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New York

NY

United States national overview in the World Factbook ↗

DRAFT · Dated statistical and subject baseline. Figures retain their individual reference years.

Introduction

Background ⓘ

New York was one of the original thirteen states. Its seventeenth-century charter covered a larger area than the present state.

Geography

Total area ⓘ

54,558.519 square miles (141,305.916 square kilometres) (2025)

Land area ⓘ

47,123.517 square miles (122,049.349 square kilometres) (2025)

Water area ⓘ

7,435.002 square miles (19,256.567 square kilometres) (2025)

Boundaries ⓘ

New York shares boundaries with Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont.

People

Resident population ⓘ

20,002,427 people (2025)

Resident population estimate, 2020 ⓘ

20,122,262 people (2020)

Population change, 2020–2025 ⓘ

-0.6% (2025)

Government

Capital ⓘ

Albany

Constitution ratification ⓘ

July 26, 1788

Economy

Median household income ⓘ

89,210 2025 USD ± 934 (90% confidence) (2025)

Per capita income ⓘ

53,067 2025 USD ± 471 (90% confidence) (2025)

People below poverty level ⓘ

2,686,029 people ± 58,223 (90% confidence) (2025)

Population with poverty status determined ⓘ

19,494,314 people ± 7,666 (90% confidence) (2025)

Poverty rate ⓘ

13.8% (2025)

Housing

Housing units ⓘ

8,738,202 housing units ± 980 (90% confidence) (2025)

National Park Service places

Places associated with this state or territory in the NPS directory.

Further reading

Source records
  1. Background

    U.S. Census Bureau, Guide to 2010 State and Local Census Geography: New York ↗

    Reference period: Not supplied by source.

    Retrieved: 2026-10-31.

  2. Total area

    U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 National States Gazetteer ↗

    Reference period: 2025. 2025 Gazetteer geography. Land and water area in square miles, published to three decimal places. Total is calculated as land plus water; territory boundaries are statistical geography.

    Retrieved: 2026-10-31T17:11:28.1089007Z.

    Original source value: 54,558.519 square miles.

  3. Land area

    U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 National States Gazetteer ↗

    Reference period: 2025. 2025 Gazetteer geography. Land and water area in square miles, published to three decimal places. Total is calculated as land plus water; territory boundaries are statistical geography.

    Retrieved: 2026-10-31T17:11:28.1089007Z.

    Original source value: 47,123.517 square miles.

  4. Water area

    U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 National States Gazetteer ↗

    Reference period: 2025. 2025 Gazetteer geography. Land and water area in square miles, published to three decimal places. Total is calculated as land plus water; territory boundaries are statistical geography.

    Retrieved: 2026-10-31T17:11:28.1089007Z.

    Original source value: 7,435.002 square miles.

  5. Boundaries

    U.S. Census Bureau, Guide to 2010 State and Local Census Geography: New York ↗

    Reference period: Not supplied by source. Census Bureau bordering-state list; includes water boundaries and point contacts, where listed. The District of Columbia is a federal district.

    Retrieved: 2026-10-31.

  6. Resident population

    U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 ↗

    Reference period: 2025-07-01. July 1 resident population estimate; Vintage 2025. Includes all ages. Earlier vintages are revised by this release.

    Retrieved: 2026-10-31T17:09:32.917713Z.

    Original source value: 20,002,427 people.

  7. Resident population estimate, 2020

    U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 ↗

    Reference period: 2020-07-01. July 1, 2020 resident population estimate from the same Vintage 2025 series; not the April 1 decennial census count.

    Retrieved: 2026-10-31T17:09:32.917713Z.

    Original source value: 20,122,262 people.

  8. Population change, 2020–2025

    U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 ↗

    Reference period: 2020-07-01/2025-07-01. Calculated percentage change between July 1 population estimates in the same Vintage 2025 series.

    Retrieved: 2026-10-31T17:09:32.917713Z.

    Original source value: -0.6%.

  9. Capital

    U.S. Census Bureau, Guide to 2010 State and Local Census Geography: New York ↗

    Reference period: Not supplied by source.

    Retrieved: 2026-10-31.

  10. Constitution ratification

    U.S. Census Bureau, Guide to 2010 State and Local Census Geography: New York ↗

    Reference period: Not supplied by source. Date the state ratified the United States Constitution.

    Retrieved: 2026-10-31.

  11. Median household income

    U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 ACS 1-year, B19013 ↗

    Reference period: 2025 ACS 1-year. Median household income in the past 12 months, in 2025 inflation-adjusted dollars. Universe: households. Sampling estimate; margin of error uses a 90% confidence level.

    Retrieved: 2026-10-31T17:12:11.8995582Z.

    Original source value: 89,210 2025 USD ± 934 (90% confidence).

  12. Per capita income

    U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 ACS 1-year, B19301 ↗

    Reference period: 2025 ACS 1-year. Per capita income in the past 12 months, in 2025 inflation-adjusted dollars. Universe: total population. Sampling estimate; margin of error uses a 90% confidence level.

    Retrieved: 2026-10-31T17:12:16.6293232Z.

    Original source value: 53,067 2025 USD ± 471 (90% confidence).

  13. People below poverty level

    U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 ACS 1-year, B17001 ↗

    Reference period: 2025 ACS 1-year. People whose income in the past 12 months was below the poverty level. Universe: population for whom poverty status is determined. Sampling estimate; margin of error uses a 90% confidence level.

    Retrieved: 2026-10-31T17:12:16.8869346Z.

    Original source value: 2,686,029 people ± 58,223 (90% confidence).

  14. Population with poverty status determined

    U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 ACS 1-year, B17001 ↗

    Reference period: 2025 ACS 1-year. Denominator for the poverty count. Excludes people for whom poverty status is not determined. Sampling estimate; margin of error uses a 90% confidence level.

    Retrieved: 2026-10-31T17:12:16.8869346Z.

    Original source value: 19,494,314 people ± 7,666 (90% confidence).

  15. Poverty rate

    U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 ACS 1-year, B17001 ↗

    Reference period: 2025 ACS 1-year. Calculated as B17001_E002 / B17001_E001 × 100. Population for whom poverty status is determined. Rounded to one decimal. Source counts and their 90% margins of error are retained as separate facts; a margin of error for this derived rate has not been calculated.

    Retrieved: 2026-10-31T17:12:16.8869346Z.

    Original source value: 13.8%.

  16. Housing units

    U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 ACS 1-year, B25001 ↗

    Reference period: 2025 ACS 1-year. Total housing units, occupied and vacant. ACS estimate; not the annual Population Estimates Program housing-unit series. Sampling estimate; margin of error uses a 90% confidence level.

    Retrieved: 2026-10-31T17:12:17.0506096Z.

    Original source value: 8,738,202 housing units ± 980 (90% confidence).

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