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KWIC County Reports

Child Well-being: Monroe County

The Child Well-being Report provides a snapshot of the overall health, education and well-being of children, youth and families. This is the default profile.

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Economic Security: Monroe County
Indicator(s) rate or percent (base year;current year)	Base Year		Current Year		NYS Current
Indicator(s) rate or percent (base year;current year)	Number	Rate	Number	Rate	Rate
Children and Youth Living Below Poverty, number and percent Children/youth ages birth-17 years (2021;2023) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	27,566	18.1	26,138	17.7	18.6
Children and Youth Receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits, number and percent Children/youth ages birth-17 years (2021;2023) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	37,174	23.5	36,455	23.5	22.7
Children and Youth Receiving Public Assistance, number and percent Children/youth ages birth-17 years (2021;2023) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	6,317	4.0	6,367	4.1	5.9
Children and Youth Receiving Supplemental Security Income, number and percent Children/youth ages birth-17 years (2018;2022) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	4,814	3.1	4,434	2.9	1.8
Children Receiving Free or Reduced-price School Lunch - Public Schools , number and percent children in grades K-12 (2014/15;2023/24) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	47,214	44.3	49,255	50.0	N/A

Physical and Emotional Health: Monroe County
Indicator(s) rate or percent (base year;current year)	Base Year		Current Year		NYS Current
Indicator(s) rate or percent (base year;current year)	Number	Rate	Number	Rate	Rate
Asthma - Hospitalizations 0-4 years (Three-Year Average), number and rate/10,000 Children ages birth-4 years (2019-2021;2021-2023) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	82	20.4	143	37.4	34.3
Self-Inflicted Injuries - Hospitalizations 10-14 years (Three-Year Average), number and rate/100,000 Youth ages 10-14 years (2019-2021;2021-2023) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	37	84.7	43	97.2	56.3
Self-Inflicted Injuries - Hospitalizations 15-19 years (Three-Year Average), number and rate/100,000 Youth ages 15-19 years (2012-2014;2021-2023) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	71	132.2	82	161.1	113.2
Self-Inflicted Injuries - Suicide Mortality (Three-Year Average), number and rate/100,000 Youth ages 10-19 years (2019-2021;2021-2023) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	*5	*4.9	*2	*2.5	3.1
Infant Mortality (Three-Year Average), number and rate/1,000 Live births (2019-2021;2021-2023) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	47	6.1	42	5.6	4.2
STD - Reported Cases of Gonorrhea (Three-Year Average), number and rate/100,000 Youth ages 15-19 years (2019-2021;2021-2023) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	423	836.0	360	707.9	379.6
STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Males 15-19 yrs, number and rate/100,000 Males ages 15-19 years (2019-2021;2021-2023) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	366	1409.8	343	1314.0	894.8
STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Males - all ages, number and rate/100,000 Males all ages (2019-2021;2021-2023) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	1,803	1234.3	1,674	1127.0	1054.4
STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Females 15-19 yrs, number and rate/100,000 Females ages 15-19 years (2014-2016;2020-2022) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	926	3621.0	896	3637.2	2626.2
STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Females - all ages, number and rate/100,000 Females all ages (2019-2021;2021-2023) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	3,213	2168.0	2,873	1909.4	1469.6
Mortality by Age - Children 1-4 years (Three-Year Average), number and rate/100,000 Children ages 1-4 years (2019-2021;2021-2023) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	*9	*26.6	*7	*23.4	19.4
Mortality by Age - Children 5-9 years (Three-Year Average), number and rate/100,000 Children ages 5-9 years (2019-2021;2021-2023) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	*5	*11.0	*4	*9.5	11.0
Mortality by Age - Adolescents 10-14 years (Three-Year Average), number and rate/100,000 Youth ages 10-14 years (2019-2021;2021-2023) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	*5	*12.1	*5	*12.1	12.5
Mortality by Age - Adolescents 15-19 years (Three-Year Average), number and rate/100,000 Youth ages 15-19 years (2019-2021;2021-2023) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	*19	*38.2	20	40.2	34.3
Motor Vehicle Crashes - Hospitalizations (Three-Year Average), number and rate/100,000 youth/young adults ages 15-24 years (2009-2011;2013-2015) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	82	70.6	*10	*5.2	5.4

Education: Monroe County
Indicator(s) rate or percent (base year;current year)	Base Year		Current Year		NYS Current
Indicator(s) rate or percent (base year;current year)	Number	Rate	Number	Rate	Rate
Student Math Performance - Gr. 8 - All students, number and percent at or above Level 3 (2015/16;2023/24) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	462	14.7	1,095	29.5	40.7
Student ELA Performance - Gr. 3 - All students, number and percent at or above Level 3 (2015/16;2023/24) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	2,502	37.4	2,539	37.1	42.6
Student ELA Performance - Gr. 4 - All students, number and percent at or above Level 3 (2015/16;2023/24) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	2,474	38.4	2,663	38.1	47.1
4-Year Cohort HS Graduation Rate - All students, number and percent students in freshman cohort (2015/16;2023/24) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	6,989	80.5	6,838	84.4	86.3
4-Year Cohort HS Dropout Rate - All students, number and percent students in freshman cohort (2015/16;2023/24) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	628	7.2	384	4.7	4.5
Chronic absence rate (elementary and middle schools), number and percent public school students chronically absent (2017/18;2024/25) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	9,191	14.6	16,890	27.3	24.6

Civic Engagement: Monroe County
Indicator(s) rate or percent (base year;current year)	Base Year		Current Year		NYS Current
Indicator(s) rate or percent (base year;current year)	Number	Rate	Number	Rate	Rate
Hospitalizations Resulting from Assault (Three-Year Average), number and rate/100,000 Youth ages 10-19 years (2009-2011;2018-2020) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	54	51.3	29	31.6	26.0

Family: Monroe County
Indicator(s) rate or percent (base year;current year)	Base Year		Current Year		NYS Current
Indicator(s) rate or percent (base year;current year)	Number	Rate	Number	Rate	Rate
Foster Care Children In Care - Children/Youth 0-21 years, number and rate/1,000 children/youth ages birth-21 years (2016;2022) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	368	1.8	385	1.9	2.7
Foster Care Admissions - Children/Youth Admitted to Foster Care, number and rate/1,000 children/youth ages 0-21 years (2015;2022) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	322	1.5	228	1.1	1.2
Foster Care Discharges - Children/Youth Discharged from Foster Care, number and percent children/youth in foster care (2015;2022) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	333	46.1	284	42.5	32.9
Child Abuse/Maltreatment - Children/Youth in Indicated Reports of Abuse/Maltreatment, number and rate/1,000 children/youth ages 0-17 years (2015;2022) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	1,915	11.6	2,444	15.8	12.4
Foster Care Adoption Milestone - Children/Youth Discharged to Adoption, number and percent children/youth in foster care with goal and status of free for adoption (2015;2022) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	46	51.7	64	47.1	44.8

Community: Monroe County
Indicator(s) rate or percent (base year;current year)	Base Year		Current Year		NYS Current
Indicator(s) rate or percent (base year;current year)	Number	Rate	Number	Rate	Rate
Crimes Known to the Police - Violent Index Crimes - General Population, number and rate/10,000 Persons in general population (2022;2024) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	2,252	29.7	2,079	27.2	40.5
Unemployment - Resident Civilian, number and rate Persons 16 years of age and older in the labor force and not employed (2023;2025) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	12,800	3.4	14,100	3.8	4.3
High School Diploma - Adults 25 Years of Age and Older, number and percent persons age 25+ in general population (2016;2025) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	102,208	20.1	98,006	18.7	20.5
Poverty - Population in Poverty - General Population (5-Yr), number and percent persons in general population (2010-2014;2019-2023) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	111,707	14.9	95,297	12.8	13.2

Created July 13, 2026 6:13 PM EST

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N/A: Data not available.
* Rates are not stable when the number is less than 20.

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