Health Departments in New York

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There are 129 Health Departments in New York, serving a population of 19,798,228 people in an area of 47,113 square miles. There is 1 Health Department per 153,474 people, and 1 Health Department per 365 square miles.

The state of New York is ranked 49th in Health Departments per capita, and 24th in Health Departments per square mile.

New York Health Statistics

Find New York Population of People With Disabilities, Population by Disability Type, Public Health Insurance Coverage, and Private Health Insurance Coverage. Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey, 2018 ACS 5-Year Estimates.

New York Population of People With Disabilities

	New York	United States
People With Disabilities	2,222,712 (11.5%)	40,071,666 (12.6%)
Females With Disabilities	1,208,985 (12.1%)	20,697,026 (12.7%)
Males With Disabilities	1,013,727 (10.8%)	19,374,640 (12.5%)

New York Population by Disability Type

	New York	United States
Hearing Difficulty	545,533 (2.8%)	11,353,583 (3.6%)
Vision Difficulty	404,489 (2.1%)	7,448,320 (2.3%)
Cognitive Difficulty	813,711 (4.5%)	15,101,598 (5.1%)
Ambulatory Difficulty	1,216,588 (6.7%)	20,770,244 (7.0%)
Self-Care Difficulty	492,922 (2.7%)	7,928,915 (2.7%)
Independent Living Difficulty	849,762 (5.6%)	14,142,412 (5.8%)

New York Public Health Insurance Coverage

	New York	United States
Public Health Insurance	7,478,376 (38.6%)	110,186,951 (34.7%)
Medicare Coverage	3,292,492 (17.0%)	53,882,811 (16.9%)
Medicaid Coverage	4,928,317 (25.4%)	63,906,660 (20.1%)
VA Health Care Coverage	272,530 (1.4%)	7,213,163 (2.3%)

New York Private Health Insurance Coverage

	New York	United States
Private Health Insurance	12,950,832 (66.8%)	215,327,263 (67.7%)
Employer Based Coverage	10,932,841 (56.4%)	174,943,848 (55.0%)
Direct-Purchase Coverage	2,448,943 (12.6%)	43,148,566 (13.6%)
Tricare & Military Coverage	173,743 (0.9%)	8,572,800 (2.7%)