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: Columbia 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, |
1,499 | 16.0 | 1,404 | 15.3 | 18.6 |
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Children and Youth Receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits, |
1,699 | 16.4 | 1,656 | 16.4 | 22.8 |
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Children and Youth Receiving Public Assistance, |
407 | 3.9 | 295 | 2.9 | 5.6 |
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Children and Youth Receiving Supplemental Security Income, |
185 | 1.8 | 143 | 1.4 | 1.8 |
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Children Receiving Free or Reduced-price School Lunch - Public Schools , |
3,340 | 46.2 | 2,932 | 49.0 | N/A |
| Physical and Emotional Health: Columbia 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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Asthma - Hospitalizations 0-4 years (Three-Year Average), |
*8 | *28.0 | *4 | *16.3 | 27.4 |
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Self-Inflicted Injuries - Hospitalizations 10-14 years (Three-Year Average), |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 40.9 |
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Self-Inflicted Injuries - Hospitalizations 15-19 years (Three-Year Average), |
*5 | *159.4 | *8 | *244.0 | 111.8 |
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Self-Inflicted Injuries - Suicide Mortality (Three-Year Average), |
*1 | *9.9 | *0 | †*5.5 | 3.5 |
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Infant Mortality (Three-Year Average), |
*3 | *5.2 | *2 | *3.5 | 4.2 |
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STD - Reported Cases of Gonorrhea (Three-Year Average), |
*4 | *124.3 | *3 | *99.6 | 372.0 |
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STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Males 15-19 yrs, |
*8 | *331.4 | *9 | *459.9 | 922.5 |
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STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Males - all ages, |
31 | 98.9 | 35 | 110.9 | 338.9 |
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STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Females 15-19 yrs, |
30 | 1914.5 | 28 | 1955.3 | 2981.1 |
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STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Females - all ages, |
112 | 1186.3 | 99 | 1056.0 | 1553.6 |
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Mortality by Age - Children 1-4 years (Three-Year Average), |
*0 | *0.0 | *0 | †*16.9 | 16.5 |
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Mortality by Age - Children 5-9 years (Three-Year Average), |
*1 | *22.3 | *0 | †*12.3 | 10.3 |
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Mortality by Age - Adolescents 10-14 years (Three-Year Average), |
*1 | *20.4 | *0 | †*11.1 | 12.5 |
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Mortality by Age - Adolescents 15-19 years (Three-Year Average), |
*2 | *47.8 | *1 | *41.3 | 30.9 |
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Motor Vehicle Crashes - Hospitalizations (Three-Year Average), |
*10 | *127.3 | *0 | †*2.6 | 5.4 |
| Education: Columbia 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, |
*11 | *5.7 | 91 | 20.0 | 19.8 |
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Student ELA Performance - Gr. 3 - All students, |
148 | 40.8 | 159 | 39.3 | 38.8 |
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Student ELA Performance - Gr. 4 - All students, |
120 | 30.7 | 177 | 39.3 | 41.4 |
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4-Year Cohort HS Graduation Rate - All students, |
454 | 80.5 | 435 | 87.9 | 86.4 |
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4-Year Cohort HS Dropout Rate - All students, |
42 | 7.5 | 27 | 5.5 | 4.9 |
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Chronic absence rate (elementary and middle schools), |
600 | 14.1 | 921 | 24.9 | 26.4 |
| Civic Engagement: Columbia 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: Columbia 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, |
53 | 3.6 | 40 | 3.3 | 2.7 |
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Foster Care Admissions - Children/Youth Admitted to Foster Care, |
35 | 2.3 | 20 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
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Foster Care Discharges - Children/Youth Discharged from Foster Care, |
45 | 36.3 | 30 | 42.9 | 32.9 |
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Child Abuse/Maltreatment - Children/Youth in Indicated Reports of Abuse/Maltreatment, |
264 | 21.2 | 139 | 13.8 | 12.4 |
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Foster Care Adoption Milestone - Children/Youth Discharged to Adoption, |
*2 | *8.0 | *5 | *41.7 | 44.8 |
| Community: Columbia 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, |
102 | 16.5 | 54 | 9.2 | 43.8 |
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Unemployment - Resident Civilian, |
1,300 | 4.0 | 800 | 2.7 | 4.3 |
|
High School Diploma - Adults 25 Years of Age and Older, |
12,154 | 25.2 | 11,034 | 23.6 | 21.1 |
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Poverty - Population in Poverty - General Population (5-Yr), |
6,258 | 9.6 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Created May 17, 2025 2:51 PM EST
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