New York
State Government
Governor
Kathy Hochul (D)
State Senate
43
Democrats,
20
Republicans
State House
102
Democrats,
48
Republicans
New York
Economic well-being - New York
Extreme poverty rate
10%
Food insecurity
10%
Minimum wage
$15.50
Number of Black or African American children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment
Number of Hispanic or Latino children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment
Percent of individuals who are uninsured
5%
Percent of working families under 200% of the poverty line
30%
Poverty rate
14%
Unemployment rate
4%
Poverty by demographic - New York
Child poverty rate
20%
Number of Asian and Pacific Islander children below 200% poverty
134,000
Number of Black or African American children below 200% poverty
286,000
Number of Hispanic or Latino children below 200% poverty
494,000
Senior poverty rate
14.3%
Women in poverty
9,912,287
November 24, 2018
‘A child is not a revolving door’
November 19, 2018
Half-Priced MetroCard Program Will Launch in ’19, But With Limits
November 15, 2018
Swiping from the poor: Mayor de Blasio's cheating low-income New Yorkers out of the Fair Fare MetroCards they deserve
November 14, 2018
Half-priced MetroCards for lower-income New Yorkers coming with New Year
November 14, 2018
Half-priced MetroCards for low-income New Yorkers won’t include single rides
November 14, 2018