Facts
- Population
- 2,617,631 (2024)
- Change since 2020
- -4.3 %
- Net migration
- -19,190 (2023)
- Unemployment rate
- 5.4 % (2025)
- State
- New York
- Population base, April 2020
- 2,736,296 (2020)
- Births
- 32,323 (2023)
- Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 12.3
- Deaths
- 16,807 (2023)
- Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 6.4
- Natural change, 2023
- 15,516
- International migration
- 30,897 (2023)
- Domestic migration
- -50,087 (2023)
- Net migration per 1,000, 2023
- -7.3
- Postal code
- NY
- FIPS code
- 36047
Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS
Unemployment rate, annual average
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.4 % |
| 2024 | 5.1 % |
| 2023 | 5.1 % |
| 2022 | 5.6 % |
| 2021 | 9.9 % |
| 2020 | 12.0 % |
| 2019 | 3.9 % |
| 2018 | 4.1 % |
| 2017 | 4.5 % |
| 2016 | 5.1 % |
| 2015 | 5.8 % |
| 2014 | 7.5 % |
Population estimates, 2020–2024
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,617,631 |
| 2023 | 2,592,937 |
| 2022 | 2,596,607 |
| 2021 | 2,634,268 |
| 2020 | 2,716,455 |