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: St. Lawrence 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, |
4,127 | 19.5 | 4,392 | 21.4 | 18.6 |
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Children and Youth Receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits, |
4,434 | 20.1 | 4,219 | 19.5 | 22.7 |
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Children and Youth Receiving Public Assistance, |
562 | 2.5 | 536 | 2.5 | 5.9 |
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Children and Youth Receiving Supplemental Security Income, |
455 | 2.1 | 380 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
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Children Receiving Free or Reduced-price School Lunch - Public Schools , |
7,446 | 51.4 | 6,708 | 51.0 | N/A |
| Physical and Emotional Health: St. Lawrence 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), |
*3 | *4.9 | *4 | *8.0 | 34.3 |
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Self-Inflicted Injuries - Hospitalizations 10-14 years (Three-Year Average), |
*4 | *57.4 | *8 | *133.0 | 56.3 |
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Self-Inflicted Injuries - Hospitalizations 15-19 years (Three-Year Average), |
*13 | *131.7 | *12 | *126.1 | 113.2 |
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Self-Inflicted Injuries - Suicide Mortality (Three-Year Average), |
*2 | *10.6 | *2 | *10.6 | 3.1 |
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Infant Mortality (Three-Year Average), |
*6 | *6.3 | *10 | *10.2 | 4.2 |
|
STD - Reported Cases of Gonorrhea (Three-Year Average), |
*3 | *35.7 | *2 | *17.5 | 379.6 |
|
STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Males 15-19 yrs, |
*17 | *345.6 | *16 | *328.1 | 894.8 |
|
STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Males - all ages, |
88 | 383.7 | 82 | 363.1 | 1054.4 |
|
STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Females 15-19 yrs, |
77 | 1671.8 | 50 | 1097.6 | 2626.2 |
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STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Females - all ages, |
178 | 884.8 | 169 | 841.2 | 1469.6 |
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Mortality by Age - Children 1-4 years (Three-Year Average), |
*2 | *52.4 | *1 | *23.7 | 19.4 |
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Mortality by Age - Children 5-9 years (Three-Year Average), |
*2 | *27.9 | *0 | *0.0 | 11.0 |
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Mortality by Age - Adolescents 10-14 years (Three-Year Average), |
*3 | *52.2 | *2 | *26.6 | 12.5 |
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Mortality by Age - Adolescents 15-19 years (Three-Year Average), |
*4 | *39.3 | *3 | *28.0 | 34.3 |
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Motor Vehicle Crashes - Hospitalizations (Three-Year Average), |
*14 | *67.2 | *2 | *8.1 | 5.4 |
| Education: St. Lawrence 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, |
184 | 26.1 | 335 | 47.3 | 40.7 |
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Student ELA Performance - Gr. 3 - All students, |
345 | 33.5 | 314 | 34.7 | 42.6 |
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Student ELA Performance - Gr. 4 - All students, |
264 | 27.4 | 368 | 39.3 | 47.1 |
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4-Year Cohort HS Graduation Rate - All students, |
942 | 82.1 | 918 | 82.4 | 86.3 |
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4-Year Cohort HS Dropout Rate - All students, |
86 | 7.5 | 94 | 8.4 | 4.5 |
|
Chronic absence rate (elementary and middle schools), |
972 | 10.8 | 1,576 | 19.7 | 24.6 |
| Civic Engagement: St. Lawrence 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), |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 26.0 |
| Family: St. Lawrence 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, |
171 | 5.1 | 235 | 7.4 | 2.7 |
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Foster Care Admissions - Children/Youth Admitted to Foster Care, |
29 | 3.2 | 81 | 2.6 | 1.2 |
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Foster Care Discharges - Children/Youth Discharged from Foster Care, |
26 | 36.1 | 132 | 36.0 | 32.9 |
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Child Abuse/Maltreatment - Children/Youth in Indicated Reports of Abuse/Maltreatment, |
272 | 36.7 | 280 | 12.9 | 12.4 |
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Foster Care Adoption Milestone - Children/Youth Discharged to Adoption, |
*6 | *66.7 | 57 | 46.0 | 44.8 |
| Community: St. Lawrence 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, |
150 | 13.8 | 169 | 15.5 | 40.5 |
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Unemployment - Resident Civilian, |
1,800 | 4.2 | 2,000 | 4.6 | 4.3 |
|
High School Diploma - Adults 25 Years of Age and Older, |
21,287 | 28.5 | 19,340 | 27.5 | 20.5 |
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Poverty - Population in Poverty - General Population (5-Yr), |
19,710 | 17.2 | 16,924 | 16.0 | 13.2 |
Created July 21, 2026 2:44 AM EST
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