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: Niagara 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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Children and Youth Living Below Poverty, |
9,893 | 23.3 | 7,898 | 19.1 | 18.8 |
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Children and Youth Receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits, |
11,134 | 25.8 | 8,788 | 20.5 | 21.7 |
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Children and Youth Receiving Public Assistance, |
2,870 | 6.6 | 1,204 | 2.8 | 5.0 |
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Children and Youth Receiving Supplemental Security Income, |
844 | 1.8 | 838 | 2.0 | 1.9 |
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Children Receiving Free or Reduced-price School Lunch - Public Schools , |
13,244 | 46.3 | 12,826 | 49.0 | N/A |
| Physical and Emotional Health: Niagara 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), |
26 | 22.9 | 27 | 24.1 | 49.3 |
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Self-Inflicted Injuries - Hospitalizations 10-14 years (Three-Year Average), |
N/A | N/A | *9 | *66.7 | 38.7 |
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Self-Inflicted Injuries - Hospitalizations 15-19 years (Three-Year Average), |
*19 | *125.0 | 22 | 162.0 | 118.8 |
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Self-Inflicted Injuries - Suicide Mortality (Three-Year Average), |
*2 | *5.9 | *2 | *7.5 | 3.2 |
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Infant Mortality (Three-Year Average), |
*12 | *5.4 | *15 | *7.1 | 4.8 |
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STD - Reported Cases of Gonorrhea (Three-Year Average), |
48 | 321.5 | 51 | 373.0 | 319.8 |
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STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Males 15-19 yrs, |
66 | 859.9 | 48 | 694.5 | 941.3 |
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STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Males - all ages, |
200 | 191.3 | 214 | 204.8 | 338.9 |
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STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Females 15-19 yrs, |
272 | 3732.8 | 237 | 3578.4 | 3319.7 |
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STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Females - all ages, |
645 | 581.2 | 650 | 590.9 | 651.6 |
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Mortality by Age - Children 1-4 years (Three-Year Average), |
*2 | *18.1 | *1 | *7.3 | 19.7 |
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Mortality by Age - Children 5-9 years (Three-Year Average), |
*1 | *8.1 | *2 | *14.2 | 10.0 |
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Mortality by Age - Adolescents 10-14 years (Three-Year Average), |
*2 | *12.4 | *2 | *17.9 | 11.7 |
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Mortality by Age - Adolescents 15-19 years (Three-Year Average), |
*7 | *44.6 | *7 | *54.0 | 30.5 |
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Motor Vehicle Crashes - Hospitalizations (Three-Year Average), |
28 | 95.3 | 20 | 70.1 | 82.5 |
| Education: Niagara 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, |
89 | 10.7 | 64 | 12.7 | 19.9 |
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Student ELA Performance - Gr. 3 - All students, |
684 | 42.4 | 596 | 48.4 | 60.4 |
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Student ELA Performance - Gr. 4 - All students, |
562 | 36.7 | 656 | 54.3 | 61.8 |
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4-Year Cohort HS Graduation Rate - All students, |
1,966 | 82.7 | 1,975 | 84.5 | 86.1 |
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4-Year Cohort HS Dropout Rate - All students, |
169 | 7.1 | 172 | 7.4 | 4.2 |
| Civic Engagement: Niagara 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), |
*12 | *39.4 | *6 | *21.3 | 39.1 |
| Family: Niagara 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, |
169 | 3.0 | 173 | 3.3 | 2.7 |
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Foster Care Admissions - Children/Youth Admitted to Foster Care, |
106 | 1.9 | 93 | 1.8 | 1.2 |
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Foster Care Discharges - Children/Youth Discharged from Foster Care, |
98 | 35.6 | 75 | 30.2 | 32.9 |
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Child Abuse/Maltreatment - Children/Youth in Indicated Reports of Abuse/Maltreatment, |
1,056 | 23.0 | 732 | 17.4 | 12.4 |
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Foster Care Adoption Milestone - Children/Youth Discharged to Adoption, |
22 | 40.0 | 25 | 49.0 | 44.8 |
| Community: Niagara 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, |
774 | 36.4 | 653 | 31.5 | 36.5 |
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Unemployment - Resident Civilian, |
6,200 | 6.2 | 3,700 | 3.8 | 4.3 |
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High School Diploma - Adults 25 Years of Age and Older, |
45,218 | 29.7 | 42,040 | 27.2 | 21.9 |
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Poverty - Population in Poverty - General Population, |
28,624 | 13.4 | 27,856 | 13.2 | 13.7 |
Created September 25, 2023 5:30 AM EST
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