Republic of New York Repubblica di Nuova York (Italian) Poblacht na Nua-Eabhrac (Irish) Республика Нью-Йорк Respublika N'yu-York (Russian) רעפובליק פון ניו יארק República de Nueva York (Spanish) refublik fun niu yark (Yiddish) |
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| Motto: "The Empire Republic" Repubblica dell'Impero (Italian) Impireacht na Poblachta (Irish) "Империя Республика" (Russian) "אימפעריע רעפובליק" (Yiddish) |
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| Official languages | English Italian Irish Russian Spanish Yiddish |
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| Demonym | New Yorker | |||||
| Government | Presidential republic | |||||
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| Currency | New York dollar | |||||
History[]
Demographics[]
Having been the most populous state during its time as a U.S. state for a century and a half, from the 1810s until 1962, New York is now in fourth place behind California, Texas, and Florida in most populous nations of the former United States. Growth has been distributed unevenly. The New York City metropolitan area is growing, along with Saratoga County and Buffalo, while cities such as, Rochester, and Syracuse, among others, have been losing population for decades, but have actually grown according to the 2020 census.
According to immigration statistics, the state is a leading recipient of migrants from around the globe. In 2008 New York had the second-largest international immigrant population in the country among U.S. states, at 4.2 million; most reside in and around New York City, due to its size, high profile, vibrant economy, and cosmopolitan culture. New York has a pro-sanctuary city law.
The New York Nationalist Census Bureau tabulated in the 2020 census that the population of New York was 20,215,751 on April 1, 2020, a 4.3% increase since the 2010 census. Despite the abundance of open land in the state, New York's population is very urban, with 92% of residents living in an urban area, predominantly in the New York City metropolitan area.
Two-thirds of the country's population resides in the New York City metropolitan area. New York City is the most populous city in North America, with an estimated record high population of 8,622,698 in 2017, incorporating more immigration into the city than emigration since the 2010 United States census. At least twice as many people live in New York City as in the second-most populous U.S. city, Los Angeles, and within a smaller area. Long Island alone accounted for a census-estimated 7,838,722 residents in 2015, representing 39.6% of the country's population. Of the total nationwide population, 6.5% of New Yorkers were under five years of age, 24.7% under 18, and 12.9% were 65 or older.
Ethnic groups[]
New York has the world's largest Jewish population, most are descendants of Russian Jews and Ukrainian Jews. While Russian-New Yorkers have their own community, the Russian fluency amongst the Jewish-New Yorker population has led Russian to becoming the second-most spoken language after English. Additionally, they also speak Hebrew or Yiddish, with Yiddish dying out and being replaced by Hebrew, specifically the Ashkenazi dialect, also known as New York Hebrew.
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