: Restoring Shared Prosperity
New York
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| Lowest indicators | |
|---|---|
| Affordable Housing Gap | 42nd |
| High School Graduation | 40th |
| Percent without a bank account | 40th |
| Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cutting Poverty in Half | BetterWorse | ||
| Poverty Rate Percentage of people in the state who fell below the official poverty line in 2010 | 14.9% | 27th | |
| Food Insecurity Rate Percentage of households unable to acquire enough food to meet the needs of all their members at some point during the year | 12.9% | 18th | |
| Creating Good Jobs | BetterWorse | ||
| Unemployment Rate Percentage of unemployed workers in the state during an average month in 2010 | 8.6% | 25th | |
| Equal Wage Gap Amount a woman earns for every dollar a man would earn in the same job in 2010 | 82.8¢ | 4th | |
| High School Graduation High school graduation rate for 2008 | 70.9% | 40th | |
| 25-34 year-olds with associate's degree or higher Percentage of young people ages 25-34 in the state with an associate’s degree or higher in 2008 | 47.3% | 5th | |
| Disconnected youth Percentage of young people aged 16-19 who are neither in school nor the workforce | 8% | 16th | |
| Strengthening Families | BetterWorse | ||
| Teen Birth Rate per 1000 Number of births to teenagers (15-19 year olds) per 1000 births in the state in 2008 | 25.5 | 6th | |
| Without Health Insurance Percentage of state residents without health insurance coverage | 11.9% | 16th | |
| Foster Care Population per 100,000 children Number of children in foster care per 100,000 children under age 18 in the state | 631 | 30th | |
| Promoting Economic Security | BetterWorse | ||
| % of Unemployed Receiving UI Benefits Percentage of unemployed workers in the state receiving unemployment insurance benefits in 2010 | 78.2% | 9th | |
| Percent without a bank account Percentage of state residents without savings or checking accounts | 9.8% | 40th | |
| Affordable Housing Gap Number of affordable and available units per 100 tenants at or below 0-50 percent of state median family income. | 56 | 42nd | |