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: New York City | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator(s) rate or percent (base year;current year) |
Base Year | Current Year | NYS Current | ||
| Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Rate | |
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Children and Youth Living Below Poverty, |
512,973 | 29.0 | 392,213 | 24.6 | 18.6 |
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Children and Youth Receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits, |
597,373 | 33.1 | 533,778 | 30.7 | 22.7 |
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Children and Youth Receiving Public Assistance, |
171,396 | 9.5 | 188,324 | 10.8 | 5.9 |
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Children and Youth Receiving Supplemental Security Income, |
50,067 | 2.8 | 40,594 | 2.3 | 1.8 |
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Children Receiving Free or Reduced-price School Lunch - Public Schools , |
734,074 | 71.6 | 715,654 | N/A | N/A |
| Physical and Emotional Health: New York City | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator(s) rate or percent (base year;current year) |
Base Year | Current Year | NYS Current | ||
| Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Rate | |
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Asthma - Hospitalizations 0-4 years (Three-Year Average), |
1,696 | 32.5 | 2,184 | 47.5 | 34.3 |
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Self-Inflicted Injuries - Hospitalizations 10-14 years (Three-Year Average), |
165 | 36.1 | 182 | 39.0 | 56.3 |
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Self-Inflicted Injuries - Hospitalizations 15-19 years (Three-Year Average), |
491 | 101.5 | 419 | 92.1 | 113.2 |
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Self-Inflicted Injuries - Suicide Mortality (Three-Year Average), |
20 | 2.2 | 23 | 2.5 | 3.1 |
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Infant Mortality (Three-Year Average), |
366 | 3.8 | 348 | 3.8 | 4.2 |
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STD - Reported Cases of Gonorrhea (Three-Year Average), |
3,006 | 669.8 | 2,585 | 567.9 | 379.6 |
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STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Males 15-19 yrs, |
3,330 | 1470.7 | 3,079 | 1336.3 | 894.8 |
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STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Males - all ages, |
27,329 | 1550.3 | 27,865 | 1613.8 | 1054.4 |
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STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Females 15-19 yrs, |
10,563 | 4531.1 | 8,068 | 3619.8 | 2626.2 |
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STD - Reported Cases of Chlamydia, Females - all ages, |
33,230 | 1813.2 | 31,955 | 1785.1 | 1469.6 |
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Mortality by Age - Children 1-4 years (Three-Year Average), |
60 | 14.5 | 63 | 16.7 | 19.4 |
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Mortality by Age - Children 5-9 years (Three-Year Average), |
54 | 11.1 | 57 | 12.0 | 11.0 |
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Mortality by Age - Adolescents 10-14 years (Three-Year Average), |
51 | 11.1 | 60 | 12.9 | 12.5 |
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Mortality by Age - Adolescents 15-19 years (Three-Year Average), |
144 | 32.0 | 154 | 34.0 | 34.3 |
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Motor Vehicle Crashes - Hospitalizations (Three-Year Average), |
887 | 78.1 | 80 | 4.0 | 5.4 |
| Education: New York City | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator(s) rate or percent (base year;current year) |
Base Year | Current Year | NYS Current | ||
| Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Rate | |
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Student Math Performance - Gr. 8 - All students, |
15,632 | 26.2 | 17,903 | 45.5 | 40.7 |
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Student ELA Performance - Gr. 3 - All students, |
33,634 | 42.4 | 28,275 | 47.0 | 42.6 |
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Student ELA Performance - Gr. 4 - All students, |
32,365 | 42.4 | 32,231 | 52.7 | 47.1 |
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4-Year Cohort HS Graduation Rate - All students, |
53,606 | 69.5 | 62,454 | 82.8 | 86.3 |
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4-Year Cohort HS Dropout Rate - All students, |
6,466 | 8.4 | 3,428 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
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Chronic absence rate (elementary and middle schools), |
117,785 | 20.7 | 169,042 | 31.0 | 24.6 |
| Civic Engagement: New York City | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator(s) rate or percent (base year;current year) |
Base Year | Current Year | NYS Current | ||
| Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Rate | |
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Hospitalizations Resulting from Assault (Three-Year Average), |
1,071 | 108.2 | 363 | 41.2 | 26.0 |
| Family: New York City | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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, |
8,931 | 4.0 | 7,060 | 3.3 | 2.7 |
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Foster Care Admissions - Children/Youth Admitted to Foster Care, |
3,905 | 1.7 | 2,735 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
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Foster Care Discharges - Children/Youth Discharged from Foster Care, |
4,878 | 33.0 | 3,042 | 30.1 | 32.9 |
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Child Abuse/Maltreatment - Children/Youth in Indicated Reports of Abuse/Maltreatment, |
29,029 | 11.5 | 18,746 | 10.7 | 12.4 |
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Foster Care Adoption Milestone - Children/Youth Discharged to Adoption, |
1,025 | 47.4 | 504 | 43.7 | 44.8 |
| Community: New York City | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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, |
61,293 | 74.4 | 58,116 | 70.0 | 40.5 |
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Unemployment - Resident Civilian, |
211,100 | 5.0 | 230,100 | 5.2 | 4.3 |
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High School Diploma - Adults 25 Years of Age and Older, |
1,200,936 | 20.3 | 1,194,194 | 19.2 | 20.5 |
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Poverty - Population in Poverty - General Population (5-Yr), |
1,696,337 | 19.8 | 1,454,215 | 16.7 | 13.2 |
Created August 9, 2026 10:10 AM EST
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