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: Kings 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, |
132,635 | 23.5 | 154,478 | 27.5 | 18.6 |
|
Children and Youth Receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits, |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 22.8 |
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Children and Youth Receiving Public Assistance, |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 5.6 |
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Children and Youth Receiving Supplemental Security Income, |
13,124 | 2.2 | 10,627 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
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Children Receiving Free or Reduced-price School Lunch - Public Schools , |
226,294 | 73.5 | 211,068 | 77.0 | N/A |
| Physical and Emotional Health: Kings 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), |
1,153 | 59.7 | 572 | 30.6 | 27.4 |
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Self-Inflicted Injuries - Hospitalizations 10-14 years (Three-Year Average), |
41 | 27.3 | 43 | 29.2 | 40.9 |
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Self-Inflicted Injuries - Hospitalizations 15-19 years (Three-Year Average), |
119 | 85.9 | 123 | 91.3 | 111.8 |
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Self-Inflicted Injuries - Suicide Mortality (Three-Year Average), |
*3 | *1.1 | *7 | *2.5 | 3.5 |
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Infant Mortality (Three-Year Average), |
163 | 3.9 | 125 | 3.4 | 4.2 |
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STD - Reported Cases of Gonorrhea (Three-Year Average), |
723 | 490.8 | 848 | 610.5 | 372.0 |
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STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Males 15-19 yrs, |
1,432 | 1700.6 | 1,078 | 1446.9 | 922.5 |
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STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Males - all ages, |
5,862 | 489.3 | 5,872 | 477.8 | 338.9 |
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STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Females 15-19 yrs, |
3,374 | 4561.6 | 2,904 | 4263.2 | 2981.1 |
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STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Females - all ages, |
11,297 | 1910.5 | 10,181 | 1756.2 | 1553.6 |
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Mortality by Age - Children 1-4 years (Three-Year Average), |
*19 | *12.2 | 23 | 15.9 | 16.5 |
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Mortality by Age - Children 5-9 years (Three-Year Average), |
*19 | *11.2 | *18 | *10.7 | 10.3 |
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Mortality by Age - Adolescents 10-14 years (Three-Year Average), |
*18 | *11.4 | *16 | *10.7 | 12.5 |
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Mortality by Age - Adolescents 15-19 years (Three-Year Average), |
42 | 28.5 | 46 | 33.5 | 30.9 |
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Motor Vehicle Crashes - Hospitalizations (Three-Year Average), |
234 | 65.9 | 27 | 4.1 | 5.4 |
| Education: Kings 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, |
5,515 | 30.0 | 7,587 | 32.7 | 19.8 |
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Student ELA Performance - Gr. 3 - All students, |
10,518 | 43.3 | 9,599 | 44.4 | 38.8 |
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Student ELA Performance - Gr. 4 - All students, |
10,140 | 43.6 | 10,641 | 49.2 | 41.4 |
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4-Year Cohort HS Graduation Rate - All students, |
14,908 | 68.3 | 18,090 | 81.8 | 86.4 |
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4-Year Cohort HS Dropout Rate - All students, |
1,674 | 7.7 | 1,062 | 4.8 | 4.9 |
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Chronic absence rate (elementary and middle schools), |
33,146 | 20.2 | 52,317 | 30.1 | 26.4 |
| Civic Engagement: Kings 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), |
392 | 121.3 | 101 | 35.9 | 26.0 |
| Family: Kings 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, |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2.7 |
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Foster Care Admissions - Children/Youth Admitted to Foster Care, |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1.2 |
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Foster Care Discharges - Children/Youth Discharged from Foster Care, |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 32.9 |
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Child Abuse/Maltreatment - Children/Youth in Indicated Reports of Abuse/Maltreatment, |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 12.4 |
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Foster Care Adoption Milestone - Children/Youth Discharged to Adoption, |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 44.8 |
| Community: Kings 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, |
16,385 | 62.1 | 17,123 | 67.1 | 43.8 |
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Unemployment - Resident Civilian, |
72,100 | 5.9 | 71,000 | 5.9 | 4.3 |
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High School Diploma - Adults 25 Years of Age and Older, |
396,379 | 22.4 | 396,076 | 21.1 | 21.1 |
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Poverty - Population in Poverty - General Population (5-Yr), |
595,531 | 22.5 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Created May 17, 2025 2:33 PM EST
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