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Child Well-being: Essex 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: Essex 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,
number and percent children/youth ages birth-17 years (2015;2022)
Data Sources | Narrative | Indicator Report

1,218 19.3 878 16.2 18.6

Children and Youth Receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits,
number and percent children/youth ages birth-17 years (2018;2022)
Data Sources | Narrative | Indicator Report

1,055 17.4 1,002 16.9 22.8

Children and Youth Receiving Public Assistance,
number and percent children/youth ages birth-17 years (2018;2022)
Data Sources | Narrative | Indicator Report

136 2.2 71 1.2 5.6

Children and Youth Receiving Supplemental Security Income,
number and percent children/youth ages birth-17 years (2018;2022)
Data Sources | Narrative | Indicator Report

114 1.9 89 1.5 1.8

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

1,821 49.5 1,643 48.0 N/A
Physical and Emotional Health: Essex 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),
number and rate/10,000 children ages birth-4 years (2012-2014;2018-2020)
Data Sources | Narrative | Indicator Report

*2 *12.1 N/A N/A 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

N/A N/A N/A N/A 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

*6 *288.4 *4 *197.6 111.8

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

*0 *0.0 *0 *0.0 3.5

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

*0 *1.1 *1 *3.3 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

*1 *45.9 *0 *17.0 372.0

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

*1 *53.2 *1 *56.9 922.5

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

*11 *54.7 *14 *69.5 338.9

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 *1386.4 *11 *1093.4 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

39 211.0 36 626.3 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

*0 *26.6 *0 *28.3 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

*0 *0.0 *1 *40.3 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

*0 *0.0 *0 *0.0 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

*0 *15.3 *0 *17.5 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

N/A N/A *0 *0.0 5.4
Education: Essex 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,
number and percent at or above Level 3 (2015/16;2022/23)
Data Sources | Narrative | Indicator Report

30 18.5 90 32.5 19.8

Student ELA Performance - Gr. 3 - All students,
number and percent at or above Level 3 (2015/16;2022/23)
Data Sources | Narrative | Indicator Report

95 40.6 112 47.5 38.8

Student ELA Performance - Gr. 4 - All students,
number and percent at or above Level 3 (2015/16;2022/23)
Data Sources | Narrative | Indicator Report

74 31.4 91 35.7 41.4

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

272 88.6 245 90.1 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

21 6.8 *15 *5.5 4.9

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

317 14.0 455 21.8 26.4
Civic Engagement: Essex 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),
number and rate/100,000 youth ages 10-19 years (2009-2011;2018-2020)
Data Sources | Narrative | Indicator Report

N/A N/A N/A N/A 26.0
Family: Essex County
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

36 4.1 43 6.0 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

26 3.0 *19 *2.7 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

*8 *17.4 23 34.8 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

153 21.1 158 26.8 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

*0 *0.0 *6 *35.3 44.8
Community: Essex County
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

45 12.2 51 14.6 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

1,000 6.0 600 3.6 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

7,859 26.7 7,376 26.1 20.8

Poverty - Population in Poverty - General Population (5-Yr),
number and percent persons in general population (2010-2014;2021)
Data Sources | Narrative | Indicator Report

4,159 10.6 3,435 9.0 13.7

Created November 7, 2024 11:03 PM EST


Notes:

  • N/A: Data not available.
  • † The number displayed for this three-year average is 0 yet the rate displayed is greater than 0. This occurs when very few cases are reported during a three year period. Due to rounding, the number is presented as 0 and the rate, while very small, is greater than 0.
  • * Rates are not stable when the number is less than 20.

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