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: Broome County | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator(s) rate or percent (base year;current year) |
Base Year | Current Year | NYS Current | ||
| Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Rate | |
|
Children and Youth Living Below Poverty, |
6,554 | 17.6 | 7,160 | 19.8 | 18.6 |
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Children and Youth Receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits, |
8,704 | 22.4 | 8,284 | 21.7 | 22.7 |
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Children and Youth Receiving Public Assistance, |
2,911 | 7.9 | 1,705 | 4.5 | 5.6 |
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Children and Youth Receiving Supplemental Security Income, |
1,325 | 3.6 | 1,250 | 3.3 | 1.8 |
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Children Receiving Free or Reduced-price School Lunch - Public Schools , |
13,146 | 49.5 | 11,796 | 50.0 | N/A |
| Physical and Emotional Health: Broome County | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator(s) rate or percent (base year;current year) |
Base Year | Current Year | NYS Current | ||
| Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Rate | |
|
Asthma - Hospitalizations 0-4 years (Three-Year Average), |
*11 | *10.8 | *13 | *14.7 | 34.3 |
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Self-Inflicted Injuries - Hospitalizations 10-14 years (Three-Year Average), |
*5 | *44.5 | *6 | *58.4 | 56.3 |
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Self-Inflicted Injuries - Hospitalizations 15-19 years (Three-Year Average), |
*17 | *110.3 | *7 | *46.2 | 113.2 |
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Self-Inflicted Injuries - Suicide Mortality (Three-Year Average), |
*1 | *5.2 | *2 | *6.2 | 3.1 |
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Infant Mortality (Three-Year Average), |
*9 | *4.8 | *8 | *4.4 | 4.2 |
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STD - Reported Cases of Gonorrhea (Three-Year Average), |
38 | 248.9 | 29 | 182.5 | 379.6 |
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STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Males 15-19 yrs, |
30 | 378.5 | 32 | 380.9 | 894.8 |
|
STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Males - all ages, |
240 | 611.9 | 219 | 539.0 | 1054.4 |
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STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Females 15-19 yrs, |
154 | 2080.8 | 146 | 1972.3 | 2626.2 |
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STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Females - all ages, |
464 | 1228.7 | 420 | 1073.6 | 1469.6 |
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Mortality by Age - Children 1-4 years (Three-Year Average), |
*1 | *12.4 | *2 | *30.7 | 19.4 |
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Mortality by Age - Children 5-9 years (Three-Year Average), |
*1 | *9.7 | *1 | *6.2 | 11.0 |
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Mortality by Age - Adolescents 10-14 years (Three-Year Average), |
*2 | *15.9 | *4 | *33.8 | 12.5 |
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Mortality by Age - Adolescents 15-19 years (Three-Year Average), |
*7 | *46.3 | *5 | *31.6 | 34.3 |
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Motor Vehicle Crashes - Hospitalizations (Three-Year Average), |
24 | 73.3 | *4 | *9.2 | 5.4 |
| Education: Broome County | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator(s) rate or percent (base year;current year) |
Base Year | Current Year | NYS Current | ||
| Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Rate | |
|
Student Math Performance - Gr. 8 - All students, |
196 | 16.6 | 377 | 32.1 | 40.7 |
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Student ELA Performance - Gr. 3 - All students, |
593 | 31.7 | 651 | 38.2 | 42.6 |
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Student ELA Performance - Gr. 4 - All students, |
539 | 29.7 | 751 | 41.3 | 47.1 |
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4-Year Cohort HS Graduation Rate - All students, |
1,830 | 81.8 | 1,636 | 83.2 | 86.3 |
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4-Year Cohort HS Dropout Rate - All students, |
174 | 7.8 | 156 | 7.9 | 4.5 |
|
Chronic absence rate (elementary and middle schools), |
2,648 | 16.2 | 3,551 | 23.0 | 24.6 |
| Civic Engagement: Broome County | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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), |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 26.0 |
| Family: Broome County | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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, |
241 | 4.5 | 305 | 5.4 | 2.7 |
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Foster Care Admissions - Children/Youth Admitted to Foster Care, |
105 | 2.0 | 110 | 2.0 | 1.2 |
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Foster Care Discharges - Children/Youth Discharged from Foster Care, |
143 | 39.6 | 118 | 27.9 | 32.9 |
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Child Abuse/Maltreatment - Children/Youth in Indicated Reports of Abuse/Maltreatment, |
1,644 | 40.8 | 1,219 | 31.9 | 12.4 |
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Foster Care Adoption Milestone - Children/Youth Discharged to Adoption, |
32 | 47.1 | 30 | 33.3 | 44.8 |
| Community: Broome County | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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, |
641 | 32.4 | 500 | 25.0 | 40.5 |
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Unemployment - Resident Civilian, |
3,200 | 3.7 | 3,600 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
|
High School Diploma - Adults 25 Years of Age and Older, |
35,996 | 26.7 | 32,330 | 24.0 | 20.5 |
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Poverty - Population in Poverty - General Population (5-Yr), |
33,527 | 17.0 | 35,448 | 18.1 | 13.2 |
Created June 11, 2026 7:30 PM EST
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