New York covers 47,214 square miles, with a 2021 estimated population of 19,835,913 people – with 1,360,120 people living in rural New York (USDA-ERS). Albany is the state capital. The state's largest cities are New York, Buffalo and Rochester. According to 2021 data from the U.S. Census Bureau, an estimated 69.1% of the state's population is White, 17.6% is African-American, 9.3% is Asian, 1.0% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.1% is Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and 19.5% is of Hispanic or Latino origin.

New York Rural Healthcare Facilities

Selected Social Determinants of Health for Rural New York

4.6% percent of New York residents lack health insurance (Kaiser, 2020). According to the USDA Economic Research Service, the average per capita income for New York residents in 2020 was $74,472, with the rural per capita income at $47,934. The ERS reports, based on 2020 ACS data, that the poverty rate in rural New York is 12.7%, compared with 12.8% in urban areas of the state. 10.6% of the rural population has not completed high school, while 12.9% of the urban population lacks a high school diploma according to 2016-2020 ACS data reported by ERS. The unemployment rate in rural New York is 4.9%, and in urban New York it is 7.1% (USDA-ERS, 2021).

New York State Office of Rural Health (Charles D. Cook Office of Rural Health)
Phone: 518.402.0102
Email: orh@health.ny.gov
Provides a variety of services for New York residents in need, including help with food, healthcare, and COVID-19 assistance.
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