San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area. Child Opportunity Index Map. BLACK AND HISPANIC CHILDREN IN METRO SAN FRAN
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area Child Opportunity Index Map Legend Child Opportunity Index Categories Very Low Low Moderate High Very High
The Child Opportunity Index is a measure of relative neighborhood opportunity for children across neighborhoods in a metro area. The index is calculated based on 19 indicators in 3 sub-domains: 1) Educational Opportunity 2) Health & Environmental Opportunity 3) Social & Economic Opportunity
BLACK AND HISPANIC CHILDREN IN METRO SAN FRANCISCO ARE HEAVILY CONCENTRATED IN VERY LOW-OPPORTUNITY NEIGHBORHOODS. Percent of Metro San Francisco Children by Neighborhood Opportunity Category Very Low
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Percent of Children
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White (Non-Hispanic)
Asian/Pac. Islander (Non-Hispanic)
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Black (Non-Hispanic)
METRO SAN FRANCISCO STATS Over 928,000 children under 18 live in Metro San Francisco (2012). 30.8% of them are white, 31.6% are Hispanic, 22% are Asian/Pacific Islander, and 8% are black. RANKINGS: (Of the 100 largest US metro areas) #7 Highest percentage of black children living in very low-opportunity neighborhoods: (57.5%) #6th lowest percentage of black children and 7th lowest percentage of Asian/Pacific Islander children living in very high-opportunity neighborhoods (4.1% and 20.2%, respectively) within the metro area. RATIO: Black children are 8.1 times more likely to live in a very low-opportunity neighborhood of Metro San Francisco than are white children.
Child Opportunity Index Maps & Rankings for the 100 largest metro areas are available at diversitydatakids.org
