New York, abbreviated "NY", is in the Middle Atlantic region of the U.S. Its capital is Albany.
There were 18,976,457 people in New York as of the 2000 census.
The state ratified the US Constitution and officially became part of the country on July 26, 1788.
Please explore the cities and towns of New York, below.
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| City or Town | Pop. | County |
|---|---|---|
| Albany | 95,658 | Albany |
| Amherst | 116,510 | Erie |
| Amityville | 9,441 | Suffolk |
| Amsterdam | 18,355 | Montgomery |
| Arlington | 12,481 | Dutchess |
| Auburn | 28,574 | Cayuga |
| Babylon | 12,615 | Suffolk |
| Baldwin | 23,455 | Nassau |
| Batavia | 16,256 | Genesee |
| Bay Shore | 23,852 | Suffolk |
| Beacon | 13,808 | Dutchess |
| Bellmore | 16,441 | Nassau |
| Bethpage | 16,543 | Nassau |
| Binghamton | 47,380 | Broome |
| Bohemia | 9,871 | Suffolk |
| Brentwood | 53,917 | Suffolk |
| Brighton | 35,584 | Monroe |
| Buffalo | 292,648 | Erie |
| Canandaigua | 11,264 | Ontario |
| Carmel | 33,006 | Putnam |
| Centereach | 27,285 | Suffolk |
| Central Islip | 31,950 | Suffolk |
| Chappaqua | 9,468 | Westchester |
| Cheektowaga | 79,988 | Erie |
| Clifton Park | 32,995 | Saratoga |
| Cohoes | 15,521 | Albany |
| Commack | 36,367 | Suffolk |
| Copiague | 21,922 | Suffolk |
| Coram | 34,923 | Suffolk |
| Corning | 10,842 | Steuben |
| Cortland | 18,740 | Cortland |
| Deer Park | 28,316 | Suffolk |
| Depew | 16,629 | Erie |
| Dix Hills | 26,024 | Suffolk |
| Dobbs Ferry | 10,622 | Westchester |
| Dunkirk | 13,131 | Chautauqua |
| East Islip | 14,078 | Suffolk |
| East Massapequa | 19,565 | Nassau |
| East Meadow | 37,461 | Nassau |
| East Northport | 20,845 | Suffolk |
| East Patchogue | 20,824 | Suffolk |
| East Rockaway | 10,414 | Nassau |
| Eastchester | 18,564 | Westchester |
| Elmira | 30,940 | Chemung |
| Elmont | 32,657 | Nassau |
| Elwood | 10,916 | Suffolk |
| Endicott | 13,038 | Broome |
| Endwell | 11,706 | Broome |
| Farmingville | 16,458 | Suffolk |
| Floral Park | 15,967 | Nassau |
| Fort Drum | 12,123 | Jefferson |
| Fort Salonga | 9,634 | Suffolk |
| Franklin Square | 29,342 | Nassau |
| Fredonia | 10,706 | Chautauqua |
| Freeport | 43,783 | Nassau |
| Fulton | 11,855 | Oswego |
| Garden City | 21,672 | Nassau |
| Geneva | 13,617 | Ontario |
| Glen Cove | 26,622 | Nassau |
| Glens Falls | 14,354 | Warren |
| Gloversville | 15,413 | Fulton |
| Grand Island | 18,621 | Erie |
| Great Neck | 9,538 | Nassau |
| Greece | 14,614 | Monroe |
| Greenlawn | 13,286 | Suffolk |
| Hamburg | 10,116 | Erie |
| Hampton Bays | 12,236 | Suffolk |
| Harrison | 24,154 | Westchester |
| Hartsdale | 9,830 | Westchester |
| Hauppauge | 20,100 | Suffolk |
| Haverstraw | 10,117 | Rockland |
| Hempstead | 56,554 | Nassau |
| Henrietta | 39,028 | Monroe |
| Hicksville | 41,260 | Nassau |
| Holbrook | 27,512 | Suffolk |
| Holtsville | 17,006 | Suffolk |
| Huntington | 18,403 | Suffolk |
| Huntington Station | 29,910 | Suffolk |
| Hyde Park | 20,851 | Dutchess |
| Irondequoit | 52,354 | Monroe |
| Islip | 20,575 | Suffolk |
| Ithaca | 29,287 | Tompkins |
| Jamestown | 31,730 | Chautauqua |
| Jericho | 13,045 | Nassau |
| Johnson City | 15,535 | Broome |
| Kenmore | 16,426 | Erie |
| Kings Park | 16,146 | Suffolk |
| Kingston | 23,456 | Ulster |
| Lackawanna | 19,064 | Erie |
| Lake Grove | 10,250 | Suffolk |
| Lake Ronkonkoma | 19,701 | Suffolk |
| Lancaster | 11,188 | Erie |
| Levittown | 53,067 | Nassau |
| Lindenhurst | 27,819 | Suffolk |
| Lockport | 22,279 | Niagara |
| Long Beach | 35,462 | Nassau |
| Lynbrook | 19,911 | Nassau |
| Mamaroneck | 18,752 | Westchester |
| Manorville | 11,131 | Suffolk |
| Massapequa | 22,652 | Nassau |
| Massapequa Park | 17,499 | Nassau |
| Massena | 11,209 | St Lawrence |
| Mastic | 15,436 | Suffolk |
| Mastic Beach | 11,543 | Suffolk |
| Medford | 21,985 | Suffolk |
| Melville | 14,533 | Suffolk |
| Merrick | 22,764 | Nassau |
| Middle Island | 9,702 | Suffolk |
| Middletown | 25,388 | Orange |
| Miller Place | 10,580 | Suffolk |
| Mineola | 19,234 | Nassau |
| Monsey | 14,504 | Rockland |
| Mount Kisco | 9,983 | Westchester |
| Mount Vernon | 68,381 | Westchester |
| Nanuet | 16,707 | Rockland |
| Nesconset | 11,992 | Suffolk |
| New Cassel | 13,298 | Nassau |
| New City | 34,038 | Rockland |
| New Hyde Park | 9,523 | Nassau |
| New Rochelle | 72,182 | Westchester |
| New York | 8,008,278 | New York |
| Newark | 9,682 | Wayne |
| Newburgh | 28,259 | Orange |
| Niagara Falls | 55,593 | Niagara |
| North Amityville | 16,572 | Suffolk |
| North Babylon | 17,877 | Suffolk |
| North Bay Shore | 14,992 | Suffolk |
| North Bellmore | 20,079 | Nassau |
| North Lindenhurst | 11,767 | Suffolk |
| North Massapequa | 19,152 | Nassau |
| North Merrick | 11,844 | Nassau |
| North New Hyde Park | 14,542 | Nassau |
| North Tonawanda | 33,262 | Niagara |
| North Valley Stream | 15,789 | Nassau |
| North Wantagh | 12,156 | Nassau |
| Oceanside | 32,733 | Nassau |
| Ogdensburg | 12,364 | St Lawrence |
| Olean | 15,347 | Cattaraugus |
| Oneida | 10,987 | Madison |
| Oneonta | 13,292 | Otsego |
| Ossining | 24,010 | Westchester |
| Oswego | 17,954 | Oswego |
| Patchogue | 11,919 | Suffolk |
| Pearl River | 15,553 | Rockland |
| Peekskill | 22,441 | Westchester |
| Plainview | 25,637 | Nassau |
| Plattsburgh | 18,816 | Clinton |
| Port Chester | 27,867 | Westchester |
| Port Washington | 15,215 | Nassau |
| Poughkeepsie | 29,871 | Dutchess |
| Ridge | 13,380 | Suffolk |
| Riverhead | 10,513 | Suffolk |
| Rochester | 219,773 | Monroe |
| Rockville Centre | 24,568 | Nassau |
| Rocky Point | 10,185 | Suffolk |
| Rome | 34,950 | Oneida |
| Ronkonkoma | 20,029 | Suffolk |
| Roosevelt | 15,854 | Nassau |
| Rotterdam | 20,536 | Schenectady |
| Rye | 14,955 | Westchester |
| Salisbury | 12,341 | Herkimer |
| Saratoga Springs | 26,186 | Saratoga |
| Sayville | 16,735 | Suffolk |
| Scarsdale | 17,823 | Westchester |
| Schenectady | 61,821 | Schenectady |
| Seaford | 15,791 | Nassau |
| Selden | 21,861 | Suffolk |
| Shirley | 25,395 | Suffolk |
| Smithtown | 26,901 | Suffolk |
| Somers | 18,346 | Westchester |
| Sound Beach | 9,807 | Suffolk |
| South Farmingdale | 15,061 | Nassau |
| South Huntington | 9,465 | Suffolk |
| Spring Valley | 25,464 | Rockland |
| St. James | 13,268 | Suffolk |
| Stony Brook | 13,727 | Suffolk |
| Stony Point | 11,744 | Rockland |
| Suffern | 11,006 | Rockland |
| Syosset | 18,544 | Nassau |
| Syracuse | 147,306 | Onondaga |
| Tarrytown | 11,090 | Westchester |
| Terryville | 10,589 | Suffolk |
| Tonawanda | 16,136 | Erie |
| Troy | 49,170 | Rensselaer |
| Uniondale | 23,011 | Nassau |
| Utica | 60,651 | Oneida |
| Valley Stream | 36,368 | Nassau |
| Wantagh | 18,971 | Nassau |
| Watertown | 26,705 | Jefferson |
| Watervliet | 10,207 | Albany |
| West Babylon | 43,452 | Suffolk |
| West Haverstraw | 10,295 | Rockland |
| West Hempstead | 18,713 | Nassau |
| West Islip | 28,907 | Suffolk |
| West Seneca | 45,943 | Erie |
| Westbury | 14,263 | Nassau |
| White Plains | 53,077 | Westchester |
| Woodmere | 16,447 | Nassau |
| Wyandanch | 10,546 | Suffolk |
| Yonkers | 196,086 | Westchester |
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| Category | Count | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 18,976,457 | 100% |
| Male | 9,146,748 | 48.2% |
| Female | 9,829,709 | 51.8% |
| Under 18 | 4,690,107 | 24.7% |
| 18+ | 14,286,350 | 75.3% |
| 65+ | 2,448,352 | 12.9% |
| Median Age | 35.9 | |
| Average Family Size | 3.22 | |
| White | 12,893,689 | 67.9% |
| African-American | 3,014,385 | 15.9% |
| Asian | 1,044,976 | 5.5% |
| American Indian & Alaskan | 82,461 | 0.4% |
| Other | 1,341,946 | 7.1% |
| Mixed Race | 590,182 | 3.1% |
| Hispanic (included in categories above) | 2,867,583 | 15.1% |
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| City or Town | Colleges | Students |
|---|---|---|
| New York Colleges | 176 | 469,824 |
| Rochester Colleges | 18 | 50,178 |
| Albany Colleges | 16 | 60,388 |
| Syracuse Colleges | 11 | 35,492 |
| Buffalo Colleges | 11 | 64,099 |
| Monsey Colleges | 6 | 680 |
| Troy Colleges | 6 | 19,701 |
| Utica Colleges | 6 | 9,202 |
| Binghamton Colleges | 5 | 20,385 |
| Poughkeepsie Colleges | 5 | 16,331 |
| Plattsburgh Colleges | 4 | 8,402 |
| Schenectady Colleges | 4 | 7,225 |
| Hempstead Colleges | 4 | 13,676 |
| Garden City Colleges | 4 | 29,714 |
| Yonkers Colleges | 4 | 591 |
| Elmira Colleges | 4 | 2,607 |
| Valhalla Colleges | 3 | 13,042 |
| New Rochelle Colleges | 3 | 12,856 |
| Batavia Colleges | 3 | 6,584 |
| Amherst Colleges | 3 | 2,718 |
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