New York State Department of Health
Community Health Indicator Reports — Latest Data
County values, counts, denominators, reporting periods, and source descriptions used by the standardized comparison system.
Open official source ↗Founding edition · 2026
Public Health Atlas · Maternal and child health
Maternal and child health
A broader county view of infant mortality, prenatal care, prematurity, and low birthweight.
Read the geography and period first
Maternal and infant indicators use different denominators and cannot responsibly be combined into one grade.
Western New York
Circles show approximate county centers and are sized by the selected value. They are not patient locations.
Eight-county comparison
Highest reported value to lowest
Placement is descriptive. “Highest” is not automatically “worst,” particularly for access, income, screening, and protective measures.
Historical trend
Cattaraugus County and the NYS-excluding-NYC reference
Bars use the source's annual values. Definition changes and gaps remain attached to the official series.
Cattaraugus CountyNYS excluding NYC
20127.7
20134.4
20144.3
20152.3
20164.7
20174.9
20185.8
20191.2
20204.8
20216.3
All New York counties
Sortable-source audit view
61 counties have a reported value for this indicator. Suppressed or unavailable values are not assigned a rank.
| Rank | County | Value | Period | Events | Denominator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montgomery | 10.2 | 2019-2021 | 18 | 588 |
| 2 | Chenango | 8.7 | 2019-2021 | 12 | 458 |
| 3 | Wayne | 8.3 | 2019-2021 | 22 | 888 |
| 4 | Cayuga | 8 | 2019-2021 | 17 | 704 |
| 5 | Orleans | 7.4 | 2019-2021 | 9 | 404 |
| 6 | Oneida | 7.2 | 2019-2021 | 53 | 2,439 |
| 7 | Yates | 7.2 | 2019-2021 | 7 | 323 |
| 8 | Jefferson | 6.7 | 2019-2021 | 36 | 1,799 |
| 9 | Washington | 6.7 | 2019-2021 | 11 | 549 |
| 10 | Albany | 6.6 | 2019-2021 | 58 | 2,925 |
| 11 | Delaware | 6.5 | 2019-2021 | 7 | 360 |
| 12 | Erie | 6.5 | 2019-2021 | 186 | 9,546 |
| 13 | Schenectady | 6.5 | 2019-2021 | 34 | 1,741 |
| 14 | Chemung | 6.3 | 2019-2021 | 16 | 840 |
| 15 | St. Lawrence | 6.3 | 2019-2021 | 19 | 1,009 |
| 16 | Franklin | 6.1 | 2019-2021 | 8 | 436 |
| 17 | Herkimer | 6.1 | 2019-2021 | 11 | 602 |
| 18 | Monroe | 6.1 | 2019-2021 | 141 | 7,717 |
| 19 | Oswego | 5.9 | 2019-2021 | 21 | 1,178 |
| 20 | Steuben | 5.8 | 2019-2021 | 17 | 982 |
| 21 | Seneca | 5.6 | 2019-2021 | 6 | 354 |
| 22 | Fulton | 5.5 | 2019-2021 | 8 | 481 |
| 23 | Genesee | 5.5 | 2019-2021 | 9 | 547 |
| 24 | Ontario | 5.5 | 2019-2021 | 16 | 966 |
| 25 | Niagara | 5.3 | 2019-2021 | 32 | 2,011 |
| 26 | Bronx | 5.2 | 2019-2021 | 276 | 17,749 |
| 27 | Onondaga | 5.2 | 2019-2021 | 77 | 4,934 |
| 28 | Columbia | 4.9 | 2019-2021 | 7 | 474 |
| 29 | Broome | 4.8 | 2019-2021 | 27 | 1,859 |
| 30 | Essex | 4.7 | 2019-2021 | 4 | 286 |
| 31 | Wyoming | 4.7 | 2019-2021 | 5 | 355 |
| 32 | Lewis | 4.6 | 2019-2021 | 4 | 290 |
| 33 | Cortland | 4.5 | 2019-2021 | 6 | 446 |
| 34 | Warren | 4.5 | 2019-2021 | 7 | 518 |
| 35 | Greene | 4.4 | 2019-2021 | 5 | 383 |
| 36 | Sullivan | 4.4 | 2019-2021 | 12 | 906 |
| 37 | Tioga | 4.4 | 2019-2021 | 6 | 458 |
| 38 | Otsego | 4.3 | 2019-2021 | 6 | 470 |
| 39 | Chautauqua | 4.2 | 2019-2021 | 16 | 1,279 |
| 40 | Richmond | 4.2 | 2019-2021 | 63 | 5,019 |
| 41 | Cattaraugus | 4.1 | 2019-2021 | 10 | 816 |
| 42 | Madison | 4.1 | 2019-2021 | 7 | 572 |
| 43 | Clinton | 4 | 2019-2021 | 8 | 674 |
| 44 | Schoharie | 4 | 2019-2021 | 3 | 250 |
| 45 | Schuyler | 4 | 2019-2021 | 2 | 167 |
| 46 | Orange | 3.9 | 2019-2021 | 62 | 5,348 |
| 47 | Tompkins | 3.9 | 2019-2021 | 8 | 688 |
| 48 | Ulster | 3.9 | 2019-2021 | 18 | 1,523 |
| 49 | Queens | 3.7 | 2019-2021 | 278 | 24,954 |
| 50 | Rensselaer | 3.6 | 2019-2021 | 17 | 1,555 |
| 51 | Suffolk | 3.6 | 2019-2021 | 164 | 15,195 |
| 52 | Dutchess | 3.5 | 2019-2021 | 28 | 2,634 |
| 53 | Kings | 3.4 | 2019-2021 | 351 | 34,835 |
| 54 | Westchester | 3.3 | 2019-2021 | 99 | 9,866 |
| 55 | Livingston | 3.2 | 2019-2021 | 5 | 529 |
| 56 | Rockland | 3.1 | 2019-2021 | 55 | 5,938 |
| 57 | New York | 2.9 | 2019-2021 | 129 | 14,667 |
| 58 | Putnam | 2.8 | 2019-2021 | 7 | 848 |
| 59 | Saratoga | 2.8 | 2019-2021 | 17 | 2,048 |
| 60 | Nassau | 2.7 | 2019-2021 | 112 | 13,802 |
| 61 | Allegany | 1.4 | 2019-2021 | 2 | 478 |
Official local detail
The most detailed supported geography
The local map retains the source geography and does not assign county averages to neighborhoods.
Low-birthweight birthsZCTA internal point · Percent of live births below 2.5 kg
Community comparison
Low-birthweight births below 2,500 grams
Erie, Niagara, and New York use 2021–2023 vital-record totals. The national reference is CDC's final 2023 rate; the matching definition and differing period are printed here.
Selected measure
Low-birthweight births below 2,500 grams
Percent of live births. Every row retains its own reporting period.
Erie County2021–2023
9.4Niagara County2021–2023
9.3New York State2021–2023
8.5United States2023
8.58Optional environmental context
Open the documentary record without implying causation.
Health statistics and environmental history remain separate by default. These links preserve that distinction while making related records easy to inspect.
Main environmental mapIndustry, cleanup sites, landfills, PFAS, and documented waste locations →Radiological legacyFUSRAP, LOOW, Linde, uranium-processing history, and survey records →Changed waterways and fillFilled wetlands, altered channels, shoreline expansion, and aerial evidence →Documented airborne risksOfficial plumes, dates, geographic limits, and source records →
Methodology and sources
Every value keeps its source period and geography.
County ranks include only New York counties with a published numeric value for the selected measure.
New York State Department of Health
Community Health Indicator Reports dashboard
Official visualization, definitions, and interpretation context.
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Prevention Agenda subcounty data
Official ZIP and other subcounty records where the source supports local geography.
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New York State Opioid Data Dashboard
Separate annual and provisional opioid surveillance; not silently merged with CHIRS periods.
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