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KWIC County Reports

Child Well-being: Albany 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: Albany 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 (2015;2021) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	9,367	16.4	8,981	16.1	18.8
Children and Youth Receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits, number and percent children/youth ages birth-17 years (2015;2021) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	13,541	23.2	11,939	20.5	21.7
Children and Youth Receiving Public Assistance, number and percent children/youth ages birth-17 years (2015;2021) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	3,459	5.9	1,464	2.5	5.0
Children and Youth Receiving Supplemental Security Income, number and percent children/youth ages birth-17 years (2010;2020) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	1,275	2.1	1,066	1.9	1.9
Children Receiving Free or Reduced-price School Lunch - Public Schools , number and percent children in grades K-12 (2014/15;2020/21) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	13,983	36.1	15,819	42.0	N/A

Physical and Emotional Health: Albany 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 (2009-2011;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	54	35.6	37	24.5	49.3
Self-Inflicted Injuries - Hospitalizations 10-14 years (Three-Year Average), number and rate/100,000 youth ages 10-14 years (2009-2011;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	N/A	N/A	*8	*47.7	38.7
Self-Inflicted Injuries - Hospitalizations 15-19 years (Three-Year Average), number and rate/100,000 youth ages 15-19 years (2009-2011;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	26	104.5	24	99.8	118.8
Self-Inflicted Injuries - Suicide Mortality (Three-Year Average), number and rate/100,000 youth ages 10-19 years (2009-2011;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	*1	*2.4	*0	*0.0	3.2
Infant Mortality (Three-Year Average), number and rate/1,000 live births (2009-2011;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	27	8.6	24	7.6	4.8
STD - Reported Cases of Gonorrhea (Three-Year Average), number and rate/100,000 youth ages 15-19 years (2009-2011;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	88	352.4	54	223.1	319.8
STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Males 15-19 yrs, number and rate/100,000 males ages 15-19 years (2009-2011;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	121	970.8	99	825.5	941.3
STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Males - all ages, number and rate/100,000 males all ages (2009-2011;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	424	290.6	460	310.2	338.9
STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Females 15-19 yrs, number and rate/100,000 females ages 15-19 years (2009-2011;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	375	3024.3	340	2809.5	3319.7
STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Females - all ages, number and rate/100,000 females all ages (2009-2011;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	962	616.3	1,010	636.7	651.6
Mortality by Age - Children 1-4 years (Three-Year Average), number and rate/100,000 children ages 1-4 years (2009-2011;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	*2	*16.4	*2	*19.1	19.7
Mortality by Age - Children 5-9 years (Three-Year Average), number and rate/100,000 children ages 5-9 years (2009-2011;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	*3	*16.9	*3	*17.2	10.0
Mortality by Age - Adolescents 10-14 years (Three-Year Average), number and rate/100,000 youth ages 10-14 years (2009-2011;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	*3	*15.4	*3	*15.9	11.7
Mortality by Age - Adolescents 15-19 years (Three-Year Average), number and rate/100,000 youth ages 15-19 years (2009-2011;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	*4	*17.4	*3	*13.9	30.5
Motor Vehicle Crashes - Hospitalizations (Three-Year Average), number and rate/100,000 youth/young adults ages 15-24 years (2009-2011;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	26	46.8	26	46.5	82.5

Education: Albany 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;2020/21) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	540	35.2	116	13.4	19.9
Student ELA Performance - Gr. 3 - All students, number and percent at or above Level 3 (2015/16;2020/21) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	1,061	42.1	1,208	60.2	60.4
Student ELA Performance - Gr. 4 - All students, number and percent at or above Level 3 (2015/16;2020/21) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	999	41.5	1,354	65.6	61.8
4-Year Cohort HS Graduation Rate - All students, number and percent students in freshman cohort (2015/16;2020/21) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	2,626	81.6	2,728	88.7	86.1
4-Year Cohort HS Dropout Rate - All students, number and percent students in freshman cohort (2015/16;2020/21) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	265	8.2	133	4.3	4.2

Civic Engagement: Albany 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 (2004-2006;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	24	58.2	*11	*26.1	39.1

Family: Albany 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	199	2.4	203	2.4	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	167	2.0	84	1.0	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	159	46.8	109	34.9	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	1,164	19.3	967	17.0	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	24	54.5	26	51.0	44.8

Community: Albany 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 (2015;2020) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	1,003	32.5	1,115	36.7	36.5
Unemployment - Resident Civilian, number and rate persons 16 years of age and older in the labor force and not employed (2015;2022) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	6,900	4.3	4,800	3.0	4.3
High School Diploma - Adults 25 Years of Age and Older, number and percent persons age 25+ in general population (2016;2022) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	47,223	22.0	41,980	18.9	21.9
Poverty - Population in Poverty - General Population, number and percent persons in general population (2010-2014;2021) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	39,373	12.6	34,570	11.2	13.7

Created September 25, 2023 7:00 AM EST

Notes:

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

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