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Public money

How New York funds state services

The FY2027 enacted cash spending plan, audited statewide tax revenue, and planned spending by public function. Each section keeps its own fiscal period and accounting scope; state and local taxes are separate.

Enacted budget plan

$277.0BFY2027

Enacted plan issued June 2026

FY2027 all-governmental-funds spending plan

April 1, 2026–March 31, 2027

Exact reported total: $277,017,306,000

Projected cash disbursements across all governmental funds in the enacted Financial Plan. The total includes state operating funds, federal operating aid, capital projects, and debt service; it is a spending plan rather than a GAAP expense total.

New York State Division of the Budget: FY2027 Enacted Budget Financial Plan, Cash Disbursements by Function

FY2026 audited actual

Where state tax revenue comes from

$131.4B$131,419,000,000

Shares of the $131.4 billion in taxes reported as general revenue by New York's governmental activities. This denominator excludes federal grants, service charges, investment income, business-type activities, and locally collected property taxes.

Personal income taxes$85.9B · 65.4%

The largest audited state-tax category, including personal income tax revenue recognized by governmental activities.

Consumption and use taxes$23.7B · 18.0%

Sales, use, excise, and related consumption-based taxes reported together in the audited statement.

Business taxes$13.9B · 10.6%

Corporate franchise and other business-tax revenue in the government-wide statement.

Other taxes$8.0B · 6.1%

All remaining tax general revenue reported by New York's governmental activities.

FY2027 all governmental funds

FY2027 planned cash spending

$277.0B$277,017,306,000

The enacted Financial Plan's complete $277.0 billion cash-disbursement table, consolidated into mutually exclusive public functions. The grouped figures reconcile exactly to the same all-governmental-funds total shown above.

Health and mental hygiene$140.6B · 50.8%

Health, Medicaid, public health, mental health, addiction services, and developmental-disability programs.

Education and higher education$65.6B · 23.7%

School aid, other education programs, SUNY, CUNY, and higher-education assistance.

Social welfare$17.1B · 6.2%

Children and family services, housing, labor, disability assistance, and other social-welfare programs.

Transportation$15.0B · 5.4%

Transportation agencies, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and transportation capital projects.

Public protection and criminal justice$9.0B · 3.2%

Corrections, courts-related services, homeland security, State Police, victims' services, and criminal justice.

Economic development, parks, and environment$6.9B · 2.5%

Economic-development and oversight programs plus environmental conservation, parks, and related capital work.

Government, local aid, debt, and all other$22.7B · 8.2%

General government, elected officials, local-government assistance, general state charges, debt service, and every remaining category.

Tax structure

Common statewide rates

Property and district rates can be local. Each card states the applicable scope.

Personal income tax

3.9%–10.9%2026 marginal state rates. Lower brackets received the first half of a permanent 0.2-point, two-year reduction; the top rate applies above $25 million of taxable income.New York State Department of Taxation and Finance: FY2027 Personal Income Tax Expenditure Report

Sales and use tax

4% stateLocal rates vary, and an additional 0.375% applies within the Metropolitan Commuter Transportation District.New York State Department of Taxation and Finance: Find Sales Tax Rates

Corporate franchise tax

6.5% or 7.25%The business-income-base rate is generally 6.5%; general business taxpayers with more than $5 million of business income pay 7.25%, with separate rules for some taxpayers.New York State Department of Taxation and Finance: Corporate Taxes

Property tax

Local rates onlyNew York State does not receive property-tax revenue; local governments and school districts set, collect, and spend it.New York State Department of Taxation and Finance: Property Taxes

Latest audited results

Fiscal year ended March 31, 2026

Audited government-wide activity for New York's primary government. Revenue includes program and general revenue; these are accrual-accounting results, not the FY2027 cash spending plan.

Office of the New York State Comptroller: 2026 Basic Financial Statements and Other Supplementary Information

Government-wide revenue: $324.0B
Government-wide expenses: $313.1B

Method, scope, and limitations

FactVote used the exact all-governmental-funds cash-disbursement total from the FY2027 enacted Financial Plan and grouped every functional category exactly once. Audited tax-source shares and government-wide results come from the FY2026 Statement of Activities. Shares are recalculated from exact amounts within each section; planned cash spending and audited accrual results are never mixed.

New York's enacted headline is a cash-basis spending plan, not total legal appropriation authority or a GAAP expense forecast.
Pass-through entity tax collections and related personal-income-tax credits can shift reported amounts between the business and personal-income categories across fiscal years.
Local property taxes and local portions of sales taxes are not included in the state governmental-activity tax total.

Last verified August 28, 2026 · Review by June 30, 2027 · New York figures refresh annually.

Taxes and the economy

Taxes, government spending, jobs, wages, and small business.

Taxes and economy

$85,974

Median household income

2020–2024 estimate, in 2024 dollars

Inflation-adjusted household income at the midpoint: half of New York households had more income and half had less.

View breakdowns and source

How it was measured

U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts estimate derived from the American Community Survey and expressed in 2024 dollars.

Keep in mind

This is a statewide multi-year household measure, not individual earnings or take-home pay.
It does not show income distribution, taxes paid, or regional cost-of-living differences.

Related state trends

Taxes and economy over time

Employment and unemployment place the latest economic facts in a longer statewide context.

Work

Employment and unemployment

4.2%unemployed

The unemployment rate is paired with employed New Yorkers indexed to 2015, so job recovery and labor-market slack remain readable on separate scales.

Unemployment rate
Employed people

Unemployment rate: 4.2%
Employed people: 9.5M
Employment since 2015: +3.1%

U.S. comparison & state rank2024

Unemployment rate

New York: 4.2%
U.S. benchmark: 4.0%
State rank #1 has the highest unemployment rate — worse: #12 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics via FRED: National unemployment rate

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Year	Unemployment rate	Employed people	Employment index
2015	5.2%	9,227,736	100.0
2016	4.9%	9,291,888	100.7
2017	4.6%	9,378,155	101.6
2018	4.1%	9,425,796	102.1
2019	3.9%	9,479,771	102.7
2020	9.8%	8,631,409	93.5
2021	7.1%	8,914,250	96.6
2022	4.3%	9,266,062	100.4
2023	4.0%	9,452,487	102.4
2024	4.2%	9,514,544	103.1

Method and limitations

FactVote uses BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics annual averages for the statewide unemployment rate and civilian employment. The chart converts employment to an index with 2015 equal to 100; the data table retains the published employment level.

LAUS estimates are revised each year through the program's annual processing cycle.
Employment is residence-based civilian employment, not a count of jobs located in the state.
Annual averages smooth within-year changes.

Housing and property costs

Housing supply, affordability, renters, zoning, and property costs.

Housing

$1,621/month

Median gross rent

2020–2024 estimate

Median monthly gross rent for occupied rental units paying cash rent, including contract rent and estimated tenant-paid utilities.

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Other statewide housing measures

Median owner-occupied home value: $423,800
Owner costs with a mortgage: $2,555/month
Owner-occupied housing rate: 54.3%

How it was measured

U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts estimate derived from the American Community Survey.

Keep in mind

This is a statewide multi-year estimate, so local rents and current asking rents can differ substantially.
The owner measures describe owner-occupied units and are not estimates of the cost to buy a home today.

Related state trends

Housing over time

Home values and household income show how New York housing costs and purchasing power have changed together.

Housing pressure

Home prices versus income growth

+87.1%home prices

FHFA house prices and BEA personal income per person are indexed to the same starting year. A widening gap signals that home prices are rising faster than this broad income measure.

FHFA home prices
Income per person

Home-price growth: +87.1%
Income growth: +52.1%
Income per person: $88,847

U.S. comparison & state rank2025

Home-price growth

New York: +87.1%
U.S. benchmark: +86.6%
State rank #1 has the fastest home-price growth — depends on perspective: #23 of 50

Income growth

New York: +52.1%
U.S. benchmark: +55.9%
State rank #1 has the fastest income growth — better: #35 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.Federal Housing Finance Agency: U.S. House Price Index U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis via FRED: U.S. personal income per capita

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Year	FHFA HPI	Home-price index	Income per person	Income index
2016	390.28	100.0	$58,400	100.0
2017	405.08	103.8	$62,206	106.5
2018	424.64	108.8	$64,229	110.0
2019	443.74	113.7	$66,460	113.8
2020	466.82	119.6	$70,352	120.5
2021	521.87	133.7	$76,410	130.8
2022	591.82	151.6	$77,425	132.6
2023	634.36	162.5	$81,729	139.9
2024	682.16	174.8	$84,978	145.5
2025	730.39	187.1	$88,847	152.1

Method and limitations

FactVote averages the four quarterly, not-seasonally-adjusted FHFA all-transactions HPI observations for each year. It compares that series with BEA annual per-capita personal income distributed by FRED, then rebases both to 100 in 2016.

This is a pressure indicator, not a home-price-to-income ratio and not a measure of monthly mortgage affordability.
Both series are nominal; neither is adjusted for inflation.
Per-capita personal income includes earnings, property income, and transfers and is not median household income.

Public safety and criminal justice

Policing, crime prevention, sentencing, incarceration, and rehabilitation.

Public safety and justice

392.2 per 100,000

Reported violent-crime rate

2024

Violent offenses reported to law enforcement per 100,000 residents in participating jurisdictions.

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How it was measured

FactVote sums the 12 monthly state offense rates returned by the FBI Crime Data Explorer for each calendar year. The accompanying coverage value is the mean of the 12 monthly population-coverage percentages returned with the same query.

Keep in mind

These are crimes reported to law enforcement, not all crimes that occurred.
New York's average monthly population coverage fell to 68.3% in 2021; that year's rates are flagged and should not be treated as directly comparable with the high-coverage years.
Reporting systems, agency participation, and later revisions can change the published series.
Average monthly population coverage in 2024 was 97.6%; this is not complete statewide reporting.

Public safety and justice

1,716.8 per 100,000

Reported property-crime rate

2024

Property offenses reported to law enforcement per 100,000 residents in participating jurisdictions.

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How it was measured

Keep in mind

These are crimes reported to law enforcement, not all crimes that occurred.
New York's average monthly population coverage fell to 68.3% in 2021; that year's rates are flagged and should not be treated as directly comparable with the high-coverage years.
Reporting systems, agency participation, and later revisions can change the published series.
Average monthly population coverage in 2024 was 97.6%; this is not complete statewide reporting.

Public safety and justice

423,486

Reported Index crimes

2024

Reported murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny, and motor-vehicle theft offenses in New York State.

View breakdowns and source

How it was measured

New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services compilation of law-enforcement agency crime reports.

Keep in mind

The count covers seven Index crime categories and is not a count of every offense defined in law.
It excludes crimes not reported to or recorded by law enforcement and is not adjusted for population.

Related state trends

Public safety and justice over time

Reported violent- and property-crime rates are shown with the coverage cautions needed to compare years responsibly.

Public safety

Reported violent and property crime rates

97.6% coverage

Reported offenses per 100,000 residents in participating jurisdictions. Amber points flag years when average monthly population coverage was below 90%.

Violent crime
Property crime
Partial reporting

Violent crime: 392.2 per 100k
Property crime: 1716.8 per 100k
Population coverage: 97.6%

U.S. comparison & state rank2024

Violent-crime rate

New York: 392.2 per 100k
U.S. benchmark: 359.1 per 100k
State rank #1 has the highest violent-crime rate — worse: #18 of 50

Property-crime rate

New York: 1716.8 per 100k
U.S. benchmark: 1760.1 per 100k
State rank #1 has the highest property-crime rate — worse: #22 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.An asterisk marks a state-year with less than 90% average population coverage. The U.S. figures are FBI national estimates; state figures are reported rates.Federal Bureau of Investigation: UCR Summary of Reported Crimes in the Nation, 2024

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Year	Violent rate	Property rate	Population coverage
2015	380.0 per 100k	1606.8 per 100k	99.7%
2016	377.5 per 100k	1552.2 per 100k	99.4%
2017	360.9 per 100k	1528.3 per 100k	98.3%
2018	353.6 per 100k	1453.2 per 100k	98.8%
2019	363.3 per 100k	1386.4 per 100k	98.4%
2020	368.5 per 100k	1428.5 per 100k	98.4%
2021	78.3 per 100k	426.7 per 100k	68.3% · partial
2022	434.4 per 100k	1736.3 per 100k	98.8%
2023	400.7 per 100k	1868.1 per 100k	99.1%
2024	392.2 per 100k	1716.8 per 100k	97.6%

Method and limitations

These are crimes reported to law enforcement, not all crimes that occurred.
New York's average monthly population coverage fell to 68.3% in 2021; that year's rates are flagged and should not be treated as directly comparable with the high-coverage years.
Reporting systems, agency participation, and later revisions can change the published series.

Healthcare

Coverage, prescription costs, Medicaid, and access to care.

Healthcare

5.9%

People under 65 without health insurance

2024 ACS annual estimate

Share of New York’s civilian noninstitutionalized residents under age 65 who lacked comprehensive health-insurance coverage at the time of the ACS survey.

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How it was measured

U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts estimate derived from the American Community Survey.

Keep in mind

This excludes people age 65 and older and is a annual survey estimate rather than a live enrollment count.
Insurance status does not measure affordability, provider access, or quality of care.

Related state trends

Healthcare over time

Health-insurance coverage and life expectancy provide separate views of access and population health over time.

Health coverage

Residents without health insurance

5.0%uninsured

The share of the civilian noninstitutionalized population without health insurance at the time of the American Community Survey interview.

Uninsured rate
90% confidence margin

Uninsured rate: 5.0%
Margin of error: ±0.1 points

U.S. comparison & state rank2024

Uninsured rate

New York: 5.0%
U.S. benchmark: 8.2%
State rank #1 has the highest uninsured rate — worse: #45 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.U.S. Census Bureau: HIC-4_ACS health insurance coverage

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Year	Uninsured rate	90% margin of error
2014	8.7%	±0.1 points
2015	7.1%	±0.1 points
2016	6.1%	±0.1 points
2017	5.7%	±0.1 points
2018	5.4%	±0.1 points
2019	5.2%	±0.1 points
2020	Not released	—
2021	5.2%	±0.1 points
2022	4.9%	±0.1 points
2023	4.8%	±0.1 points
2024	5.0%	±0.1 points

Method and limitations

FactVote uses the Census Bureau's HIC-4_ACS historical table. Rates and 90% confidence margins of error are the published ACS 1-year estimates for the civilian noninstitutionalized population.

The Census Bureau did not release the standard 2020 ACS 1-year estimates because pandemic-era data collection did not meet its quality standards; the chart preserves that gap.
The rate is a survey estimate and the accompanying margin of error should be considered when comparing nearby values.
Coverage is measured at the interview and does not show how long someone was uninsured during the year.

Health outcomes

Life expectancy at birth

79.5 yearsat birth

Period life expectancy at birth based on New York's annual complete life tables and final state-specific death data.

Life expectancy at birth

U.S. comparison & state rank2022

Life expectancy

New York: 79.5 years
U.S. benchmark: 77.5 years
State rank #1 has the highest life expectancy — better: #4 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.CDC National Center for Health Statistics: U.S. state life tables, 2018–2022

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Year	Life expectancy at birth
2018	80.5 years
2019	80.7 years
2020	77.7 years
2021	79.0 years
2022	79.5 years

Method and limitations

FactVote uses CDC National Center for Health Statistics annual complete life-table estimates for the total New York population. Values are rounded to the published tenth of a year.

The latest published comparable state series ends in 2022, even though newer national life-expectancy estimates may be available.
Period life expectancy summarizes current mortality rates; it is not a forecast of how long a particular person will live.
The 2020 and 2021 estimates reflect the mortality shock during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Education

Public schools, school choice, teachers, and higher education.

Education

88.0%

Adults with at least a high school diploma

2020–2024 estimate

Share of New York residents age 25 and older whose reported attainment is a regular high school diploma or equivalent (including GED or an alternative credential), some college, or an associate’s or higher degree.

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How it was measured

U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts estimate derived from the American Community Survey.

Keep in mind

This is adult educational attainment, not the current public-school graduation rate.
It combines people educated in different states, countries, and time periods.

Related state trends

Education over time

Comparable NAEP assessment years show changes in statewide reading and mathematics performance.

Education

NAEP reading and math scores

214.6Grade 4 reading

Grade 4 and Grade 8 public-school mean scale scores from the Nation's Report Card. Reading and math are shown within each grade on their own panel.

Reading · circle
Math · square

Grade 4 reading: 214.6
Grade 4 math: 234.2
Grade 8 reading: 256.9
Grade 8 math: 270.9

U.S. comparison & state rank2024

Grade 4 reading

New York: 214.6
U.S. benchmark: 215.0
State rank #1 has the highest score — better: #25 of 50

Grade 4 math

New York: 234.2
U.S. benchmark: 237.5
State rank #1 has the highest score — better: #38 of 50

Grade 8 reading

New York: 256.9
U.S. benchmark: 258.0
State rank #1 has the highest score — better: #27 of 50

Grade 8 math

New York: 270.9
U.S. benchmark: 273.8
State rank #1 has the highest score — better: #27 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.State ranks use public-school results. The U.S. benchmark includes the national public- and nonpublic-school sample.U.S. Department of Education, NCES: NAEP national results

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Assessment year	Grade 4 reading	Grade 4 math	Grade 8 reading	Grade 8 math
2003	222.2	235.9	265.3	279.7
2005	222.7	238.2	265.1	279.7
2007	223.8	242.5	263.5	280.1
2009	224.4	240.6	264.3	282.6
2011	222.5	237.5	265.7	280.5
2013	223.8	240.3	266.3	281.8
2015	222.6	236.8	263.2	280.1
2017	221.9	235.5	264.2	281.7
2019	219.6	236.7	261.8	280.4
2022	213.6	227.1	261.7	274.3
2024	214.6	234.2	256.9	270.9

Method and limitations

FactVote uses NAEP Data Service mean scale scores for all public-school students in New York. The series uses the total student group and the main reading and mathematics composite scales for Grade 4 and Grade 8.

NAEP is generally administered every two years; the 2021 administration was postponed, so the timeline moves from 2019 to 2022.
NAEP results are estimates from a sample. Statistical significance, not a visual gap alone, determines whether scores differ.
Each grade and subject has its own scale. Follow one line over time rather than comparing the numeric distance between grades or subjects.

Environment and energy

Clean water, conservation, climate, and energy production.

Environment

$4.13/gal

Regular gasoline price

Week of August 31, 2026

Estimated average New York retail price of regular-grade gasoline across all formulations, including taxes.

New York$4.126/gal

United States$4.071/gal

New York's statewide average was 5.5 cents per gallon higher, or about 1.4% above the U.S. average.

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New York and U.S. context

Regular gasoline price

New York: $4.126/gal
United States: $4.071/gal

New York's statewide average was 5.5 cents per gallon higher, or about 1.4% above the U.S. average.

Both figures are EIA weekly retail estimates for regular gasoline, including taxes, for the week of August 31, 2026.U.S. Energy Information Administration: U.S. Gasoline and Diesel Retail Prices

Recent weekly prices

Prior week: $4.085/gal
Weekly change: +4.1¢
One year earlier: $3.098/gal
Change from one year earlier: +102.8¢

How it was measured

U.S. Energy Information Administration weekly retail motor-gasoline survey estimate for New York. FactVote displays the published dollars-per-gallon value and calculates changes from the published prior-week and year-earlier observations.

Keep in mind

This is a statewide survey estimate, not the price at every station or in every New York community.
The series is nominal and not adjusted for inflation or seasonal patterns.
Weekly estimates can be revised and can differ from monthly averages.

Related state trends

Environment over time

New York electricity generation, residential power prices, and gasoline prices show how the state's energy costs and supply have changed.

Energy

Electricity mix and residential price

24.43¢/kWhresidential average

In-state electricity generation by energy source is paired with the annual average residential electricity price on a separate scale.

Natural gas48.2%
Coal0.0%
Nuclear20.9%
Solar2.6%
Hydroelectric21.6%
Wind4.7%
Other1.9%

Residential price: 24.43¢/kWh
Total generation: 129.2 TWh
Largest source: Natural gas · 48.2%

U.S. comparison & state rank2024

Residential electricity price

New York: 24.43¢/kWh
U.S. benchmark: 16.48¢/kWh
State rank #1 has the highest electricity price — worse: #7 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.U.S. Energy Information Administration: National residential electricity price

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Year	Total generation	Natural gas	Coal	Nuclear	Solar	Hydroelectric	Wind	Other	Residential price
2015	138.616 TWh	56.923 TWh	2.380 TWh	44.603 TWh	0.135 TWh	26.015 TWh	3.977 TWh	4.583 TWh	18.54¢/kWh
2016	134.423 TWh	56.793 TWh	1.770 TWh	41.571 TWh	0.186 TWh	26.888 TWh	3.940 TWh	3.274 TWh	17.58¢/kWh
2017	128.086 TWh	47.272 TWh	0.770 TWh	42.167 TWh	0.243 TWh	30.145 TWh	4.136 TWh	3.352 TWh	18.03¢/kWh
2018	132.598 TWh	50.810 TWh	0.690 TWh	42.919 TWh	0.375 TWh	29.630 TWh	3.998 TWh	4.175 TWh	18.52¢/kWh
2019	131.603 TWh	47.612 TWh	0.422 TWh	44.865 TWh	0.524 TWh	30.621 TWh	4.456 TWh	3.104 TWh	17.94¢/kWh
2020	129.545 TWh	52.966 TWh	0.144 TWh	38.430 TWh	0.955 TWh	29.550 TWh	4.522 TWh	2.979 TWh	18.36¢/kWh
2021	124.917 TWh	56.343 TWh	0.000 TWh	31.177 TWh	1.303 TWh	28.765 TWh	4.156 TWh	3.172 TWh	19.48¢/kWh
2022	125.364 TWh	60.312 TWh	0.000 TWh	26.812 TWh	1.964 TWh	27.432 TWh	4.568 TWh	4.277 TWh	22.08¢/kWh
2023	124.240 TWh	58.428 TWh	0.000 TWh	27.525 TWh	2.437 TWh	28.434 TWh	4.800 TWh	2.617 TWh	22.25¢/kWh
2024	129.245 TWh	62.346 TWh	0.000 TWh	27.073 TWh	3.357 TWh	27.945 TWh	6.031 TWh	2.492 TWh	24.43¢/kWh

Method and limitations

FactVote combines EIA annual utility-scale generation with estimated small-scale solar generation, then groups sources into seven categories. The residential price is EIA's annual average revenue per kilowatthour and includes generation, transmission, distribution, taxes, and fees reflected in electric bills.

Generation is electricity produced inside New York, not electricity consumed there; interstate imports and exports are not represented.
Small-scale solar generation is estimated by EIA. The 'other' category is the residual of remaining reported energy sources.
The residential price is a statewide nominal average and can mask large differences among utilities, plans, and household usage.

Fuel cost

New York regular gasoline prices

$4.033/galmonthly average

Monthly New York retail prices for regular-grade gasoline show how the statewide average changed through short-term price swings without mixing weekly and monthly observations.

Regular gasoline · monthly average

Price: $4.033/gal
From prior month: −14.8¢
From one year earlier: +95.4¢

U.S. comparison & state rank2026-07

Regular gasoline

New York: $4.033/gal
U.S. benchmark: $3.932/gal
State rank #1 has the highest gasoline price — worse: #8 of 49

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.Gasoline ranks cover states with a published FactVote monthly series. An asterisk marks an EIA regional or metro proxy rather than a statewide measurement.U.S. Energy Information Administration: U.S. regular gasoline prices

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Month	Regular gasoline price
January 2020	$2.632/gal
February 2020	$2.530/gal
March 2020	$2.377/gal
April 2020	$2.128/gal
May 2020	$2.081/gal
June 2020	$2.149/gal
July 2020	$2.197/gal
August 2020	$2.188/gal
September 2020	$2.194/gal
October 2020	$2.163/gal
November 2020	$2.147/gal
December 2020	$2.206/gal
January 2021	$2.353/gal
February 2021	$2.529/gal
March 2021	$2.796/gal
April 2021	$2.812/gal
May 2021	$2.950/gal
June 2021	$3.054/gal
July 2021	$3.120/gal
August 2021	$3.149/gal
September 2021	$3.224/gal
October 2021	$3.350/gal
November 2021	$3.494/gal
December 2021	$3.441/gal
January 2022	$3.419/gal
February 2022	$3.651/gal
March 2022	$4.295/gal
April 2022	$4.110/gal
May 2022	$4.632/gal
June 2022	$4.854/gal
July 2022	$4.594/gal
August 2022	$4.175/gal
September 2022	$3.689/gal
October 2022	$3.596/gal
November 2022	$3.760/gal
December 2022	$3.419/gal
January 2023	$3.369/gal
February 2023	$3.393/gal
March 2023	$3.361/gal
April 2023	$3.513/gal
May 2023	$3.586/gal
June 2023	$3.589/gal
July 2023	$3.617/gal
August 2023	$3.849/gal
September 2023	$3.809/gal
October 2023	$3.680/gal
November 2023	$3.464/gal
December 2023	$3.295/gal
January 2024	$3.158/gal
February 2024	$3.192/gal
March 2024	$3.293/gal
April 2024	$3.493/gal
May 2024	$3.604/gal
June 2024	$3.490/gal
July 2024	$3.508/gal
August 2024	$3.424/gal
September 2024	$3.233/gal
October 2024	$3.126/gal
November 2024	$3.076/gal
December 2024	$3.070/gal
January 2025	$3.079/gal
February 2025	$3.089/gal
March 2025	$3.022/gal
April 2025	$3.033/gal
May 2025	$3.042/gal
June 2025	$3.065/gal
July 2025	$3.079/gal
August 2025	$3.072/gal
September 2025	$3.129/gal
October 2025	$3.037/gal
November 2025	$3.039/gal
December 2025	$2.986/gal
January 2026	$2.879/gal
February 2026	$2.882/gal
March 2026	$3.482/gal
April 2026	$4.043/gal
May 2026	$4.476/gal
June 2026	$4.181/gal
July 2026	$4.033/gal
August 2026	$4.080/gal

Method and limitations

FactVote uses EIA's monthly New York Regular All Formulations Retail Gasoline Prices series. EIA calculates monthly averages as simple averages of the published weekly retail estimates; prices include taxes.

The statewide average masks differences among New York communities and individual stations.
Prices are nominal and not adjusted for inflation or seasonal patterns.
The monthly series currently ends in August 2026; the weekly New York price fact is newer and can differ from the monthly average.

Gun policy and public safety

Firearm rights, gun-safety rules, and violence prevention.

Gun policy

896

Firearm deaths

2024 final data

Deaths in New York for which a firearm injury was recorded as the cause of death, across intents including suicide, homicide, and other categories.

View breakdowns and source

Population-adjusted measure

Age-adjusted firearm death rate: 4.4 per 100,000

How it was measured

CDC National Vital Statistics System mortality data published through CDC WONDER; the displayed rate is age-adjusted.

Keep in mind

This is a mortality measure, not a count of shootings or crimes.
The total combines multiple intents and does not by itself explain causes or policy effects.

Social Security, Medicare, and retirement

Retirement benefits, Medicare, and the long-term financing of these programs.

Immigration and border policy

Border enforcement, legal immigration, and pathways to citizenship.

Related state trends

Immigration over time

Population change is separated into natural change, domestic migration, and international migration.

People

Population growth and migration

20Mresidents

July 1 population estimates alongside the annual changes attributable to births minus deaths, domestic migration, and international migration.

Population
Births minus deaths
Domestic migration
International migration

Births minus deaths: +42.8K
Domestic migration: −137.6K
International migration: +95.6K

U.S. comparison & state rank2025

Population

New York: 20,002,427
U.S. total: 341,784,857
State rank #1 is most populous — not a performance ranking: #4 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.U.S. Census Bureau: Vintage 2025 national population estimates

View chart data

Year	Population	Natural change	Domestic migration	International migration	Residual
2020	20,122,262	—	—	—	—
2021	19,835,345	28,302	-326,190	28,772	-17,801
2022	19,713,025	33,358	-284,910	121,570	7,662
2023	19,786,543	39,190	-177,852	211,383	797
2024	20,001,419	43,594	-119,231	290,637	-124
2025	20,002,427	42,815	-137,586	95,634	145

Method and limitations

FactVote uses the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025 consistent state series. Population is the July 1 estimate. Change components describe the preceding annual estimates period, and the Census residual adjustment reconciles the components to the published population change.

Vintage estimates are revised as the Census Bureau incorporates newer records and methods.
Domestic and international migration are modeled demographic estimates, not direct counts of every move.
The small residual adjustment is included in the data table but not drawn as a separate bar.

Voting, democracy, and government accountability

Voting access, election administration, ethics, transparency, and corruption.

Democracy and accountability

67.45%

Active registered-voter turnout

November 5, 2024 general election

Certified presidential-contest ballots, including blank and void ballots, as a share of active registered voters before New York's 2024 general election.

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2024 turnout comparison

General: Nov. 5 · Primary: Apr. 2

General election turnout: 67.45%
Primary election turnoutApril 2, 2024 presidential primaries: 6.14%

The general denominator is all active registered voters; the closed-primary denominator is active Democratic and Republican enrollment only.

New York's closed presidential primaries were limited to enrolled Democrats and Republicans, so the primary denominator excludes voters enrolled in other parties or no party.

New York State Board of Elections: Certified 2024 Presidential Primary Results and February Enrollment Download official data Review by January 31, 2027

Certified participation totals

General ballots counted: 8,381,429
Active registered voters: 12,426,602
Presidential-primary ballots: 519,947
Active Democratic and Republican enrollment: 8,474,026

How it was measured

FactVote divides 8,381,429 certified general-election ballots by 12,426,602 active registrations. For the closed presidential primaries, FactVote divides 519,947 certified Democratic and Republican ballots by 8,474,026 active voters enrolled in those two eligible parties, rounding both rates to two decimals.

Keep in mind

The general and primary rates use different eligibility-appropriate denominators, so they are contextual rather than perfectly like-for-like.
The primary figure covers the two statewide presidential primaries and not the later federal, state, or local primaries.

Abortion and reproductive rights

Access to abortion and reproductive healthcare.

Reproductive rights

70,562

Reported induced abortions

2023

Induced abortions reported for New York State residents in the Department of Health annual vital-statistics tables.

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By procedure type

Procedural: 35,928
Medical: 32,797
Other: 1,425
Not stated: 412

New York State Department of Health: Induced Abortions by Resident County and Procedure Type, 2023

How it was measured

New York State Department of Health compilation of abortion reports, including New York City data supplied through the city's vital-statistics program.

Keep in mind

This is a resident-based administrative count for 2023, not a current estimate of access or need.
Administrative totals depend on complete and accurate reporting and may be revised.

Facts are shown for context only and do not affect candidate matching or rankings. Dates, definitions, limitations, and primary sources are included with each figure.

State trends

How New York is changing

Nine statewide trend views cover population, work, housing, public safety, education, health coverage, longevity, gasoline prices, and energy without mixing unlike reporting periods. Each chart now sits directly beneath its related fact section.

New York

FY2027 all-governmental-funds spending plan

Fiscal year ended March 31, 2026

Taxes and the economy

How it was measured

Unemployment rate

Housing and property costs

Other statewide housing measures

How it was measured

Home-price growth

Income growth

Public safety and criminal justice

How it was measured

How it was measured

How it was measured

Violent-crime rate

Property-crime rate

Healthcare

How it was measured

Uninsured rate

Life expectancy

Education

How it was measured

Grade 4 reading

Grade 4 math

Grade 8 reading

Grade 8 math

Environment and energy

Other 2024 generation shares

How it was measured

New York and U.S. context

Recent weekly prices

How it was measured

Residential electricity price

Regular gasoline

Gun policy and public safety

Population-adjusted measure

How it was measured

Social Security, Medicare, and retirement

Beneficiary type

How it was measured

Immigration and border policy

How it was measured

Population

Voting, democracy, and government accountability

2024 turnout comparison

Certified participation totals

How it was measured

Abortion and reproductive rights

By procedure type

How it was measured