Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US states.

Safety67#17/51
Economy36#33/51
Housing4#49/51
Health90#6/51
Healthcare84#9/51
Environment69#16/49
Education68#17/51
Infrastructure48#27/51
Community40#31/51
Leisure & amenities94#4/51

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where New York ranks highest and lowest among US states (score = percentile, 100 = best).

Strengths

Injury deaths · low64 /100k
100/100United States 87 /100k2019-2023University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
Public transit commuters · high21.6%
100/100United States 3.2%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B08301
Grocery stores · high3.4 /10k
100/100United States 1.7 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Life expectancy · high80.4 yrs
98/100United States 77.6 yrs2021-2023University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
Traffic deaths · low5.6 /100k
96/100United States 12.3 /100k2020-2024National Highway Traffic Safety AdministrationAggregated from countiesProvisional data
Average weekly wage · high$1,922
96/100United States $1,5142025U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Weaknesses

Average commute time · high32.6 min
0/100United States 26.4 min2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B08013
Income inequality (Gini index) · high0.517
2/100United States 0.4832020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B19083
Severe housing problems · high22.5%
4/100United States 16.8%2017-2021University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
Hospital quality rating · low2.8
8/100United States 3.2Jul 2026Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesAggregated from counties
Cost of buying a home today · high45.7%
8/100United States 34.1%Aug 2026Zillow Research
Comfortable days · low22.7%
8/100United States 26.8%2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationAggregated from counties

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

Drinking water violationsWorsening
0 (2020) → 1 (2023)
+111%3 years
Property crime rateWorsening
1,048 /100k (2021) → 1,575 /100k (2025)
+50%4 yearsUS 1,782 /100k → 1,535 /100k
Drought exposureWorsening
5% (2021) → 15% (Oct 2025–Sep 2026)
+9.4 pts5 yearsUS 40% → 43%
Cost of buying a home todayWorsening
36.6% (Dec 2021) → 45.7% (Aug 2026)
+9.1 pts5 yearsUS 26.4% → 34.1%
Homicide rateImproving
4.6 /100k (2021) → 2.7 /100k (May 2025–Apr 2026)
−41%5 yearsUS 7.8 /100k → 4.8 /100k
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
82.8% (2015-2019) → 90.8% (2020-2024)
+8 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, New York improved on 14 of 31 measures with a comparison and declined on 6. 5 moved within the margin of error and 6 barely changed.

Earlier period
Latest period
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among states: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts. Periods differ by measure (most compare 2015-2019 with 2020-2024); each row names its own in its tooltip and in the table.

Improved14

Commute−1.0 min33.6 min → 32.6 min
Unemployment−5.5 points9.8% → 4.3%
Firearm deaths−19%5.2 /100k → 4.2 /100k
Bachelor's++3.7 points36.6% → 40.2%
Homicides−39%4.4 /100k → 2.7 /100k

Declined6

Transit use−6.4 points28.0% → 21.6%
Poverty+0.9 points13.1% → 14.0%
Grocery stores−6.4%3.6 /10k → 3.4 /10k
Traffic deaths+8.5%5.2 /100k → 5.6 /100k
Pharmacies−5.4%2.7 /10k → 2.5 /10k

All 31 measures

Change of every measure of New York between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Arts, entertainment and recreation	6.5 /10k2020	7.5 /10k2025	+16%	Improved	54%
Average commute time	33.6 min2015-2019	32.6 min2020-2024	−1.0 min	Improved	81%
Average weekly wage	$1,5992020	$1,9222025	+20%	Improved	15%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.6%2015-2019	40.2%2020-2024	+3.7 points	Improved	70%
Broadband subscriptions	82.8%2015-2019	90.8%2020-2024	+8 points	Improved	40%
Child poverty rate	18.2%2019	17.9%2024	−0.3 points	Within the margin of error	19%
Distance to an airport	15 mi2020	15 mi2025	−0 mi	Little change	87%
Drug overdose deaths	23.6 /100k2020	17.1 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026	−28%	Improved	50%
Effective property tax rate	1.39%2015-2019	1.30%2020-2024	−0.1 points	Little change	32%
Firearm deaths	5.2 /100k2020	4.2 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−19%	Improved	87%
Grocery stores	3.6 /10k2020	3.4 /10k2025	−6.4%	Declined	11%
Gyms and fitness centers	1.3 /10k2020	1.3 /10k2025	+6.7%	Improved	28%
High school diploma or higher	86.8%2015-2019	88.0%2020-2024	+1.2 points	Improved	34%
Home price to income ratio	4.6×2015-2019	4.9×2020-2024	+0.3×	Declined	75%
Homicide rate	4.4 /100k2020	2.7 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−39%	Improved	70%
Income adjusted for local prices	$60,7352019	$79,2732024	+31%	Improved	30%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.5142015-2019	0.5172020-2024	+0.003	Little change	40%
Median household income	$72,0382019	$85,7682024	+19%	Improved	11%
New business applications	12.6 /1k2020	15.1 /1k2025	+19%	Improved	23%
Pharmacies	2.7 /10k2020	2.5 /10k2025	−5.4%	Declined	68%
Poverty rate	13.1%2019	14.0%2024	+0.9 points	Declined	5%
Public libraries	0.6 /10k2019	0.5 /10k2024	−4%	Within the margin of error	42%
Public transit commuters	28.0%2015-2019	21.6%2020-2024	−6.4 points	Declined	3%
Rent as share of income	31.2%2015-2019	31.2%2020-2024	0 points	Within the margin of error	89%
Rent-burdened households	52.2%2015-2019	52.1%2020-2024	−0.1 points	Within the margin of error	91%
Restaurants and bars	11.2 /10k2020	11.3 /10k2025	+1.6%	Little change	46%
Students per teacher	12.4×2019	12.0×2024	−0.4×	Little change	34%
Suicide rate	8.2 /100k2020	8.5 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	+3.7%	Within the margin of error	58%
Traffic deaths	5.2 /100k2015-2019	5.6 /100k2020-2024	+8.5%	Declined	40%
Unemployment rate	9.8%2020	4.3%2025	−5.5 points	Improved	95%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	6.2%2019	5.9%2024	−0.3 points	Little change	36%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 51 states that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts; Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; Mapping Injury, Overdose, and Violence; American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates; Business Formation Statistics; Small Area Health Insurance Estimates; Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates; Public Libraries Survey; Common Core of Data; Fatality Analysis Reporting System; Distance to airports and intercity rail. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 51 states that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

States like New York five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of New York in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, New York itself moved +0 points in standing on average over the same 31 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

19,852,366 residents

Men
Women

80 and over
70–79
60–69
50–59
40–49
30–39
20–29
10–19
Under 10

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 70–79 women (+0.6 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

19,852,366 residents

New York
United States share

White53%10,473,790
Black13%2,661,771
Hispanic or Latino20%3,936,085

Education

14,017,184 residents (±1,089)

New York
United States share

No high school diploma12%1,684,470
High school or GED24%3,404,326
Some college15%2,051,079

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

7,722,646 households (±12,717)

New York
United States share

Under $25k16%1,236,847
$25k–50k15%1,162,784
$50k–75k14%1,051,347
$75k–100k11%883,133
$100k–150k17%1,287,671
$150k–200k10%782,846
$200k or more17%1,318,018

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: $200k or more (+6.3 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

7,722,646 households (±12,717)

New York
United States share

Own54%4,196,985
Rent46%3,525,661

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Own (+0.5 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

3,406,652 households (±12,095)

New York
United States share

Under $75014%463,952
$750–1,0009.4%318,528
$1,000–1,50022%757,333
$1,500–2,000

Home values

4,196,985 homes (±19,607)

New York
United States share

Under $150k16%678,196
$150k–250k16%666,593
$250k–400k16%658,265
$400k–750k

Age of homes

8,585,241 homes (±652)

New York
United States share

2010 or later6.1%522,778
2000–20096.4%549,929
1980–199914%1,164,676
1960–1979

Size of homes

8,585,241 homes (±652)

New York
United States share

Studio5.4%462,183
1 bedroom19%1,629,149
2 bedrooms27%2,284,978
3 bedrooms

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

9,306,567 workers (±18,405)

New York
United States share

Drive alone49%4,538,595
Carpool6.3%589,956
Public transit22%2,009,855
Walk5.6%520,678
Bike0.8%76,946
Work from home15%1,389,935
Other1.9%180,602

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Work from home (+10.6 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

7,916,632 workers (±18,811)

New York
United States share

Under 15 min21%1,624,927
15–29 min30%2,375,880
30–44 min22%1,744,864

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The 10 largest occupations in New York employ 2,267,160 people. 10 pay a median above the US median.

Above the US median
Below the US median

The largest occupations in New York by employment, with median annual pay and how it compares with the United States
Occupation	Jobs	Median pay	vs USCompared with the US	Concentration
Home Health and Personal Care Aides663,140 jobs	663,140	$39,620US $35,800	+11%	2.47×
Retail Salespersons238,540 jobs	238,540

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

New York has 541,313 employer establishments, 274 for every 10,000 residents (1.10× the US rate of 248), with 8,767,091 paid employees at an average annual pay of $85,730. The Census Bureau also counts 2,097,883 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 541,313; 2,097,883 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 274; US 248
Paid employees: 8,767,091
Average annual pay: $85,730; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of New York by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Restaurants and other eating places	44,870	22.7	1.23×About typical	598,860	$30,359	12,861
Ambulatory health care services	40,367	20.4	0.98×About typical	699,456	$56,873	102,760
Lessors of real estate	31,441	15.9	1.29×More than typical	157,975	$76,840	236,112
Specialty trade contractors	30,711	15.5	1.00×About typical	244,452	$78,486	96,962
Full-service restaurants	19,661	9.9	1.29×More than typical	321,790	$35,200	6,131
Construction of buildings	19,308	9.8	1.29×More than typical	96,794	$80,662	53,266
Limited-service restaurants	17,791	9	1.12×About typical	207,613	$24,336	4,246
Personal care services	15,230	7.7	1.61×More than typical	63,926	$26,989	72,207
Services to buildings and dwellings	13,410	6.8	1.01×About typical	119,973	$47,196	82,832
Offices of physicians	13,386	6.8	1.04×About typical	154,739	$97,095	17,814
Management, scientific and technical consulting	13,299	6.7	1.00×About typical	118,483	$137,611	79,222
Building equipment contractors	12,789	6.5	1.07×About typical	130,290	$82,248	20,151

Rank places for an industry

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 19,786,543 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contract spending

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $9.7B on contracts performed in New York: $483 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $9.7B; −20% vs FY2025
Per resident: $483; US $1,994
Sole-source: 34%; US 30%
Single offer: 12%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Department of the Navy$1.5B15%
Defense Logistics Agency$1.3B13%
Department of the Army$1.2B12%
Department of Energy$833M8.6%
Department of Veterans Affairs$831.1M8.6%
Federal Acquisition Service$477.2M4.9%
Department of the Air Force$450.2M4.7%
Public Buildings Service$270.2M2.8%

Top recipients

BROOKHAVEN SCIENCE ASSOCIATES LLC$843.4M8.7%
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION$586.6M6.1%
L3HARRIS GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.$457.2M4.7%
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION$334.6M3.5%
L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.$299.8M3.1%
BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC$285.3M3.0%
REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS INC$280.2M2.9%
GLENCORE LTD.$210.3M2.2%

Spending by fiscal year

11.2BFY2017
11.5BFY2018
11.8BFY2019
13.9BFY2020
30.8BFY2021
29.4BFY2022
16.5BFY2023
15.1BFY2024
12.1BFY2025
9.7BFY2026

What was bought

Other equipment & supplies$2.9B30%
Facilities & utilities$1.4B14%
Construction & real property$1.1B11%
Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles$991.2M10%
Professional services$923.4M9.6%
IT & telecom$781.9M8.1%

Top industries (NAICS)

Scientific research and development services · 5417$1.5B15%
Communications equipment manufacturing · 3342$906.1M9.4%
Aerospace product and parts manufacturing · 3364$858.4M8.9%
Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing · 3345$751.3M7.8%
Nonresidential building construction · 2362$577.5M6.0%
Computer systems design and related services · 5415$508.7M5.3%
Architectural, engineering, and related services · 5413$443.8M4.6%
Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production and processing · 3314$251.7M2.6%

Largest awards

M&O CONTRACT FOR BNL$8.6B
BROOKHAVEN SCIENCE ASSOCIATES LLC· Suffolk County, NY· Facilities & utilities· Oct 19, 2016 – Sep 29, 2026· DESC0012704
MH-60R AIRCRAFT$2.4B
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION· Tioga County, NY· Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles· Nov 14, 2018 – Apr 28, 2026· N0001919C0013
THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) HEREBY ISSUES FINAL REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) NO. DE-SOL-0002084 PERTAINING TO THE PHASE 1 DECOMMISSIONING - FACILITY DISPOSITION ACTIVITIES TO TAKE PLACE AT DOE'S WEST VALLEY DEMONSTRATION PROJECT (WVDP) IN WESTERN NEW YORK STATE. SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: HIGH LEVEL WASTE CANISTER RELOCATION AND STORAGE; CONTAMINATED FACILITY DECONTAMINATION, DEACTIVATION, DEMOLITION, DECOMMISSIONING AND CLOSURE; WASTE TANK FARM MANAGEMENT; CONTAMINATED WATER MANAGEMENT; NON-CONTAMINATED FACILITY DISPOSITION; WASTE MANAGEMENT; OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE INCLUDING THE REMOTE HANDLED WASTE FACILITY; SAFEGUARDS AND SECURITY; JANITORIAL AND GROUNDS KEEPING SERVICES; LABORATORY SERVICES; STATE, FEDERAL AND DOE REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; RADIOLOGICAL MONITORING; AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES. PROSPECTIVE OFFERORS ARE HEREBY REQUESTED TO SUBMIT PROPOSALS IN RESPONSE TO THE FINAL RFP WHICH DOE WILL EVALUATE AND AWARD ONE CONTRACT ON THE BASIS OF BEST VALUE TO THE GOVERNMENT.$990M
CH2M HILL BWXT WEST VALLEY, LLC· Cattaraugus County, NY· Facilities & utilities· Oct 26, 2016 – Jul 1, 2026· DEEM0001529
IGF::OT::IGF$973.6M
REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS INC· Westchester County, NY· Research & development· Sep 28, 2017 – Sep 25, 2026· HHSO100201700016C
HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGE PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH$819.9M
IPG DXTRA, INC.· New York County, NY· Professional services· Jun 14, 2022 – Jul 9, 2026· 75FCMC22F0003
DAILY CHARTER FLIGHT SERVICES$794.3M
CLASSIC AIR CHARTER INC.· Suffolk County, NY· Transportation & logistics· Oct 19, 2017 – Mar 10, 2026· 70CDCR18FR0000002

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

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Federal grants & assistance

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $242.7B in grants, loans, direct payments and insurance for New York: $12,133 per resident (US $12,955).

Assistance · FY2026: $242.7B; −2.9% vs FY2025
Per resident: $12,133; US $12,955
Loan face value: $7.9B; lent or guaranteed
To individuals: 0.1%; counted, never named

Top programs

96.002 · Social Security Retirement Insurance$70.4B29%
93.778 · Grants to States for Medicaid$62.9B26%
93.774 · Medicare Supplementary Medical Insurance$9.2B3.8%
96.001 · Social Security Disability Insurance$8.8B3.6%
93.423 · 1332 State Innovation Waivers$8.1B3.3%
10.551 · Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program$6.5B2.7%
93.770 · Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage$6.4B2.6%
93.773 · Medicare Hospital Insurance$5.8B2.4%

Top recipients (organizations)

NYS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH$75.1B31%
ALBANY, NY
NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY & DISABILITY ASSISTANCE$10.5B4.3%
ALBANY, NY
NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT$4.9B2.0%
ALBANY, NY
NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY$4.1B1.7%
NEW YORK, NY
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NEW YORK$2.7B1.1%
ALBANY, NY
METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY$2.6B1.1%
NEW YORK, NY
NEW YORK STATE DIVISION OF HOMELAND SECURITY & EMERGENCY SERVICES$2.5B1.0%
ALBANY, NY
CHILDREN & FAMILY SERVICES, NEW YORK OFFICE OF$1.5B0.6%
RENSSELAER, NY

Organizations only: awards to individuals and county aggregate records count in the totals but are never listed. Grants to state governments recorded at the agency's own address are counted statewide, not in the capital's county.

Top agencies

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services$98.4B41%
Department of Health and Human Services
Social Security Administration$89.2B37%
Food and Nutrition Service$9.8B4.1%
Department of Agriculture
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing$6.7B2.8%
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Administration for Children and Families$5.9B2.4%
Department of Health and Human Services
Under Secretary for Benefits/Veterans Benefits Administration$5.4B2.2%
Department of Veterans Affairs
Department of Education$5.1B2.1%
Federal Transit Administration$3.6B1.5%
Department of Transportation

By type

Direct payments$133.1B55%
Grants$105.8B44%
Insurance$3.7B1.5%
Other assistance$78.1M0.0%
Loans$00.0%
$7.9B lent or guaranteed

Assistance by fiscal year

246.9BFY2021
238.2BFY2022
223.8BFY2023
238.1BFY2024
250.1BFY2025
242.7BFY2026

County aggregates

49%

Share of obligations reported only as county totals of many small awards (for example Social Security or Medicare payments), with no recipient named.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

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Public money & outcomes

Federal money per resident by fiscal year next to how the place changed, and, when its money jumped, how it compares with similar counties. A comparison, not cause and effect.

Federal money per resident in New York, and how its outcomes moved, each next to the United States. Counties whose money jumped are compared on their own pages.

Money per resident

By federal fiscal year (October to September, named by the year it ends), obligations per resident. A year with no record counts as $0.

New York
United States
partial year

Federal contractsUS dollars per resident

Table view

Money per resident, New York and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	New York	United States
FY2017	$572

Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

New York is represented in the 119th Congress by these members.

House

Senate

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Counties of New York

All 62 counties, best quality-of-life score first.

Metro areas in New York

Metropolitan and micropolitan areas based in New York, largest first.

Largest cities and towns in New York

By population.

All 1,293 cities and towns in New York

Neighboring states

Places that share a border, best score first.

Similar states

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

Mapping Injury, Overdose, and ViolenceCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2026-10-01
Daily county PM2.5 and ozone (EPA downscaler model)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2022
Care Compare: Hospital General Information and Timely and Effective CareCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · release 2026-07-22
Distance to airports and intercity railFederal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau · release 2025+amtrak-2026-04-23
Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master filesFederal Bureau of Investigation · release 2025
Health Professional Shortage AreasHealth Resources and Services Administration · release 2026-10-03
Public Libraries SurveyInstitute of Museum and Library Services · release FY2024
Common Core of DataNational Center for Education Statistics · release 2024
U.S. Drought Monitor county statisticsNational Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA · release 2026-09-29
Fatality Analysis Reporting SystemNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · release 2024
nClimGrid-Daily county averagesNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · release 2025
Regional Economic AccountsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · release 2024
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2026 Q1
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Business Formation StatisticsU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-10-01
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Alternative Fuels Data Center station locatorU.S. Department of Energy · release 2026-10
Election Administration and Voting SurveyU.S. Election Assistance Commission · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement
Zillow Home Value Index, Observed Rent Index and affordabilityZillow Research · release 2026-08

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Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	New York	United States
FY2017	$46.86	$93.28
FY2018	$68.20	$105
FY2019	$65.52	$128
FY2020	$77.48	$145
FY2021	$67.73	$117
FY2022	$72.40	$138
FY2023	$82.70	$159
FY2024	$80.09	$157
FY2025	$67.12	$149
FY2026	$53.01 (partial year)	$211

Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	New York	United States
FY2021	$6,656	$5,748
FY2022	$7,107	$5,221
FY2023	$5,389	$5,364
FY2024	$6,300	$5,501
FY2025	$6,192	$5,732
FY2026	$5,772 (partial year)	$5,446

Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	New York	United States
FY2021	$293	$298
FY2022	$929	$357
FY2023	$289	$301
FY2024	$376	$319
FY2025	$486	$360
FY2026	$334 (partial year)	$349

Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	New York	United States
FY2021	$504	$239
FY2022	$440	$185
FY2023	$474	$229
FY2024	$536	$229
FY2025	$545	$249
FY2026	$466 (partial year)	$201

Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	New York	United States
FY2021	$3,163	$2,304
FY2022	$3,517	$2,197
FY2023	$3,363	$2,274
FY2024	$4,118	$2,267
FY2025	$4,300	$2,397
FY2026	$4,216 (partial year)	$2,597

Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	New York	United States
FY2021	$1,660	$1,186
FY2022	$770	$465
FY2023	$42.06	$76.52
FY2024	$106	$120
FY2025	$128	$148
FY2026	$109 (partial year)	$108

Calendar years	New York	United States
2014	1.9%	2.0%
2015	1.9%	2.1%
2016	1.5%	1.7%
2017	1.3%	1.4%
2018	1.7%	1.6%
2019	1.2%	1.4%
2020	−10.0%	−6.1%
2021	2.7%	3.4%
2022	5.1%	4.3%
2023	2.2%	2.1%
2024	2.5%	1.2%
2025	0.9%	0.5%

Calendar years	New York	United States
2014	−3.1%	−4.2%
2015	−0.7%	−1.3%
2016	0.0%	0.0%
2017	+4.0%	+3.3%
2018	+7.3%	+6.8%
2019	+10.9%

Calendar years	New York	United States
2014	6.3%	6.2%
2015	5.2%	5.3%
2016	4.9%	4.9%
2017	4.6%	4.4%
2018	4.1%	3.9%
2019	3.9%

Calendar years	New York	United States
2014	−6.7%	−5.5%
2015	−3.1%	−1.9%
2016	0.0%	0.0%
2017	+6.5%	+4.1%
2018	+10.0%	+8.9%
2019	+13.8%

Calendar years	New York	United States
2014	1.8/1k	3.3/1k
2015	3.8/1k	3.7/1k
2016	1.7/1k	3.7/1k
2017	2.0/1k	3.9/1k
2018	1.9/1k	4.1/1k
2019	2.3/1k

Calendar years	New York	United States
2014	−6.3%	−6.9%
2015	−3.0%	−3.2%
2016	0.0%	0.0%
2017	+3.3%	+4.7%
2018	+7.9%	+7.5%
2019	+14.9%

Calendar years	New York	United States
2014	16.0%	15.5%
2015	15.5%	14.7%
2016	14.8%	14.0%
2017	14.1%	13.4%
2018	13.7%	13.1%
2019	13.1%	12.3%

Calendar years	New York	United States
2014	−7.9% (Dec 2014)	−10.8% (Dec 2014)
2015	−3.8% (Dec 2015)	−5.2% (Dec 2015)
2016	0.0% (Dec 2016)	0.0% (Dec 2016)
2017	+6.3%

Calendar years	New York	United States
2014	10.1%	13.5%
2015	8.2%	10.9%
2016	7.1%	10.0%
2017	6.6%	10.2%
2018	6.3%	10.4%
2019	6.2%

Calendar years	New York	United States
2014	9.9/1k	8.5/1k
2015	10.1/1k	8.7/1k
2016	10.3/1k	9.1/1k
2017	10.9/1k	9.8/1k
2018	11.6/1k	10.7/1k
2019	11.8/1k

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