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
December 9, 2016
The New York Times, December 9, 2016: New York Charters Enroll Fewer Homeless Pupils Than City Schools
September 14, 2016
The Village Voice, September 14, 2016: Desegregating NYC’s ‘Apartheid Schools’
September 12, 2016
Chalkbeat, September 12, 2016: New York State Officials Rethinking Which Students Should Count as ‘Poor’
September 9, 2016
Chalkbeat, September 9, 2016: New York City’s Universal Pre-K Program Wants to Teach Parents, Too
September 7, 2016
The Atlantic, September 7, 2016: Bill de Blasio’s Pre-K Crusade
September 7, 2016