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New York County, New York: public records at a glance

What national public records say about New York County — people, schools, health, drinking water, bridges, disaster risk, the jail, federal grants and how to vote — each with its source. A full County Commons site (the budget line by line, your tax bill, audits, local offices) isn't built for New York County yet — not gathered, never hidden.

1,660,664 people (2024 Census estimate, −1.1% since 2020)
23 square miles of land · 73,293 people per square mile

How New York County compares — against the other counties in New York

1,660,664 — people: 3rd highest of 62 New York counties.
$38,170 — spending per student in its school districts: 2nd highest of 58 New York counties.
83.0 years — life expectancy: the highest of 62 New York counties.
4.7% — share of adults under 65 without health insurance: 41st highest of 62 New York counties.
20.1% — child poverty: 13th highest of 62 New York counties.
91.1% — households with broadband internet: 8th highest of 62 New York counties.
$100,869 — median household income: 6th highest of 62 New York counties.
9.3% — share of bridges rated poor: 36th highest of 62 New York counties.
$3,952 — federal grant dollars per resident: 2nd highest of 62 New York counties.
$306.7 million — expected yearly losses from natural hazards: 4th highest of 62 New York counties.

“Highest” and “lowest” are just order, not grades: a high rank for poverty or hazard losses means more of it. Each figure's source is in its section below.

Drinking water — public water systems serving New York County

1 active community water system list New York County in the area they serve, reporting 8,271,000 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).

NEW YORK CITY SYSTEM
surface water · local government · NY7003493

8,271,000 served

Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), active community systems, . Look up any system's violations and test results with EPA's search using its ID.

The jail — people held in the county jail

About 6,712 people were held in New York County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2026). In 2021 it was about 1,074.

Source: Vera Institute of Justice, Incarceration Trends (built from federal Bureau of Justice Statistics jail surveys). Counties without their own jail, or that share one, may show no figure.

Public schools — district budgets, fiscal 2023

1 school district has its office in New York County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.

NEW YORK CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT847,030 students

Spent $36.1 billion — $32.3 billion to run schools, about $38,170 per student, plus $3.4 billion on buildings and equipment. Money in: $19.3 billion local (mostly property tax), $13.5 billion state, $4.6 billion federal. Long-term debt: $14.1 billion.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of School System Finances. Districts are listed by the county of their main office; some serve neighboring counties too.

Health, money and internet at home — New York County beside New York

Life expectancy83.0 years · New York 79.4 years

Adults under 65 without health insurance4.7% · New York 5.7%

Children in poverty20.1% · New York 18.6%

Households without enough food (food insecurity)14.9% · New York 13.4%

Households with broadband internet91.1% · New York 89.6%

Households with severe housing problems24.8% · New York 22.5%

Drug overdose deaths per 100,00029.3 · New York 29.2

Residents per primary care doctor731 · New York 1,245

Residents per mental health provider90 · New York 265

Unemployment4.6% · New York 4.2%

Median household income$100,869 · New York $82,052

Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps 2025 (University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute), which gathers federal data (CDC, Census, and others); measures cover different recent years. Blank lines aren't reported for small counties.

Disaster risk — FEMA's National Risk Index

Overall risk: Relatively High compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost New York County about $306.7 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively High; social vulnerability: Very High.

The costliest hazards here

River and inland flooding$187 million a year · Very High

Heat wave$40.5 million a year · Relatively High

Hurricane$23.2 million a year · Relatively High

Earthquake$19.7 million a year · Relatively Moderate

Cold wave$18.5 million a year · Relatively High

Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.

Bridges — condition of every public bridge, 2025

246 bridges in New York County: 34 in good condition, 189 fair, and 23 poor (9.3%). “Poor” means a main part — the deck, the beams, or the supports — is rated 4 or lower on the federal 0–9 scale. It doesn't mean unsafe to drive; unsafe bridges are closed.

Busiest bridges rated poor

RTE 907L over 34TH STREET 35TH STREET · built 1966	135,883 vehicles a day
RTE 907 over EAST RIVER SHORE · built 1985	124,183 vehicles a day
RTE 907V over Hudson River Greenway M · built 1939	121,341 vehicles a day
BROOKLYN BRIDGE over I278 FDR Drive FDR Dri · built 1883	110,939 vehicles a day
RTE 9A over 158TH STREET AMTRAK-W S · built 1939	105,892 vehicles a day
RTE 907V over AMTRAK-W SIDE CON · built 1939	105,892 vehicles a day

Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.

Federal grants — the money that came in, and what's open now

Federal grants paid for $6.7 billion of work in New York County in fiscal 2025, about $3,952 per resident — to the county, cities, schools, hospitals, nonprofits and others.

Source: USAspending.gov, grants by place of performance, fiscal 2025 (Oct. 2024 to Sept. 2025). Search it by county to see each award.

Open now: federal grants county governments can apply for

F26AS00062: Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act FY 2026 Fish and Wildlife Service · F26AS00062	closes 2026-10-13
OVC FY 2026 Enhanced Collaborative Model (ECM) Task Force to Combat Human Trafficking Office for Victims of Crime · O-OVC-2026-172699	closes 2026-10-14
BJA FY 2026 Daniel Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Program Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172661	closes 2026-10-15
FY26 Bureau of Land Management Youth Conservation Corps - Bureau wide Bureau of Land Management · L26AS00064	closes 2026-10-16
FY 2027 Notice of Funding Opportunity: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) FAA Contract Tower (FCT) Competitive Grant Program Airport Improvement Program Discretionary Grants · DOT-FAA-26-0117-002	closes 2026-10-19
Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Service Area Competition (SAC) Health Resources and Services Administration · HRSA-27-005	closes 2026-10-19
Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP Competition AmeriCorps · AC-08-20-2026	closes 2026-10-20
DOJ FY 2026 Assisting Neighborhoods and Governments with Enforcement of Laws (ANGEL) Grant Program Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172778	closes 2026-10-20
Long-term health outcomes of people living with spina bifida Centers for Disease Control - NCBDDD · CDC-RFA-DD-26-0222	closes 2026-10-26
OJJDP FY 2026 Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Program Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention · O-OJJDP-2026-172741	closes 2026-10-29
BJA FY 2026 Veterans Treatment Court Program Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172714	closes 2026-10-29
BJA FY 2026 Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172708	closes 2026-10-29

From Grants.gov: posted grants listing county governments as eligible, soonest deadline first; research-only and overseas programs left out; list updated 2026-10-13, refreshed weekly. 62 are open in all. Cities, towns, school districts and nonprofits have their own lists there.

Voting

Registration deadlines, early voting and polling places for New York are on the federal site vote.gov, which links to the state's official election office.

Not here yet

The budget, property tax rates, audits, local officials and offices for New York County come from the county's own records, which we haven't gathered — not gathered, never hidden. See what a full county site looks like, or ask to have New York County built: brayden.ozark@gmail.com.

More of New York: the state government and every county in New York.

Nearby counties: Hudson County, NJ (6 mi) · Bronx County (8 mi) · Kings County (10 mi) · Queens County (11 mi) · Bergen County, NJ (14 mi) · Essex County, NJ (14 mi).