Asthma Emergency Department (ED) Visits - Rate per 10,000 Population, Age 15-24

Source: 2007-2009 Emergency Department Data as of February, 2011

  ED Visits Population Average
Region/County 2007 2008 2009 Total 2008 Rate
Reg-1 Western New York
Allegany 39 24 27 90 10,964 27.4
Cattaraugus 84 67 81 232 12,028 64.3
Chautauqua 161 123 174 458 21,975 69.5
Erie 775 793 942 2,510 137,410 60.9
Genesee 32 42 46 120 8,052 49.7
Niagara 180 182 244 606 30,956 65.3
Orleans 24 28 34 86 5,871 48.8
Wyoming 21 21 19 61 5,746 35.4
Region Total 1,316 1,280 1,567 4,163 233,002 59.6
Reg-2 Finger Lakes
Chemung 112 96 116 324 12,325 87.6
Livingston 42 49 50 141 12,666 37.1
Monroe 699 766 751 2,216 120,209 61.4
Ontario 89 93 100 282 15,063 62.4
Schuyler 12 11 19 42 2,666 52.5
Seneca 16 15 12 43 4,909 29.2
Steuben 84 66 86 236 12,349 63.7
Wayne 71 72 79 222 12,275 60.3
Yates 23 20 18 61 3,921 51.9
Region Total 1,148 1,188 1,231 3,567 196,383 60.5
Reg-3 Central New York
Cayuga 70 75 79 224 11,207 66.6
Cortland 36 33 23 92 10,010 30.6
Herkimer 27 41 46 114 8,470 44.9
Jefferson 118 113 126 357 19,118 62.2
Lewis 17 17 25 59 3,438 57.2
Madison 59 52 61 172 12,917 44.4
Oneida 219 226 269 714 33,540 71.0
Onondaga 306 321 323 950 71,010 44.6
Oswego 104 116 104 324 21,414 50.4
St Lawrence 133 140 145 418 21,711 64.2
Tompkins 51 78 78 207 31,148 22.2
Region Total 1,140 1,212 1,279 3,631 243,983 49.6
Reg-4 New York-Penn
Broome 176 185 195 556 32,558 56.9
Chenango 49 24 54 127 6,621 63.9
Tioga 6 13 16 35 6,652 17.5
Region Total 231 222 265 718 45,831 52.2
Reg-5 Northeastern New York
Albany 355 332 346 1,033 50,947 67.6
Clinton 209 250 207 666 14,127 157.1
Columbia 65 53 49 167 7,992 69.7
Delaware 27 29 42 98 6,868 47.6
Essex 43 33 42 118 4,673 84.2
Franklin 46 63 61 170 7,415 76.4
Fulton 81 64 87 232 7,077 109.3
Greene 52 30 30 112 7,507 49.7
Hamilton 1 2 10 13 512 84.6
Montgomery 80 77 75 232 5,896 131.2
Otsego 54 36 41 131 13,315 32.8
Rensselaer 158 182 172 512 24,152 70.7
Saratoga 99 104 120 323 28,394 37.9
Schenectady 158 174 201 533 20,987 84.7
Schoharie 15 8 12 35 5,246 22.2
Warren 38 48 63 149 8,500 58.4
Washington 43 41 55 139 8,717 53.2
Region Total 1,524 1,526 1,613 4,663 222,325 69.9
Reg-6 Hudson Valley
Dutchess 238 296 253 787 46,819 56.0
Orange 433 443 463 1,339 58,494 76.3
Putnam 39 54 51 144 13,155 36.5
Rockland 158 128 161 447 43,919 33.9
Sullivan 97 108 66 271 10,289 87.8
Ulster 151 138 151 440 27,414 53.5
Westchester 728 744 802 2,274 127,665 59.4
Region Total 1,844 1,911 1,947 5,702 327,755 58.0
Reg-7 New York City
Bronx 4,403 4,204 4,274 12,881 221,965 193.4
Kings 3,892 3,677 4,210 11,779 368,328 106.6
New York 2,917 2,915 2,843 8,675 179,929 160.7
Queens 1,866 1,866 2,158 5,890 292,771 67.1
Richmond 505 493 602 1,600 68,774 77.5
Region Total 13,583 13,155 14,087 40,825 1,131,767 120.2
Reg-8 Nassau-Suffolk
Nassau 766 736 851 2,353 193,164 40.6
Suffolk 1,128 1,147 1,351 3,626 208,786 57.9
Region Total 1,894 1,883 2,202 5,979 401,950 49.6
New York State Total 22,680 22,377 24,191 69,248 2,802,996 82.3