As of July 1, 2015 there are 13.5 million residents of the Metropolitan Region of New York State (the “MTA Counties”). This includes all of Long Island (Suffolk and Nassau counties), along with the Five Boroughs of New York City, and the Quarter Pounders (Dutchess, Orange, Rockland, and Putnam counties). This is 68% of the state’s population.

In contrast there are 6.3 million residents outside of the Metropolitan region, representing 42% of the state’s population.

11% of the state’s population, resides within the counties of Erie (Buffalo), Monroe (Rochester), and Onondaga County (Syracuse). The remaining 31% of the non-metropolitan population resides in 42 other counties.

The total state population as of July 1, 2015 is estimated to be 19.7 million.