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Child Well-being: New York City

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: New York City
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 (2015;2022)
Data Sources | Narrative | Indicator Report

512,973 29.0 400,671 24.4 18.6

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

597,373 33.1 523,697 28.7 21.7

Children and Youth Receiving Public Assistance,
number and percent children/youth ages birth-17 years (2015;2021)
Data Sources | Narrative | Indicator Report

171,396 9.5 155,219 8.5 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

48,444 2.7 43,088 2.5 1.9

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

742,812 72.9 693,214 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

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

3,979 71.6 1,984 37.0 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

108 23.7 122 27.5 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

358 79.7 349 79.7 111.8

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

*12 *1.2 22 2.5 3.5

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

465 4.0 377 3.7 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

2,187 465.4 2,638 587.0 372.0

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

4,821 1829.0 3,444 1453.8 922.5

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

20,040 508.7 20,834 519.5 338.9

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

15,156 5913.4 10,563 4531.1 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

42,181 973.9 36,338 1877.0 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

55 12.4 61 14.7 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

51 10.5 51 10.4 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

52 11.1 58 12.9 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

135 28.7 134 30.1 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

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

Student Math Performance - Gr. 8 - All students,
number and percent at or above Level 3 (2015/16;2020/21)
Data Sources | Narrative | Indicator Report

15,632 26.2 2,140 30.5 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

33,634 42.4 13,035 65.8 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

32,365 42.4 13,459 67.9 61.8

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

53,606 69.5 63,428 82.8 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

6,466 8.4 3,917 5.1 4.9

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

117,785 20.7 180,192 31.4 26.4
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

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

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

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

8,931 4.0 7,060 3.3 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

3,905 1.7 2,735 1.3 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

4,878 33.0 3,042 30.1 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

29,029 11.5 18,746 10.7 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

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

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

50,088 58.6 61,293 73.8 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

235,200 5.7 232,200 5.7 4.3

High School Diploma - Adults 25 Years of Age and Older,
number and percent persons age 25+ in general population (2016;2023)
Data Sources | Narrative | Indicator Report

1,200,936 20.3 1,207,844 19.6 20.8

Poverty - Population in Poverty - General Population,
number and percent persons in general population (2010-2014;2021)
Data Sources | Narrative | Indicator Report

1,696,337 19.8 1,485,744 17.7 13.7

Created October 10, 2024 1:42 AM EST


Notes:

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

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