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New York has 29 electoral votes. Scroll further to learn more about the state.
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.
New York's population is 55.4% white (not Hispanic) compared with 60.4% in the nationwide.
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.
New York's unemployment rate in July was 15.9% compared with 10.2% nationwide.
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.
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.
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.
Of the five presidential elections since 2000, the Democratic candidate won every time in New York
In the 2016 election, Hillary Clinton won 29 electoral votes in New York.
How are the states in this vast country differ and what similarities do they share? Select a state for a deeper understanding of its population, voter and employment history, and compare it to the rest of the nation.