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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator(s) rate or percent (base year;current year) |
Base Year | Current Year | NYS Current | ||
| Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Rate | |
|
Children and Youth Living Below Poverty, |
2,643 | 20.3 | 1,884 | 15.9 | 18.6 |
|
Children and Youth Receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits, |
3,360 | 25.3 | 2,743 | 21.8 | 21.7 |
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Children and Youth Receiving Public Assistance, |
455 | 3.4 | 296 | 2.4 | 5.0 |
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Children and Youth Receiving Supplemental Security Income, |
261 | 1.8 | 239 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
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Children Receiving Free or Reduced-price School Lunch - Public Schools , |
4,416 | 48.6 | 5,537 | 61.0 | N/A |
| Physical and Emotional Health: Herkimer 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), |
*5 | *15.6 | *3 | *8.5 | 27.4 |
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Self-Inflicted Injuries - Hospitalizations 10-14 years (Three-Year Average), |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 40.9 |
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Self-Inflicted Injuries - Hospitalizations 15-19 years (Three-Year Average), |
*5 | *125.5 | *5 | *127.2 | 111.8 |
|
Self-Inflicted Injuries - Suicide Mortality (Three-Year Average), |
*1 | *8.4 | *0 | *0.0 | 3.5 |
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Infant Mortality (Three-Year Average), |
*7 | *11.6 | *3 | *4.4 | 4.2 |
|
STD - Reported Cases of Gonorrhea (Three-Year Average), |
*2 | *48.7 | *2 | *41.8 | 372.0 |
|
STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Males 15-19 yrs, |
*11 | *491.8 | *4 | *172.6 | 922.5 |
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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 | 34 | 1713.7 | 3147.6 |
|
STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Females - all ages, |
103 | 317.2 | 113 | 1043.9 | 1577.4 |
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Mortality by Age - Children 1-4 years (Three-Year Average), |
*1 | *24.3 | *0 | †*13.2 | 16.5 |
|
Mortality by Age - Children 5-9 years (Three-Year Average), |
*1 | *18.2 | *1 | *18.8 | 10.3 |
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Mortality by Age - Adolescents 10-14 years (Three-Year Average), |
*0 | *0.0 | *1 | *17.7 | 12.5 |
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Mortality by Age - Adolescents 15-19 years (Three-Year Average), |
*2 | *56.8 | *2 | *41.9 | 30.9 |
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Motor Vehicle Crashes - Hospitalizations (Three-Year Average), |
*13 | *150.0 | *2 | *11.0 | 5.4 |
| Education: Herkimer 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, |
21 | 8.2 | 40 | 11.0 | 19.9 |
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Student ELA Performance - Gr. 3 - All students, |
139 | 29.3 | 312 | 56.7 | 60.4 |
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Student ELA Performance - Gr. 4 - All students, |
100 | 24.8 | 237 | 46.7 | 61.8 |
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4-Year Cohort HS Graduation Rate - All students, |
624 | 83.2 | 629 | 87.4 | 86.4 |
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4-Year Cohort HS Dropout Rate - All students, |
65 | 8.7 | 60 | 8.3 | 4.9 |
| Civic Engagement: Herkimer 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), |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 26.0 |
| Family: Herkimer 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, |
77 | 4.5 | 66 | 4.4 | 2.7 |
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Foster Care Admissions - Children/Youth Admitted to Foster Care, |
48 | 2.8 | 38 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
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Foster Care Discharges - Children/Youth Discharged from Foster Care, |
63 | 51.2 | 41 | 38.3 | 32.9 |
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Child Abuse/Maltreatment - Children/Youth in Indicated Reports of Abuse/Maltreatment, |
253 | 17.9 | 160 | 13.1 | 12.4 |
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Foster Care Adoption Milestone - Children/Youth Discharged to Adoption, |
24 | 72.7 | *11 | *37.9 | 44.8 |
| Community: Herkimer 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, |
98 | 15.4 | 150 | 24.8 | 43.8 |
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Unemployment - Resident Civilian, |
1,800 | 6.2 | 1,100 | 3.9 | 4.3 |
|
High School Diploma - Adults 25 Years of Age and Older, |
12,785 | 28.0 | 12,539 | 29.1 | 20.8 |
|
Poverty - Population in Poverty - General Population, |
10,023 | 15.5 | 8,307 | 13.2 | 13.7 |
Created September 7, 2024 4:39 PM EST
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