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KWIC County Reports

Child Well-being: Suffolk 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: Suffolk County
Indicator(s) rate or percent (base year;current year)	Base Year		Current Year		NYS Current
Indicator(s) rate or percent (base year;current year)	Number	Rate	Number	Rate	Rate
Children and Youth Living Below Poverty, number and percent children/youth ages birth-17 years (2015;2021) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	34,299	10.7	23,252	7.5	18.8
Children and Youth Receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits, number and percent children/youth ages birth-17 years (2015;2021) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	49,795	15.1	34,007	10.6	21.7
Children and Youth Receiving Public Assistance, number and percent children/youth ages birth-17 years (2015;2021) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	8,680	2.6	3,949	1.2	5.0
Children and Youth Receiving Supplemental Security Income, number and percent children/youth ages birth-17 years (2010;2020) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	2,511	0.7	2,157	0.7	1.9
Children Receiving Free or Reduced-price School Lunch - Public Schools , number and percent children in grades K-12 (2014/15;2020/21) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	80,189	33.1	85,747	39.0	N/A

Physical and Emotional Health: Suffolk County
Indicator(s) rate or percent (base year;current year)	Base Year		Current Year		NYS Current
Indicator(s) rate or percent (base year;current year)	Number	Rate	Number	Rate	Rate
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	365	41.5	325	39.7	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	*14	*13.2	34	33.2	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	107	99.1	124	117.8	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	*6	*3.0	*8	*3.7	3.2
Infant Mortality (Three-Year Average), number and rate/1,000 live births (2009-2011;2012-2014) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	70	4.2	68	4.4	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	108	100.1	97	92.1	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	191	341.9	165	303.5	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	948	128.0	980	132.7	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	887	1717.2	752	1486.8	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	2,466	323.3	2,486	326.3	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	*10	*14.6	*10	*15.6	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	*6	*5.8	*8	*8.7	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	*12	*11.3	*11	*10.5	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	51	47.4	37	35.3	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	337	168.6	313	154.1	82.5

Education: Suffolk County
Indicator(s) rate or percent (base year;current year)	Base Year		Current Year		NYS Current
Indicator(s) rate or percent (base year;current year)	Number	Rate	Number	Rate	Rate
Student Math Performance - Gr. 8 - All students, number and percent at or above Level 3 (2015/16;2020/21) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	498	15.4	323	13.3	19.9
Student ELA Performance - Gr. 3 - All students, number and percent at or above Level 3 (2015/16;2020/21) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	3,975	43.7	4,617	58.7	60.4
Student ELA Performance - Gr. 4 - All students, number and percent at or above Level 3 (2015/16;2020/21) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	3,312	39.3	4,739	61.7	61.8
4-Year Cohort HS Graduation Rate - All students, number and percent students in freshman cohort (2015/16;2020/21) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	17,781	88.6	18,153	90.8	86.1
4-Year Cohort HS Dropout Rate - All students, number and percent students in freshman cohort (2015/16;2020/21) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	669	3.3	616	3.1	4.2

Civic Engagement: Suffolk County
Indicator(s) rate or percent (base year;current year)	Base Year		Current Year		NYS Current
Indicator(s) rate or percent (base year;current year)	Number	Rate	Number	Rate	Rate
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	75	35.9	45	22.0	39.1

Family: Suffolk County
Indicator(s) rate or percent (base year;current year)	Base Year		Current Year		NYS Current
Indicator(s) rate or percent (base year;current year)	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	557	1.3	385	1.0	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	419	1.0	230	0.6	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	484	43.6	250	39.4	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	3,824	10.7	2,563	8.1	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	84	39.3	39	39.8	44.8

Community: Suffolk County
Indicator(s) rate or percent (base year;current year)	Base Year		Current Year		NYS Current
Indicator(s) rate or percent (base year;current year)	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;2020) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	1,955	13.0	1,318	9.0	36.5
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	36,700	4.7	25,000	3.1	4.3
High School Diploma - Adults 25 Years of Age and Older, number and percent persons age 25+ in general population (2016;2022) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	273,533	26.2	262,117	24.4	21.9
Poverty - Population in Poverty - General Population, number and percent persons in general population (2010-2014;2021) Data Sources \| Narrative \| Indicator Report	100,426	6.6	100,128	6.7	13.7

Created September 25, 2023 5:15 AM EST

Notes:

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

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