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.
| Economic Security: Erie County | |||||||
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Children and Youth Living Below Poverty, |
41,041 | 20.9 | 35,354 | 19.2 | 18.8 | ||
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Children and Youth Receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits, |
54,712 | 27.6 | 52,378 | 28.1 | 23.0 | ||
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Children and Youth Receiving Public Assistance, |
15,675 | 7.9 | 14,348 | 7.7 | 5.8 | ||
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Children and Youth Receiving Supplemental Security Income, |
4,398 | 2.2 | 4,307 | 2.3 | 2.1 | ||
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Children Receiving Free or Reduced-price School Lunch - Public Schools , |
52,400 | 40.3 | 59,619 | 49.0 | N/A | ||
| Physical and Emotional Health: Erie County | |||||||
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Asthma - Hospitalizations 0-4 years (Three-Year Average), |
227 | 46.3 | 167 | 34.0 | 49.3 | ||
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Self-Inflicted Injuries - Hospitalizations 10-14 years (Three-Year Average), |
*15 | *25.6 | 30 | 52.8 | 38.7 | ||
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Self-Inflicted Injuries - Hospitalizations 15-19 years (Three-Year Average), |
65 | 99.9 | 67 | 109.7 | 118.8 | ||
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Self-Inflicted Injuries - Suicide Mortality (Three-Year Average), |
*6 | *5.2 | *2 | *2.0 | 3.2 | ||
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Infant Mortality (Three-Year Average), |
79 | 8.1 | 79 | 8.0 | 4.8 | ||
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STD - Reported Cases of Gonorrhea (Three-Year Average), |
427 | 656.3 | 376 | 613.2 | 319.8 | ||
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STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Males 15-19 yrs, |
426 | 1278.3 | 407 | 1305.2 | 941.3 | ||
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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, |
1,625 | 5117.3 | 1,349 | 4465.3 | 3319.7 | ||
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STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Females - all ages, |
3,691 | 778.8 | 3,489 | 734.1 | 651.6 | ||
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Mortality by Age - Children 1-4 years (Three-Year Average), |
*9 | *23.0 | *11 | *28.7 | 19.7 | ||
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Mortality by Age - Children 5-9 years (Three-Year Average), |
*5 | *8.9 | *6 | *11.1 | 10.0 | ||
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Mortality by Age - Adolescents 10-14 years (Three-Year Average), |
*9 | *16.3 | *8 | *14.8 | 11.7 | ||
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Mortality by Age - Adolescents 15-19 years (Three-Year Average), |
37 | 57.4 | *18 | *28.8 | 30.5 | ||
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Motor Vehicle Crashes - Hospitalizations (Three-Year Average), |
86 | 65.1 | 64 | 49.3 | 82.5 | ||
| Education: Erie County | |||||||
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Student Math Performance - Gr. 8 - All students, |
708 | 16.8 | 1,344 | 27.9 | 33.2 | ||
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Student ELA Performance - Gr. 3 - All students, |
2,740 | 39.0 | 3,654 | 46.0 | 52.3 | ||
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Student ELA Performance - Gr. 4 - All students, |
2,345 | 35.6 | 3,243 | 41.3 | 47.7 | ||
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4-Year Cohort HS Graduation Rate - All students, |
8,234 | 82.4 | 8,334 | 82.7 | 82.6 | ||
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4-Year Cohort HS Dropout Rate - All students, |
674 | 6.7 | 714 | 7.1 | 6.0 | ||
| Civic Engagement: Erie County | |||||||
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Hospitalizations Resulting from Assault (Three-Year Average), |
71 | 55.3 | 43 | 36.9 | 39.1 | ||
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Young Adult Arrests - Property Crimes - 16-21 years, |
2,053 | 262.6 | 1,100 | 153.3 | 106.7 | ||
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Young Adult Arrests - Violent Crimes - 16-21 years, |
655 | 83.8 | 379 | 52.8 | 56.9 | ||
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Juvenile Arrests - Property Crimes (under age of 16), |
776 | 76.8 | 231 | 24.5 | N/A | ||
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Juvenile Arrests - Violent Crimes (under age of 16), |
113 | 11.2 | 62 | 6.6 | N/A | ||
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Juvenile - Arrests for Drug Use/Possession/Sale, |
67 | 6.6 | 30 | 3.2 | N/A | ||
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Young Adults - Driving While Intoxicated, |
344 | 44.0 | 154 | 21.5 | 17.5 | ||
| Family: Erie County | |||||||
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Foster Care Children In Care - Children/Youth 0-21 years, |
845 | 3.2 | 765 | 3.3 | 2.9 | ||
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Foster Care Admissions - Children/Youth Admitted to Foster Care, |
431 | 2.0 | 496 | 2.1 | 1.5 | ||
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Foster Care Discharges - Children/Youth Discharged from Foster Care, |
497 | 37.0 | 554 | 42.0 | 35.8 | ||
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Child Abuse/Maltreatment - Children/Youth in Indicated Reports of Abuse/Maltreatment, |
3,855 | 17.1 | 4,709 | 25.2 | 16.8 | ||
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Foster Care Adoption Milestone - Children/Youth Discharged to Adoption, |
95 | 29.1 | 139 | 39.8 | 51.4 | ||
| Community: Erie County | |||||||
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Crimes Known to the Police - Violent Index Crimes - General Population, |
4,528 | 50.6 | 3,463 | 37.5 | 35.5 | ||
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Unemployment - Resident Civilian, |
38,700 | 8.3 | 23,300 | 5.2 | 4.7 | ||
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High School Diploma - Adults 25 Years of Age and Older, |
150,516 | 23.5 | 155,396 | 23.4 | 22.2 | ||
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Poverty - Population in Poverty - General Population, |
131,644 | 14.3 | 133,648 | 14.3 | 14.5 | ||
Created September 22, 2020 1:57 PM EST
Notes:
- N/A: Data not available.
- * Rates are not stable when the number is less than 20.