Child Well-being: Essex 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: Essex County | |||||||
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Children and Youth Living Below Poverty, |
1,423 | 19.3 | 973 | 17.1 | 18.2 | ||
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Children and Youth Receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits, |
1,240 | 16.4 | 928 | 15.7 | 21.5 | ||
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Children and Youth Receiving Public Assistance, |
122 | 1.6 | 113 | 1.9 | 5.4 | ||
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Children and Youth Receiving Supplemental Security Income, |
135 | 1.8 | 107 | 1.8 | 2.0 | ||
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Children Receiving Free or Reduced-price School Lunch - Public Schools , |
1,658 | 41.3 | 1,678 | 48.0 | N/A | ||
| Physical and Emotional Health: Essex County | |||||||
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Asthma - Hospitalizations 0-4 years (Three-Year Average), |
*2 | *11.0 | *2 | *12.1 | 49.3 | ||
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Self-Inflicted Injuries - Hospitalizations 10-14 years (Three-Year Average), |
N/A | N/A | *2 | *102.3 | 38.7 | ||
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Self-Inflicted Injuries - Hospitalizations 15-19 years (Three-Year Average), |
N/A | N/A | *5 | *202.0 | 118.8 | ||
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Self-Inflicted Injuries - Suicide Mortality (Three-Year Average), |
*1 | *14.8 | *0 | *0.0 | 3.2 | ||
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Infant Mortality (Three-Year Average), |
*1 | *3.0 | *1 | *2.1 | 4.8 | ||
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STD - Reported Cases of Gonorrhea (Three-Year Average), |
*0 | *0.0 | *1 | *28.9 | 319.8 | ||
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STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Males 15-19 yrs, |
*1 | *53.2 | *0 | †*26.7 | 941.3 | ||
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STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Males - all ages, |
*11 | *54.7 | *14 | *69.5 | 338.9 | ||
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STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Females 15-19 yrs, |
*15 | *1386.4 | *11 | *1068.2 | 3319.7 | ||
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STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Females - all ages, |
39 | 211.0 | 49 | 264.6 | 651.6 | ||
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Mortality by Age - Children 1-4 years (Three-Year Average), |
*0 | *0.0 | *0 | *0.0 | 19.7 | ||
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Mortality by Age - Children 5-9 years (Three-Year Average), |
*0 | †*18.1 | *0 | *0.0 | 10.0 | ||
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Mortality by Age - Adolescents 10-14 years (Three-Year Average), |
*0 | †*15.6 | *0 | †*17.1 | 11.7 | ||
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Mortality by Age - Adolescents 15-19 years (Three-Year Average), |
*2 | *70.7 | *0 | †*14.4 | 30.5 | ||
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Motor Vehicle Crashes - Hospitalizations (Three-Year Average), |
N/A | N/A | *2 | *45.1 | 82.5 | ||
| Education: Essex County | |||||||
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Student Math Performance - Gr. 8 - All students, |
30 | 18.5 | 45 | 21.1 | 33.2 | ||
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Student ELA Performance - Gr. 3 - All students, |
95 | 40.6 | 128 | 54.5 | 52.3 | ||
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Student ELA Performance - Gr. 4 - All students, |
74 | 31.4 | 105 | 43.2 | 47.7 | ||
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4-Year Cohort HS Graduation Rate - All students, |
272 | 88.6 | 230 | 89.8 | 84.8 | ||
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4-Year Cohort HS Dropout Rate - All students, |
21 | 6.8 | *13 | *5.1 | 5.1 | ||
| Civic Engagement: Essex County | |||||||
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Hospitalizations Resulting from Assault (Three-Year Average), |
*0 | *0.0 | N/A | N/A | 39.1 | ||
| Family: Essex County | |||||||
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Foster Care Children In Care - Children/Youth 0-21 years, |
23 | 2.5 | 54 | 7.1 | 2.9 | ||
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Foster Care Admissions - Children/Youth Admitted to Foster Care, |
*12 | *1.6 | 26 | 3.4 | 1.5 | ||
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Foster Care Discharges - Children/Youth Discharged from Foster Care, |
*10 | *30.3 | 27 | 33.3 | 35.8 | ||
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Child Abuse/Maltreatment - Children/Youth in Indicated Reports of Abuse/Maltreatment, |
125 | 13.8 | 134 | 21.8 | 16.8 | ||
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Foster Care Adoption Milestone - Children/Youth Discharged to Adoption, |
*0 | *0.0 | *4 | *44.4 | 51.4 | ||
| Community: Essex County | |||||||
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Crimes Known to the Police - Violent Index Crimes - General Population, |
37 | 10.3 | 52 | 14.6 | 35.1 | ||
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Unemployment - Resident Civilian, |
1,700 | 9.2 | 1,000 | 5.6 | 4.7 | ||
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High School Diploma - Adults 25 Years of Age and Older, |
7,859 | 26.7 | 7,588 | 26.4 | 21.8 | ||
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Poverty - Population in Poverty - General Population, |
4,159 | 10.6 | 3,170 | 8.3 | 14.5 | ||
Created October 16, 2021 5:23 PM EST
Notes:
- N/A: Data not available.
- † The number displayed for this three-year average is 0 yet the rate displayed is greater than 0. This occurs when very few cases are reported during a three year period. Due to rounding, the number is presented as 0 and the rate, while very small, is greater than 0.
- * Rates are not stable when the number is less than 20.