The BMoC Dashboard
A Customizable Data Tool
The BMoC Dashboard offers data that has been customized to track and assess the status and wellbeing of boys and men of color in California. Each indicator tool is dynamic and customizable: drill down data to your county, map rates across the state, or compare between racial and ethnic groups.
We designed this dashboard to focus on the role of systems and how they impact boys and men of color. Wherever possible, the dashboard highlights how policies and systems shape the outcomes presented in the data. In this initial release the dashboard includes some limited indicators that paint only a portion of the reality of boys and men of color in our state.
See here for instructions on how to use the dashboard.
Dashboard Indicators
Poverty Rates
Poverty Rates
In 2019 almost half (48%) of boys of color ages 5-17 lived in poverty. Black and Latino boys experience the highest levels of household poverty, compared to white children.
Unemployment Rates
Unemployment Rates
In 2019, 14% of young men ages 16-24 were unemployed across California. Black (26%) and Native American boys (23%) faced the highest unemployment rates compared to other groups.
Degree Completion Rates
Degree Completion Rates
Only a quarter (25%) of men of color held a bachelor’s degree or higher in California in 2019. White men, by comparison, are almost twice as likely (44%) to have a college education or higher.
High School Graduation Rates
High School Graduation Rates
Eight-in-ten (81%) high school boys in California graduated in time in 2020. But across the state, Black and Indigenous boys are most-often failed by school systems and have lower graduation rates than white and Asian students.
College Readiness Rates
College Readiness Rates
Statewide, less than half (47%) of high school boys of color graduate high school meeting the entry requirements for the UC/CSU systems.
Youth Mortality Rates
Youth Mortality Rates
Across California, Black and Native youth had the highest mortality rates in 2019. Both Black and Native youth are twice as likely to die between ages 1-24 compared to white youth.
Acknowledgements: This dashboard was a collaborative effort between many community partners, researchers and organizers. Special thanks to Jesús Guzmán, Sybil Grant, Gustavo López, Mary Lou Fulton, and Marc Philpart for leading and executing this project.