glenn County, CA (81.2, 1.36 times the U.S. county median of 59.8). Values are deaths under 18 per 100,000.
Source: County Health Rankings, built from CDC National Vital Statistics System death records. These are county-level figures, compared with the U.S. county median. A high rate does not prove an environmental cause: age, smoking, income, access to care, screening and chance all move county rates, and small counties swing widely.
All California counties, highest first
Child mortality, deaths under 18 per 100,000.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. county median | Times reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trinity County | CA | 159 | 59.8 | 2.66x |
| 2 | Siskiyou County | CA | 85.5 | 59.8 | 1.43x |
| 3 | Glenn County | CA | 81.2 | 59.8 | 1.36x |
| 4 | Tuolumne County | CA | 73.3 | 59.8 | 1.23x |
| 5 | Plumas County | CA | 67.9 | 59.8 | 1.14x |
| 6 | Lassen County | CA | 65.7 | 59.8 | 1.1x |
| 7 | Yuba County | CA | 63.9 | 59.8 | 1.07x |
| 8 | Kern County | CA | 57.5 | 59.8 | 0.96x |
| 9 | Tehama County | CA | 56.2 | 59.8 | 0.94x |
| 10 | Mendocino County | CA | 52.6 | 59.8 | 0.88x |
| 11 | Madera County | CA | 52.1 | 59.8 | 0.87x |
| 12 | San Joaquin County | CA | 51.1 | 59.8 | 0.85x |
| 13 | Nevada County | CA | 50.7 | 59.8 | 0.85x |
| 14 | Fresno County | CA | 50.3 | 59.8 | 0.84x |
| 15 | Shasta County | CA | 49.8 | 59.8 | 0.83x |
| 16 | San Bernardino County | CA | 49.7 | 59.8 | 0.83x |
| 17 | Sacramento County | CA | 48.5 | 59.8 | 0.81x |
| 18 | Sutter County | CA | 47.7 | 59.8 | 0.8x |
| 19 | Del Norte County | CA | 47.6 | 59.8 | 0.8x |
| 20 | Kings County | CA | 46 | 59.8 | 0.77x |
| 21 | Tulare County | CA | 45.9 | 59.8 | 0.77x |
| 22 | Stanislaus County | CA | 45.2 | 59.8 | 0.76x |
| 23 | Solano County | CA | 44.9 | 59.8 | 0.75x |
| 24 | Humboldt County | CA | 44.4 | 59.8 | 0.74x |
| 25 | Butte County | CA | 44.1 | 59.8 | 0.74x |
| 26 | Colusa County | CA | 43 | 59.8 | 0.72x |
| 27 | Monterey County | CA | 42.7 | 59.8 | 0.71x |
| 28 | Merced County | CA | 42 | 59.8 | 0.7x |
| 29 | Santa Barbara County | CA | 41.9 | 59.8 | 0.7x |
| 30 | Riverside County | CA | 41.3 | 59.8 | 0.69x |
| 31 | San Benito County | CA | 41.1 | 59.8 | 0.69x |
| 32 | El Dorado County | CA | 40.3 | 59.8 | 0.67x |
| 33 | Lake County | CA | 40.1 | 59.8 | 0.67x |
| 34 | Amador County | CA | 36.9 | 59.8 | 0.62x |
| 35 | Imperial County | CA | 36 | 59.8 | 0.6x |
| 36 | Los Angeles County | CA | 35 | 59.8 | 0.59x |
| 37 | Alameda County | CA | 33.4 | 59.8 | 0.56x |
| 38 | Contra Costa County | CA | 33.4 | 59.8 | 0.56x |
| 39 | Sonoma County | CA | 33.1 | 59.8 | 0.55x |
| 40 | San Diego County | CA | 32.5 | 59.8 | 0.54x |
| 41 | Ventura County | CA | 31.6 | 59.8 | 0.53x |
| 42 | Placer County | CA | 30.1 | 59.8 | 0.5x |
| 43 | Napa County | CA | 29.8 | 59.8 | 0.5x |
| 44 | Orange County | CA | 29.1 | 59.8 | 0.49x |
| 45 | San Luis Obispo County | CA | 29 | 59.8 | 0.48x |
| 46 | San Francisco County | CA | 28.8 | 59.8 | 0.48x |
| 47 | Yolo County | CA | 28 | 59.8 | 0.47x |
| 48 | Santa Clara County | CA | 27.9 | 59.8 | 0.47x |
| 49 | Santa Cruz County | CA | 27.5 | 59.8 | 0.46x |
| 50 | San Mateo County | CA | 26.1 | 59.8 | 0.44x |
| 51 | Marin County | CA | 25.2 | 59.8 | 0.42x |