Currently the American Community Survey put out by the US Census Bureau estimates the number of citizens and non-citizens in each blockgroup (a group of similar demographic blocks). This map shows citizenship rates for New York State, from the 2016 ACS 5-year Averages for each Census Tract in New York State.
These estimates are used for many purposes, the most notable is for compliance with the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which requires no dilution of voting power of Citizen Voting Age Participants based on race. The Decennial Census, a full population count has not asked about Citizenship since 1950, preferring to focus on core questions to keep the form as short and easy to fill out as possible. Instead, for VRA purposes, American Community Survey estimates is used to calculating the number of citizens in each political district.
The Trump administration, in an effort to get a supposedly more accurate count of citizens and non-citizens, down to the block level, is adding the question back to the 2020 Decennial Census. Some people, worry that fewer people will fill out a longer census form or that the citizenship questions will lead minorities to not-fill out the forum. Others argue that statistically it is more accurate to estimate a large population, then it is to do a total count -- as estimates can make up for non-participation of certain groups of the population.
How many people in your neighborhood get Temporary Cash Assistance welfare from the state? This interactive map shows the percentage of people receiving this form of government assistance.
Medicaid provides health coverage to 6.4 million of New Yorkers, including eligible low-income adults, children, pregnant women, elderly adults and people with disabilities. Regions of state with more local income New Yorkers have a higher Medicaid enrollment, especially New York City and Upstate cities, along with some rural areas. Medicaid is administered by counties, according to state and federal requirements. The program is funded jointly by the state government, county governments, and the federal government.
Data Source: PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE STATUS BY SEX BY AGE, 2011-2015 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. https://factfinder.census.gov/
The youngest part of New York State is the many college (SUNY Albany, Alfred, Purchase, Oswego, Fordham, Stoney Brook, etc.) and military (Fort Drum, West Point) census tracts, along the Borough Park and Williamsburg in Brooklyn. Some of the oldest parts of New York at the Adirondack Park, the Western Catskills, and the Western Finger Lakes. Reds and oranges are older median age, while blue and greens are younger median age.
Data Source: 2015 American Community Survey, 5 Year Average, DP02 SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE UNITED STATES. http://factfinder.census.gov
The Gini index is a measurement of the income distribution of a community’s residents. This number, which ranges between 0 and 1 and is based on residents’ net income, helps define the gap between the rich and the poor, with 0 representing perfect equality (everybody has about the same income) and 1 representing perfect inequality (some are very rich, some are very poor).
People when they reach 80 years old often require more medical services and assistance getting around. This map shows which Census Tracts have percentage of the population over age 80. Areas that are red and orange have a very high percentage that is over 80, while blues and greens have much fewer people over 80, as a percentage of the population.
Data Source: 2015 American Community Survey, 5 Year Average, DP02 SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE UNITED STATES. http://factfinder.census.gov
