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KWIC County Reports

Child Well-being: Nassau 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.

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Economic Security: Nassau County
Indicator(s) rate or percent (base year;current year)	Base Year		Current Year		NYS Current
Indicator(s) rate or percent (base year;current year)	Number	Rate	Number	Rate	Rate
Children and Youth Living Below Poverty, number and percent children/youth ages birth-17 years (2015;2021) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	24,478	8.4	20,161	6.9	18.8
Children and Youth Receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits, number and percent children/youth ages birth-17 years (2015;2021) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	22,094	7.4	9,990	3.3	21.7
Children and Youth Receiving Public Assistance, number and percent children/youth ages birth-17 years (2015;2021) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	6,141	2.1	2,142	0.7	5.0
Children and Youth Receiving Supplemental Security Income, number and percent children/youth ages birth-17 years (2010;2020) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	1,631	0.5	1,240	0.4	1.9
Children Receiving Free or Reduced-price School Lunch - Public Schools , number and percent children in grades K-12 (2014/15;2020/21) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	52,762	26.3	54,464	28.0	N/A

Physical and Emotional Health: Nassau County
Indicator(s) rate or percent (base year;current year)	Base Year		Current Year		NYS Current
Indicator(s) rate or percent (base year;current year)	Number	Rate	Number	Rate	Rate
Asthma - Hospitalizations 0-4 years (Three-Year Average), number and rate/10,000 children ages birth-4 years (2009-2011;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	371	50.2	345	47.2	49.3
Self-Inflicted Injuries - Hospitalizations 10-14 years (Three-Year Average), number and rate/100,000 youth ages 10-14 years (2009-2011;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	*11	*12.2	42	47.1	38.7
Self-Inflicted Injuries - Hospitalizations 15-19 years (Three-Year Average), number and rate/100,000 youth ages 15-19 years (2009-2011;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	84	87.5	155	164.9	118.8
Self-Inflicted Injuries - Suicide Mortality (Three-Year Average), number and rate/100,000 youth ages 10-19 years (2009-2011;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	*3	*1.8	*3	*1.6	3.2
Infant Mortality (Three-Year Average), number and rate/1,000 live births (2009-2011;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	60	4.2	50	3.5	4.8
STD - Reported Cases of Gonorrhea (Three-Year Average), number and rate/100,000 youth ages 15-19 years (2009-2011;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	101	105.2	103	109.7	319.8
STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Males 15-19 yrs, number and rate/100,000 males ages 15-19 years (2009-2011;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	190	385.6	154	316.7	941.3
STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Males - all ages, number and rate/100,000 males all ages (2009-2011;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	896	137.0	964	147.0	338.9
STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Females 15-19 yrs, number and rate/100,000 females ages 15-19 years (2009-2011;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	675	1457.2	656	1436.3	3319.7
STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Females - all ages, number and rate/100,000 females all ages (2009-2011;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	2,059	296.9	2,355	337.7	651.6
Mortality by Age - Children 1-4 years (Three-Year Average), number and rate/100,000 children ages 1-4 years (2009-2011;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	*11	*17.8	*9	*15.2	19.7
Mortality by Age - Children 5-9 years (Three-Year Average), number and rate/100,000 children ages 5-9 years (2009-2011;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	*4	*5.2	*4	*4.5	10.0
Mortality by Age - Adolescents 10-14 years (Three-Year Average), number and rate/100,000 youth ages 10-14 years (2009-2011;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	*8	*8.2	*10	*10.8	11.7
Mortality by Age - Adolescents 15-19 years (Three-Year Average), number and rate/100,000 youth ages 15-19 years (2009-2011;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	28	28.9	22	23.7	30.5
Motor Vehicle Crashes - Hospitalizations (Three-Year Average), number and rate/100,000 youth/young adults ages 15-24 years (2009-2011;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	309	174.1	281	157.7	82.5

Education: Nassau County
Indicator(s) rate or percent (base year;current year)	Base Year		Current Year		NYS Current
Indicator(s) rate or percent (base year;current year)	Number	Rate	Number	Rate	Rate
Student Math Performance - Gr. 8 - All students, number and percent at or above Level 3 (2015/16;2020/21) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	729	23.5	544	29.1	19.9
Student ELA Performance - Gr. 3 - All students, number and percent at or above Level 3 (2015/16;2020/21) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	5,381	56.5	6,302	72.6	60.4
Student ELA Performance - Gr. 4 - All students, number and percent at or above Level 3 (2015/16;2020/21) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	4,974	54.1	6,414	74.7	61.8
4-Year Cohort HS Graduation Rate - All students, number and percent students in freshman cohort (2015/16;2020/21) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	14,662	89.3	15,472	93.8	86.1
4-Year Cohort HS Dropout Rate - All students, number and percent students in freshman cohort (2015/16;2020/21) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	331	2.0	213	1.3	4.2

Civic Engagement: Nassau County
Indicator(s) rate or percent (base year;current year)	Base Year		Current Year		NYS Current
Indicator(s) rate or percent (base year;current year)	Number	Rate	Number	Rate	Rate
Hospitalizations Resulting from Assault (Three-Year Average), number and rate/100,000 youth ages 10-19 years (2004-2006;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	82	44.2	48	26.2	39.1

Family: Nassau County
Indicator(s) rate or percent (base year;current year)	Base Year		Current Year		NYS Current
Indicator(s) rate or percent (base year;current year)	Number	Rate	Number	Rate	Rate
Foster Care Children In Care - Children/Youth 0-21 years, number and rate/1,000 children/youth ages birth-21 years (2016;2022) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	165	0.4	126	0.3	2.7
Foster Care Admissions - Children/Youth Admitted to Foster Care, number and rate/1,000 children/youth ages 0-21 years (2015;2022) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	149	0.4	115	0.3	1.2
Foster Care Discharges - Children/Youth Discharged from Foster Care, number and percent children/youth in foster care (2015;2022) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	176	47.2	123	49.4	32.9
Child Abuse/Maltreatment - Children/Youth in Indicated Reports of Abuse/Maltreatment, number and rate/1,000 children/youth ages 0-17 years (2015;2022) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	1,615	5.3	1,371	4.6	12.4
Foster Care Adoption Milestone - Children/Youth Discharged to Adoption, number and percent children/youth in foster care with goal and status of free for adoption (2015;2022) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	26	44.1	*10	*35.7	44.8

Community: Nassau County
Indicator(s) rate or percent (base year;current year)	Base Year		Current Year		NYS Current
Indicator(s) rate or percent (base year;current year)	Number	Rate	Number	Rate	Rate
Crimes Known to the Police - Violent Index Crimes - General Population, number and rate/10,000 persons in general population (2015;2020) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	1,980	14.6	1,826	13.5	36.5
Unemployment - Resident Civilian, number and rate persons 16 years of age and older in the labor force and not employed (2015;2022) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	29,500	4.2	21,000	2.9	4.3
High School Diploma - Adults 25 Years of Age and Older, number and percent persons age 25+ in general population (2016;2022) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	202,972	21.3	199,564	20.0	21.9
Poverty - Population in Poverty - General Population, number and percent persons in general population (2010-2014;2021) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	83,608	6.1	74,285	5.5	13.7

Created September 25, 2023 5:54 AM EST

Notes:

N/A: Data not available.
* Rates are not stable when the number is less than 20.

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