ACT Rochester

[{"name":"United States","data":[3.3999999999999999,3.3999999999999999,3.5,3.6000000000000001,3.7000000000000002,3.7000000000000002,3.7000000000000002,3.6000000000000001,3.5,3],"type":"column"},{"name":"NYS","data":[2.5,2.3999999999999999,2.2999999999999998,2.2999999999999998,2.1000000000000001,2,2.2000000000000002,2,2,1.6000000000000001],"type":"column"},{"name":"NYS (excluding NYC)","data":[2,2,2.1000000000000001,2.2000000000000002,2,1.8999999999999999,2,2,2,1.6000000000000001],"visible":false,"type":"column"},{"name":"Region","data":[2.1000000000000001,2.2999999999999998,2.2999999999999998,2.5,2.2000000000000002,2.1000000000000001,2.1000000000000001,2.2999999999999998,2.3999999999999999,1.8],"type":"column"},{"name":"Monroe","data":[2.1000000000000001,2.2000000000000002,2.2000000000000002,2.1000000000000001,2,2,2.1000000000000001,2.5,2.3999999999999999,1.8999999999999999],"type":"column"},{"name":"Surrounding Counties","data":[2.1000000000000001,2.5,2.3999999999999999,3.1000000000000001,2.6000000000000001,2.2000000000000002,2.2000000000000002,2,2.2999999999999998,1.7],"type":"column"},{"name":"Genesee","data":[2.7999999999999998,3.7999999999999998,2.8999999999999999,4.5,4.2000000000000002,2.5,1.6000000000000001,3.1000000000000001,3.7999999999999998,2.8999999999999999],"visible":false,"type":"column"},{"name":"Livingston","data":[0.90000000000000002,1.8999999999999999,2.7999999999999998,2.2999999999999998,3.2999999999999998,2.7999999999999998,2.8999999999999999,2,2.7000000000000002,2.6000000000000001],"visible":false,"type":"column"},{"name":"Ontario","data":[1.8,1.6000000000000001,1.7,2.8999999999999999,1.8,1.6000000000000001,1.8999999999999999,1.8999999999999999,1.8999999999999999,1.5],"visible":false,"type":"column"},{"name":"Orleans","data":[2.7000000000000002,4.0999999999999996,3.6000000000000001,3.2999999999999998,3.2999999999999998,3.6000000000000001,3.7000000000000002,2.7000000000000002,4.7000000000000002,2],"visible":false,"type":"column"},{"name":"Seneca","data":[2.2999999999999998,2.5,4.9000000000000004,5.9000000000000004,4.0999999999999996,3.6000000000000001,3.2999999999999998,2.6000000000000001,1.6000000000000001,0.90000000000000002],"visible":false,"type":"column"},{"name":"Wayne","data":[2,2.1000000000000001,1.3,1.3,1.1000000000000001,1.2,0.90000000000000002,1.2,0.80000000000000004,0.69999999999999996],"visible":false,"type":"column"},{"name":"Wyoming","data":[3.7000000000000002,1.8999999999999999,2.3999999999999999,4.7999999999999998,3.2999999999999998,2.6000000000000001,4.2000000000000002,1.8999999999999999,2.2999999999999998,1.2],"visible":false,"type":"column"},{"name":"Yates","data":[2,5.0999999999999996,2.7000000000000002,3.6000000000000001,2.1000000000000001,1.2,1.3,1.5,2.8999999999999999,2.7000000000000002],"visible":false,"type":"column"}]

Children & Youth

Rate of Foster Care Admissions

Using the charts: Items in the legend below the chart can be clicked on and off to aid in analysis. The chart can also be printed or exported as an image or document using the menu at the top right. See a Guide to the ACT Rochester Website for more information.

Source: New York State Office of Children and Family Services

What does this measure?

The annual number of children under age 18 placed in the care of the local Department of Social Services, expressed as a rate per 1,000 youths under 18. Children admitted to foster care may be cared for in congregate care facilities, foster boarding homes, approved relative homes or a supervised independent living program.

Why is this important?

This is an indicator of families' inability to care for their children in a healthy and/or safe environment.

How is our region performing?

In 2020, 1.8 children per 1,000 in our region were admitted to foster care, down from 3.5 in 2000 and below the state rate. Since 2000, the regional rate has consistently hovered above the state rate, with the exception of the years 2007 through 2012 and 2017.

In 2020, Monroe's rate was 1.9 children per 1,000, slightly higher than the region and similar to the surrounding counties. In the surrounding area, the counties with the highest rates of foster care admissions in 2020 were Genesee (2.9), Yates (2.7) and Livingston (2.6). Counties with the lowest rates in 2020 were Wayne (0.7) and Seneca (0.9).

Notes about the data

Capacity limitations and changes in policy (for example, an emphasis on keeping families together) may affect placement decisions and be reflected in a lower rate of children entering foster care. Data for this indicator are expected to be released in the third quarter.

Rate of Foster Care Admissions

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
NYS	3.5	3.4	3.2	2.9	2.7	2.4	3.1	3.0	3.0	2.9	2.8	2.5	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.1	2.0	2.2	2.0	2.0	1.6
NYS (excluding NYC)	2.7	2.7	2.6	2.5	2.5	1.8	2.4	2.2	2.3	2.1	2.1	2.0	2.0	2.1	2.2	2.0	1.9	2.0	2.0	2.0	1.6
Region	3.5	3.5	3.2	3.2	3.6	3.1	3.4	2.6	2.4	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.3	2.3	2.5	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.3	2.4	1.8
Monroe	3.9	4.1	3.7	3.7	4.2	0.3	4.0	2.7	2.5	2.4	2.2	2.1	2.2	2.2	2.1	2.0	2.0	2.1	2.5	2.4	1.9
Surrounding Counties	2.7	2.4	2.4	2.3	2.6	7.5	2.5	2.5	2.2	1.9	1.9	2.1	2.5	2.4	3.1	2.6	2.2	2.2	2.0	2.3	1.7
Genesee	3.8	2.6	3.1	2.7	3.5	3.4	2.7	2.4	3.2	2.4	2.1	2.8	3.8	2.9	4.5	4.2	2.5	1.6	3.1	3.8	2.9
Livingston	2.2	1.9	2.5	3.0	2.0	5.0	4.5	3.9	3.5	2.6	2.7	0.9	1.9	2.8	2.3	3.3	2.8	2.9	2.0	2.7	2.6
Ontario	2.0	2.1	2.2	2.1	2.2	7.7	1.7	2.2	1.3	1.4	1.6	1.8	1.6	1.7	2.9	1.8	1.6	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.5
Orleans	3.5	4.2	3.7	3.3	4.7	9.2	2.9	4.0	3.3	3.0	2.1	2.7	4.1	3.6	3.3	3.3	3.6	3.7	2.7	4.7	2.0
Seneca	3.3	2.2	3.4	1.3	1.9	11.6	2.8	1.5	2.2	1.0	1.1	2.3	2.5	4.9	5.9	4.1	3.6	3.3	2.6	1.6	0.9
Wayne	2.1	2.0	1.4	1.5	2.2	13.1	1.8	1.4	1.6	1.5	1.4	2.0	2.1	1.3	1.3	1.1	1.2	0.9	1.2	0.8	0.7
Wyoming	3.9	2.9	3.0	1.8	1.8	2.0	3.1	2.4	2.1	2.5	2.4	3.7	1.9	2.4	4.8	3.3	2.6	4.2	1.9	2.3	1.2
Yates	2.7	2.6	1.8	4.6	3.3	0.5	2.1	3.1	2.4	1.0	2.4	2.0	5.1	2.7	3.6	2.1	1.2	1.3	1.5	2.9	2.7

Source: New York State Office of Children and Family Services
Notes: Rates are per 1,000 youth under 18.

Number of Foster Care Admissions

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
NYS	16,248	15,743	14,841	13,172	12,241	11,050	13,849	13,137	13,169	12,514	12,173	10,694	10,065	9,548	9,596	8,837	8,375	9,014	8,323	8,087	6,349
NYS (excluding NYC)	7,317	7,294	7,096	6,710	6,825	4,713	6,350	5,868	5,945	5,493	5,253	4,975	4,993	5,033	5,252	4,918	4,625	4,645	4,598	4,575	3,617
Region	1,071	1,065	966	957	1,066	891	983	747	667	603	565	561	607	588	635	569	520	527	568	577	447
Monroe	745	780	682	689	773	52	703	478	425	403	369	341	352	351	330	322	315	323	383	365	294
Surrounding Counties	326	285	284	268	293	839	280	269	242	200	196	220	255	237	305	247	205	204	185	212	153
Genesee	60	40	47	40	51	49	38	34	43	32	28	37	48	36	55	51	30	19	36	44	34
Livingston	33	28	37	44	29	70	62	53	48	34	35	12	24	34	28	39	33	33	22	30	28
Ontario	52	54	55	52	55	193	43	54	31	34	39	43	38	39	67	41	37	43	42	42	32
Orleans	40	48	41	36	51	98	30	41	33	29	20	25	37	31	28	28	30	30	21	36	15
Seneca	27	18	28	11	15	91	22	12	17	8	8	17	18	35	42	29	25	23	18	11	6
Wayne	55	50	34	37	54	316	43	33	36	35	30	43	44	27	26	21	23	17	24	16	14
Wyoming	41	30	30	18	17	19	29	22	19	22	21	31	16	19	38	26	20	32	14	17	9
Yates	18	17	12	30	21	3	13	20	15	6	15	12	30	16	21	12	7	7	8	16	15

Source: New York State Office of Children and Family Services

Children & Youth Indicators

Filter
All Children & Youth Indicators

All Indicators
All Children Youth Indicators
All Community Vitality Indicators
All Demographics Indicators
All Economic Security Indicators
All Economy Indicators
All Education Indicators
All Health Indicators
All Housing Indicators
All Public Safety Indicators

Worse than NYS by 10% or more

Up to 10% worse than NYS

Equal to or better than NYS

INDICATORS - Grouped by Topic	REGIONAL VALUE	YEAR	NYS COMPARISON	TREND \| REGION
Prenatal Care	78%	2019	3	1 Increasing
Prenatal Care, by Race/Ethnicity			0	10 Not Applicable*
Babies Born with Low Birth Weights	8.4%	2019	2	1 Increasing
Babies Born with Low Birth Weights, Race/Ethnicity			0	10 Not Applicable*
Infant Mortality Rate	6.9	2017-19	2	0 Maintaining
Infant Mortality Rate, Race/Ethnicity			0	10 Not Applicable*
Children with Elevated Blood Lead Levels	0.8%	2019	2	-1 Decreasing
Children in Poverty	18%	2017-21	3	1 Increasing
Children in Poverty, Race/Ethnicity		2017-21	0	10 Not Applicable*
Single-Parent Families	39%	2017-21	2	1 Increasing
Single-Parent Families, by Race/Ethnicity		2017-21	0	10 Not Applicable*
Rate of Child Abuse and Neglect	20	2020	2	1 Increasing
Rate of Foster Care Admissions	1.8	2020	2	-1 Decreasing
Rate of Teen Pregnancy	1.3%	2019	3	-1 Decreasing
Rate of Teen Births	12	2019	2	-1 Decreasing
Arts and Culture Attendance		2019	0	10 Not Applicable*
Tourism Spending	$1,399	2021	1	0 Maintaining
Recreation Spending	$83	2021	1	-1 Decreasing
Voter Registration Rate	84%	2021	2	1 Increasing
Voter Participation Rate	64%	2020	3	1 Increasing
Registered Library Borrowers	55%	2020	3	-1 Decreasing
Library Visits	2.5	2020	3	-1 Decreasing
Charitable Contributions as a Percentage of Income	0.8%	2020	2	-1 Decreasing
Households Without Vehicles	10%	2017-21	3	0 Maintaining
Total Population	1.4%	2021	2	1 Increasing
Population by Age		2017-21	0	10 Not Applicable*
Population by Race/Ethnicity		2017-21	0	10 Not Applicable*
Population by Age and Race/Ethnicity		2017-21	0	10 Not Applicable*
Disengaged Youth, Ages 16 to 19	6%	2017-21	3	-1 Decreasing
Median Household Income	$64,995	2017-21	1	-1 Decreasing
Median Household Income, by Race/Ethnicity		2017-21	0	10 Not Applicable*
People Living in Poverty	13%	2017-21	3	1 Increasing
People Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity		2017-21	0	10 Not Applicable*
People Living in Poverty, by Sex		2017-21	0	10 Not Applicable*
Public Assistance Recipients	1.2%	2021	3	-1 Decreasing
Approval Rate for Public Assistance Applications	22%	2021	0	-1 Decreasing
Females Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity		2017-21	0	10 Not Applicable*
Seniors Living in Poverty, by Sex		2017-21	0	10 Not Applicable*
Households Receiving SNAP	13%	2017-21	3	-1 Decreasing
Households Receiving SNAP by Race/Ethnicity		2017-21	0	10 Not Applicable*
Female Seniors Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity		2017-21	0	10 Not Applicable*
Tax Filers Receiving Earned Income Tax Credit	14%	2020	3	-1 Decreasing
EITC Dollars	$153	2020	2	-1 Decreasing
Change in Total Jobs	2.3%	2021	2	1 Increasing
Change in Number of Business Establishments by Sector		2021	0	10 Not Applicable*
Change in Jobs by Sector		2021	0	10 Not Applicable*
Sector Shares of Regional Total Employment		2021	0	10 Not Applicable*
Unemployment Rate	4.9%	2021	3	1 Increasing
Unemployment Rate by Race/Ethnicity		2017-21	0	10 Not Applicable*
Average Salary by Sector		2021	0	10 Not Applicable*
Change in Average Salary Since 2000	12%	2021	3	1 Increasing
Change in Average Salary Since 2000 by Sector		2021	0	10 Not Applicable*
Employment-to-Population Ratio	59%	2017-21	3	-1 Decreasing
Prekindergarten Participation	41%	2021	2	1 Increasing
School Spending Per Student	$23,561	2020	1	1 Increasing
Instructional Spending Per Student	$16,983	2020	1	1 Increasing
Students Receiving Special Education Services		2021	0	-1 Decreasing
Grade 3 English	37%	2022	2	1 Increasing
Grade 3 English by Student Subgroup		2022	0	10 Not Applicable*
Grade 3 English by Race/Ethnicity		2022	0	10 Not Applicable*
Grade 3 Math	40%	2022	2	1 Increasing
Grade 3 Math by Student Subgroup		2022	0	10 Not Applicable*
Grade 3 Math by Race/Ethnicity		2022	0	10 Not Applicable*
Grade 8 English	39%	2019	2	1 Increasing
Grade 8 English by Student Subgroup		2019	0	10 Not Applicable*
Grade 8 English by Race/Ethnicity		2019	0	10 Not Applicable*
Grade 8 Math	49%	2019	2	1 Increasing
Regents Algebra 1	73%	2019	3	1 Increasing
Regents English	83%	2019	2	1 Increasing
Four-Year Cohort Graduation Rate	88%	2022	3	1 Increasing
Cohort Graduation Rate, Beyond Four Years	90%	2022	3	1 Increasing
Four-Year Cohort Graduation Rate by Race/Ethnicity		2022	0	10 Not Applicable*
Education Levels of Adults		2017-21	0	10 Not Applicable*
Education Levels of Adults by Race/Ethnicity		2017-21	0	10 Not Applicable*
People Without Health Insurance	5%	2020	3	-1 Decreasing
Supply of Doctors	35.3	2019	1	1 Increasing
Mortality Rate	693	2019	1	-1 Decreasing
Chlamydia Rate	53	2020	2	1 Increasing
Chlamydia Rates, Race/Ethnicity, Monroe County			0	10 Not Applicable*
Gonorrhea Rate	37	2020	1	1 Increasing
Maternal Health, by Race/Ethnicity		2018-20	0	10 Not Applicable*
Gonorrhea Rates, Race/Ethnicity, Monroe County			0	10 Not Applicable*
Early Syphilis Rates	2.8	2020	3	1 Increasing
Early Syphilis Rates within Monroe County, by Race/Ethnicity			0	10 Not Applicable*
People Living with HIV	105	2021	0	1 Increasing
People Living with HIV by Race/Ethnicity		2021	0	10 Not Applicable*
People Living with AIDS	124	2021	0	1 Increasing
People Living with AIDS by Race/Ethnicity		2021	0	10 Not Applicable*
Percent of Days with Good Air Quality			0	10 Not Applicable*
Alcohol-related Crashes	2.7	2021	2	-1 Decreasing
Admissions to Substance Abuse Treatment by Primary Substance		2021	0	10 Not Applicable*
Median Home Value	$151,405	2017-21	1	1 Increasing
Median Rental Prices	$936	2017-21	3	-1 Decreasing
Housing Affordability for Homeowners	2.3	2017-21	3	0 Maintaining
Housing Affordability for Homeowners by Race/Ethnicity		2017-21	0	10 Not Applicable*
Overall Housing Cost Burden	28%	2017-21	3	-1 Decreasing
Housing Affordability for Renters	32%	2017-21	3	10 Not Applicable*
Rent Burdened Households	48%	2017-21	3	-1 Decreasing
Housing Affordability for Renters by Race/Ethnicity		2017-21	0	10 Not Applicable*
Homeownership Rate	68%	2017-21	3	-1 Decreasing
Homeownership Rate by Race/Ethnicity		2017-21	0	10 Not Applicable*
Vacant Housing Units	9%	2017-21	3	1 Increasing
Homeless Persons			0	10 Not Applicable*
Serious Crimes	165	2021	3	-1 Decreasing
Violent Crimes	25	2021	3	1 Increasing
Victims of Domestic Violence	59	2021	0	-1 Decreasing
Incarceration Rates	10.0	2021	0	-1 Decreasing
Incarceration Rates, by Race/Ethnicity		2018	0	10 Not Applicable*
Arrest Rates	125.2	2021	3	-1 Decreasing
Arrest Rates, by Race/Ethnicity		2021	0	10 Not Applicable*
Per-Capita Spending for Local Government	$3,731	2019	0	1 Increasing
Female to Male Earnings Ratio	0.70	2017-21	3	0 Maintaining

*No or multiple regional values for this indicator

Worse than NYS by 10% or more

Up to 10% worse than NYS

Equal to or better than NYS