Yesterday the U.S. Census Bureau released their 2008 poverty estimates. Their report estimates 1.7 million children living in poverty, or 18.5% of all CA residents 18 years or younger.
The report also estimates there are 534,254 children under 4 years old living in poverty in California, or 20.2% of all CA residents 4 years or younger.
Here is how select counties faired with childhood poverty rates:
NamePoverty%Estimate #
0-18 Years0-18 Years
United States18.213,240,870
California18.51,702,065
Alameda County12.944,060
Contra Costa County12.430,485
Fresno County31.383,435
Kern County26.662,540
Los Angeles County21.8548,487
Marin County8.43,958
Merced County28.821,790
Monterey County18.119,867
Orange County13.4101,146
Riverside County17.097,440
Sacramento County19.067,561
San Bernardino County20.6119,707
San Diego County16.6121,555
San Francisco County13.615,848
San Joaquin County22.041,994
San Mateo County8.012,584
Santa Barbara County15.714,733
Santa Clara County9.439,650
Santa Cruz County16.99,035
Solano County12.012,134
Sonoma County12.812,898
Stanislaus County19.628,010
Tulare County30.741,040
Ventura County11.623,649
For some reason, they do not breakdown the data for the 0-4 year old residents by county.