Child Well-being: Herkimer 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: Herkimer County | |||||||
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Children and Youth Living Below Poverty, |
2,643 | 20.3 | 2,315 | 19.0 | 18.2 | ||
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Children and Youth Receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits, |
3,360 | 25.3 | 2,681 | 21.4 | 21.5 | ||
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Children and Youth Receiving Public Assistance, |
455 | 3.4 | 428 | 3.4 | 5.4 | ||
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Children and Youth Receiving Supplemental Security Income, |
261 | 1.8 | 214 | 1.7 | 2.0 | ||
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Children Receiving Free or Reduced-price School Lunch - Public Schools , |
4,416 | 48.6 | 4,837 | 56.0 | N/A | ||
| Physical and Emotional Health: Herkimer County | |||||||
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| Indicator(s) | Base Year | Current Year | NYS Current | ||||
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Asthma - Hospitalizations 0-4 years (Three-Year Average), |
*5 | *13.3 | *5 | *15.6 | 49.3 | ||
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Self-Inflicted Injuries - Hospitalizations 10-14 years (Three-Year Average), |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 38.7 | ||
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Self-Inflicted Injuries - Hospitalizations 15-19 years (Three-Year Average), |
N/A | N/A | *4 | *85.3 | 118.8 | ||
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Self-Inflicted Injuries - Suicide Mortality (Three-Year Average), |
*0 | *0.0 | *0 | †*4.0 | 3.2 | ||
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Infant Mortality (Three-Year Average), |
*6 | *9.2 | *5 | *8.0 | 4.8 | ||
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STD - Reported Cases of Gonorrhea (Three-Year Average), |
*3 | *58.4 | *5 | *116.3 | 319.8 | ||
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STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Males 15-19 yrs, |
*11 | *491.8 | *9 | *425.2 | 941.3 | ||
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STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Males - all ages, |
37 | 118.7 | 41 | 128.9 | 338.9 | ||
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STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Females 15-19 yrs, |
40 | 1769.4 | 49 | 2345.9 | 3319.7 | ||
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STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Females - all ages, |
103 | 317.2 | 133 | 407.9 | 651.6 | ||
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Mortality by Age - Children 1-4 years (Three-Year Average), |
*1 | *47.5 | *1 | *36.0 | 19.7 | ||
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Mortality by Age - Children 5-9 years (Three-Year Average), |
*0 | †*8.9 | *0 | *0.0 | 10.0 | ||
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Mortality by Age - Adolescents 10-14 years (Three-Year Average), |
*1 | *16.4 | *0 | †*8.4 | 11.7 | ||
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Mortality by Age - Adolescents 15-19 years (Three-Year Average), |
*2 | *51.1 | *2 | *54.3 | 30.5 | ||
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Motor Vehicle Crashes - Hospitalizations (Three-Year Average), |
*13 | *150.0 | *9 | *103.0 | 82.5 | ||
| Education: Herkimer County | |||||||
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Student Math Performance - Gr. 8 - All students, |
21 | 8.2 | 58 | 16.2 | 33.2 | ||
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Student ELA Performance - Gr. 3 - All students, |
139 | 29.3 | 235 | 38.7 | 52.3 | ||
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Student ELA Performance - Gr. 4 - All students, |
100 | 24.8 | 174 | 33.0 | 47.7 | ||
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4-Year Cohort HS Graduation Rate - All students, |
624 | 83.2 | 619 | 87.6 | 84.8 | ||
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4-Year Cohort HS Dropout Rate - All students, |
65 | 8.7 | 48 | 6.8 | 5.1 | ||
| Civic Engagement: Herkimer County | |||||||
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Hospitalizations Resulting from Assault (Three-Year Average), |
*1 | *7.7 | N/A | N/A | 39.1 | ||
| Family: Herkimer County | |||||||
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Foster Care Children In Care - Children/Youth 0-21 years, |
74 | 3.6 | 73 | 4.7 | 3.0 | ||
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Foster Care Admissions - Children/Youth Admitted to Foster Care, |
48 | 2.8 | 46 | 3.0 | 1.3 | ||
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Foster Care Discharges - Children/Youth Discharged from Foster Care, |
63 | 51.2 | 42 | 36.5 | 29.6 | ||
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Child Abuse/Maltreatment - Children/Youth in Indicated Reports of Abuse/Maltreatment, |
253 | 17.9 | 213 | 17.0 | 14.6 | ||
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Foster Care Adoption Milestone - Children/Youth Discharged to Adoption, |
24 | 72.7 | *4 | *20.0 | 35.2 | ||
| Community: Herkimer County | |||||||
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Crimes Known to the Police - Violent Index Crimes - General Population, |
98 | 15.4 | 106 | 17.5 | 36.5 | ||
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Unemployment - Resident Civilian, |
1,800 | 6.2 | 2,300 | 8.2 | 10.0 | ||
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High School Diploma - Adults 25 Years of Age and Older, |
12,785 | 28.0 | 13,582 | 29.7 | 21.7 | ||
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Poverty - Population in Poverty - General Population, |
10,023 | 15.5 | 8,307 | 13.2 | 13.7 | ||
Created July 3, 2022 1:45 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.