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: Erie 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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Children and Youth Living Below Poverty, |
32,311 | 17.8 | 30,716 | 16.6 | 18.6 |
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Children and Youth Receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits, |
52,378 | 28.1 | 50,887 | 26.6 | 22.8 |
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Children and Youth Receiving Public Assistance, |
14,348 | 7.7 | 8,774 | 4.6 | 5.6 |
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Children and Youth Receiving Supplemental Security Income, |
4,307 | 2.3 | 3,634 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
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Children Receiving Free or Reduced-price School Lunch - Public Schools , |
56,484 | 45.6 | 59,753 | 51.0 | N/A |
| Physical and Emotional Health: Erie 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), |
167 | 34.0 | 119 | 23.6 | 27.4 |
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Self-Inflicted Injuries - Hospitalizations 10-14 years (Three-Year Average), |
30 | 56.6 | 25 | 49.3 | 40.9 |
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Self-Inflicted Injuries - Hospitalizations 15-19 years (Three-Year Average), |
72 | 122.7 | 75 | 131.9 | 111.8 |
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Self-Inflicted Injuries - Suicide Mortality (Three-Year Average), |
*1 | *1.2 | *5 | *4.3 | 3.5 |
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Infant Mortality (Three-Year Average), |
73 | 7.3 | 63 | 6.5 | 4.2 |
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STD - Reported Cases of Gonorrhea (Three-Year Average), |
388 | 646.7 | 470 | 803.8 | 372.0 |
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STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Males 15-19 yrs, |
426 | 1278.3 | 405 | 1328.7 | 922.5 |
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STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Males - all ages, |
1,354 | 306.7 | 1,505 | 338.1 | 338.9 |
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STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Females 15-19 yrs, |
1,266 | 4244.9 | 1,024 | 3571.8 | 2981.1 |
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STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Females - all ages, |
3,399 | 1941.8 | 3,120 | 1741.5 | 1553.6 |
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Mortality by Age - Children 1-4 years (Three-Year Average), |
*7 | *17.5 | *9 | *21.5 | 16.5 |
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Mortality by Age - Children 5-9 years (Three-Year Average), |
*7 | *13.8 | *4 | *8.5 | 10.3 |
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Mortality by Age - Adolescents 10-14 years (Three-Year Average), |
*7 | *13.5 | *6 | *12.2 | 12.5 |
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Mortality by Age - Adolescents 15-19 years (Three-Year Average), |
22 | 36.1 | 20 | 34.0 | 30.9 |
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Motor Vehicle Crashes - Hospitalizations (Three-Year Average), |
86 | 65.1 | 22 | 10.0 | 5.4 |
| Education: Erie 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, |
708 | 16.8 | 1,607 | 17.0 | 19.8 |
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Student ELA Performance - Gr. 3 - All students, |
2,740 | 39.0 | 3,360 | 36.4 | 38.8 |
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Student ELA Performance - Gr. 4 - All students, |
2,345 | 35.6 | 3,356 | 36.6 | 41.4 |
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4-Year Cohort HS Graduation Rate - All students, |
8,234 | 82.4 | 8,253 | 88.6 | 86.4 |
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4-Year Cohort HS Dropout Rate - All students, |
674 | 6.7 | 494 | 5.3 | 4.9 |
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Chronic absence rate (elementary and middle schools), |
11,589 | 16.5 | 23,847 | 31.7 | 26.4 |
| Civic Engagement: Erie 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), |
52 | 42.2 | 20 | 18.8 | 26.0 |
| Family: Erie 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, |
937 | 3.9 | 670 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
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Foster Care Admissions - Children/Youth Admitted to Foster Care, |
617 | 2.5 | 296 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
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Foster Care Discharges - Children/Youth Discharged from Foster Care, |
569 | 39.2 | 302 | 31.1 | 32.9 |
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Child Abuse/Maltreatment - Children/Youth in Indicated Reports of Abuse/Maltreatment, |
4,638 | 23.9 | 3,247 | 16.9 | 12.4 |
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Foster Care Adoption Milestone - Children/Youth Discharged to Adoption, |
105 | 41.5 | 102 | 36.3 | 44.8 |
| Community: Erie 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, |
3,788 | 41.1 | 3,226 | 35.3 | 43.8 |
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Unemployment - Resident Civilian, |
24,000 | 5.3 | 15,900 | 3.6 | 4.3 |
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High School Diploma - Adults 25 Years of Age and Older, |
150,516 | 23.5 | 148,296 | 21.9 | 21.1 |
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Poverty - Population in Poverty - General Population (5-Yr), |
131,644 | 14.3 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Created April 24, 2025 3:20 AM EST
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