The following links augment information in KWIC and provide additional state and county level data that may not be available through the clearinghouse.
CDC Wonder
Allows users to access state and county level public health data.
Clearview Radio Interview - AECF Kinship Stepping Up for Kids Report
Listen to a radio interview conducted by Diane Donato, host of WGY’s Clearview. Mary De Masi, New York State KIDS COUNT Director, discusses findings from the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s report Stepping Up for Kids: What Government and Communities Should Do to Support Kinship Families and Michelle Rafael, Director of Policy Analysis for the Office of Children and Family Services, describes resources available to kinship families in New York State.
Community Indicators for the Greater Rochester Area
ACT Rochester uses about 170 indicators that measure economic, environmental, social, or cultural conditions, over varying periods of time. The indicators were selected to provide an accurate assessment of the region's wellbeing in 12 program categories. More than 1.5 million people live in the seven counties that make up this region (Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Orleans, Wayne and Wyoming). Each County has a Report Card and Summary available. These summaries include general demographic information and trends as well as an assessment of the county's status in those topic areas where meaningful county-level information is available.
Community Indicators Project for Cayuga and Seneca
This website provides an “apples–to–apples” understanding of local trends and comparative information, enabling organizations and individuals to track community conditions, develop programs, measure progress and drive change benefiting the residents of Cayuga and Seneca counties. The project is designed to provide governments, nonprofits and others with an important new tool for assessing and understanding the populations they serve. The Cayuga and Seneca Counties Community Profile is sponsored by the United Way of Cayuga County, the United Way of Seneca County, the Allyn Foundation, the City of Auburn and Cayuga Community College. The project’s aim is to provide the public with continuously updated, comparative information about Cayuga and Seneca counties across a broad range of key topics.
County Health Rankings
Allows users to view the overall health ranking of counties in the state.
County Profiles
The County Profiles Home Page offers consolidated, at-a-glance, and comparative views of key New York county community characteristics, mental health services expenditures, and outcomes. Its purpose is to enable planners and others to identify service gaps and disparities and plan improved service delivery.
FACTFINDER
Allows user to view population, housing, economic, and geographic data for city/town, county, or zip code area.
FEDSTATS
Allows users to access data from more than 100 federal agencies for states and selected cities.
Greater Capital Region Community Profile
The Greater Capital Region Community Profile provides a baseline of information from which to strategize, plan and work cooperatively to improve lives and shape communities. The Profile measures the well-being of the five-county region surrounding New York State’s capital in four critical areas: basic needs, family supports, financial stability and literacy. This project covers Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady and Schoharie counties.
KIDS COUNT Data Center
Allows users to view child well-being indicators at the state level.
Kids Indicators
Kids Indicators is the home page for the Children, Teens and Families Indicators Portal Project, a multi-phased effort to expand the availability of data-driven measures on youth and family services in New York State. These reports are derived from the NYS Office of Mental Health (OMH) Child and Adult Integrated Reporting System (CAIRS). Reports display information by program type and provider for the admission and discharge segments of care and include information over time from 2002 to the present. Kids Indicators also includes Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths-Mental Health (CANS-MH) assessment data.
Leadership Alliance for a Vital Community
The Community Indicators project for Herkimer and Oneida Counties is sponsored by the Leadership Alliance for a Vital Community. The vision for this Community Indicators study is that it will provide an opportunity for local not-for-profits, municipalities and businesses to establish shared goals toward increasing the community's economic viability, well-being and sustainability. With this information, organizations and individuals can be inspired to form partnerships and take action to build a vital community. The Alliance is composed of The Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties, United Way of the Valley and Greater Utica Area, and Mohawk Valley EDGE.
Long Island Index
The Long Island Index is a project that gathers and publishes data on the Long Island region. The operating principle is: "Good information presented in a neutral manner can move policy." The Index does not advocate specific policies. Instead, the goal is to be a catalyst for action, by engaging the community in thinking about the Long Island region and its future.
Mid-Hudson Valley Region Community Profiles
The Mid–Hudson Valley regional profile provides a wealth of information at your fingertips to help inform decision–making and planning in order to drive positive community change for the three–county region as a whole. This web tool includes 50 separate indicators that provide insight into the trends of the community over time. Together, the collection of community indicators tells the story about the Mid–Hudson Valley Community as a whole region and the distinct counties, Dutchess, Orange, and Ulster, that make up the region.
National Assessment of Adult Literacy
Allows users to access data for the percent of adults with low literacy for all states and counties.
National Center for Education Statistics
Allows users to compare Census demographic information between any two US school districts.
New York DCJS Domestic Violence Data
Allows users to view counts of victims of domestic violence reported for the following offenses: aggravated assault, simple assault, sex offenses, and violation of protective orders by police department and county.
New York DOH Community Health Assessment Clearinghouse
Allows users to access public health indicators for counties in New York.
New York Voter Enrollment Data
Allows users to view enrollment statistics by county, election district, Senate district, Assembly district and Congressional district.
NYS DMV: Ticket and Crash Data and Reports
NYS Department of Motor Vehicles has traffic accident data and statistical summaries of traffic accident data, traffic tickets, and conviction rates available at the state and county levels. Vulnerable roadway users struck by motor vehicles, occupant restraint use in crashes, and fact sheets on younger drivers are also available.
Regional Knowledge Network
Regional Knowledge Network covers the binational Buffalo Niagara region, unique resource with details & indicators for the Canadian area in Southern Ontario, also named Niagara Region. This site includes data for 8 NY counties: Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Wyoming, Orleans, Allegany, Genesee, Erie and Niagara. Leadership provided by the Regional Institute, a unit of the University at Buffalo Law School at the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York.
Small Area Health Insurance Estimates
Allows users to access data regarding health care coverage by age groups for all states and counties.
Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates
Allows users to access poverty data for adults and children at the state, county and school district level.
US Census Bureau
Allows users to view indicators from the following general topics: age, agriculture, ancestry, banking, building permits, business patterns, crime, earnings, education, elections, employment, government, health, households, housing, income, labor force, manufactures, population, poverty, retail trade, social programs, veterans, vital statistics, water use, and wholesale trade.
US Environmental Protection Agency AirDATA
Allows users to view air quality data at the county level.