Table 6B: 2010 Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance(1) New York Comparison of Growth and Anemia Indicators by County Children Aged Less Than 5 years (2)

Comparison of Growth and Anemia Indicators by County(3,4)

Birthweight(5)
Contributor Number Included in Analysis Low % < 2500g Low Rank High % > 4000g High Rank
Albany 1,288 10.5 (55) 9.2 (43)
Allegany 258 9.7 (48) 5.4 (2)
Bronx 16,385 10.0 (53) 5.4 (2)
Broome 1,196 9.4 (46) 8.1 (30)
Cattaraugu 480 7.7 (19) 7.7 (22)
Cayuga 441 8.6 (36) 10.4 (50)
Chautauqua 920 9.2 (45) 6.8 (14)
Chemung 676 9.8 (51) 8.4 (35)
Chenango 570 8.6 (36) 8.6 (37)
Clinton 481 7.5 (16) 8.1 (30)
Columbia 323 7.4 (15) 6.8 (14)
Cortland 300 8.3 (28) 10.7 (53)
Delaware 249 6.8 (10) 10.8 (54)
Dutchess 989 8.5 (32) 8.3 (34)
Erie 4,632 9.0 (42) 6.4 (11)
Essex 208 7.2 (13) 13.0 (56)
Franklin 296 10.8 (56) 8.8 (38)
Fulton 291 7.6 (17) 8.2 (32)
Genesee 564 7.3 (14) 6.6 (12)
Greene 234 11.5 (59) 7.7 (22)
Hamilton 17 * * * *
Herkimer 379 7.7 (19) 10.3 (49)
Jefferson 1,247 7.0 (11) 10.0 (47)
Kings 26,415 9.0 (42) 5.8 (7)
Lewis 236 8.1 (26) 11.4 (55)
Livingston 248 6.5 (8) 9.3 (44)
Madison 396 8.1 (26) 10.1 (48)
Monroe 3,663 10.2 (54) 7.8 (26)
Montgomery 346 11.0 (58) 8.4 (35)
Nassau 3,529 8.7 (38) 6.3 (9)
New York 12,033 8.5 (32) 5.6 (5)
Niagara 1,149 9.7 (48) 6.8 (14)
Oneida 1,405 8.3 (28) 7.2 (18)
Onondaga 2,634 9.6 (47) 7.7 (22)
Ontario 431 6.0 (6) 9.5 (45)
Orange 2,139 6.6 (9) 7.7 (22)
Orleans 183 7.7 (19) 5.5 (4)
Oswego 801 8.7 (38) 9.0 (42)
Otsego 274 5.8 (4) 10.6 (52)
Putnam 252 3.6 (1) 4.8 (1)
Queens 15,512 8.9 (40) 5.7 (6)
Rensselaer 823 8.9 (40) 9.6 (46)
Richmond 2,065 9.1 (44) 7.3 (19)
Rockland 2,327 5.9 (5) 7.8 (26)
Saratoga 576 8.5 (32) 10.4 (50)
Schenectad 895 9.7 (48) 7.9 (28)
Schoharie 178 7.9 (23) 7.9 (28)
Schuyler 97 * * * *
Seneca 134 3.7 (2) 8.2 (32)
St. Lawren 347 8.4 (31) 14.7 (58)
Steuben 553 8.0 (24) 8.9 (41)
Suffolk 5,699 8.0 (24) 6.9 (17)
Sullivan 492 9.8 (51) 7.3 (19)
Tioga 284 7.0 (11) 15.1 (59)
Tompkins 319 8.5 (32) 8.8 (38)
Ulster 580 7.6 (17) 6.6 (12)
Warren 300 4.3 (3) 13.3 (57)
Washington 397 10.8 (56) 7.6 (21)
Wayne 409 7.8 (22) 8.8 (38)
Westcheste 4,626 8.3 (28) 5.9 (8)
Wyoming 126 6.3 (7) 6.3 (9)
Yates 94 * * * *
New York 125,391 8.8   6.6
Nation (Prior Year) 1,961,342 8.9   6.4  
Height and Weight
Contributor Number Included in Analysis ShortStature (6) %< 5th ShortStature Rank Underweight (7) % < 5th Underweight Rank Obese (7) % ≥95th Obese Rank
Albany 5,202 4.5 (22) 3.8 (35) 14.9 (41)
Allegany 1,217 5.8 (47) 1.2 (3) 15.1 (44)
Bronx 64,831 3.3 (2) 5.0 (50) 13.3 (25)
Broome 4,699 5.1 (32) 2.3 (21) 14.2 (36)
Cattaraugu 2,026 6.5 (54) 1.6 (7) 15.9 (47)
Cayuga 1,699 5.4 (38) 3.1 (29) 13.4 (29)
Chautauqua 3,676 5.5 (40) 2.5 (22) 12.6 (17)
Chemung 2,777 7.2 (60) 1.8 (14) 13.0 (22)
Chenango 2,439 5.1 (32) 3.2 (30) 13.3 (25)
Clinton 1,808 5.1 (32) 3.4 (31) 13.3 (25)
Columbia 1,141 4.3 (16) 2.8 (26) 16.1 (50)
Cortland 1,317 5.0 (30) 1.9 (15) 14.0 (34)
Delaware 1,184 3.7 (7) 4.2 (41) 13.8 (33)
Dutchess 3,801 3.6 (3) 4.5 (45) 12.5 (14)
Erie 16,237 4.8 (26) 6.5 (59) 12.3 (11)
Essex 828 7.2 (60) 3.6 (33) 15.0 (42)
Franklin 1,249 7.0 (56) 1.7 (10) 13.1 (24)
Fulton 1,056 6.4 (53) 4.3 (43) 16.3 (52)
Genesee 2,094 5.6 (43) 4.6 (46) 13.4 (29)
Greene 795 4.4 (18) 4.9 (48) 12.5 (14)
Hamilton 68 * * * * * *
Herkimer 1,485 5.3 (36) 2.6 (24) 12.3 (11)
Jefferson 4,804 4.9 (28) 3.9 (36) 10.6 (2)
Kings 106,320 4.4 (18) 5.6 (54) 11.8 (5)
Lewis 929 5.0 (30) 1.5 (6) 10.9 (4)
Livingston 985 4.8 (26) 1.9 (15) 14.2 (36)
Madison 1,633 6.7 (55) 1.0 (2) 15.1 (44)
Monroe 14,059 4.2 (12) 6.2 (57) 13.0 (22)
Montgomery 1,428 7.0 (56) 4.2 (41) 18.7 (60)
Nassau 12,836 4.4 (18) 5.7 (55) 17.2 (58)
New York 46,241 3.0 (1) 4.1 (38) 11.8 (5)
Niagara 4,255 4.3 (16) 5.3 (52) 12.2 (9)
Oneida 5,474 5.5 (40) 3.7 (34) 12.1 (8)
Onondaga 10,246 5.8 (47) 2.9 (28) 13.3 (25)
Ontario 1,801 5.4 (38) 1.7 (10) 17.2 (58)
Orange 9,205 5.7 (46) 4.0 (37) 10.7 (3)
Orleans 874 4.6 (24) 4.3 (43) 12.5 (14)
Oswego 3,367 5.6 (43) 1.7 (10) 14.8 (40)
Otsego 1,088 5.1 (32) 4.1 (38) 14.0 (34)
Putnam 1,101 3.6 (3) 3.5 (32) 16.9 (55)
Queens 59,428 3.6 (3) 6.2 (57) 12.9 (20)
Rensselaer 3,264 3.7 (7) 6.5 (59) 12.9 (20)
Richmond 7,560 3.6 (3) 5.8 (56) 13.6 (31)
Rockland 10,809 6.3 (52) 5.2 (51) 9.7 (1)
Saratoga 2,132 4.2 (12) 5.3 (52) 12.3 (11)
Schenectad 3,283 5.3 (36) 4.1 (38) 16.0 (48)
Schoharie 698 4.9 (28) 1.7 (10) 15.0 (42)
Schuyler 400 4.0 (10) 2.0 (17) 16.0 (48)
Seneca 486 7.0 (56) 0.8 (1) 17.1 (56)
St. Lawren 1,474 5.6 (43) 2.0 (17) 12.7 (18)
Steuben 2,154 6.2 (50) 2.5 (22) 13.6 (31)
Suffolk 19,293 4.1 (11) 4.9 (48) 17.1 (56)
Sullivan 2,069 6.2 (50) 2.1 (19) 14.3 (38)
Tioga 1,277 4.5 (22) 2.2 (20) 14.5 (39)
Tompkins 1,311 4.4 (18) 2.8 (26) 11.8 (5)
Ulster 2,014 3.9 (9) 6.6 (61) 12.7 (18)
Warren 1,388 4.7 (25) 4.6 (46) 12.2 (9)
Washington 1,717 5.5 (40) 1.6 (7) 16.7 (54)
Wayne 1,821 6.1 (49) 1.4 (4) 15.7 (46)
Westcheste 19,861 4.2 (12) 2.6 (24) 16.5 (53)
Wyoming 567 7.1 (59) 1.6 (7) 16.2 (51)
Yates 361 4.2 (12) 1.4 (4) 20.5 (61)
New York 491,642 4.3   4.8   13.1
Nation (Prior Year) 8,451,215 6.0   4.3   14.0  
Overweight Greater Than or Equal 2 Years(7)
Contributor Number Included in Analysis 85th- <95th % 85th- <95th Rank ≥95th % ≥95th Rank
Albany 2,418 17.0 (18) 15.6 (37)
Allegany 602 16.8 (15) 15.1 (28)
Bronx 30,067 16.3 (10) 14.8 (25)
Broome 2,159 17.5 (20) 15.2 (32)
Cattaraugu 954 20.2 (52) 15.5 (36)
Cayuga 721 17.8 (28) 13.6 (16)
Chautauqua 1,660 16.0 (4) 13.3 (13)
Chemung 1,331 17.7 (26) 15.7 (40)
Chenango 1,189 17.0 (18) 13.8 (19)
Clinton 852 18.7 (42) 14.9 (26)
Columbia 520 21.5 (60) 17.7 (55)
Cortland 618 17.8 (28) 17.5 (53)
Delaware 609 17.7 (26) 15.1 (28)
Dutchess 1,677 18.7 (42) 12.9 (9)
Erie 6,967 16.0 (4) 13.4 (15)
Essex 375 18.4 (41) 15.2 (32)
Franklin 579 21.4 (59) 14.0 (22)
Fulton 478 18.8 (45) 16.9 (48)
Genesee 942 17.9 (34) 12.5 (5)
Greene 357 17.6 (22) 12.9 (9)
Hamilton 27 * * * *
Herkimer 679 18.0 (36) 13.8 (19)
Jefferson 2,109 16.7 (13) 12.6 (6)
Kings 49,639 16.0 (4) 12.7 (8)
Lewis 421 19.2 (48) 11.2 (3)
Livingston 432 17.6 (22) 13.0 (11)
Madison 748 19.3 (49) 15.1 (28)
Monroe 6,325 16.7 (13) 14.2 (24)
Montgomery 638 15.5 (3) 16.1 (45)
Nassau 5,213 18.1 (37) 21.6 (61)
New York 21,248 17.8 (28) 12.6 (6)
Niagara 1,920 18.1 (37) 15.1 (28)
Oneida 2,337 18.3 (40) 15.7 (40)
Onondaga 4,572 17.6 (22) 13.3 (13)
Ontario 866 18.8 (45) 15.8 (42)
Orange 4,360 17.6 (22) 11.1 (2)
Orleans 443 17.8 (28) 13.1 (12)
Oswego 1,507 20.1 (51) 16.9 (48)
Otsego 528 20.5 (54) 16.3 (46)
Putnam 539 20.2 (52) 19.9 (59)
Queens 26,636 16.2 (9) 15.6 (37)
Rensselaer 1,478 15.4 (2) 13.7 (18)
Richmond 3,318 18.1 (37) 17.5 (53)
Rockland 5,201 16.6 (12) 11.0 (1)
Saratoga 950 17.8 (28) 15.9 (43)
Schenectad 1,507 16.1 (8) 15.2 (32)
Schoharie 323 21.7 (61) 13.9 (21)
Schuyler 193 18.7 (42) 19.2 (57)
Seneca 220 20.5 (54) 17.3 (50)
St. Lawren 685 16.5 (11) 13.6 (16)
Steuben 1,009 16.8 (15) 15.3 (35)
Suffolk 7,523 17.9 (34) 20.6 (60)
Sullivan 960 21.0 (57) 14.9 (26)
Tioga 616 19.5 (50) 15.9 (43)
Tompkins 567 17.8 (28) 12.2 (4)
Ulster 818 16.0 (4) 17.4 (52)
Warren 645 16.9 (17) 14.0 (22)
Washington 817 17.5 (20) 18.7 (56)
Wayne 904 20.8 (56) 16.6 (47)
Westcheste 9,830 19.1 (47) 17.3 (50)
Wyoming 262 14.1 (1) 15.6 (37)
Yates 155 21.3 (58) 19.4 (58)
New York 224,243 17.0   14.5
Nation (Prior Year) 3,678,355 16.4   14.7  
Anemia(8)
Contributor Number Included in Analysis LowHb/Hct % LowHb/Hct Rank
Albany 3,906 26.5 (61)
Allegany 921 10.0 (19)
Bronx 48,602 13.5 (39)
Broome 3,469 13.1 (37)
Cattaraugu 1,538 7.2 (8)
Cayuga 1,172 10.9 (27)
Chautauqua 2,774 13.4 (38)
Chemung 2,135 5.4 (3)
Chenango 1,978 10.8 (25)
Clinton 1,346 7.9 (10)
Columbia 836 12.6 (34)
Cortland 1,004 10.4 (21)
Delaware 923 13.9 (41)
Dutchess 2,785 16.4 (50)
Erie 10,708 14.1 (42)
Essex 605 6.6 (5)
Franklin 1,048 12.7 (35)
Fulton 760 7.5 (9)
Genesee 1,321 19.2 (56)
Greene 576 13.7 (40)
Hamilton 51 * *
Herkimer 1,265 20.3 (57)
Jefferson 3,967 10.5 (23)
Kings 80,975 12.4 (32)
Lewis 799 10.8 (25)
Livingston 726 15.4 (48)
Madison 1,408 14.6 (44)
Monroe 10,281 14.6 (44)
Montgomery 1,061 5.5 (4)
Nassau 9,262 14.1 (42)
New York 34,191 11.3 (28)
Niagara 2,125 9.1 (14)
Oneida 4,038 18.2 (54)
Onondaga 8,727 10.5 (23)
Ontario 1,324 20.6 (58)
Orange 6,969 16.4 (50)
Orleans 663 15.1 (47)
Oswego 2,933 9.4 (15)
Otsego 855 7.1 (7)
Putnam 920 6.8 (6)
Queens 43,822 9.8 (18)
Rensselaer 2,748 15.9 (49)
Richmond 5,370 12.1 (31)
Rockland 8,372 10.4 (21)
Saratoga 1,527 11.7 (30)
Schenectad 2,394 17.4 (52)
Schoharie 520 7.9 (10)
Schuyler 303 3.3 (1)
Seneca 340 22.1 (60)
St. Lawren 1,249 8.1 (12)
Steuben 1,571 8.5 (13)
Suffolk 13,203 9.5 (17)
Sullivan 1,763 12.8 (36)
Tioga 1,005 17.5 (53)
Tompkins 1,032 12.5 (33)
Ulster 1,411 9.4 (15)
Warren 1,226 4.6 (2)
Washington 1,326 10.3 (20)
Wayne 1,350 21.6 (59)
Westcheste 15,308 11.4 (29)
Wyoming 434 14.7 (46)
Yates 264 18.6 (55)
New York 367,485 12.3  
Nation (Prior Year) 5,524,196 14.9  
  1. Reporting period is January 1 through December 31.
  2. Analyses based on one record per child.
  3. Excludes records with unknown data or errors.
  4. Rank compares this county's rate to other counties. Rank 1 = best rate.
  5. Infants born during the reporting period included in the analysis.
  6. Based on 2000 CDC growth chart Percentiles for length-for-age for children under 2 years of age and height-for-age for children 2 years of age and older.
  7. Based on 2000 CDC growth chart Percentiles for weight-for-length for children under 2 years of age and BMI-for-age for children 2 years of age and older. 85th to Less Than 95th Percentile category identifies children at risk of overweight.
  8. Based on 1998 CDC MMWR, "Recommendations to Prevent and Control Iron Deficiency in the United States", altitude adjusted, children 6 months of age and older included in the analysis.
  9. Percentages are not calculated if < 100 records are available for analysis after exclusions.