New York State Statistics

What do you want to know about New York State? Follow these links to discover data on population, income, business, exporting, and employment:

• New York Business - covers business and exporting statistics such as the number of private non-farm businesses for the U.S. and New York State, the value of manufacturing output, retail sales, list of the principal manufactured goods and chief crops, top items exported and a ranking of New York's main export partners.
  


• New York Employment - data includes the total U.S. and New York State labor forces, latest unemployment rate, and employment distribution by industry
  


• New York Population - includes the current U.S. and New York State figures, density per square mile, population ranking of the state's largest cities, and the annual median household income for the U.S. and New York State.

Still looking for more?  Try these other websites:

• Profiles of New York City’s 59 Community Districts - Each district profile contains summary data on population size; birth, death and infant mortality rates; land area and land uses; and levels of income support.
  


• New York State Symbols - covers symbols of the state such as the state motto, nickname, flower, flag, bird and tree
  


• New York State Data Center - New York’s primary repository of economic and demographic data produced by the U.S. Census Bureau.
  


• New York State Department of Transportation, Transportation Trends, Surveys & Statistics - provides a convenient reference for accessing a number of frequently requested reports, publications and statistics about various aspects of transportation in New York State. Highlights include county to county work flow, traffic counts by county or route, vehicle registrations, and land and water area for major towns, cities and counties.
  


• New York State Statistical Yearbook - data on population, elections, government finances, employment, banking and more (tables in PDF or spreadsheet format)
  


• U.S. Census Bureau - compiles demographic and economic data including the decennial census of population and housing and the economic census which profiles the U.S. economy every 5 years, from the national to the local level. A few good links to start on this massive site include:
  


• American FactFinder - an electronic system offering prepackaged data products and user-selected data tables and maps from the 1990 and 2000 Decennial Census of Population and Housing, the 1997 and 2002 Economic Census, the American Community Survey, and annual economic surveys.
  


• State and County QuickFacts - summary profiles showing frequently requested data items from various Census Bureau programs. Profiles are available at the national, state, and county level.
  


• Industry Quick Reports and Geography Quick Reports - includes reports that show a single industry and reports showing all industries for a single geography respectively from the Economic Census.