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Democracy Demographics: A look at New York

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New York has 29 electoral votes. Scroll further to learn more about the state.

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New York's population in 2019 was 19,453,561 or 5.9% of the American population.

Between 2009 and 2019, New York's population grew by 0.4% compared with 6.3% growth nationwide during that same period.

Population

2010201320162019Population19.4M19.5M19.6M

New York's population is 55.4% white (not Hispanic) compared with 60.4% in the nationwide.

Population by Race and Ethnicity

New York United States
0%20%40%60%80%100%WhiteBlackHispanic, any raceAsianAmerican Indian/Alaska NativeNative Hawaiian/Pacific IslanderMultiracial
Note: Racial groups exclude persons of Hispanic/Latino origin.

People who are 65 or older make up 16.5% of New York's population compared with 16.1% nationwide.

Children 17 and younger are 20.8% of New York's population, but they are 22.5% of the nation's population.

Population by Age

New York United States
0%20%40%60%80%100%0 to 1718 to 4445 to 6465+

Other Population Measures

New York Other states United States
People 25 and older with bachelor's degreesUninsured peoplePeople in povertyForeign-born people0%20%40%60%80%100%

New York's unemployment rate in July was 15.9% compared with 10.2% nationwide.

Unemployment rate

New York United States
198019851990199520002005201020150%5%10%15%20%

The median wage in New York in 2018 was $44,990. That means that half of workers in New York earned more than this and half earned less.

New York's median wage is $6,350 higher than the national median wage of $38,640.

The percentile breakdowns below show a way of measuring wages. For example, take wages in the 75th percentile. This number means that 75% of wages are at or below this number. Twenty-five percent of wages are above.

Wage by percentile (10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, 90th)

$0$20,000$40,000$60,000$80,000$100,000$120,000New YorkUnited States
Circles from left to right: 10th percentile, 25th percentile, median, 75th percentile, and the 90th percentile.

In New York, more people have jobs in health care & social assistance than any other industry. The industry employs 1,627,816 people or 16.6% of all employees in New York.

One significant way employment in New York differs from the entire nation is in manufacturing. Nationally, the industry employs 8.5% of all employees. In New York, it employs 4.5% of all employees.

The graph below breaks down jobs across 10 industries. These industries represent 70.4% of non-agricultural jobs in New York and 71.4% in the United States.

Job share by industry (excluding agriculture)

New York United States
0%20%40%60%80%100%GovernmentHealth care & social assistanceLeisure & hospitalityRetailManufacturingFinancial, insurance & real estateConstructionInformationMining

Other measures

New York Other states United States
Homeownership ratePercentage of employees in a union0%20%40%60%80%100%

In the 2016 presidential election, 66.5% of voting-age citizens in New York were registered to vote, compared with 70.3% nationwide.

In total, 57.2% voting-age citizens in New York voted in that election, compared with 61.4% nationwide.

Voting in 2016

New York United States
0%20%40%60%80%100%Registration rateVoting rate

Of the five presidential elections since 2000, the Democratic candidate won every time in New York

Presidential election vote

Total Votes
Percentage of Votes
Democrat Republican Other
20002004200820122016Total votes0M1M2M3M4M5M6M

In the 2016 election, Hillary Clinton won 29 electoral votes in New York.

The 2016 electoral map

Democrat Republican Other

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