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
August 1, 2016
Democrat & Chronicle, July 31, 2016: Summer school program fights rural poverty
May 17, 2016
The New York Times, May 17, 2016: Why There’s an Uproar Over Trying to Increase Funding for Poor Schools
May 9, 2016
FOX News, May 9, 2016: (Op-Ed) Colleges should open doors to bright low-income students
March 23, 2016
Syracuse.com, March 23, 2016: Without an education, poverty in Syracuse can feel like a sentence
March 22, 2016
Syracuse.com, March 22, 2016: Poverty's puzzle: Why are there so many unemployed people and so many job openings?
March 20, 2016