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This is Congressional District NY-8

15.5% of families and 18.7% of individuals live below the poverty line.

Compared to 9.2% and 12.4% national averages. more

In FY 2006,the Federal Government is spending $293,760,586 with companies in NY-8 For more info to Federal Spending.org

45% of the people do not speak English as their first language at home. Of that 45%, about 20% speak Russian, 20% speak Spanish, 16% speak Chinese and 10% speak Yiddish. more detail at Fast Facts.

there are over 5,000 501(c3) nonprofit organizations, and many more grassroots mission driven groups. Some are having demonstrable success in developing practical models to improve the life of people in the CD. Telling their practical success stories is useful information.more

If NY 8, or any of the other 435 congressional districts were independent cities, they would be the 16th largest city in the US. Just below Austin, Texas, and above Memphis, Tenn. more

If a map of America were based on the number of people instead of the amount of real estate, it might look something like the map below.

New York State alone has more people than Belgium, Switzerland,Isreal, Kuwait, Denmark, Greece or Ireland. More on population of nation states.