Children and teens' Medi-Cal enrollment in the San Joaquin Valley

The stacked bar shows the total number of each county's children and teens ages 0-19 and number of children and teens enrolled in Medi-Cal in thousands. In Madera, Kern, and Tulare county, more than 70% children are enrolled in Medi-Cal.

Note: Scroll over the stacked bar to see the number of children and teens in each section.
Chart: Chart: tanka dhakal, Central Valley Journalism CollaborativeSource: DHCS, Eligible Individuals Under Age 21 Enrolled in Medi-Cal, June 2026 data updated September 2026 (split-bar focus on ages 0-19), and U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-Year population estimates by county, 2024)