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: Queens 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, |
77,671 | 17.0 | 74,199 | 17.6 | 18.6 |
|
Children and Youth Receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits, |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 22.7 |
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Children and Youth Receiving Public Assistance, |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 5.9 |
|
Children and Youth Receiving Supplemental Security Income, |
6,788 | 1.5 | 5,852 | 1.2 | 1.8 |
|
Children Receiving Free or Reduced-price School Lunch - Public Schools , |
194,227 | 71.0 | 191,555 | 77.0 | N/A |
| Physical and Emotional Health: Queens 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), |
322 | 23.4 | 468 | 38.9 | 34.3 |
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Self-Inflicted Injuries - Hospitalizations 10-14 years (Three-Year Average), |
33 | 27.4 | 39 | 31.9 | 56.3 |
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Self-Inflicted Injuries - Hospitalizations 15-19 years (Three-Year Average), |
154 | 122.1 | 107 | 90.1 | 113.2 |
|
Self-Inflicted Injuries - Suicide Mortality (Three-Year Average), |
*3 | *1.3 | *4 | *1.8 | 3.1 |
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Infant Mortality (Three-Year Average), |
93 | 3.7 | 90 | 3.8 | 4.2 |
|
STD - Reported Cases of Gonorrhea (Three-Year Average), |
430 | 369.9 | 393 | 331.2 | 379.6 |
|
STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Males 15-19 yrs, |
630 | 1052.3 | 631 | 1026.9 | 894.8 |
|
STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Males - all ages, |
5,042 | 1092.0 | 5,643 | 1249.3 | 1054.4 |
|
STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Females 15-19 yrs, |
1,781 | 2973.9 | 1,449 | 2549.4 | 2626.2 |
|
STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Females - all ages, |
6,883 | 1499.3 | 6,932 | 1548.7 | 1469.6 |
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Mortality by Age - Children 1-4 years (Three-Year Average), |
*11 | *10.0 | *11 | *11.4 | 19.4 |
|
Mortality by Age - Children 5-9 years (Three-Year Average), |
*11 | *8.6 | *13 | *10.2 | 11.0 |
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Mortality by Age - Adolescents 10-14 years (Three-Year Average), |
*10 | *8.6 | *14 | *11.4 | 12.5 |
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Mortality by Age - Adolescents 15-19 years (Three-Year Average), |
34 | 28.9 | 34 | 28.8 | 34.3 |
|
Motor Vehicle Crashes - Hospitalizations (Three-Year Average), |
278 | 96.4 | 21 | 4.0 | 5.4 |
| Education: Queens 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, |
4,605 | 29.9 | 3,627 | 40.0 | 40.7 |
|
Student ELA Performance - Gr. 3 - All students, |
10,174 | 45.4 | 7,981 | 47.0 | 42.6 |
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Student ELA Performance - Gr. 4 - All students, |
10,076 | 47.2 | 9,228 | 53.0 | 47.1 |
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4-Year Cohort HS Graduation Rate - All students, |
14,115 | 72.6 | 16,213 | 85.6 | 86.3 |
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4-Year Cohort HS Dropout Rate - All students, |
1,497 | 7.7 | 650 | 3.4 | 4.5 |
|
Chronic absence rate (elementary and middle schools), |
27,453 | 15.8 | 45,067 | 28.0 | 24.6 |
| Civic Engagement: Queens 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), |
199 | 77.4 | 69 | 30.2 | 26.0 |
| Family: Queens 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 |
|
Foster Care Adoption Milestone - Children/Youth Discharged to Adoption, |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 44.8 |
| Community: Queens 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, |
11,847 | 52.6 | 12,578 | 55.5 | 40.5 |
|
Unemployment - Resident Civilian, |
52,000 | 4.4 | 56,900 | 4.7 | 4.3 |
|
High School Diploma - Adults 25 Years of Age and Older, |
383,174 | 23.0 | 379,718 | 21.9 | 20.5 |
|
Poverty - Population in Poverty - General Population (5-Yr), |
344,920 | 14.7 | 282,195 | 11.9 | 13.2 |
Created June 18, 2026 9:37 PM EST
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