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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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Economic Security: Onondaga 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,
number and percent children/youth ages birth-17 years (2020;2022)
Data Sources | Narrative | Indicator Report

18,680 19.6 17,964 18.9 18.6

Children and Youth Receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits,
number and percent children/youth ages birth-17 years (2018;2022)
Data Sources | Narrative | Indicator Report

25,193 25.7 24,536 24.7 22.8

Children and Youth Receiving Public Assistance,
number and percent children/youth ages birth-17 years (2018;2022)
Data Sources | Narrative | Indicator Report

7,383 7.5 4,552 4.6 5.6

Children and Youth Receiving Supplemental Security Income,
number and percent children/youth ages birth-17 years (2018;2022)
Data Sources | Narrative | Indicator Report

2,723 2.8 2,165 2.2 1.8

Children Receiving Free or Reduced-price School Lunch - Public Schools ,
number and percent children in grades K-12 (2014/15;2022/23)
Data Sources | Narrative | Indicator Report

29,138 41.9 32,908 52.0 N/A
Physical and Emotional Health: Onondaga County
Indicator(s)
rate or percent (base year;current year)
Base Year Current Year NYS Current
Number Rate Number Rate Rate

Asthma - Hospitalizations 0-4 years (Three-Year Average),
number and rate/10,000 children ages birth-4 years (2012-2014;2018-2020)
Data Sources | Narrative | Indicator Report

51 18.9 67 25.6 27.4

Self-Inflicted Injuries - Hospitalizations 10-14 years (Three-Year Average),
number and rate/100,000 youth ages 10-14 years (2016-2018;2018-2020)
Data Sources | Narrative | Indicator Report

29 104.0 41 151.4 40.9

Self-Inflicted Injuries - Hospitalizations 15-19 years (Three-Year Average),
number and rate/100,000 youth ages 15-19 years (2016-2018;2018-2020)
Data Sources | Narrative | Indicator Report

70 210.7 69 215.5 111.8

Self-Inflicted Injuries - Suicide Mortality (Three-Year Average),
number and rate/100,000 youth ages 10-19 years (2014-2016;2018-2020)
Data Sources | Narrative | Indicator Report

*1 *1.6 *2 *3.9 3.5

Infant Mortality (Three-Year Average),
number and rate/1,000 live births (2014-2016;2018-2020)
Data Sources | Narrative | Indicator Report

35 6.7 26 5.1 4.2

STD - Reported Cases of Gonorrhea (Three-Year Average),
number and rate/100,000 youth ages 15-19 years (2014-2016;2016-2018)
Data Sources | Narrative | Indicator Report

169 495.9 175 528.3 372.0

STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Males 15-19 yrs,
number and rate/100,000 males ages 15-19 years (2009-2011;2014-2016)
Data Sources | Narrative | Indicator Report

200 1128.8 168 991.9 922.5

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;2014-2016)
Data Sources | Narrative | Indicator Report

685 3805.9 593 3447.2 3147.6

STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Females - all ages,
number and rate/100,000 females all ages (2009-2011;2014-2016)
Data Sources | Narrative | Indicator Report

1,674 698.3 1,731 1869.5 1577.4

Mortality by Age - Children 1-4 years (Three-Year Average),
number and rate/100,000 children ages 1-4 years (2014-2016;2018-2020)
Data Sources | Narrative | Indicator Report

*4 *17.1 *4 *17.4 16.5

Mortality by Age - Children 5-9 years (Three-Year Average),
number and rate/100,000 children ages 5-9 years (2014-2016;2018-2020)
Data Sources | Narrative | Indicator Report

*3 *12.1 *4 *15.9 10.3

Mortality by Age - Adolescents 10-14 years (Three-Year Average),
number and rate/100,000 youth ages 10-14 years (2014-2016;2018-2020)
Data Sources | Narrative | Indicator Report

*4 *13.9 *4 *13.4 12.5

Mortality by Age - Adolescents 15-19 years (Three-Year Average),
number and rate/100,000 youth ages 15-19 years (2014-2016;2018-2020)
Data Sources | Narrative | Indicator Report

*15 *43.9 *14 *43.9 30.9

Motor Vehicle Crashes - Hospitalizations (Three-Year Average),
number and rate/100,000 youth/young adults ages 15-24 years (2009-2011;2013-2015)
Data Sources | Narrative | Indicator Report

41 58.6 *6 *4.8 5.4
Education: Onondaga 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,
number and percent at or above Level 3 (2015/16;2022/23)
Data Sources | Narrative | Indicator Report

347 13.8 1,007 19.5 19.8

Student ELA Performance - Gr. 3 - All students,
number and percent at or above Level 3 (2015/16;2022/23)
Data Sources | Narrative | Indicator Report

1,454 31.8 1,572 33.1 38.8

Student ELA Performance - Gr. 4 - All students,
number and percent at or above Level 3 (2015/16;2022/23)
Data Sources | Narrative | Indicator Report

1,405 32.6 1,642 34.6 41.4

4-Year Cohort HS Graduation Rate - All students,
number and percent students in freshman cohort (2015/16;2022/23)
Data Sources | Narrative | Indicator Report

4,491 81.3 4,320 85.2 86.4

4-Year Cohort HS Dropout Rate - All students,
number and percent students in freshman cohort (2015/16;2022/23)
Data Sources | Narrative | Indicator Report

378 6.8 260 5.1 4.9

Chronic absence rate (elementary and middle schools),
number and percent public school students chronically absent (2017/18;2022/23)
Data Sources | Narrative | Indicator Report

7,164 17.3 10,904 27.1 26.4
Civic Engagement: Onondaga County
Indicator(s)
rate or percent (base year;current year)
Base Year Current Year NYS Current
Number Rate Number Rate Rate

Hospitalizations Resulting from Assault (Three-Year Average),
number and rate/100,000 youth ages 10-19 years (2009-2011;2018-2020)
Data Sources | Narrative | Indicator Report

28 41.9 20 34.4 26.0
Family: Onondaga County
Indicator(s)
rate or percent (base year;current year)
Base Year Current Year NYS Current
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

355 2.6 531 4.1 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

264 1.9 292 2.3 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

254 41.1 263 33.1 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

1,830 17.5 1,771 17.7 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

53 50.5 52 39.7 44.8
Community: Onondaga County
Indicator(s)
rate or percent (base year;current year)
Base Year Current Year NYS Current
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;2022)
Data Sources | Narrative | Indicator Report

1,500 32.1 1,723 37.7 43.8

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

11,000 4.9 7,400 3.3 4.3

High School Diploma - Adults 25 Years of Age and Older,
number and percent persons age 25+ in general population (2016;2024)
Data Sources | Narrative | Indicator Report

68,722 21.6 67,533 20.8 21.1

Poverty - Population in Poverty - General Population (5-Yr),
number and percent persons in general population (2010-2014;2018-2022)
Data Sources | Narrative | Indicator Report

68,554 14.5 N/A N/A N/A

Created February 8, 2025 8:16 PM EST


Notes:

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

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