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KWIC County Reports

Child Well-being: Erie County

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.

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Economic Security: Erie County
Indicator(s) rate or percent (base year;current year)	Base Year		Current Year		NYS Current
Indicator(s) rate or percent (base year;current year)	Number	Rate	Number	Rate	Rate
Children and Youth Living Below Poverty, number and percent children/youth ages birth-17 years (2015;2020) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	45,547	24.3	32,311	17.8	16.7
Children and Youth Receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits, number and percent children/youth ages birth-17 years (2015;2020) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	56,381	29.7	51,289	27.5	22.6
Children and Youth Receiving Public Assistance, number and percent children/youth ages birth-17 years (2015;2020) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	17,687	9.3	9,746	5.2	5.3
Children and Youth Receiving Supplemental Security Income, number and percent children/youth ages birth-17 years (2010;2020) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	4,398	2.2	4,087	2.2	1.9
Children Receiving Free or Reduced-price School Lunch - Public Schools , number and percent children in grades K-12 (2014/15;2020/21) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	56,484	45.6	58,405	50.0	N/A

Physical and Emotional Health: Erie County
Indicator(s) rate or percent (base year;current year)	Base Year		Current Year		NYS Current
Indicator(s) rate or percent (base year;current year)	Number	Rate	Number	Rate	Rate
Asthma - Hospitalizations 0-4 years (Three-Year Average), number and rate/10,000 children ages birth-4 years (2009-2011;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	227	46.3	167	34.0	49.3
Self-Inflicted Injuries - Hospitalizations 10-14 years (Three-Year Average), number and rate/100,000 youth ages 10-14 years (2009-2011;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	*15	*25.6	30	52.8	38.7
Self-Inflicted Injuries - Hospitalizations 15-19 years (Three-Year Average), number and rate/100,000 youth ages 15-19 years (2009-2011;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	65	99.9	67	109.7	118.8
Self-Inflicted Injuries - Suicide Mortality (Three-Year Average), number and rate/100,000 youth ages 10-19 years (2009-2011;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	*6	*5.2	*2	*2.0	3.2
Infant Mortality (Three-Year Average), number and rate/1,000 live births (2009-2011;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	79	8.1	79	8.0	4.8
STD - Reported Cases of Gonorrhea (Three-Year Average), number and rate/100,000 youth ages 15-19 years (2009-2011;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	427	656.3	376	613.2	319.8
STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Males 15-19 yrs, number and rate/100,000 males ages 15-19 years (2009-2011;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	426	1278.3	407	1305.2	941.3
STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Males - all ages, number and rate/100,000 males all ages (2009-2011;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	1,354	306.7	1,505	338.1	338.9
STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Females 15-19 yrs, number and rate/100,000 females ages 15-19 years (2009-2011;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	1,625	5117.3	1,349	4465.3	3319.7
STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Females - all ages, number and rate/100,000 females all ages (2009-2011;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	3,691	778.8	3,489	734.1	651.6
Mortality by Age - Children 1-4 years (Three-Year Average), number and rate/100,000 children ages 1-4 years (2009-2011;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	*9	*23.0	*11	*28.7	19.7
Mortality by Age - Children 5-9 years (Three-Year Average), number and rate/100,000 children ages 5-9 years (2009-2011;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	*5	*8.9	*6	*11.1	10.0
Mortality by Age - Adolescents 10-14 years (Three-Year Average), number and rate/100,000 youth ages 10-14 years (2009-2011;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	*9	*16.3	*8	*14.8	11.7
Mortality by Age - Adolescents 15-19 years (Three-Year Average), number and rate/100,000 youth ages 15-19 years (2009-2011;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	37	57.4	*18	*28.8	30.5
Motor Vehicle Crashes - Hospitalizations (Three-Year Average), number and rate/100,000 youth/young adults ages 15-24 years (2009-2011;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	86	65.1	64	49.3	82.5

Education: Erie County
Indicator(s) rate or percent (base year;current year)	Base Year		Current Year		NYS Current
Indicator(s) rate or percent (base year;current year)	Number	Rate	Number	Rate	Rate
Student Math Performance - Gr. 8 - All students, number and percent at or above Level 3 (2015/16;2020/21) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	708	16.8	350	12.8	19.9
Student ELA Performance - Gr. 3 - All students, number and percent at or above Level 3 (2015/16;2020/21) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	2,740	39.0	3,167	55.6	60.4
Student ELA Performance - Gr. 4 - All students, number and percent at or above Level 3 (2015/16;2020/21) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	2,345	35.6	2,951	56.5	61.8
4-Year Cohort HS Graduation Rate - All students, number and percent students in freshman cohort (2015/16;2020/21) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	8,234	82.4	8,746	89.0	86.1
4-Year Cohort HS Dropout Rate - All students, number and percent students in freshman cohort (2015/16;2020/21) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	674	6.7	447	4.6	4.2

Civic Engagement: Erie County
Indicator(s) rate or percent (base year;current year)	Base Year		Current Year		NYS Current
Indicator(s) rate or percent (base year;current year)	Number	Rate	Number	Rate	Rate
Hospitalizations Resulting from Assault (Three-Year Average), number and rate/100,000 youth ages 10-19 years (2004-2006;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	71	55.3	43	36.9	39.1

Family: Erie County
Indicator(s) rate or percent (base year;current year)	Base Year		Current Year		NYS Current
Indicator(s) rate or percent (base year;current year)	Number	Rate	Number	Rate	Rate
Foster Care Children In Care - Children/Youth 0-21 years, number and rate/1,000 children/youth ages birth-21 years (2014;2020) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	853	3.0	695	3.0	3.0
Foster Care Admissions - Children/Youth Admitted to Foster Care, number and rate/1,000 children/youth ages 0-21 years (2015;2020) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	617	2.5	319	1.4	1.3
Foster Care Discharges - Children/Youth Discharged from Foster Care, number and percent children/youth in foster care (2015;2020) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	569	39.2	391	36.0	29.6
Child Abuse/Maltreatment - Children/Youth in Indicated Reports of Abuse/Maltreatment, number and rate/1,000 children/youth ages 0-17 years (2015;2020) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	4,638	23.9	3,965	21.4	14.6
Foster Care Adoption Milestone - Children/Youth Discharged to Adoption, number and percent children/youth in foster care with goal and status of free for adoption (2015;2020) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	105	41.5	122	46.6	35.2

Community: Erie County
Indicator(s) rate or percent (base year;current year)	Base Year		Current Year		NYS Current
Indicator(s) rate or percent (base year;current year)	Number	Rate	Number	Rate	Rate
Crimes Known to the Police - Violent Index Crimes - General Population, number and rate/10,000 persons in general population (2015;2020) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	3,788	41.1	3,671	40.2	36.5
Unemployment - Resident Civilian, number and rate persons 16 years of age and older in the labor force and not employed (2015;2020) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	24,000	5.3	41,800	9.5	10.0
High School Diploma - Adults 25 Years of Age and Older, number and percent persons age 25+ in general population (2016;2022) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	150,516	23.5	157,234	23.1	21.9
Poverty - Population in Poverty - General Population, number and percent persons in general population (2010-2014;2021) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	131,644	14.3	126,807	13.7	13.7

Created March 20, 2023 12:32 PM EST

Notes:

N/A: Data not available.
* Rates are not stable when the number is less than 20.

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