Public Health Atlas · Behavioral health

Mental health and suicide

County comparisons for frequent poor mental health, suicide mortality, and self-inflicted-injury hospitalizations.

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These indicators measure different events and populations. High values require context and must never be treated as a diagnosis of a community.

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.

All New York counties

Sortable-source audit view

62 counties have a reported value for this indicator. Suppressed or unavailable values are not assigned a rank.

RankCountyValuePeriodEventsDenominator
1Chemung23.5%2022
2Madison21.6%2022
3Greene20.6%2022
4Livingston20.6%2022
5Montgomery20.5%2022
6Warren19.2%2022
7St. Lawrence18.7%2022
8Clinton18.6%2022
9Lewis18.6%2022
10Delaware18.0%2022
11Schoharie18.0%2022
12Chenango17.8%2022
13Washington17.8%2022
14Putnam17.4%2022
15Hamilton17.1%2022
16Broome16.5%2022
17Orleans16.4%2022
18Erie16.3%2022
19Sullivan16.3%2022
20Herkimer16.2%2022
21Oneida16.2%2022
22Seneca16.2%2022
23Genesee16.1%2022
24Oswego16.0%2022
25Fulton15.7%2022
26Ulster15.7%2022
27Albany15.6%2022
28Franklin15.5%2022
29Chautauqua15.2%2022
30Cayuga15.1%2022
31Ontario15.1%2022
32Wayne15.0%2022
33Cortland14.9%2022
34Tompkins14.9%2022
35Niagara14.8%2022
36Steuben14.8%2022
37New York14.7%2022
38Cattaraugus14.6%2022
39Kings14.6%2022
40Bronx14.2%2022
41Jefferson14.1%2022
42Onondaga13.9%2022
43Suffolk13.8%2022
44Columbia13.5%2022
45Monroe13.5%2022
46Tioga13.4%2022
47Wyoming13.4%2022
48Richmond13.1%2022
49Schenectady13.0%2022
50Schuyler12.3%2022
51Queens12.2%2022
52Rensselaer12.2%2022
53Nassau11.4%2022
54Otsego11.0%2022
55Essex10.8%2022
56Dutchess10.7%2022
57Orange10.4%2022
58Westchester10.4%2022
59Saratoga9.6%2022
60Rockland9.4%2022
61Yates9.3%2022
62Allegany4.7%2022

Optional environmental context

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Health statistics and environmental history remain separate by default. These links preserve that distinction while making related records easy to inspect.

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 — Latest Data

County values, counts, denominators, reporting periods, and source descriptions used by the standardized comparison system.

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New York State Department of Health

Community Health Indicator Reports dashboard

Official visualization, definitions, and interpretation context.

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New York State Department of Health

Prevention Agenda subcounty data

Official ZIP and other subcounty records where the source supports local geography.

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New York State Department of Health

New York State Opioid Data Dashboard

Separate annual and provisional opioid surveillance; not silently merged with CHIRS periods.

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