
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.
| Economic Security: Rest of State | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator(s) rate or percent (base year;current year) |
Base Year | Current Year | NYS Current | ||
| Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Rate | |
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Children and Youth Living Below Poverty, |
408,541 | 17.3 | 304,470 | 13.4 | 17.9 |
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Children and Youth Receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits, |
490,067 | 20.4 | 400,651 | 17.0 | 23.3 |
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Children and Youth Receiving Public Assistance, |
115,008 | 4.8 | 58,022 | 2.5 | 6.6 |
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Children and Youth Receiving Supplemental Security Income, |
39,871 | 1.7 | 32,031 | 1.4 | 1.8 |
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Children Receiving Free or Reduced-price School Lunch - Public Schools , |
639,779 | 40.2 | 652,201 | N/A | N/A |
| Physical and Emotional Health: Rest of State | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator(s) rate or percent (base year;current year) |
Base Year | Current Year | NYS Current | ||
| Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Rate | |
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Asthma - Hospitalizations 0-4 years (Three-Year Average), |
940 | 15.6 | 1,412 | 23.8 | 34.3 |
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Self-Inflicted Injuries - Hospitalizations 10-14 years (Three-Year Average), |
424 | 63.1 | 463 | 68.3 | 56.3 |
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Self-Inflicted Injuries - Hospitalizations 15-19 years (Three-Year Average), |
1,034 | 129.3 | 954 | 125.9 | 113.2 |
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Self-Inflicted Injuries - Suicide Mortality (Three-Year Average), |
55 | 3.9 | 51 | 3.5 | 3.1 |
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Infant Mortality (Three-Year Average), |
527 | 4.6 | 513 | 4.5 | 4.2 |
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STD - Reported Cases of Gonorrhea (Three-Year Average), |
2,239 | 298.7 | 2,019 | 266.4 | 379.6 |
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STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Males 15-19 yrs, |
2,482 | 647.2 | 2,410 | 622.2 | 894.8 |
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STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Males - all ages, |
13,866 | 644.2 | 13,348 | 611.5 | 1054.4 |
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STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Females 15-19 yrs, |
8,750 | 2299.9 | 7,317 | 1986.6 | 2626.2 |
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STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Females - all ages, |
27,441 | 1322.5 | 25,452 | 1201.8 | 1469.6 |
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Mortality by Age - Children 1-4 years (Three-Year Average), |
84 | 17.1 | 104 | 21.5 | 19.4 |
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Mortality by Age - Children 5-9 years (Three-Year Average), |
65 | 10.2 | 67 | 10.3 | 11.0 |
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Mortality by Age - Adolescents 10-14 years (Three-Year Average), |
79 | 11.8 | 83 | 12.3 | 12.5 |
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Mortality by Age - Adolescents 15-19 years (Three-Year Average), |
244 | 32.5 | 260 | 34.4 | 34.3 |
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Motor Vehicle Crashes - Hospitalizations (Three-Year Average), |
1,712 | 106.1 | 177 | 6.4 | 5.4 |
| Education: Rest of State | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator(s) rate or percent (base year;current year) |
Base Year | Current Year | NYS Current | ||
| Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Rate | |
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Student Math Performance - Gr. 8 - All students, |
9,601 | 20.6 | 21,656 | 37.5 | 40.7 |
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Student ELA Performance - Gr. 3 - All students, |
37,756 | 41.5 | 38,666 | 39.9 | 42.6 |
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Student ELA Performance - Gr. 4 - All students, |
34,126 | 39.4 | 42,341 | 43.5 | 47.1 |
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4-Year Cohort HS Graduation Rate - All students, |
111,619 | 85.2 | 109,340 | 88.4 | 86.3 |
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4-Year Cohort HS Dropout Rate - All students, |
6,965 | 5.3 | 5,568 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
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Chronic absence rate (elementary and middle schools), |
119,268 | 12.3 | 192,376 | 20.9 | 24.6 |
| Civic Engagement: Rest of State | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator(s) rate or percent (base year;current year) |
Base Year | Current Year | NYS Current | ||
| Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Rate | |
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Hospitalizations Resulting from Assault (Three-Year Average), |
473 | 30.2 | 228 | 16.4 | 26.0 |
| Family: Rest of State | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator(s) rate or percent (base year;current year) |
Base Year | Current Year | NYS Current | ||
| Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Rate | |
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Foster Care Children In Care - Children/Youth 0-21 years, |
7,284 | 2.3 | 6,576 | 2.2 | 2.7 |
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Foster Care Admissions - Children/Youth Admitted to Foster Care, |
4,864 | 1.5 | 3,480 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
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Foster Care Discharges - Children/Youth Discharged from Foster Care, |
4,863 | 39.2 | 3,639 | 35.6 | 32.9 |
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Child Abuse/Maltreatment - Children/Youth in Indicated Reports of Abuse/Maltreatment, |
40,374 | 16.0 | 32,286 | 13.7 | 12.4 |
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Foster Care Adoption Milestone - Children/Youth Discharged to Adoption, |
958 | 49.8 | 866 | 45.4 | 44.8 |
| Community: Rest of State | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator(s) rate or percent (base year;current year) |
Base Year | Current Year | NYS Current | ||
| Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Rate | |
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Crimes Known to the Police - Violent Index Crimes - General Population, |
23,846 | 20.8 | 22,283 | 19.3 | 40.5 |
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Unemployment - Resident Civilian, |
186,400 | 3.3 | 203,600 | 3.6 | 4.3 |
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High School Diploma - Adults 25 Years of Age and Older, |
1,883,287 | 24.1 | 1,728,469 | 21.6 | 20.5 |
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Poverty - Population in Poverty - General Population (5-Yr), |
1,282,106 | 11.3 | 1,194,735 | 10.6 | 13.2 |
Created October 9, 2026 6:35 AM EST
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