2026 OCAP State of the Child Report

ECONOMIC WELL-BEING INDICATORS

CHILD SUPPORT Amount of Support Collected

HOUSING Percent of Children Experiencing Housing Insecurity

CHILD POVERTY Number of K-12 Children Eligible for Free/ Reduced Lunch

$169.6 M 2019-2020

$185 M 2024-2025

5.5% 2015-2016

3.8% 2020-2021

275,492 2020-2021

310,630 2024-2025

CHILD CARE Number of Licensed Child Care Spaces

CalWORKs Percent of Children Under 18 Receiving CalWORKs 12.2% 2015-2016 9.2% 2024-2025

SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION Percent of Children Receiving CalFresh

9.1% 2015-2016

28.5% 2024-2025

1,630 2014-2015

1,654 2023-2024

NOTE: Variation in data ranges is dependent on the frequency of collection and the data sources.

UPWARD TREND DOWNWARD TREND NO CHANGE

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