Healthy communities are built on a foundation of healthy children, youth and adults. In all cases, comparisons to state statistics reflect the state excluding New York City.
The rate of individuals without health insurance fell between 2008 and 2021.
The percentage of residents under the age of 65 without health insurance in the region fell from 13% in 2008 to 5% in 2021. This puts the region on par with the statewide rate yet below the national rate (10%). Columbia, Greene, Ulster and Sullivan counties were on the higher end of rates of uninsured residents (6%), while Putnam had the lowest rate, at 4.7%.
Early prenatal care rates varied among racial and ethnic groups throughout the region, similar to statewide trends.
In 2021, the share of white mothers receiving early prenatal care ranged from 91% in Putnam County to 60% in Sullivan County. African American mothers’ rates ranged from 86% in Putnam County to 17% in Greene County. Rates among Hispanic mothers ranged from 76% in Dutchess County to 57% in Sullivan County. Dutchess and Putnam counties were the only counties to surpass statewide rates for each racial and ethnic category.
The rate of low birth weight babies increased since 2000, similar to statewide trends.
In 2021, 7.2% of babies born in the region had low birth weights, below the state and national rates of 7.9% and 8.5% respectively, but up from 6.5% in 2000. Sullivan County had the lowest rate in 2021 (6.2%), while Greene County had the highest rate, at 8.5%, followed by Dutchess (8.3%).
Deaths from drug poisoning have increased in the region similar to statewide and national trends.
There were 35 drug poisoning deaths per 100,000 residents in the Mid-Hudson Valley region in 2021, an increase of almost 750% since 2000. That put the region above the state rate of 27 drug poisoning deaths per 100,000 residents. Sullivan County had the highest rate of drug poisoning deaths in the region at 53. Columbia and Putnam counties had the lowest rates (26 and 29 respectively).
The rate of people living with HIV has slightly increased since 2002 in the Mid-Hudson Valley region, however the rate of newly diagnosed cases has decreased since 2016. In 2022, there were 103 people per 100,000 residents with HIV, slightly above the state rate of 94. The rate has increased by 2% in the region since 2002, in contrast to an increase in the state (21%). Columbia County had a rate of 148 per 100,000 residents While Putnam County had the lowest rate in 2022, at 70 people per 100,000 residents with HIV. The rate of newly diagnosed cases in the region has decreased by 64% from 2016 to 2022, going from 7.4 per 100,000 residents to 3.8 per 100,000 residents, below the state rate (excluding NYC). Putnam had the highest rate of new cases (5.1) while Greene had the lowest rates (0).
The region’s rate of mental health clinic visits slightly increased since 2001. There were 6.1 mental health clinic visits per 1,000 residents in the region in 2022, compared to 6.0 in 2001. Putnam had the lowest rate (5.1), followed by Orange (5.7), and Greene County (10.2) had the highest rate. Dutchess and Sullivan counties had the largest decline (both 29%), compared to a 2% increase region-wide, while Greene County had the largest increase (80%).
| INDICATORS | TREND | STATE |
|---|---|
| People Without Health Insurance | Decreasing |
| Early Prenatal Care, by Mother's Race/Ethnicity | Not Applicable |
| Deaths from Drug Overdoses | Increasing |
| Babies with Low Birth Weights | Maintaining |
| Newly Diagnosed Cases of HIV | Decreasing |
| People Living wth HIV | Increasing |
| Mental Health Clinic Visits | Maintaining |
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