Data was unavailable for this measure for Schuyler (SU) county except for yr2020 (County Ranking 2020). 

When reviewing 2022, it includes (averaging) all counties except Schuyler, thus labeled "Compare" -indicating that there are missing values within certain years. 

Ontario(OT) and Seneca (SE) counties yr2019 (County Ranking 2021) was unavailable. 

red dot: data not available Livingston yr2019, Ontario yr2019, Schuyler all but yr2020, Seneca yr2019, and Yates yr2023

Data Source

"American Community Survey, 5-year estimates: The American Community Survey (ACS) is a nationwide survey designed to give communities a fresh look at how they are changing. It is critical in the Census Bureau's reengineered decennial census program. The ACS collects and produces population and housing information yearly instead of every ten years and publishes one-year and five-year estimates. The County Health Rankings use American Community Survey data to measure social and economic factors."

Measure Methods

• "Disconnected Youth is a percentage: Disconnected Youth is the percentage of teens and young adults ages 16 to 19 who are neither working nor in school."

• "The method for calculating Disconnected Youth has changed: Beginning with the 2019 Rankings, this measure includes teens and young adults ages 16 to 19 who are neither working nor in school, whereas previously, those ages 16 to 24 were included."

• "Measure limitations: This measure does not account for the varying levels of risk assumed among disconnected youth. For instance, someone that drops out of high school and is incarcerated is considered just as disconnected as someone that graduated and is taking time off before beginning college."

• "Numerator: The numerator is the number of people, ages 16-19, who are neither working nor in school."

• "Denominator: The denominator is the total county population, ages 16-19."

• "Can This Measure Be Used to Track Progress?: This measure can be used to track progress with some caveats. Trends should not be compared between the current data and the data before the 2019 Rankings due to changes in methodology. It is also important to note that the estimate provided by County Health Rankings is a 5-year average."

Source: Disconnected Youth* | County Health Rankings & Roadmaps

References

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• Hair EC, Moore KA, Ling TJ, McPhee-Baker C, Brown BV. Youth who are disconnected and those who then reconnect: assessing the influence of family, programs, peers and communities. Child Trends Research Brief. 2009.

• Fernandes-Alcantara AL. Disconnected Youth: A Look at 16 to 24 Year Olds Who Are Not Working or in School. Washington, DC: Congressional Research Service; 2015.

• Sissons P, Jones K. Lost in Transition? The Changing Labour Market and Young People Not in Employment, Education, or Training. Lancashire, England: The Work Foundation; 2012.