A Latino baby born in rural and urban areas of California’s San Joaquín Valley can expect to live 81.2 years—about a year longer than the average Californian, but fewer years than Latinos in other regions of the state.

That child has a minimal chance of achieving an education here. Just 50.4 percent of Latinos in the Valley earn at least a high school degree, and just 6.1 percent earn at least a bachelor’s degree.

Once grown up, his or her low level of educational achievement could translate into abysmal wages.