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New York

StateUS-NY

State of United States.

North AmericaCapital: AlbanyGovernor: Kathy Hochul (Democratic)Language: English
Population
19.9M
Metros tracked
17
28.1M in metros (142%)
Composite score
233.9
Sum across tracked metros
Type
State
ISO 3166-2: US-NY
At a glance
Nickname
The Empire State
Established
1788
Demonym
New Yorker
Area
141,300 km²
Population density
141 /km²
Highest point
Mount Marcy (1,629 m (5,344 ft))
Legislature
New York State Legislature
Human Development Index
0.942 (2023)
Electoral votes
28
U.S. House seats
26
U.S. senators
2
Rank in United States
4th of 51 by composite score
Area rank
27th of 51 by area
Largest tracked metro
New York

Civic facts via Wikidata.

New York metro footprint

17 metros
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Global CapitalContinental MetroMajor MetroRegional HubEstablishedEmergingLocal

Polygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted. Some metro footprints may extend beyond the state border where the metropolitan area spans state lines.

17 tracked metros

#1New York
182.6
22.3MGlobal Capital
#212Buffalo
13.4
1.2MRegional Hub
#307Rochester
8.3
1.2MEstablished Metro
#321Albany★ Capital
8.0
1.2MEstablished Metro
#345Syracuse
7.2
730KEstablished Metro
#515Ithaca
4.6
152KEmerging Metro
#546Utica
4.2
288KEmerging Metro
#1118Binghamton
1.3
244KEmerging Metro
#1336Oneonta
1.0
61KEmerging Metro
#1521Ogdensburg
0.8
106KLocal Metro
#1538Watkins Glen
0.8
17KLocal Metro
#1796Elmira
0.5
173KLocal Metro
#1817Watertown
0.5
113KLocal Metro
#1994Lake Placid
0.4
37KLocal Metro
#2565Plattsburgh
0.3
78KLocal Metro
#3482Jamestown (NY)
0.0
124KLocal Metro
#3988Malone (NY)
0.0
47KLocal Metro