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Child Well-being: Onondaga 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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rate or percent (base year;current year)	Number	Rate		Number	Rate		Rate
Economic Security: Onondaga County

Indicator(s)	Base Year			Current Year			NYS Current
Children and Youth Living Below Poverty, number and percent children/youth ages birth-17 years (2010;2018) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	20,645	19.5		19,493	20.2		18.8
Children and Youth Receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits, number and percent children/youth ages birth-17 years (2010;2018) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	27,806	26.0		25,193	25.7		23.0
Children and Youth Receiving Public Assistance, number and percent children/youth ages birth-17 years (2010;2018) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	8,050	7.5		7,383	7.5		5.8
Children and Youth Receiving Supplemental Security Income, number and percent children/youth ages birth-17 years (2010;2018) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	2,899	2.7		2,723	2.8		2.1
Children Receiving Free or Reduced-price School Lunch - Public Schools , number and percent children in grades K-12 (2009/10;2017/18) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	26,830	37.1		32,590	48.0		N/A

rate or percent (base year;current year)	Number	Rate		Number	Rate		Rate
Physical and Emotional Health: Onondaga County

Indicator(s)	Base Year			Current Year			NYS Current
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	57	20.9		51	18.9		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	*10	*34.1		*14	*48.0		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	54	151.3		50	145.2		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	*2	*3.5		*3	*4.6		3.2
Infant Mortality (Three-Year Average), number and rate/1,000 live births (2009-2011;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	35	6.4		31	5.9		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	110	307.2		190	549.1		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	200	1128.8		177	1031.8		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	742	332.7		799	353.9		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	685	3805.9		614	3501.2		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	1,674	698.3		1,737	717.7		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	*4	*18.4		*5	*21.5		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	*3	*9.4		*3	*9.6		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	*3	*11.0		*4	*14.5		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	*13	*36.4		*12	*33.7		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	41	58.6		41	58.9		82.5

rate or percent (base year;current year)	Number	Rate		Number	Rate		Rate
Education: Onondaga County

Indicator(s)	Base Year			Current Year			NYS Current
Student Math Performance - Gr. 8 - All students, number and percent at or above Level 3 (2015/16;2018/19) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	347	13.8		632	22.8		33.2
Student ELA Performance - Gr. 3 - All students, number and percent at or above Level 3 (2015/16;2018/19) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	1,454	31.8		1,912	40.1		52.3
Student ELA Performance - Gr. 4 - All students, number and percent at or above Level 3 (2015/16;2018/19) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	1,405	32.6		1,765	36.6		47.7
4-Year Cohort HS Graduation Rate - All students, number and percent students in freshman cohort (2015/16;2017/18) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	4,491	81.3		4,604	83.3		82.6
4-Year Cohort HS Dropout Rate - All students, number and percent students in freshman cohort (2015/16;2017/18) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	378	6.8		390	7.1		6.0

rate or percent (base year;current year)	Number	Rate		Number	Rate		Rate
Civic Engagement: Onondaga County

Indicator(s)	Base Year			Current Year			NYS Current
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	39	57.4		24	36.7		39.1
Young Adult Arrests - Property Crimes - 16-21 years, number and rate/10,000 young adults ages 16-21 years (2010;2017) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	1,074	257.7		665	159.1		106.7
Young Adult Arrests - Violent Crimes - 16-21 years, number and rate/10,000 young adults ages 16-21 years (2010;2017) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	265	63.6		190	45.5		56.9
Juvenile Arrests - Property Crimes (under age of 16), number and rate/10,000 youth under 16 years old (2010;2017) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	349	66.1		227	45.4		N/A
Juvenile Arrests - Violent Crimes (under age of 16), number and rate/10,000 youth under 16 years old (2010;2017) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	79	15.0		57	11.4		N/A
Juvenile - Arrests for Drug Use/Possession/Sale, number and rate/10,000 youth under 16 years old (2010;2017) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	27	5.1		*17	*3.4		N/A
Young Adults - Driving While Intoxicated, number and rate/10,000 arrests for young adults ages 16-21 years (2010;2017) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	172	41.3		69	16.5		17.5

rate or percent (base year;current year)	Number	Rate		Number	Rate		Rate
Family: Onondaga County

Indicator(s)	Base Year			Current Year			NYS Current
Foster Care Children In Care - Children/Youth 0-21 years, number and rate/1,000 children/youth ages birth-21 years (2010;2019) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	327	2.4		500	3.8		2.9
Foster Care Admissions - Children/Youth Admitted to Foster Care, number and rate/1,000 children/youth ages 0-21 years (2010;2019) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	176	1.6		342	2.6		1.5
Foster Care Discharges - Children/Youth Discharged from Foster Care, number and percent children/youth in foster care (2010;2019) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	223	40.6		257	33.9		35.8
Child Abuse/Maltreatment - Children/Youth in Indicated Reports of Abuse/Maltreatment, number and rate/1,000 children/youth ages 0-17 years (2010;2019) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	1,781	15.5		2,194	22.0		16.8
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 (2010;2019) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	68	48.6		48	41.7		51.4

rate or percent (base year;current year)	Number	Rate		Number	Rate		Rate
Community: Onondaga County

Indicator(s)	Base Year			Current Year			NYS Current
Crimes Known to the Police - Violent Index Crimes - General Population, number and rate/10,000 persons in general population (2010;2017) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	1,608	35.8		1,429	30.6		35.5
Unemployment - Resident Civilian, number and rate persons 16 years of age and older in the labor force and not employed (2010;2017) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	19,000	8.0		10,500	4.7		4.7
High School Diploma - Adults 25 Years of Age and Older, number and percent persons age 25+ in general population (2016;2019) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	68,722	21.6		68,859	21.2		22.2
Poverty - Population in Poverty - General Population, number and percent persons in general population (2010-2014;2013-2017) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	68,554	14.5		67,057	14.1		14.5

Created September 19, 2020 1:20 AM EST

Notes:

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

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