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, |
1,469 | 15.3 | 1,569 | 17.5 | 18.6 |
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Children and Youth Receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits, |
1,583 | 15.0 | 1,566 | 15.7 | 22.7 |
|
Children and Youth Receiving Public Assistance, |
243 | 2.3 | 250 | 2.5 | 5.9 |
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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 | 2,866 | 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), |
*4 | *16.4 | *3 | *14.9 | 34.3 |
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Self-Inflicted Injuries - Hospitalizations 10-14 years (Three-Year Average), |
*2 | *67.6 | *3 | *94.7 | 56.3 |
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Self-Inflicted Injuries - Hospitalizations 15-19 years (Three-Year Average), |
*6 | *152.0 | *4 | *132.1 | 113.2 |
|
Self-Inflicted Injuries - Suicide Mortality (Three-Year Average), |
*0 | †*5.4 | *0 | †*5.7 | 3.1 |
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Infant Mortality (Three-Year Average), |
*2 | *4.9 | *4 | *9.4 | 4.2 |
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STD - Reported Cases of Gonorrhea (Three-Year Average), |
*3 | *105.2 | *2 | *66.1 | 379.6 |
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STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Males 15-19 yrs, |
*7 | *383.7 | *8 | *464.8 | 894.8 |
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STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Males - all ages, |
41 | 409.4 | 42 | 414.4 | 1054.4 |
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STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Females 15-19 yrs, |
35 | 2265.8 | 22 | 1548.2 | 2626.2 |
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STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Females - all ages, |
99 | 1056.0 | 70 | 739.0 | 1469.6 |
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Mortality by Age - Children 1-4 years (Three-Year Average), |
*0 | †*16.9 | *0 | †*17.7 | 19.4 |
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Mortality by Age - Children 5-9 years (Three-Year Average), |
*1 | *37.2 | *1 | *38.7 | 11.0 |
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Mortality by Age - Adolescents 10-14 years (Three-Year Average), |
*0 | †*11.3 | *0 | *0.0 | 12.5 |
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Mortality by Age - Adolescents 15-19 years (Three-Year Average), |
*1 | *42.1 | *2 | *55.1 | 34.3 |
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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 | |
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Student Math Performance - Gr. 8 - All students, |
*11 | *5.7 | 81 | 32.0 | 40.7 |
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Student ELA Performance - Gr. 3 - All students, |
148 | 40.8 | 162 | 40.4 | 42.6 |
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Student ELA Performance - Gr. 4 - All students, |
120 | 30.7 | 145 | 39.9 | 47.1 |
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4-Year Cohort HS Graduation Rate - All students, |
454 | 80.5 | 456 | 86.7 | 86.3 |
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4-Year Cohort HS Dropout Rate - All students, |
42 | 7.5 | 30 | 5.7 | 4.5 |
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Chronic absence rate (elementary and middle schools), |
600 | 14.1 | 801 | 22.5 | 24.6 |
| 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, |
64 | 10.2 | 66 | 10.7 | 40.5 |
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Unemployment - Resident Civilian, |
900 | 3.0 | 1,000 | 3.3 | 4.3 |
|
High School Diploma - Adults 25 Years of Age and Older, |
12,154 | 25.2 | 10,580 | 22.5 | 20.5 |
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Poverty - Population in Poverty - General Population (5-Yr), |
6,258 | 9.6 | 6,818 | 11.1 | 13.2 |
Created July 21, 2026 3:37 AM EST
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