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: Cortland 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, |
1,371 | 15.7 | 1,344 | 16.2 | 18.6 |
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Children and Youth Receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits, |
1,971 | 21.3 | 1,848 | 20.9 | 22.8 |
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Children and Youth Receiving Public Assistance, |
394 | 4.3 | 265 | 3.0 | 5.6 |
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Children and Youth Receiving Supplemental Security Income, |
183 | 2.0 | 129 | 1.5 | 1.8 |
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Children Receiving Free or Reduced-price School Lunch - Public Schools , |
3,115 | 48.6 | 2,716 | 50.0 | N/A |
| Physical and Emotional Health: Cortland 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), |
*3 | *13.5 | *2 | *8.1 | 27.4 |
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Self-Inflicted Injuries - Hospitalizations 10-14 years (Three-Year Average), |
*3 | *111.8 | *5 | *177.8 | 40.9 |
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Self-Inflicted Injuries - Hospitalizations 15-19 years (Three-Year Average), |
*8 | *182.9 | *11 | *247.8 | 111.8 |
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Self-Inflicted Injuries - Suicide Mortality (Three-Year Average), |
*0 | †*4.5 | *1 | *9.4 | 3.5 |
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Infant Mortality (Three-Year Average), |
*2 | *4.8 | *2 | *3.6 | 4.2 |
|
STD - Reported Cases of Gonorrhea (Three-Year Average), |
*2 | *42.9 | *2 | *43.9 | 372.0 |
|
STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Males 15-19 yrs, |
*8 | *359.2 | *8 | *342.9 | 922.5 |
|
STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Males - all ages, |
49 | 204.4 | 60 | 251.2 | 338.9 |
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STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Females 15-19 yrs, |
43 | 1756.5 | 45 | 1893.1 | 2981.1 |
|
STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Females - all ages, |
115 | 1083.6 | 124 | 1192.8 | 1553.6 |
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Mortality by Age - Children 1-4 years (Three-Year Average), |
*0 | *0.0 | *1 | *33.8 | 16.5 |
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Mortality by Age - Children 5-9 years (Three-Year Average), |
*1 | *25.4 | *0 | *0.0 | 10.3 |
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Mortality by Age - Adolescents 10-14 years (Three-Year Average), |
*1 | *24.3 | *0 | †*12.6 | 12.5 |
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Mortality by Age - Adolescents 15-19 years (Three-Year Average), |
*2 | *42.9 | *1 | *29.5 | 30.9 |
|
Motor Vehicle Crashes - Hospitalizations (Three-Year Average), |
*7 | *65.1 | *3 | *26.6 | 5.4 |
| Education: Cortland 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, |
39 | 16.3 | 162 | 34.5 | 19.8 |
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Student ELA Performance - Gr. 3 - All students, |
115 | 29.8 | 92 | 22.5 | 38.8 |
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Student ELA Performance - Gr. 4 - All students, |
64 | 17.7 | 127 | 31.4 | 41.4 |
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4-Year Cohort HS Graduation Rate - All students, |
451 | 83.5 | 366 | 76.4 | 86.4 |
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4-Year Cohort HS Dropout Rate - All students, |
47 | 8.7 | 42 | 8.8 | 4.9 |
|
Chronic absence rate (elementary and middle schools), |
392 | 10.3 | 772 | 22.8 | 26.4 |
| Civic Engagement: Cortland 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: Cortland 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 | 100 | 6.9 | 2.7 |
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Foster Care Admissions - Children/Youth Admitted to Foster Care, |
45 | 3.0 | 65 | 4.5 | 1.2 |
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Foster Care Discharges - Children/Youth Discharged from Foster Care, |
54 | 47.0 | 35 | 25.9 | 32.9 |
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Child Abuse/Maltreatment - Children/Youth in Indicated Reports of Abuse/Maltreatment, |
405 | 39.5 | 298 | 34.1 | 12.4 |
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Foster Care Adoption Milestone - Children/Youth Discharged to Adoption, |
20 | 71.4 | *5 | *13.9 | 44.8 |
| Community: Cortland 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, |
46 | 9.4 | 90 | 19.1 | 43.8 |
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Unemployment - Resident Civilian, |
1,400 | 5.9 | 900 | 3.8 | 4.3 |
|
High School Diploma - Adults 25 Years of Age and Older, |
9,314 | 29.7 | 7,332 | 24.1 | 21.1 |
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Poverty - Population in Poverty - General Population (5-Yr), |
6,173 | 12.5 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Created July 14, 2025 4:21 PM EST
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