Racial/Ethnic Socio-Demographic
Disparity at the State Level,
New York State
Population by Race and Hispanic Origin, New York State, 2009
Black non-Hispanic,
2,878,367, 15%
Asian non-Hispanic,
1,365,011, 7%
White non-Hispanic,
11,709,737, 60%
Hispanic, 3,274,385, 17%
2 or more races nonHispanic, 242,996, 1%
NHPI, 9,332, 0%
American Indian/Alaska Native
non-Hispanic, 61,625, 0%
Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau
July 1, 2009 population estimates
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Percent Change in Population by Race/Ethnicity,
New York Sate, 2000-2009
Percent Change
90
78.4
80
70
60
50
40
31.6
30
17.4
20
14.2
10
2.3
0
-0.4
White non-Hispanic
Black non-Hispanic
Hispanic
Asian non-Hispanic
-10
Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau
Note: Percent change based on the Census 2000 population and
July 1, 2009 population estimates
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American Indian and
Native Hawaiian and Other
Alaska Native non-Hispanic
Pacific Islander
non-Hispanic
New York State Households
by Income Category, 2009
Less than $15,000
999,070
14%
$15,000-$24,999
740,318
10%
$75,000 or more
2,630,645
37%
$25,000-$49,999
1,588,450
22%
$50,000-$74,999
1,236,259
17%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2009 American Community Survey
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Percent of New York State's Population by Poverty Level and Race, 2009
50%
45%
40%
35.4%
Percent of Population
35%
32.9%
28.9%
30%
27.6%
26.1%
25%
21.6%
21.4%
20%
16.0%
13.8%
15%
12.5%
10.4%
11.0%
10.5%
10%
6.4%
5%
4.6%
0%
White
Black or African American
Asian
American Indian and Alaska
Native
Some other race
Race
< 50% Poverty
< 100% Poverty
< 125% Poverty
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2009 American Community Survey
4
50%
Percent of New York State's Population by Poverty Level
and Ethnicity, 2009
45%
40%
35%
Percent of Population
31.9%
30%
25.2%
25%
20%
15%
12.1%
10.9%
9.1%
10%
4.1%
5%
0%
Hispanic or Latino origin (of any race)
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino
Race
< 50% Poverty
< 100% Poverty
< 125% Poverty
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2009 American Community Survey
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Percentage of All People Living Below Poverty, New York State, 2009
50%
45%
40%
35%
Percentage
30%
27.6%
25.2%
25%
20.7%
20%
16.0%
14.2%
15%
10%
9.1%
5%
0%
White Non-Hispanic
Black Non-Hispanic
Asian Non-Hispanic
Hispanic
American Indian/Alaska
Native
Total
Race/Ethnicity
Source: American Community Survey-2009, U.S. Census Bureau
6
50%
Percentage of Children Aged Less than 18 Living Below Poverty
New York State, 2009
45%
40%
38.5%
33.3%
35%
29.6%
Percentage
30%
25%
20.0%
18.8%
20%
15%
11.5%
10%
5%
0%
White Non-Hispanic
Black Non-Hispanic
Asian Non-Hispanic
Hispanic
Race/Ethnicity
American Indian/Alaska
Native
Total
Source: American Community Survey-2009, U.S. Census Bureau
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Median Household Income by Race/Ethnicity, New York State, 2009
70,000
62,290
59,244
60,000
54,659
Median Household Income
50,000
40,245
37,781
40,000
36,772
30,000
20,000
10,000
0
White Non-Hispanic
Black Non-Hispanic
Asian Non-Hispanic
Hispanic
American Indian/Alaska
Native
Total
Race/Ethnicity
Source: American Community Survey-2009, U.S. Census Bureau
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Percentage of Population Aged 25 Years and Over with a High School
Education or Higher, by Race/Ethnicity, New York State, 2009
100%
91.2%
90%
84.7%
81.3%
77.3%
80%
71.2%
Percentage of Population
70%
63.3%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
White Non-Hispanic
Black Non-Hispanic
Asian Non-Hispanic
Hispanic
Race/Ethnicity
American Indian/Alaska
Native
Total
Source: American Community Survey-2009, U.S. Census Bureau
9
Percentage of Population Age 25 Years or Over with at Least Some
College, by Race/Ethnicity, New York State, 2009
100%
90%
80%
Percentage of Population
70%
62.9%
59.8%
60%
57.1%
50.3%
44.3%
50%
36.8%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
White Non-Hispanic
Black Non-Hispanic
Asian Non-Hispanic
Hispanic
American Indian/Alaska
Native
Total
Race/Ethnicity
Source: American Community Survey-2009, U.S. Census Bureau
10
Percentage of Households Whose Monthly Housing Costs Were at least 30%
of Household Income, by Race and Ethnicity, 2009
Percent
70
60
56.3
58.6
56.2
58.2
53.4
50
40
54.2
55.2
47.3
47
36.3
30
20
10
0
Owner-occupied
White Non-Hispanic
Black Non-Hispanic
Asian Non-Hispanic
Source: American Community Survey-2009, U.S. Census Bureau
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Rental unit
American Indian/Alaska Native
Hispanic