Section A: Population and Vital Statistics

The files here are in .xls format, readable by most spreadsheet software. Applications that will read .xls files can be used as a helper application with many browsers. Instructions on using this software as a plug-in should be available with your web browser. Figures are listed for reference only. To view the figures go to the PDF files.

Information on New York State's people — including population characteristics; births; deaths; marriage and divorce; and immigration.

Highlights

New York State's resident population was 19.3 million as of July 2006, a 1.74 percent increase since the 2000 Census.
Orange County grew 10.26 percent from 2000 to 2006 and was the fastest growing county in New York; meanwhile Hamilton County lost 4.03 percent of its population, the largest decline.
In 2000, 12.9 million New Yorkers were white, 3 million were black, 2.9 million were of Hispanic origin, and 1 million were Asian.
Two-thirds of the over 7 million households in New York State as of the 2000 Census were family households; about 47 percent were families with a husband and wife present.
In 2004 in New York State, there were 250 thousand births, 153 thousand deaths, 131 thousand marriages, and 58 thousand divorces.
Over 108 thousand immigrants settled in New York State in 2006, almost 14 percent of the total immigrants to the United States.

A-1	Resident Population, Rank, Land Area, Density, and Change in Population, US by State: 2000 and 2006
A-2	Births: 2003 and 2004 and Deaths: 2002-04, US by State
A-3	Marriages and Divorces, US by State: 1990, 2000, and 2004
A-4	Resident Population, NYS by County: 1910-2000
A-5	Resident Population, Rank, Land Area, and Density, NYS by County: 2000 and 2006
A-6	Resident Population by Land Area, NYS by Towns, Villages, and Cities: 2000 and 2005
A-7	Resident Population, Total and Nonwhite, NYS by County: 1970, 1980, 1990, and 2000
A-8	Resident Population by Race and Hispanic Origin, NYS by City: 1990 and 2000
A-9	Population by Race and Hispanic Origin, NYS by County: 2000
A-10	Population by Race and Hispanic Origin, NYS by Metropolitan Area: 1990 and 2000
A-11	Population by Age, NYS by County: 2005
A-12	Population by Age and Sex, NYS: 2000 and 2005
A-13	Older (60+) Population by Age Group, NYS by County: 2005
A-14	Older (60+) Population by Age Group, Totals and Percentages, NYS by County: 2007
A-15	Older (65+) Population by Living Arrangements and Older (65+) Householders, NYS by County: 2000
A-16	Women Aged 60-Plus by Age Group, NYS by County: 2007
A-17	Older (60+) Population by Race and Hispanic Origin, NYS by County: 2007
A-18	Number of Persons Below Poverty and Poverty Rates by Age, NYS by County: 2000
A-19	Civilian Non-Institutional Population (65 and Older) by Types of Disability, NYS by County: 2000
A-20	Disability Status of the Non-Institutional Population, NYS by County: 2000
A-21	Disability Characteristics by Sex, NYS: 2005
A-22	Disability Status of the Civilian Non-Institutional Population 65 Years and Older by Types of Disability, NYS by County: 2000
A-23	Disability Status of the Civilian Non-Institutional Population 65 Years and Older by Poverty Status, NYS by County: 2000
A-24	Self-Care Disability for the Civilian Non-Institutional Population 65 Years and Older by Age and Minority Status, NYS by County: 2000
A-25	Go-Outside-Home Disability for the Civilian Non-Institutional Population 65 Years and Older by Age and Minority Status, NYS by County: 2000
A-26	Household Families and Persons in Group Quarters, NYS by County: 2000
A-27	Resident Live Births, Deaths, and Infant Deaths, Including Rates, NYS: 1946-2005
A-28	Resident Live Births by Plurality, NYS by County: 2005
A-29	Resident Live Births by Birth Order, NYS by County: 2005
A-30	Resident Live Births and Rates, NYS by County: 2002-05
A-31	Live Births by Mother's Age, NYS by County of Residence: 2005
A-32	Resident Live Births by Month Prenatal Care Began, NYS by County: 2005
A-33	Resident Deaths and Rates, NYS by County: 2001-05
A-34	Resident Live Births by Mother's Years of Education, NYS by County of Residence: 2005
A-35	Deaths and Death Rates by Selected Causes, NYS: 2001-05
A-36	Induced Abortions by Resident County and Woman's Age, NYS: 2005
A-37	Spontaneous Fetal Deaths (All Gestations) by Mother's Age, NYS by Resident County: 2005
A-38	Cases of Selected Communicable Diseases, NYS, Excluding NYC: 1997-2006
A-39	Deaths by Resident County and Age at Death, NYS: 2005
A-40	Resident Induced Abortions by Years of Education, NYS by County: 2005
A-41	Cancer Incidence and Mortality by Gender, NYS by County: Average 2000-04
A-42	Cancer Incidence and Mortality by Gender and Site of Cancer, NYS: Average 2000-04
A-43	Cancer Incidence Cases in Males and Females by Selected Sites of Cancer, NYS: Average 1980-2004
A-44	Cancer Mortality in Males and Females by Selected Sites of Cancer, NYS: Average 1980-2004
A-45	Cancer Incidence and Mortality by Age at Diagnosis and Gender, NYS: Average 2000-04
A-46	Living HIV/AIDS Cases, NYS by County (Excluding NYC): As of December 2005
A-47	Newly Diagnosed HIV and AIDS Cases by Region and Year of Diagnosis, NYS: As of December 2005
A-48	Living HIV and AIDS Cases by Gender, Age, Race/Ethnicity, and Risk Factors, NYS: As of December 2005
A-49	Marriages and Dissolutions of Marriage, Including Rates, NYS, NYC, and Rest of State: 1968-2005
A-50	Persons Obtaining Legal Permanent Resident Status by State of Residence, US by State: Federal Fiscal Year 1998-2006
A-51	Nonimmigrants Admissions by Category of Admission and State of Destination, US by State: Federal Fiscal Year 2006
A-52	Persons Naturalized by State of Residence, US by State: Federal Fiscal Year 1998-2006
A-53	Primary Language Spoken, NYS: 2000
	Figures
A-1	Total Resident Population, NYS: 2000
A-2	Percent Change in Population, NYS: 1990-2000
A-3	Resident Population, Percent Black, NYS: 2000
A-4	Resident Population, Percent Asian, NYS: 2000
A-5	Resident Population, Percent White, NYS: 2000
A-6	Resident Population, Percent Two or More Races, NYS: 2000
A-7	Resident Population, Percent Hispanic, NYS: 2000
A-8	Resident Population, Percent Over 65, NYS: 2000
A-9	Resident Population, Percent of Individuals 65 and Over in Poverty, NYS: 2000
A-10	Resident Population, Percent Disabled, NYS: 2000
A-11	Living HIV/AIDS Cases by Race/Ethnicity, NYS: As of December 2005
A-12	Living HIV/AIDS Cases by Risk Factors, NYS: As of December 2005
A-13	Living HIV/AIDS Cases by Age Group, NYS: As of December 2005
A-14	Primary Languages Spoken (Excluding English), NYS: 2000
Glossary

Rockefeller Institute of Government
State University of New York
In cooperation with the New York State Division of Budget

The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government