Section A
Population and Vital Statistics
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 almost 19 million as of the 2000 Census. • In 2000, almost 13 million New Yorkers were white, over 3 million were black, almost 2.9 million were of
Hispanic origin, and over 1 million were Asian.
• There were over 7 million households in New York State as the 2000 Census. • There were almost 260,000 births in New York State in 2000. • There were almost 160,000 deaths in New York State in 2000. • There were about 133,500 marriages in New York State in 2000. • There were over 60,000 divorces in New York State in 2000. • Almost 115,000 immigrants settled in New York State in 2002.
A-1 Resident Population, Rank, Land Area, Density and
Change in Population, US by State: 2000 and 2002
A-13 Older (60+) Population by Age Group, NYS by
County: 2000
A-14 Older (60+) Population by Age Group, Totals and
Percentages, NYS by County: 2000
A-2 Births: 2000 and 2001 and Deaths: 1999-2001, US by
State
A-15 Older (65+) Population by Living Arrangements and
Older (65+) Householders, NYS by County: 2000
A-3 Marriages and Divorces, US by State: 1990, 1995 and
2001
A-16 Women Aged 60-Plus by Age Group, NYS by County:
2000
A-4 Resident Population, NYS by County: 1910-2000 A-5 Resident Population, Rank, Land Area and Density,
NYS by County: 2000 and 2002
A-17 Older (60+) Population by Race and Hispanic
Origin, NYS by County: 2000
A-6 Resident Population by Land Area, NYS by Towns,
Villages and Cities: 2000 and 2002
A-18 Number of Persons Below Poverty and Poverty Rates by Age, NYS by County: 2000
A-7 Resident Population, Total and Nonwhite, NYS by
County: 1970, 1980, 1990 and 2000
A-19 Civilian Non-Institutional Population (65 and Older) by Types of Disability, NYS by County: 2000
A-8 Resident Population by Race and Hispanic Origin,
NYS by City: 1990 and 2000
A-20 Disability Status, NYS by County: 2000 A-21 Disability Status by Sex, NYS: 2000
A-9 Population by Race and Hispanic Origin, NYS by
- County: 2000
- A-22 Disability Status of the Civilian Non-Institutional
Population 65 Years and Older by Types of Disability, NYS by County: 2000
A-10 Population by Race and Hispanic Origin, NYS by
Metropolitan Area: 1990 and 2000
A-23 Disability Status of the Civilian Non-Institutional
Population 65 Years and Older by Poverty Status, NYS by County: 2000
A-11 Population by Age, NYS by County: 2000 A-12 Population by Age and Sex, NYS: 2000 and 2002
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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-44 Cancer Incidence and Mortality by Age at Diagnosis and Gender, NYS: Average 1996-2000
A-45 Selected Birth and Infant Death Statistics for Cities and Villages Over 10,000 Population, NYS: 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-46 AIDS Cases by County and City of Residence, NYS:
Cases Confirmed Through March 2000
A-26 Household Families and Persons in Group Quarters,
NYS by County: 2000
A-47 Mortality of AIDS Patients, NYS: Cases Confirmed
Through March 2000
A-27 Resident Live Births, Deaths and Infant Deaths,
Including Rates, NYS: 1946-2000
A-48 AIDS Incidence by Risk Factors and Year of Diagnosis
Among Adults, NYS: As of August 31, 1999
A-28 Resident Live Births by Plurality, NYS by County:
2000
A-49 Marriages and Dissolutions of Marriage, Including
Rates, NYS, NYC and Rest of State: 1968-2000
A-29 Resident Live Births by Birth Order, NYS by County:
2000
A-50 Immigrants Admitted by State of Intended Residence,
US by State: Federal Fiscal Years 1994-2002
A-30 Resident Live Births and Rates, NYS by County:
1996-2000
A-51 Nonimmigrants Admitted by Selected Class of Admission and State of Destination, US by State: Federal Fiscal Year 2002
A-31 Live Births by Mother’s Age, NYS by County of
Residence: 2000
A-52 Asylum Cases Filed with INS Asylum Officers by State
of Residence, US by State: Federal Fiscal Year 2002
A-32 Resident Deaths and Rates, NYS by County: 1996-
2000
Figures
A-33 Resident Live Births by Mother’s Years of Education,
NYS by County of Residence: 2000
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-34 Deaths and Death Rates from Selected Causes, NYS:
1997-2000
A-35 Induced Abortions by Resident County and Woman’s
Age, NYS: 2000
A-36 Spontaneous Fetal Deaths (All Gestations) by Mother’s
Age, NYS by Resident County: 2000
A-6 Resident Population, Percent Two or More Races,
NYS: 2000
A-37 Cases of Selected Communicable Diseases, NYS:
1990-2001
A-7 Resident Population, Percent Hispanic, NYS: 2000 A-8 Resident Population, Percent Over 65, NYS: 2000
A-38 Deaths by Resident County and Age at Death, NYS:
2000
A-9 Resident Population, Percent of Individuals 65 and
Over in Poverty, NYS: 2000
A-39 Resident Induced Abortions by Years of Education,
NYS by County: 2000
A-10 Resident Population, Percent Disabled, NYS: 2000 A-11 Mortality of AIDS Patients, NYS: Cases Confirmed
Through March 2000
A-40 Cancer Incidence and Mortality by Gender, NYS by
County: Average 1996-2000
A-12 Adult AIDS Cases by Risk Factor, NYS: As of August
31, 1999
A-41 Cancer Incidence and Mortality by Gender and Site of Cancer, NYS: Average 1996-2000
A-13 Cumulative Number of AIDS Incidence Rates per
100,000 Population, NYS by County: Confirmed Cases Through March 2000
A-42 Cancer Incidence Cases in Males and Females by
Selected Sites of Cancer, NYS: Average 1976-2000
A-43 Cancer Mortality in Males and Females by Selected
Sites of Cancer, NYS: Average 1976-2000
Glossary
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TABLE A-1
Resident Population, Rank, Land Area, Density and Change in Population
United States by State — 2000 and 2002
- April 2, 2000
- July 1, 2002
Percent Change in Population
- Resident
- Land Area3
- Resident
- State
- Population1
- Rank2
X
- (square miles)
- Density3
79.6
- Population1
- Rank2
X
Density
- 81.5
- United States
- 281,421,906
- 3,537,439
- 288,368,698
- 2.47%
Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California
4,447,100
626,932
5,130,632 2,673,400
33,871,648
23 48 20 33
1
50,744
571,951 113,635
52,068
87.6
1.1
45.2 51.3
217.2
4,486,508
643,786
5,456,453 2,710,079
35,116,033
23 47 19 33
1
88.4
1.1
48.0 52.0
225.2
0.89 2.69 6.35 1.37
- 3.67
- 155,959
- Colorado
- 4,301,261
3,405,565
783,600
24 29 45 50
4
103,718
4,845 1,954
61
41.5
702.9
4,506,542 3,460,503
807,385
22 29 45 50
4
43.5
714.3
4.77 1.61 3.04
-0.20
4.57
Connecticut
- Delaware
- 401.1
- 413.3
District of Columbia Florida
- 572,059
- 9,316.9
296.4
- 570,898
- 9,298.0
- 309.9
- 15,982,378
- 53,927
- 16,713,149
Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana
8,186,453 1,211,537 1,293,953
12,419,293
6,080,485
10 42 39
5
57,906
6,423
82,747 55,584 35,867
141.4 188.6
15.6
223.4 169.5
8,560,310 1,244,898 1,341,131
12,600,620
6,159,068
10 42 39
5
147.8 193.8
16.2
226.7 171.7
4.57 2.75 3.65 1.46
- 1.29
- 14
- 14
- Iowa
- 2,926,324
2,688,418 4,041,769 4,468,976 1,274,923
30 32 25 22 40
55,869 81,815 39,728 43,562 30,862
52.4 32.9
101.7 102.6
41.3
2,936,760 2,715,884 4,092,891 4,482,646 1,294,464
30 32 26 24 40
52.6 33.2
103.0 102.9
41.9
0.36 1.02 1.26 0.31 1.53
Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine
- Maryland
- 5,296,486
6,349,097 9,938,444 4,919,479 2,844,658
19 13
8
21 31
9,774 7,840
56,804 79,610 46,907
541.9 809.8 175.0
61.8
5,458,137 6,427,801
10,050,446
5,019,720 2,871,782
18 13
8
21 31
558.4 819.9 176.9
63.1
3.05 1.24 1.13 2.04 0.95
Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota
- Mississippi
- 60.6
- 61.2
- Missouri
- 5,595,211
902,195
1,711,263 1,998,257 1,235,786
17 44 38 35 41
68,886
145,552
76,872
109,826
8,968
81.2
6.2
22.3 18.2
137.8
5,672,579
909,453
1,729,180 2,173,491 1,275,056
17 44 38 35 41
82.3
6.2
22.5 19.8
142.2
1.38 0.80 1.05 8.77 3.18
Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- 8,414,350
1,819,046
18,976,457
8,049,313
642,200
9
36
3
11 47
7,417
121,356
47,214 48,711 68,976
1,134.4
15.0
401.9 165.2
9.3
8,590,300 1,855,059
19,157,532
8,320,146
634,110
9
36
3
11 48
1,158.1
15.3
405.8 170.8
9.2
2.09 1.98 0.95 3.36
-1.26
New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota
- Ohio
- 11,353,140
3,450,654 3,421,399
12,281,054
1,048,319
7
27 28
6
40,948 68,667 95,997 44,817
1,045
277.3
50.3
11,421,267
3,493,714 3,521,515
12,335,091
1,069,725
7
28 27
6
278.9
50.9
0.60 1.25 2.93 0.44 2.04
Oklahoma
- Oregon
- 35.6
- 36.7
Pennsylvania Rhode Island
274.0
1,003.3
275.2
- 1,023.8
- 43
- 43
South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas
4,012,012
754,844
5,689,283
20,851,820
2,233,169
26 46 16
2
30,110 75,885 41,217
261,797
82,144
133.2
9.9
138.0
79.6 27.2
4,107,183
761,063
5,797,289
21,779,893
2,316,256
25 46 16
2
136.4
10.0
2.37 0.82 1.90 4.45 3.72
140.7
83.2
- Utah
- 34
- 34
- 28.2
- Vermont
- 608,827
7,078,515 5,894,121 1,808,344 5,363,675
493,782
49 12 15 37 18 51
9,250
39,594 66,544 24,078 54,310 97,100
65.8
178.8
88.6 75.1 98.8
5.1
616,592
7,293,542 6,068,996 1,801,873 5,441,196
498,703
49 12 15 37 20 51
66.7
184.2
91.2 74.8
100.2
5.1
1.28 3.04 2.97
-0.36
1.45 1.00
Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
- X Not applicable.
- 3
- Includes dry land and land temporarily or partially covered by water;
for example: marshland, swamps; streams and canals less than 1/8 mile wide; and lakes, reservoirs and ponds less than 40 acres in area.
12
As reported on the PL94-171 data file. Includes residents of institutions. Rank based on population size.
SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 2000 Census of Population and
Housing, material compiled by Empire State Development, State Data Center.
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FIGURE A-1
Total Resident Population New York State — 2000
Clinton
Franklin
Saint Lawrence
Essex
Jefferson
Lewis
Hamilton
Warren
Washington
Oswego
Orleans
Genesee
Oneida
Niagara
Wayne
Monroe
Fulton
Saratoga
Herkimer
Onondaga
Montgomery
Ontario
- Madison
- Schenectady
Seneca
Erie
Cayuga
Wyoming
Livingston
Rensselaer
- Yates
- Otsego
- Albany
Cortland
Schoharie
Chenango
Tompkins
Schuyler
Steuben
Greene
Cattaraugus
Allegany
Chautauqua
Tioga
Delaware
Chemung
Broome
Columbia
Ulster
Dutchess
Sullivan
Putnam
Orange
Total Population
Westchester
New York State: 18,976,457
Rockland
Bronx
New York
Under 50,000
50,000 to 99,999 100,000 to 500,000
Suffolk
Nassau
Richmond
Kings
Over 500,000
Queens
SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000; material compiled by
Empire State Development, State Data Center and http://205. 232.252.81/Downloads/PerChange.pdf (last viewed January 29, 2004).
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FIGURE A-2
Percent Change in Population New York State — 1990-2000
Clinton
Franklin
Saint Lawrence
Essex
Jefferson
Lewis
Hamilton
Warren
Oswego
Washington
Orleans
Genesee
Oneida
Niagara
Wayne
Monroe
Fulton
Saratoga
Herkimer
Onondaga
Montgomery
Schoharie
Ontario
Madison
Schenectady
Seneca
Erie
Cayuga
Wyoming
- Rensselaer
- Yates
Livingston
- Otsego
- Albany
Cortland
Chenango
Tompkins
Schuyler
Steuben
Greene
Cattaraugus
Allegany
Chautauqua
Tioga
Delaware
Chemung
- Broome
- Columbia
Ulster
Dutchess
Sullivan
Putnam
Orange
% Change, 1990-2000
New York State: 5.5
Westchester
Rockland
-7.1 to -5.1 -5.0 to -0.1
0.0 to 2.9 3.0 to 7.9 8.0 to 17.1
Bronx
New York
Suffolk
Nassau
Richmond
Kings Queens
SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000; material compiled by
Empire State Development, State Data Center and http://205. 232.252.81/Downloads/PerChange.pdf (last viewed January 29, 2004).
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TABLE A-2
Births — 2000 and 2001 Deaths — 1999-2001 United States by State
- Live Births1
- Deaths2
Number
Number
2000
- Rate3
- (thousands)
- Rate3
2000(r)
8.5
- State
- 2001
- 2000
14.7
2001 14.5
- 1999
- 2000(r)
- 2001
- 1999
8.8
2001
- 8.5
- United States
- 4,058,814
- 4,025,933
- 2,391
- 2,403
- 2,416
Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California
63,299
9,974
85,273 37,783
531,959
60,454 10,003 85,597 37,010
527,759
14.4 16.0 17.5 14.7 15.8
13.7 16.0 17.1 14.3 15.5
45
3
40 28
229
45
3
41 28
230
45
3
41 28
234
10.3
4.4
10.1
4.6
10.1
4.7
- 8.4
- 7.9
- 7.7
10.9
6.9
10.6
6.8
10.3
6.8
- Colorado
- 65,438
43
67,007 42,648 10,749
7,625
15.8 13.0 14.5 14.8 13.3
15.9 12.9 13.9 14.8 13.2
27 29
7
27 30
7
28 30
7
6.7 9.0
6.3 8.8
6.4
- 8.7
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- 11,051
7,666
- 8.8
- 8.8
- 8.9
District of Columbia Florida
- 6
- 6
- 6
- 11.7
10.8
10.5 10.3
10.4
- 10.2
- 204,125
- 205,793
- 163
- 164
- 167
Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana
132,644
17,551 20,366
185,036
87,699
133,526
17,072 20,688
184,064
86,459
16.7 14.9 16.0 15.2 14.7
16.5 14.5 16.0 15.0 14.4
62
8
10
108
55
64
8
10
107
55
64
8
10
105
55
8.0 7.0 7.7 8.9 9.3
7.8 6.8 7.4 8.6 9.1
7.7 6.8 7.4 8.4 9.0
- Iowa
- 38,266
39,666 56,029 67,898 13,603
37,619 38,869 54,658 65,352 13,759
13.3 14.9 14.1 15.5 10.8
13.0 14.5 13.6 14.9 10.9
28 24 39 41 12
28 25 40 41 12
28 25 40 42 12
9.9 9.2 9.9 9.4 9.8
9.6 9.2 9.8 9.2 9.7
9.5 9.1 9.8 9.3 9.7
Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine
- Maryland
- 74,316
81,614
136,171
67,604 44,075
73,218 81,077
133,427
67,562 42,282
14.2 13.2 13.7 14.0 15.8
13.9 13.0 13.4 13.8 15.1
43 56 87 39 28
44 57 87 38 29
44 57 86 38 28
8.3 9.0
8.3 8.9
8.1 8.9 8.6 7.6 9.9
Massachusetts
- Michigan
- 8.8
- 8.7
Minnesota Mississippi
8.1
10.2
7.7
10.1
- Missouri
- 76,463
10,957 24,646 30,829 14,609
75,464 10,970 24,820 31,382 14,656
13.9 12.3 14.8 16.4 12.0
13.6 12.3 14.8 16.1 11.9
56
8
16 15 10
55
8
15 15 10
55
8
15 16 10
10.2
9.2 9.4 8.3 7.9
9.8 9.0 8.8 7.6 7.8
9.8 9.1 8.8 7.8 7.8
Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- 115,632
27,223
258,737 120,311
7,676
115,795
27,128
254,026 118,185
7,629
14.1 15.6 14.2 15.5 12.2
14.0 15.4 13.9 15.1 12.2
74 14
160
70
6
75 13
158
72
6
75 14
159
71
6
9.1 7.9 8.8 9.1 9.6
8.9 7.4 8.3 8.9 9.1
8.8 7.7 8.3 8.6 9.5
New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota
- Ohio
- 155,472
49,782 45,804
146,281
12,505
151,570
50,118 45,322
143,495
12,713
13.8 14.7 13.7 12.2 12.6
13.4 14.8 13.5 12.0 12.7
109
35
108
35
108
35
9.6
10.3
8.9
10.9
9.8
9.5
10.2
8.6
10.7
9.6
9.5
10.0
8.7
10.5
9.5
Oklahoma
- Oregon
- 29
- 30
- 30
Pennsylvania Rhode Island
130
10
131
10
130
10
South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas
56,114 10,345 79,611
363,414
47,353
55,756 10,483 78,340
365,410
47,959
14.3 14.0 14.4 17.8 21.9
14.1 14.1 14.0 17.6 21.8
36
7
37
7
37
7
9.3 9.5 9.8 7.3 5.7
9.2 9.3 9.7 7.2 5.5
9.0 9.1 9.6 7.1 5.6
- 54
- 55
- 55
147
12
150
12
153
- 13
- Utah
- Vermont
- 6,500
98,938 81,036 20,865 69,326
6,253
6,366
98,884 79,570 20,428 69,072
6,115
10.9 14.2 13.9 11.6 13.1 13.0
10.6 14.0 13.6 11.4 12.9 12.7
5
55 44 21 47
4
5
56 44 21 46
4
5
56 45 21 47
4
8.4 8.0
8.4 8.0
8.5
- 7.8
- Virginia
Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
- 7.6
- 7.5
- 7.4
11.6
8.9 8.4
11.7
8.7 7.9
11.6
8.6 8.2
NA Not Available
SOURCE: Statistical Abstract of the United States, 2003; United States