Presented by the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government, the New York State Statistics website is designed to provide extensive statistical information about New York State and its people for the use of government officials, businesses, academics, the media, and interested citizens. It contains information covering demographics, economics, elections, government finance, public safety, housing, education, health, energy, and much more.

The heart of the website is an on-line version of the New York State Statistical Yearbook. In its 29th edition, the Yearbook offers a wide array of statistical data on the economy, finances, and demography of New York State. The Rockefeller Institute produces this Yearbook in conjunction with the New York State Division of the Budget.

The website also features periodic statistical briefs by Senior Policy Analyst Nicholas W. Jenny and others at the Rockefeller Institute using information and data from the Yearbook and elsewhere to shed light on issues of interest to New Yorkers.